Floyd | > He stumbles when his attack falters, and he clutches one arm to his
Floyd | injured side. He looks suddently exhausted, courtesy of the disruption
Floyd | in his chi that your knowledge of the mystical Snake technique allowed.
Floyd |
Floyd | With your opponent deterred, but not out of the fight, how do you
Floyd | follow up your attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Use a palm heel strike under the chin to drive his head backwards,
Floyd | tearing down with a tiger claw on his face as he falls.
Floyd | B: Drive into him with a series of fast leopard punches down the center
Floyd | of his body until he falls to the ground.
Floyd | C: Take his leg out from under him with a sweeping straight kick,
Floyd | delivering a wing strike to his neck at the same moment, graceful as a
Floyd | crane.
Floyd | D: With my fingers tight like a snake's head, strike out at his face
Floyd | and neck in a complex pattern of several hits that impact on nerve
Floyd | points, disabling him.
Floyd | E: Feign a low kick to the knee, and when he moves the spear shaft down
Floyd | to block, shoot a dragon tooth strike?my fingers separated in a V?into
Floyd | his eyes before sweeping him from behind.
Floyd | F: His death would be senseless and against the Buddha nature; pivot
Floyd | around behind him and lock him in a sleeper hold.
Floyd |

		Zach says, ""Weave hypnotically in my stance" also sounds like a cool dance."
		Jacqueline says, "We're into tearing tiger claws into this guy's face, but it's really not my style."
		yournamehere had to look up "in medias res." I guess that's Latin for being charged at in the first turn ;-)
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "heh. That is one definition, yes."
vimes arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		yournamehere says, "those latins had a word for everything. (#simpsons again...all my references are like 17 years old)"
		Jacqueline says, "Ach E."
		Zach says, "I'll vote for D again."
		Jacqueline says, "I am good with D."
		yournamehere says, "me too (D)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > The quick strikes of the Snake style, combined with the knowledge of
Floyd | chi, drop him to the ground, unconscious. He'll be feeling that when he
Floyd | wakes up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The outlaws continue toward you and your fellow students, flashes of
Floyd | blue catching your eye against the greens and browns of the marsh
Floyd | surrounding your path. It is hard to imagine that only moments ago, the
Floyd | nine of you were making your way back to the monastery of the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree, students on the simple assignment of escorting a
Floyd | wagonload of supplies home.
Floyd |
Floyd | The students have mostly remained on the path, where their footing is
Floyd | more certain, but the outlaws appear to have little trouble navigating
Floyd | the wetlands. While they fight like untrained peasants, numbers are
Floyd | definitely on their side.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to get serious. Drawing on the training you received before
Floyd | entering the Order of the Peach Tree, you prepare your next attack. How
Floyd | will you fight?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Draw my sword. This blade was forged by the most expert smiths in
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom, designed specifically to be used with the Celestial
Floyd | Sword style, taught only to the Imperial Family.
Floyd | B: Unhitch the horse from the cart of supplies. He is a mean beast?not
Floyd | the fine mare I trained on at my father's estate?but few monks could
Floyd | master a horse from as honorable a family as mine. I draw my blade and
Floyd | prepare to charge.
Floyd | C: Draw on my chi, as well the energy in the world around me. I can
Floyd | sense the life energies of my fellow students and the approaching
Floyd | outlaws.
Floyd | D: Release the bindings that secure my longspear to my back. It is only
Floyd | one of the many weapons I have mastered in my wanderings, and it is a
Floyd | good choice to keep the outlaws at bay.
Floyd | E: Why change? The style my masters at the Order of the Peach Tree are
Floyd | teaching me is a superior one, and I am eager to prove the worth of my
Floyd | unarmed style in battle.
Floyd |

		vimes says, "(i have played this game to extinction, so i won't be contributing anything, but i do enjoy watching it)"
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "I like C."
		yournamehere says, "C is for chi"
		Jacqueline says, "But I am all into chi and energy and stuff, so."
		Zach says, "OK"
		yournamehere says, "works for me"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Even your fellow students are wary of the Xian style, which utilizes
Floyd | what the uninformed consider "magic." But you know to be your power to
Floyd | be from the energies of the universe, which are at your beck and call.
Floyd | You also know that the perception of your abilities can be used against
Floyd | your enemies?and one day, you hope it will inspire your allies. For
Floyd | now, the other students shy away from you, except for Lu Jin, your
Floyd | primary rival for the place of senior student, who watches you with a
Floyd | wary eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The battle that follows is hectic; the outlaws have little in the way
Floyd | of skill, but they make up for it in passion. They are determined to
Floyd | have your supplies, despite the clear skill shown by you and your
Floyd | fellow students. Though you are focused on keeping them from trying to
Floyd | kill you, you notice as you disable your opponents that they are
Floyd | skinny, likely the result of being poorly fed. You also note that a
Floyd | number of the outlaws are women.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that surprise you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes. Fighting is the realm of warriors, and the role of the warrior
Floyd | falls to the men.
Floyd | B: No. Outlaws have always bucked convention; why bother following
Floyd | social rules?
Floyd | C: Yes, but it is nice to know that I am not alone in questioning
Floyd | traditional roles.
Floyd | D: No. I am used to fighting side by side among men and women
Floyd | accomplished in the way of battle.
Floyd |

		yournamehere asks, "choice of backstory here?"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I'm never had to choose to be surprised before."
		Jacqueline says (to ynh), "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I am fine with whatever you guys want, but the fact that they're female is less surprising to me than the fact that they clearly need the supplies and we can't just talk to them about it."
		yournamehere says, "that's the thing about surprise...it happens when you least expect it"
		yournamehere says, "(joke)"
		yournamehere says, "'B' is the least unpalatable to me, i think"
		Jacqueline asks, "D?"
		Zach says, "Yeah, I want to pick (E) No, because of the growing wealth disparity in our kingdom."
		Jacqueline says, "Since I'm definitely used to fighting with both women and men, or at least I used to be."
		yournamehere says, "i'd be ok with D too"
		Jacqueline says (to Z), "EXACTLY"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You have had a wonderfully open-minded experience in your training.
Floyd | Luckily for you, the Order of the Peach Tree feels similarly. Are you a
Floyd | man or a woman?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am a man.
Floyd | B: I am a woman.
Floyd |

		Zach says, "D sounds good"
		Jacqueline says, "Whoops, sorry there, Zach. I thought you wanted E. :)"
		yournamehere says, "C: I am a collective"
		Jacqueline says, "D: I reject the gender binary."
		yournamehere says, "yay"
		vimes asks, "e: i am jaunty and stylish, really, what else do you need to know?"
		Jacqueline says, "double yay"
		Zach says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "B might make the game more interesting, A might make it easier, but I'm just speculating."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do you two think?"
Gunther arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Zach says, "Sure, I haven't been a woman recently."
		Jacqueline asks (of ynh), "?"
		vimes says, "o/~ zach (do dooo dooo dooo) you'll be a woman...soon o/~"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says (to Neil), "Thanks."
		Zach says, "Oh my"
		vimes says, "(soon, you'll need kung fu)"
		yournamehere says, "B is fine with me"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > What is your given name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yin.
Floyd | B: Meili.
Floyd | C: Yan.
Floyd | D: None of these is my name.
Floyd |

		vimes says, "ok, this is the most important choice in the game, just so you know"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting, because for some reason I would have thought that we'd have chosen our name at a much younger age, or that our parents would have done this for us."
		yournamehere says, "i don't trust D"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess people have just been shouting 'Hey you' all this time."
		Zach says, "D. Our name is the wind, the call of the owl, the roar of the waterfall."
		Zach says, "Or B works too."
		vimes says, "well, you know how it is, you have the name you're born with, the name you're given, the name you choose, and the name a bunch of strangers on the internet controlling your life choose"
		Jacqueline says, "oooooh - I like the wind, the call of the owl, the roar of the waterfall, but I'll go with B."
		yournamehere says, "B ... A and C cancel each other out"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A name as beautiful as your features.
Floyd |
Floyd | And what is your family name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Liu.
Floyd | B: Wong.
Floyd | C: Cao.
Floyd | D: None of these is my family name.
Floyd |

		maga says (to Jacq), "hey there, swoooooooshsssshhh hoooo-hooo rrrrrrggghh"
		vimes says (to maga), "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, this time I like A."
		Jacqueline says, "Meili Liu flows like water."
		vimes says, "just call her hootswish for short"
		yournamehere says, "sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "z?"
		maga says, "hidden wind, noisy owl"
		Jacqueline says, "hoo hoo"
		Zach says, "A sounds good. With C we'd always think people were saying bye to us."
		Zach says (to maga), "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A fine name.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bandits are quickly losing their resolve to steal your wagon; they
Floyd | still have numbers on their side, but many have fallen, wounded or
Floyd | dead, at your feet. You hear the far-off sound of a whistle, and the
Floyd | bandits begin to disengage, quickly fading back into the marsh. Though
Floyd | you and your fellow students have done a formidable job of holding off
Floyd | the bandits, you see that your fellows have taken some injuries as
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Retreat back to the monastery, so that my fellow students can have
Floyd | their wounds treated immediately.
Floyd | B: Question one of the wounded bandits about the attack.
Floyd | C: Pursue the bandits into the marsh.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I like a B."
		* Gunther has joined the channel.
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hello, Gunther."
		Zach says, "I wish I knew how badly the students were hurt."
		Gunther says, "It is I, Lucy Liu"
		Zach says, "Eh, it builds character."
		Jacqueline says, "No, Meili Liu, her sister."
		Jacqueline says, "I am hoping we won't delay long, but I want to learn about the violence inherent in the system and the growing income disparity in our people."
		yournamehere says, "B seems like the prudent middle way of medium badassery"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You pull one of the outlaws to his feet, and in the process realize
Floyd | that this scrawny bandit is no more than thirteen. Malnourished and
Floyd | weak, it is amazing he is not dead from the beating he received.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I feel admiration for his bravery, in spite of his conditions. I
Floyd | tell him he fought well.
Floyd | B: I feel pity for this boy who has turned to thievery to survive.
Floyd | C: I am furious that this urchin attacked us.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "a"
		Gunther says, "I am furious at my LOSER STUDENTS"
		Jacqueline says, "I would prefer to play this game with the title of Choice of Not Being an Asshat."
		yournamehere says, "yes, A. treat the wounded teenage male ego"
		Zach says, "Sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > He seems surprised by your praise, and he holds his head high,
Floyd | despite his pain. "I must fight well," he says, "because no one else
Floyd | will fight for me." He says it almost like a mantra. You ask your
Floyd | questions, and the boy gives you answers he appears to believe are
Floyd | true: the supplies you carry were targeted because they would be useful
Floyd | to the bandits, not because the outlaws wish to offend the Order of the
Floyd | Peach Tree. He does not know how many bandits there are, but he says
Floyd | that almost all that he knows were farmers, forced out of their homes
Floyd | by the foreigners who have been encroaching on the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I let the boy and the other wounded bandits go with no intention of
Floyd | bringing them to the law. They are people suffering from circumstances
Floyd | beyond their control.
Floyd | B: I let the boy go and warn him and the other bandits that they must
Floyd | cease their crimes against the Empire. I will make sure that their
Floyd | banditry is reported to the local magistrate, but will hope they repent
Floyd | of their crimes.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "FOREIGNERS"
		Zach says, "Order of the Peach Tree? No wonder they thought we'd be an easy target."
		maga says, "the sequel to this game, Social Justice Ninja, will be out in March"
		Jacqueline says, "We may have to be an asshat yet."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. A?"
		yournamehere says, "sure"
		Zach says, "OK"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A sympathetic decision. Hopefully it will not come back to haunt you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin takes a deep breath, as though deciding whether or not to share
Floyd | a thought, before he says, "It wasn't like this before the foreigners
Floyd | came. With them eating up resources?and with the Emperor standing by
Floyd | while his people starve and lose their land to these invaders?the
Floyd | people have no hope."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin's openness is surprising, but what he says amounts to treason.
Floyd | Questioning the Emperor's will so openly will certainly lead him to
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that trouble start with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: How dare he question the Emperor! I challenge him immediately.
Floyd | B: I agree with Lu Jin, but I respond noncommittally. Just because he
Floyd | is asking for trouble by speaking his mind does not mean I will risk my
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | C: I agree with Lu Jin and am glad to find someone to discuss the
Floyd | Empire's problems with.
Floyd | D: I do nothing. I am not interested in politics.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "B"
		Jacqueline says, "I would go with B."
		Gunther says, "wait, no, B is craven"
		Gunther says, "C"
		Jacqueline asks, "I honestly don't care. What do z and ynh want?"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I want to disagree but not because I want to defend the Emperor."
		yournamehere says, "i'll complicate matters by saying A"
		yournamehere says, "i don't like this nativist bent"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. So 2 As, 1 B, and one I don't care so I'll go with A makes for three As. Sorry, Gunther."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin lets out a bitter chuckle, looking around at your fellow
Floyd | students, who watch you anxiously. "Perhaps another time."
Floyd |
Floyd | His refusal to fight puts you in an awkward position; if he refused to
Floyd | defend himself, you could be thrown out of the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for attacking a fellow student without provocation.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: He insulted the Emperor. I cannot delay in seeking retribution.
Floyd | B: I wait, but I do not forget.
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Yeah, and Lu Jin has been hogging all the mediation pillows anyway."
		Gunther says (to Jacqueline), "** you have lost face **"
		Zach says, "*meditation"
Jacqueline asks, "B?" 		yournamehere tries to imagine a bitter chuckle
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "*** democracy has won! ***"
		Gunther says, "not in China."
		yournamehere says, "i'm curious about A, to be honest. more fight scenes! otoh, it might end the game early"
		Gunther says, "A and B are equally faily choices, but now you have no choice but A"
		Jacqueline asks, "No choice but A why?"
		Gunther says, "Face."
		vimes says, "it is your diss-tony."
		maga says, "we're Shaolin, dude, not samurai"
		Jacqueline asks, "You're all into this face stuff today. How will you feel when you get us kicked out of the Order of Peachiness?"
		Gunther says (to maga), "even more important!!"
		vimes says, "(i guess his name is lu jin, not tony)"
		maga says, "meet the buddha, kill the buddha. meet your face, shut your face"
		yournamehere | C: Throw a peach at the guy.
		Jacqueline asks (of z), "?"
		vimes says, ""you know that hole? the one you put peaches in? shut it.""
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Gunther says (to vimes), "but it's... oh, my *mouth*"
		vimes says (to gunther), "you can do what you like with your peaches in the privacy of your own home, just leave me out of it"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I wish there was a passive aggressive (C) choice"
		Zach says, "B"
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "bleh"
		Jacqueline says, "So now we have a stand-off. Two As, two Bs. maga, break the tie"
		Gunther says, "choice of peach-shoving"
		maga says, "B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A wise decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | As you walk back to the monastery, you take a moment to consider the
Floyd | path that has brought you here. As a child, you were told stories of
Floyd | the Order of the Peach Tree, a monastery where many great warriors were
Floyd | trained. But it was not just the combat skills that enticed you. Every
Floyd | hundred years, one member of the Order of the Peach Tree is given the
Floyd | honor of consulting the Dragon Sage. That monk may ask a single
Floyd | question of the wise dragon. It is only thirty years until the next
Floyd | monk of the Order of the Peach Tree is selected, and you are determined
Floyd | to be the order's representative to the dragon.
Floyd |
Floyd | What question drives you toward this goal?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I know I have much to learn of combat, but I am convinced that the
Floyd | Dragon Sage holds the key to greatness beyond what I can learn from
Floyd | mortal teachers. I plan to ask, "How can I become the greatest warrior
Floyd | in the world?"
Floyd | B: The strife I see in the Middle Kingdom?so recently reiterated by my
Floyd | encounter with the bandits?disturbs me greatly. I wish to see balance
Floyd | restored to the Middle Kingdom, so that the Emperor is once again in
Floyd | alignment with the Heavens. I will ask, "How can the Empire return to
Floyd | Heaven's Favor?"
Floyd | C: I am more concerned with esoteric knowledge than worldly issues. I
Floyd | wish to ask, "What is the first question?"
Floyd | D: My question is simple: "Why do kites fly?"
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "ha ha"
		yournamehere says, "30 years...we may be here a while"
		Gunther says, "B"
		maga says (to yournamehere), "Choice of Games games typically extend over a character's whole career"
		yournamehere says, "yeah, B"
		yournamehere says (to maga), "oh ah"
		Jacqueline says, "We have thirty years, and yet some of our questions revolve around things that are happening right now? I think we may change our mind a few times before then."
		Zach says, "B"
		inky says, "man"
		Jacqueline says, "For the record, I want C."
		inky says, "if you ask D you end up inventing the airplane"
		Jacqueline asks (of ynh), "Going with the majority, or making maga break the tie?"
		maga says (to inky), "if we pick A, we learn the Thousand-League Cloud Trapeze and no longer need airplanes"
		Gunther says, "mcp has already said B"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking that if we ask D we're possibly five, or else a grown up too dense to invent anything."
		Gunther says, "er, ynh"
		Jacqueline asks (of Gunther), "Oh, did he?"
		vimes says (to maga), "or you learn mount/dismount as a free action and set up a seris of saddles on posts five feet apart through the entire country"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You have set your sights high; if anyone would know how to set the
Floyd | Emperor back on the path of Heaven, it is the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter One: Bandits in the Woods

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | A few days after the conflict with the outlaws in the marsh, Abbot Bao
Floyd | Ho sends for you to meet him beneath the peach tree. The tree itself is
Floyd | ancient: you have been told that most peach trees live, at most, fifty
Floyd | years, but this one has grown wide around the trunk and gnarled in the
Floyd | branches. Despite its age, it continues to produce fruit. Some say that
Floyd | this is the peach tree after which the monastery was named, a true
Floyd | immortal tree in the breed of trees that represents immortality. Others
Floyd | believe it to be a descendant of the original peach tree, the result of
Floyd | careful cultivation by the monks who teach you.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you think?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It must be immortal.
Floyd | B: If it is grown from the cuttings of earlier trees, the continuation
Floyd | of its line makes it immortal despite its many incarnations.
Floyd | C: The tree is clearly not immortal; only the superstitious and
Floyd | uneducated would believe so.
Floyd | D: I haven't given it much thought.
Floyd | E: I don't care.
Floyd |

		Gunther says (to vimes), "there's a book that has essentially that"
		Gunther says, "B"
		yournamehere says, "B i guess"
		maga says, "yeah, B"
		Jacqueline says, "It's not that I'm ignorant or apathetic, it's just that I don't know and I don't care. Also, I am fine with B."
		yournamehere says, "afk...carry on"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps you're right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The peach tree's branches extend over a reflection pool. It is normally
Floyd | a very peaceful spot, but now the atmosphere is tense. Abbot Bao stands
Floyd | there with Master Shen, the oldest teacher in the monastery, at his
Floyd | side, and the two men wear identical expressions of concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you arrive, Lu Jin approaches from the other side. He appears
Floyd | as surprised to see you as you are to see him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, my senior students," Abbot Bao says in greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bows. "Do you have training for us today, masters?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "Always so eager for more, Lu Jin? As I recall,
Floyd | at our last bout between the senior students, Liu Meili gave you a very
Floyd | fine black eye."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bares his teeth at you in a smile that is neither humble nor
Floyd | friendly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Zach says, "Oh snap"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "Unfortunately, my students, this is no simple matter of training,"
Floyd | Abbot Bao says. "Or, perhaps it is, but not of our usual devising. You
Floyd | told us of your experience with the bandits along the road to the
Floyd | Order, and I am afraid it is becoming an all too common experience in
Floyd | these interesting times. Too many people of the Middle Kingdom are
Floyd | turning to thieving and banditry to make their ends meet, and too many
Floyd | honest folk are made to suffer."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen grunts, and you think you hear him mutter something about a
Floyd | distinct lack of honest folk, but it is unclear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The abbot continues: "Because you have some experience, and because we
Floyd | feel it will be a good test of your readiness to fully join the order,
Floyd | we have chosen the two of you to lead a group of students to the
Floyd | village of Kuei Xian, across the Baijiang Bridge, to solve the trouble
Floyd | locals are having with the bandits."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin blanches momentarily, but your teachers do not seem to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this mission?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It is an honor to be chosen, even if I must share leadership with Lu
Floyd | Jin. I agree to set off at once.
Floyd | B: I can't wait to try my skills against real opponents again.
Floyd | C: Lu Jin's hesitation is an opportunity for me. I volunteer to take
Floyd | the team alone.
Floyd | D: I am not really interested in this interruption to my training.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oh right, reverse the names."
		Gunther says, "clearly C"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "You cool with C, z?"
		Zach says, "OK"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao looks surprised, then glances at Lu Jin and recognizes your
Floyd | rival's hesitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I feel it would be best to have both of you on this task," he says
Floyd | slowly. "If you are uncertain?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," says Lu Jin. "I am ready to do what the Order asks of me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Both Master Shen and Abbot Bao watch Lu Jin with some concern for
Floyd | another moment. Even though you will both be going together, it seems
Floyd | you have successfully undermined his position.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Zach says, "I'm cool as a peach."
		Gunther says, "so you down with ABC, eh"
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "Yeah, you know me."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | There are actually fewer details than you would have expected for this
Floyd | mission. Neither Abbot Bao nor Master Shen knows how many bandits are
Floyd | present near Kuei Xian. They do know that the center of activity seems
Floyd | to be at Baijiang Bridge, an old stone bridge that remains from the
Floyd | years of the Sun Dynasty, when an army marched across it five horses at
Floyd | a time, or so legends say. Kuei Xian, which sits in the shadow of a
Floyd | huge, turtlelike karst hill in the foothills of the Yellow Mountains,
Floyd | is a small village, but with important enough history?and pleasant
Floyd | enough weather?that the governor of the province keeps his summer home
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Governor Rong is disinclined to ask the Emperor to help combat the
Floyd | problem directly. (You gather from Master Shen's muttered commentary
Floyd | that this would make it look as though he cannot solve the problems of
Floyd | his own district.) Instead, he has asked the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for aid, and given the importance of the trade that flows across the
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge, and the order's dedication as protectors of the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom, the abbot has agreed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, should you and Lu Jin fail to quell the problem, more
Floyd | important resources than students will have to be expended, either by
Floyd | the Order or by the Emperor. This would bring dishonor to everyone:
Floyd | you, the order, Governor Rong, and possibly the Emperor himself in the
Floyd | face of the foreigners at his court.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao tells you the names of the students he expects to accompany
Floyd | you. Several of them were present when the bandits attacked. You are to
Floyd | ready your equipment and leave in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I seek out Lu Jin to discuss this mission.
Floyd | B: I go to my room to prepare for morning.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Probably better speak to him."
		Zach says, "Let's remind Lu Jin not to be a jerkface to the villagers."
		Jacqueline asks, "a or b, g?"
		Gunther says, "reading now, was getting a sammich"
		Jacqueline says, "Though we already have a majoritay."
		Jacqueline says, "It is quite the text dump. Let us know."
		Gunther says, "A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin is not entirely thrilled by the prospect of working as a
Floyd | co-leader with you?but you're equally unenthusiastic about working with
Floyd | him. Still, as Master Shen would say, better to be prepared.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look over a map of the Baijiang Bridge, and, unsurprisingly, you
Floyd | conflict about every possible approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exasperated, Lu Jin finally says, "We may as well just ask them to
Floyd | leave, for all the good we're going to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We could try negotiation. If we can find the leader, maybe we can
Floyd | work something out.
Floyd | B: What a ridiculous idea.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I like the idea."
		Gunther says, "A"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin looks at you suspiciously for suggesting this.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe we can," he agrees noncommittally.
Floyd |
Floyd | You discuss tactics for a little while longer, with greater success
Floyd | than previously, and you decide to turn in, to make sure you have
Floyd | prepared and rested enough for morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >The next morning?

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The Order of the Peach Tree, though farther from the Yellow Mountains
Floyd | than Kuei Xian, is nestled among karst mountains that increase as you
Floyd | travel west toward the Baijiang River. The road is a well-traveled one,
Floyd | a drier route than the road you so recently traversed through the
Floyd | wetlands south of the monastery. Despite the traditional sengfu monk
Floyd | garb that you and your fellow students wear?the high boots, pants, and
Floyd | one-sleeved robe, tied with a sash?which marks you as members of the
Floyd | Order, you are given no more notice than the other travelers you
Floyd | encounter. There are eighteen of you, total: you and Lu Jin each have a
Floyd | team of eight students, for good luck. Each team is nine, a symbol of
Floyd | permanence, and of synergy with the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does the numerology comfort you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Of course. When embarking upon matters like this, I am glad for any
Floyd | numerical advantage.
Floyd | B: No. The outcome will be determined by greater skill, not by numbers.
Floyd | C: We are all one team, making us eighteen, which is neither lucky nor
Floyd | unlucky. We will make our own fate.
Floyd | D: More superstitious nonsense.
Floyd | E: I hadn't noticed the numbers before.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "B or D"
		Zach says, "Aw, I think we're going to be friends after all."
		Jacqueline asks, "B?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Hopefully your greater skill will aid you if greater numbers are on
Floyd | the side of the bandits. You pass a number of merchants with carts
Floyd | drawn by water buffalo, messengers and warriors on horseback, and
Floyd | travelers walking along the road with bundles on their backs. It is a
Floyd | fine day: the sky is blue, the clouds are wisps, and the summer air is
Floyd | thick with the smell of blossoms and ripening rice. As on your last
Floyd | trip from the monastery, you are traveling with a horse and cart, full
Floyd | of the food and supplies you will need for your journey.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is up to you and Lu Jin to set the tone for this mission. The trip
Floyd | to Kuei Xian takes three days at a steady pace.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Three days is fast enough; the situation is urgent, but unlikely to
Floyd | get much worse in three days' time.
Floyd | B: This mission is urgent, and we have been trained to move quickly. We
Floyd | can make the trip in two days.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "A"
		Jacqueline says, "A"
		Zach says, "I'd say B. I swear I know a short cut."
		Zach says, "But A is OK"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > The steady pace also has the benefit of allowing you time to converse
Floyd | with your fellow students. How will you use it?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Continue planning strategy with Lu Jin.

		Gunther says, "B will just leave everyone exhausted"

Floyd | B: Stop early at night so I can run the students through training
Floyd | drills, keeping our fighting skills fresh.
Floyd | C: Consult the stars at night, watching for signs that will make clear
Floyd | the most beneficial path.
Floyd | D: Focus on the well-being of the students, keeping them entertained
Floyd | with other tales of travel.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "Agreed."
		Gunther says, "A"
		Gunther says, "if by with you mean at"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin advocates approaching the bandits to make an attempt at
Floyd | negotiation, believing that the bandits can be reasoned with. What is
Floyd | your strategy in facing the bandits?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Fight them, and show them the power of the Order of the Peach Tree.
Floyd | B: Devise a clever plan to stop their raids, but avoid a direct
Floyd | conflict.
Floyd | C: Attempt to contact their leaders and negotiate some form of peace.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
		Gunther says, "c"
		yournamehere says, "gottago"
yournamehere was hungry for substance, particularly new lemon chiffon substance. 		
yournamehere has disconnected. 		Zach says, "C"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You have sympathy for these people forced from their homes, and you
Floyd | would like to support them, but given your orders, you cannot do it
Floyd | openly. Perhaps you can persuade them to take their business elsewhere
Floyd | and find a way to help them against the foreigners in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Zach says, "Let's just give them some of the freakin' peaches."
		Jacqueline says, "Indeed."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | On the third morning of your journey, the terrain has shifted from
Floyd | valley fields to the true foothills of the Yellow Mountains. Forests
Floyd | have closed around you, mostly pine, fir, and cedar here, though you
Floyd | know there are also bamboo forests near Kuei Xian. You are nearing what
Floyd | could be enemy territory, depending on how far out the raiders have
Floyd | roamed.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk, you hear a human noise in the distance?it sounds as though
Floyd | it might be sobbing, or perhaps low voices. It is too far to tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Send one of the students to scout ahead to discover the source of
Floyd | the noise as we continue toward Kuei Xian. The scout can catch up.
Floyd | B: Send one of the students to scout ahead and wait for him to return.
Floyd | C: Scout ahead on my own.
Floyd |

		maga says, "C"
		Gunther says, "c"
		maga says, "follow the Star Trek rule: always do your own away missions, because then plot can happen"
		Zach says, "OK"
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You make your way into the woods, moving as quietly and softly as
Floyd | though you walk on rice paper. The sound is definitely sobbing, and you
Floyd | see a flash of red through the fir trees. A few steps closer and you
Floyd | see that a beautiful young woman is kneeling in the fir needles,
Floyd | crying. She wears a heavy qipao, a long dress with a high neckline made
Floyd | of thick, brocaded fabric. Her hair is woven up into an elaborate
Floyd | headpiece, clearly marking her as a member of the aristocracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up when she sees you approach, and, were it not for the
Floyd | tears, she could be a model for a painting: her narrow face and
Floyd | close-set eyes, her thin eyebrows and high cheekbones are the ideal of
Floyd | courtly beauty. But there are tears, and her lovely face is contorted
Floyd | in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go to help her at once!
Floyd | B: This seems highly suspicious to me. I approach, but carefully.
Floyd | C: It is helpless women like her that make it so difficult for women
Floyd | like me to get respect. Let her figure it out herself.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "She could be a part. time. model."
		maga says, "B"
		Gunther says, "she is clearly the bandit chief"
		maga says, "has nobody ever read Lone Wolf and Cub, c'mon"
		Gunther says, "B"
		maga says, "there's a fancy chain weapon hidden under those flowing robes"
		Jacqueline says, "I have seen Crouching Tiger, so I chose B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > As you approach, the woman looks up at you with tear-filled eyes.
Floyd | "Oh, kind monk, could you help me?" she calls, her voice as lovely as
Floyd | the rest of her appearance. "My foot has become caught in a trap!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go help her immediately.
Floyd | B: This still seems suspicious. I step closer, but do not yet agree to
Floyd | help.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "also 2000 bandits in the trees"
		Gunther says, "more B"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "Everyone cool with B?"
		Zach says, "Yup"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "What kind of trap?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She grins, though there is real pain on her face, and after the first
Floyd | flash of amusement, it turns into a grimace. "A fox trap, I'm afraid."
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the woman, seven fox tails flare to life, revealing that this is
Floyd | no true woman at all. She is a huli jing, a mischievous fox spirit that
Floyd | delights particularly in tormenting monks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I help you?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shakes her head. "Why is it always the wise ones who find me in
Floyd | such a predicament?" she asks, mostly to herself. "I will make it worth
Floyd | your while, monk. I can offer you unimaginable pleasure," she says with
Floyd | a coy wink that, upon the slight shift of her body, becomes a wince. "I
Floyd | promise that we fox spirits are exceedingly creative."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Unimaginable pleasure? Sounds good to me.
Floyd | B: I want information about the bandits.
Floyd | C: Her favor. It can never hurt to have a spirit on my side.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "hrm. B or C"
		Jacqueline says, "C."
		maga says, "obviously A is the Choice of Shameful Failure"
		maga says, "so yeah, C"
		Zach says, "C. We just went through a tough break up."
		Gunther says, "unless the pleasure is becoming empress"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The fox spirit shakes her head. "Wise indeed," she says. "Agreed. You
Floyd | have earned my good will by freeing me now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap and the huli jing snatches her leg back, as though
Floyd | afraid the trap will bite her again. She stands and bows to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name is Feng," she says. "And I am in your debt. We will meet
Floyd | again."
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way back to the road and your companions with no further
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge is a huge, stone structure that spans the width of the
Floyd | Baijiang River. From this side, you can see the large black turtle of a
Floyd | mountain that rises over Kuei Xian. Now that you are here, it is time
Floyd | to put your plan into action. Are you ready to act on your plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand by my first plan.
Floyd | B: I want to rethink my options.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Well, that's done. I shall tell no one of it, nor reflect on it until the plot time comes to redeem the favor."
		Gunther says, "A"
		Jacqueline says, "A"
		Zach says, "B"
		Zach says, "A is fine"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite the fact that the bandits are criminals, they are also your
Floyd | countrymen, people who have fallen on hard times due to the incursion
Floyd | of foreigners in the Middle Kingdom. Though you may not agree with
Floyd | their tactics, you want to help their cause. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd | C: Ask around the village and, based on local gossip, intuit the most
Floyd | probable location for their camp.
Floyd |

		maga asks, "do we have stats at this point?"
		Jacqueline says, "C seems peaceful but could draw suspicion to us."
		Gunther says, "why is it contradicting itself? I thought we were scouting alone."
		maga says, "(and does Floyd let you check them?)"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh crap, should I have tried sleepmask on this?"
		Jacqueline says, "I never even thought of that."
		Zach says, "Yeah, I didn't know we had stats."
		maga says, "pretty much all CoG pieces are based on character stats that change according to your choices"
		maga says, "and determine whether your later choices succeed or fail"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh well. I say we keep going, though I could restart with sleepmask and enter the same choices, but I'm not 100% sure sleepmask would show the stats. Vimes?"
		Gunther says, "we don't have stats in real life"
		Gunther says, "don't be a chicken"
		Gunther says, "(maga)"
		maga says, "fine, C"
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "Agreed."
		Jacqueline asks (of g&z), "?"
		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
		Zach says, "Without stats we can't know what kind of animal we are."
		Gunther says, "C"
		Zach says, "I'd say A instead of relying on gossip, but C is fine."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Someone better at reading people might be able to guess at the right
Floyd | direction, but the people of Kuei Xian leave you at a loss. You'll have
Floyd | to try another way. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, after all that."
		Jacqueline says, "A then."
		Gunther says, "if only we had statrs"
		maga says, "yeah, that seems as if it was a failure from a low Social stat or whatnot"
		Gunther says, "-r"
		Gunther says, "A then"
		Jacqueline says, "BRB - less than 30 seconds."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > It takes some time, but you manage to discern the location of the
Floyd | bandit camp without being noticed. You and your fellow students walk
Floyd | into the camp calmly, as though you belong, despite your sengfu
Floyd | clothing marking you as monks of the Order of the Peach Tree. The
Floyd | bandits, most of whom do seem to come from humble backgrounds, have no
Floyd | idea what to do with you. Because you do not appear to be hostile, they
Floyd | seem unwilling to confront you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, a large woman of middle age, her hair wrapped in the same blue
Floyd | turban you see throughout the camp, stands in front of your group.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is your business?" she asks sternly. You imagine that this is the
Floyd | same tone of voice she uses when she suspects her children of having
Floyd | gotten into mischief.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We'd like to speak to your leader," Lu Jin says politely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman looks suspicious, but after a moment, she nods, then beckons
Floyd | for you to follow. In the center of the camp?which gives the appearance
Floyd | of being a tent city, something quickly dismantled to move?there is a
Floyd | large fire, at which sit a number of men and women talking seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Deng Ping," the woman says loudly, and the tallest of the men, wearing
Floyd | clothing slightly better cared for than that of his peers, stands.
Floyd | "Order of the Peach Tree to see you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Deng Ping approaches suspiciously and waits for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Begin by offering our condolences for the misfortune that brought
Floyd | the bandits here.
Floyd | B: Get straight to business: explain that we were instructed to oust
Floyd | them, but that we'd rather see whether negotiation is possible.
Floyd | C: Try to strike some fear into their hearts: we may sympathize with
Floyd | their plight, but the next group will not.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "...A"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		Zach says, "I'd say A, but it might not work if we're bad at social stuffs."
		Zach says, "Might as well try."
		maga says, "A. overpolite diplomacy is totally in-genre"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Rather than seeing your words as empathy, Deng Ping looks insulted.
Floyd | "Do not offer us pity, monk," he spits. "You may as well be in league
Floyd | with the laowai, for all that you do to prevent their incursions. Every
Floyd | day that passes, their power and influence grows, and it is time for
Floyd | someone to stand against them. If that means us, so be it."
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cheers from among the bandits, and the atmosphere that was
Floyd | previously uncertain has taken on a distinct air of hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I intended no dishonor," you begin, but Deng Ping scoffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell your masters?tell the Son of Heaven himself?that we will do
Floyd | whatever it takes to rid the laowai from our land." He steps forward,
Floyd | aiming a finger at your chest. "Whatever it takes."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I cannot refuse a challenge to my honor?and neither can he.
Floyd | Challenge him to a fight.
Floyd | B: Accept defeat. Clearly he will not listen to me.
Floyd | C: Find out what we can offer them to change their minds.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "C."
		Gunther says, "A"
		maga says, "A CHALLENGER APPEARS. A."
		Zach says, "A"
		Jacqueline asks, "WHAT?"
		Jacqueline asks, "SRSLY?"
		Gunther says, "Face!!"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we were here to negotiate."
		maga says, "this isn't Choice of Diplomatic Options, dude"
		Jacqueline says, "We had a plan, boys."
		Gunther says, "plans never survive enemy contact"
		Gunther says, "he loses, they leave"
		Zach says, "Maybe we will impress them with our honor/fighting."
		maga says, "in-genre, we'll defeat him and he'll be all 'such a technique!' and come around to our way of thinking"
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Gunther says, "democracy is not so great now eh"
		Zach says (to Jacq), "It seems like we're bad at diplomacy."
		Jacqueline says, "I am voicing my formal opposition to this plan, but honoring democracy."
		Jacqueline says (to z), "Agreed, but we only get better with PRACTICE."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Clearly Deng Ping will not listen to reason. Instead, you challenge
Floyd | him to fight a member of the order, one on one. If he loses, he is
Floyd | bound by honor to leave Kuei Xian alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to avoid losing face among the bandits, Deng Ping accepts your
Floyd | challenge. Who will fight for the Order?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Me.
Floyd | B: Lu Jin.
Floyd |

		maga says, "when all you have is a Hammer Fist Ascending Moon Technique, every problem looks like a nail"
		Gunther says, "see? Face"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "haha"
		Jacqueline asks, "Well?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Us or him?"
		Gunther says, "A, bviously"
		maga says, "yeah, screw that guy"
		Gunther says, "we're not Dubya"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite your best efforts, Deng Ping is a giant of a man, both strong
Floyd | and quick, and though he has little skill, a well-timed hammerstrike to
Floyd | your head sets your ears ringing and brings you to your knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fellow students collect you and load you into the cart with the
Floyd | supplies, preparing for the long trip back to the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin, however, tells you of his decision to stay with the bandits. "I
Floyd | believe I can help their cause," he explains. "Balance must return to
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Try to persuade Lu Jin not to go.
Floyd | B: Support Lu Jin's choice.
Floyd | C: Good riddance.
Floyd |

		maga says, "whaaaaa"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		maga says, "we suck at talking *and* hitting"
		Gunther says, "nuke the site from orbit"
		Jacqueline looks smug.
		Jacqueline asks, "So?"
		Gunther says, "C"
		maga says, "fine, B"
		Gunther says, "B is also ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps Lu Jin can help restore balance from within the bandit forces
Floyd | while you work from inside the Order.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sure you will meet each other again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | As you return to the monastery, morale among the students is at an
Floyd | utter low. Not only did one of your number abandon the Order
Floyd | completely, but you have nothing to show for your efforts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first real mission on behalf of the Order is a failure.
Floyd |
Floyd | After you tell Abbot Bao and Master Shen about what has happened, they
Floyd | consult the heavens to determine the best course of action. Ultimately,
Floyd | the Order does nothing further?and despite your failure, attacks by the
Floyd | bandits near Kuei Xian die down for a time. Though this initially seems
Floyd | like good news, Governor Rong has heard about the events that
Floyd | transpired from his informants?likely village gossips, who may have
Floyd | heard it from the bandits themselves. No credit will be given to the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree for the temporary peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen admits to you that he and the abbot had planned to test you
Floyd | to become a full member of the Order had your mission been a success.
Floyd | Now, you will have to prove yourself again through humble service and
Floyd | continued training before you can become a monk, rather than the senior
Floyd | student.
Floyd |
Floyd | Compared to your dishonor at the hands of the bandits, the wait to test
Floyd | is a small setback?but what if it means that you will not be the one
Floyd | chosen to consult the Dragon Sage? You will have to work even harder to
Floyd | prove that you are worthy before the dragon reappears in the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Two: The Test

		Zach says, "Now Lu Jin is going to become king of the bandits and the Big Bad."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | There are rumors upon rumors of what happens during the final test that
Floyd | separates students from monks. You have heard that it involves tracking
Floyd | and defeating a wild tiger. Some say that you must face and disperse a
Floyd | hungry ghost. Still others say that the true final test is a measure of
Floyd | the spirit and the ability of the student to achieve a perfect moment
Floyd | of inner peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Given the scars you have seen on the fully accepted monks, if the test
Floyd | is about finding inner peace, inner peace leaves marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen leads you to the inner temple of the monastery. He walks in
Floyd | a relaxed fashion, leaning on his staff, as though he is merely
Floyd | observing the growth of the peach tree, not leading you to where your
Floyd | fate will be decided.
Floyd |
Floyd | How are you feeling about this test?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am eager to begin. My training has prepared me well.
Floyd | B: I am nervous. I want to do well, but I fear failure.
Floyd | C: I am calm. This is a moment, and I exist within it.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "Dragon's don't even exist! Let's choose failure at every point henceforth"
		Gunther says, "C"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, C."
		Zach says, "C"
		Gunther says, "oh god, that 's error. I must take my own life"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Master Shen places one calloused hand on your shoulder, and you feel
Floyd | its weight: the old master's strength, his wisdom, and his confidence
Floyd | in you all flow through that simple touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops in front of the huge doors to the inner temple, carved with
Floyd | intricate scroll work and the shapes of the five animals: dragon,
Floyd | tiger, snake, crane, and leopard. After a short moment of waiting, he
Floyd | gestures with his staff for you to push the doors open. As you do, he
Floyd | falls into step next to you and you enter the chamber. The inner temple
Floyd | is humble: a small chamber with candles lining three of the four walls.
Floyd | Above the candles are paintings and sculptures of the spiritual animals
Floyd | of kung fu and the immortals. On the far wall, on a raised shelf above
Floyd | the flame, is a Buddha statue, one hand resting in his lap, the other
Floyd | raised in blessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao stands in front of the last candle, lighting it from his own
Floyd | small candle. Once the room is lit, he blows his candle out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Liu Meili, you have been deemed worthy of the final test to join the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree," says the abbot as he turns to you. "Do you
Floyd | accept this honor, ready to face the challenges before you and take on
Floyd | the role of monk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: "I accept."
Floyd | B: "I do not feel ready."
Floyd |

		Zach says, "We don't fear failure but we're obviously not prepared."
		Gunther says, "B obvioiusly"
		Gunther says, "-i"
		Gunther says, "(no, A)"
		Jacqueline says, "We could B, but I am down with A."
		maga says, "A"
		Zach says, "A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You bow to the masters and they bow to you, though theirs is
Floyd | shallower, as befitting a teacher to a student.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are three challenges in the test to become a member of the
Floyd | Order," Abbot Bao explains. "You must complete two of the three
Floyd | successfully. Consider your options wisely, as only one failure can be
Floyd | forgiven."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Part of the test is identifying your weaknesses and being honest about
Floyd | your strengths," Master Shen says quietly. "Know yourself, student, and
Floyd | you will triumph."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The three challenges are these," Abbot Bao continues. "The first is
Floyd | the Dashanmen, a challenge of your combat skills against the monks of
Floyd | the Order. You will enter a dark chamber, and you must cross from one
Floyd | side to the other while being attacked."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "In the old days, we fought to the death. Too
Floyd | messy. Now we stop attacking as soon as you are unconscious."
Floyd |
Floyd | This commentary does not serve to give you confidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Zach says, "Let's hope confidence makes up for a lack of skill."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | "For the second challenge, you must carry an urn filled with hot coals
Floyd | from the monastery down to the river. There, you may release the urn
Floyd | and bathe your arms in the cold water."
Floyd |
Floyd | The distance from the monastery to the river is short enough when not
Floyd | carrying an urn, but it will certainly feel longer with burning metal
Floyd | on your arms. That certainly explains some of the scars you have seen
Floyd | on the monks of the Order!
Floyd |
Floyd | "For the third challenge, you must retrieve the Scroll of Destiny from
Floyd | behind Bingdian Waterfall, and learn the lesson it holds," Abbot Bao
Floyd | finishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry," says Master Shen, "it is stored in a waterproof scroll
Floyd | case. You'll be able to read it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Which task would you like to undertake first?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will carry the urn of coals.
Floyd | C: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		Johnny says (to Zach), "I will not quote that out of context."
		Gunther says, "B and/or C"
		maga says, "let's go with B"
		dfabulich says, "Hi; I'm taking care of my daughter today while my wife is sick. But I'm at least lurking"
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "You have been silent, and choose a strategic moment to speak up for your friend."
		dfabulich says, "Alana sends her regrets that she can't make it, and hopes you have a wonderful time"
		maga says, "we are used to suffering by this point"
		Zach says, "C"
		Jacqueline says, "We seem to have multiple votes for B."
		Zach says, "Maybe it'll be a walkthrough for the other tasks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao leads you to the gates of the monastery. The courtyard has
Floyd | been cleared of students, and only a handful of monks are here to
Floyd | witness the beginning of your challenge. Just inside the gates, a
Floyd | brazier is lit, and over it is suspended a large urn, full of burning
Floyd | coals. Aligned to the cardinal directions are four animals: to the
Floyd | north is the tortoise; south, the phoenix; east, the dragon; and west,
Floyd | the tiger.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the metalwork is beautiful, it mostly looks hot.
Floyd |
Floyd | You must carry the urn with your forearms from the monastery to the
Floyd | river below. How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I grit my teeth and carry the heavy load through sheer will.
Floyd | B: I will not rely on strength alone, but will use the heat to further
Floyd | forge my chi.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "B"
		Zach says, "B"
		Jacqueline says, "We have to believe in B or we are going to focus on the wrong thing."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You contemplate the animals on the urn. The phoenix is a creature of
Floyd | fire, opposed by the tortoise, a creature of water. The dragon, which
Floyd | represents the element of wood, is opposed by the tiger, which
Floyd | represents metal. Although you are tempted to focus on the idea that
Floyd | the fire has the potential to consume wood and metal, but is opposed by
Floyd | water and only lends strength back to its own element, you know that
Floyd | there is still a fifth element to consider.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is void, the element of the center. Your own mind must be empty
Floyd | in order for the chi to flow through you, carrying the strength?and
Floyd | freedom?necessary to lift the urn. You still your mind, breathe, and
Floyd | reach for the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the pain along your forearms, and it is excruciating?but it
Floyd | washes over you, just a part of the moment. With each breath, you let
Floyd | the moment flow and change, accepting it without worrying over past or
Floyd | future, or even holding a thought. Your feet know this path; they have
Floyd | walked it hundreds of times on the simple task of fetching water. You
Floyd | allow them to carry you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You breathe. You exist. The moment comes and passes, and another
Floyd | follows on its heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach the river almost before you realize you are there, and you
Floyd | calmly lower the urn into the water. It hisses with steam, bathing you
Floyd | in hot air as your arms enter the cold stream. You realize that your
Floyd | body feels the shock of the contrast, but you only observe this as
Floyd | another part of the moment before letting it, too, go. When you return
Floyd | to the monastery, you show the monks your new scars to prove that you
Floyd | have withstood the challenge. You have passed. What scars do you bear?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The dragon and the tiger.
Floyd | B: The tortoise and the phoenix.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "A"
		Zach says, "I have no idea."
		Gunther says, "dragon is the best symbol in the chinese zodiac"
		maga says, "mrm, I suppose A"
		Jacqueline says, "A, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		Gunther says, "now B"
		Jacqueline says, "B"
		maga says, "tortoise-style kung fu never really caught on"
		Jacqueline asks (of maga), "Is that what the kids are calling it these days?"
		Zach says, "B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Where the easiest access to the river lies below the monastery, near
Floyd | where the dry land becomes marsh, Bingdian Waterfall is on the far side
Floyd | of the karst mountain. The trip there is not a long one, but it is
Floyd | hard, as there is no path. As you begin your ascent, you find some goat
Floyd | paths to travel, delaying the true climb until the waterfall is in
Floyd | sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the mist of the waterfall before you see it. Despite the warm
Floyd | weather, the air takes on a clammy chill?the water here is always
Floyd | freezing, nearly ice cold. You rub your hands together and approach the
Floyd | waterfall. It cascades down the side of the mountain into a pool of
Floyd | unknown depth. It falls from perhaps ten times your own height, and
Floyd | somewhere in that length there is a cave or a hole behind it, in which
Floyd | lies the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you attempt to find the scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Climb the mountain next to the waterfall until I see it.
Floyd | B: Use my chi to propel me up the side of the mountain, like a lizard.
Floyd | C: Make observations from below to calculate the most likely location
Floyd | for the scroll.
Floyd | D: Fashion an impromptu spear from the available wood and throw it
Floyd | until it hits an indentation.
Floyd |

		maga says, "B is the most awesome"
		Gunther says, "we just upped our chi, so B? Possibly C"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "hahaha, true."
		Jacqueline says, "I want B just because I want to read the outcome, though I can't imagine doing it for real."
		Zach says, "Yeah, B. We are the lizard-dragon."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You gather your chi and make a great leap, getting a long head start
Floyd | on your climb. From there, you are able to scramble up the side of the
Floyd | mountain by keeping your energy focused, and by borrowing some of the
Floyd | grounded nature of the mountain you climb. You can sense from the
Floyd | energy of the mountain where the indentation that stores the scroll
Floyd | will be, and you dart your hand into the cold water, drawing the scroll
Floyd | case out as quickly as if you were pulling a fish from a stream. You
Floyd | turn and jump, using your chi to float to the ground. You sit down next
Floyd | to the pool, the roar of the waterfall drowning out any other noise,
Floyd | and open the scroll case. Inside is what feels like an ancient scroll,
Floyd | marked with diagrams that show various techniques you have learned
Floyd | while studying at the Order of the Peach Tree. But though there are
Floyd | many images to contemplate, most of the scroll is empty. There do not
Floyd | seem to be any great secrets contained in the writing here. You do not
Floyd | see a hidden final technique explained, nor a clue about how to bring
Floyd | balance to the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you wish to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Meditate on the scroll. An answer will come.
Floyd | B: Analyze the scroll and puzzle out its meaning.
Floyd |

		Zach says, "A"
		maga says, "yeah, A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You sit in contemplation, allowing the ideas to wash over you. But
Floyd | despite your intention to sit until you have found wisdom, you soon
Floyd | become cold from your proximity to the waterfall. Your limbs grow
Floyd | stiff, and rather than thinking about the scroll, you begin to think
Floyd | about your bed, a warm meal, and a good stretch. Perhaps finding the
Floyd | scroll was the real challenge and you have already accomplished the
Floyd | important step of this task.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you return home to the monastery, however, you realize that the
Floyd | scroll itself was definitely the more important piece of the test.
Floyd | Abbot Bao is intent on hearing what you have learned, and though you
Floyd | stumble over a couple of ideas, your words are clearly unconvincing.
Floyd | Abbot Bao shakes his head and turns away, leaving you to contemplate
Floyd | your failure.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd |

		maga says, "aww, peas"
		Gunther says, "dammit, I leave for ONE minute"
		Zach asks, "Noo, after our awesome lizard jump?"
		Jacqueline asks, "There is no undo, is there grasshoppers?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says, "OH SHIT"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you serious, Floyd?"
		Jacqueline says, "Give me a second. Everyone get a cup of tea."
		Gunther says, "..."
		Gunther says, "why would you cheat, jacq"
		Jacqueline says, "I have all our choices in the transcript, and guess I will see if sleepmask gives us stats."
		Jacqueline fetches the transcript.
		Zach says, "Tea is indeed required to progress further on the path towards failure^Wenlightenment"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Gunther says, "I'm out of time for now"
Gunther has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline weeps.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask kungfu" 		

Floyd | > Error: bad interpreter
Floyd | Possible terps are:
Floyd |     glulxe
Floyd |     bocfel
Floyd |     git
Floyd |     nitfol
Floyd |     cheapglulxe
Floyd |     olddebugcheapnitfol
Floyd |     fizmo
Floyd |     fizmodev
Floyd |     debugcheapnitfol
Floyd |     cheaphe
Floyd |     cheaptads
Floyd |     debugcheaptads

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says, "Okay, well that answered that question, at least."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load kungfu" 		

Floyd | "Look out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise of battle is distracting, and it takes you almost too long to
Floyd | realize that the warning was shouted to you. An outlaw wearing a blue
Floyd | turban is charging toward you, his longspear leveled at your heart.
Floyd | What will you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Stand firm, blocking the spear away at the last moment and slashing
Floyd | twin tiger claws across his face.
Floyd | B: Pounce toward him at the last moment, springing like a leopard, and
Floyd | bring an elbow down on his head.
Floyd | C: Dart off to the side, balancing on one leg like a crane before
Floyd | delivering a swift kick to his knee.
Floyd | D: Weave hypnotically in my stance, and when he strikes, I am no longer
Floyd | there; I launch a series of quick, snakelike strikes to the pressure
Floyd | points in his exposed rib cage.
Floyd | E: Make a series of flashy moves that draw his target toward my right
Floyd | side, then move to the left, delivering a reiken strike to the right
Floyd | side of his head as he passes by.
Floyd | F: Remain still, my hands low at the chi center of my body, and at the
Floyd | moment he would hit me, circle his spear away and shift myself away
Floyd | from the strike.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > He stumbles when his attack falters, and he clutches one arm to his
Floyd | injured side. He looks suddently exhausted, courtesy of the disruption
Floyd | in his chi that your knowledge of the mystical Snake technique allowed.
Floyd |
Floyd | With your opponent deterred, but not out of the fight, how do you
Floyd | follow up your attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Use a palm heel strike under the chin to drive his head backwards,
Floyd | tearing down with a tiger claw on his face as he falls.
Floyd | B: Drive into him with a series of fast leopard punches down the center
Floyd | of his body until he falls to the ground.
Floyd | C: Take his leg out from under him with a sweeping straight kick,
Floyd | delivering a wing strike to his neck at the same moment, graceful as a
Floyd | crane.
Floyd | D: With my fingers tight like a snake's head, strike out at his face
Floyd | and neck in a complex pattern of several hits that impact on nerve
Floyd | points, disabling him.
Floyd | E: Feign a low kick to the knee, and when he moves the spear shaft down
Floyd | to block, shoot a dragon tooth strike?my fingers separated in a V?into
Floyd | his eyes before sweeping him from behind.
Floyd | F: His death would be senseless and against the Buddha nature; pivot
Floyd | around behind him and lock him in a sleeper hold.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > The quick strikes of the Snake style, combined with the knowledge of
Floyd | chi, drop him to the ground, unconscious. He'll be feeling that when he
Floyd | wakes up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The outlaws continue toward you and your fellow students, flashes of
Floyd | blue catching your eye against the greens and browns of the marsh
Floyd | surrounding your path. It is hard to imagine that only moments ago, the
Floyd | nine of you were making your way back to the monastery of the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree, students on the simple assignment of escorting a
Floyd | wagonload of supplies home.
Floyd |
Floyd | The students have mostly remained on the path, where their footing is
Floyd | more certain, but the outlaws appear to have little trouble navigating
Floyd | the wetlands. While they fight like untrained peasants, numbers are
Floyd | definitely on their side.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to get serious. Drawing on the training you received before
Floyd | entering the Order of the Peach Tree, you prepare your next attack. How
Floyd | will you fight?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Draw my sword. This blade was forged by the most expert smiths in
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom, designed specifically to be used with the Celestial
Floyd | Sword style, taught only to the Imperial Family.
Floyd | B: Unhitch the horse from the cart of supplies. He is a mean beast?not
Floyd | the fine mare I trained on at my father's estate?but few monks could
Floyd | master a horse from as honorable a family as mine. I draw my blade and
Floyd | prepare to charge.
Floyd | C: Draw on my chi, as well the energy in the world around me. I can
Floyd | sense the life energies of my fellow students and the approaching
Floyd | outlaws.
Floyd | D: Release the bindings that secure my longspear to my back. It is only
Floyd | one of the many weapons I have mastered in my wanderings, and it is a
Floyd | good choice to keep the outlaws at bay.
Floyd | E: Why change? The style my masters at the Order of the Peach Tree are
Floyd | teaching me is a superior one, and I am eager to prove the worth of my
Floyd | unarmed style in battle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Even your fellow students are wary of the Xian style, which utilizes
Floyd | what the uninformed consider "magic." But you know to be your power to
Floyd | be from the energies of the universe, which are at your beck and call.
Floyd | You also know that the perception of your abilities can be used against
Floyd | your enemies?and one day, you hope it will inspire your allies. For
Floyd | now, the other students shy away from you, except for Lu Jin, your
Floyd | primary rival for the place of senior student, who watches you with a
Floyd | wary eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The battle that follows is hectic; the outlaws have little in the way
Floyd | of skill, but they make up for it in passion. They are determined to
Floyd | have your supplies, despite the clear skill shown by you and your
Floyd | fellow students. Though you are focused on keeping them from trying to
Floyd | kill you, you notice as you disable your opponents that they are
Floyd | skinny, likely the result of being poorly fed. You also note that a
Floyd | number of the outlaws are women.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that surprise you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes. Fighting is the realm of warriors, and the role of the warrior
Floyd | falls to the men.
Floyd | B: No. Outlaws have always bucked convention; why bother following
Floyd | social rules?
Floyd | C: Yes, but it is nice to know that I am not alone in questioning
Floyd | traditional roles.
Floyd | D: No. I am used to fighting side by side among men and women
Floyd | accomplished in the way of battle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You have had a wonderfully open-minded experience in your training.
Floyd | Luckily for you, the Order of the Peach Tree feels similarly. Are you a
Floyd | man or a woman?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am a man.
Floyd | B: I am a woman.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > What is your given name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yin.
Floyd | B: Meili.
Floyd | C: Yan.
Floyd | D: None of these is my name.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A name as beautiful as your features.
Floyd |
Floyd | And what is your family name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Liu.
Floyd | B: Wong.
Floyd | C: Cao.
Floyd | D: None of these is my family name.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A fine name.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bandits are quickly losing their resolve to steal your wagon; they
Floyd | still have numbers on their side, but many have fallen, wounded or
Floyd | dead, at your feet. You hear the far-off sound of a whistle, and the
Floyd | bandits begin to disengage, quickly fading back into the marsh. Though
Floyd | you and your fellow students have done a formidable job of holding off
Floyd | the bandits, you see that your fellows have taken some injuries as
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Retreat back to the monastery, so that my fellow students can have
Floyd | their wounds treated immediately.
Floyd | B: Question one of the wounded bandits about the attack.
Floyd | C: Pursue the bandits into the marsh.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You pull one of the outlaws to his feet, and in the process realize
Floyd | that this scrawny bandit is no more than thirteen. Malnourished and
Floyd | weak, it is amazing he is not dead from the beating he received.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I feel admiration for his bravery, in spite of his conditions. I
Floyd | tell him he fought well.
Floyd | B: I feel pity for this boy who has turned to thievery to survive.
Floyd | C: I am furious that this urchin attacked us.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > He seems surprised by your praise, and he holds his head high,
Floyd | despite his pain. "I must fight well," he says, "because no one else
Floyd | will fight for me." He says it almost like a mantra. You ask your
Floyd | questions, and the boy gives you answers he appears to believe are
Floyd | true: the supplies you carry were targeted because they would be useful
Floyd | to the bandits, not because the outlaws wish to offend the Order of the
Floyd | Peach Tree. He does not know how many bandits there are, but he says
Floyd | that almost all that he knows were farmers, forced out of their homes
Floyd | by the foreigners who have been encroaching on the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I let the boy and the other wounded bandits go with no intention of
Floyd | bringing them to the law. They are people suffering from circumstances
Floyd | beyond their control.
Floyd | B: I let the boy go and warn him and the other bandits that they must
Floyd | cease their crimes against the Empire. I will make sure that their
Floyd | banditry is reported to the local magistrate, but will hope they repent
Floyd | of their crimes.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A sympathetic decision. Hopefully it will not come back to haunt you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin takes a deep breath, as though deciding whether or not to share
Floyd | a thought, before he says, "It wasn't like this before the foreigners
Floyd | came. With them eating up resources?and with the Emperor standing by
Floyd | while his people starve and lose their land to these invaders?the
Floyd | people have no hope."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin's openness is surprising, but what he says amounts to treason.
Floyd | Questioning the Emperor's will so openly will certainly lead him to
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that trouble start with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: How dare he question the Emperor! I challenge him immediately.
Floyd | B: I agree with Lu Jin, but I respond noncommittally. Just because he
Floyd | is asking for trouble by speaking his mind does not mean I will risk my
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | C: I agree with Lu Jin and am glad to find someone to discuss the
Floyd | Empire's problems with.
Floyd | D: I do nothing. I am not interested in politics.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin lets out a bitter chuckle, looking around at your fellow
Floyd | students, who watch you anxiously. "Perhaps another time."
Floyd |
Floyd | His refusal to fight puts you in an awkward position; if he refused to
Floyd | defend himself, you could be thrown out of the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for attacking a fellow student without provocation.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: He insulted the Emperor. I cannot delay in seeking retribution.
Floyd | B: I wait, but I do not forget.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A wise decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | As you walk back to the monastery, you take a moment to consider the
Floyd | path that has brought you here. As a child, you were told stories of
Floyd | the Order of the Peach Tree, a monastery where many great warriors were
Floyd | trained. But it was not just the combat skills that enticed you. Every
Floyd | hundred years, one member of the Order of the Peach Tree is given the
Floyd | honor of consulting the Dragon Sage. That monk may ask a single
Floyd | question of the wise dragon. It is only thirty years until the next
Floyd | monk of the Order of the Peach Tree is selected, and you are determined
Floyd | to be the order's representative to the dragon.
Floyd |
Floyd | What question drives you toward this goal?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I know I have much to learn of combat, but I am convinced that the
Floyd | Dragon Sage holds the key to greatness beyond what I can learn from
Floyd | mortal teachers. I plan to ask, "How can I become the greatest warrior
Floyd | in the world?"
Floyd | B: The strife I see in the Middle Kingdom?so recently reiterated by my
Floyd | encounter with the bandits?disturbs me greatly. I wish to see balance
Floyd | restored to the Middle Kingdom, so that the Emperor is once again in
Floyd | alignment with the Heavens. I will ask, "How can the Empire return to
Floyd | Heaven's Favor?"
Floyd | C: I am more concerned with esoteric knowledge than worldly issues. I
Floyd | wish to ask, "What is the first question?"
Floyd | D: My question is simple: "Why do kites fly?"
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You have set your sights high; if anyone would know how to set the
Floyd | Emperor back on the path of Heaven, it is the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter One: Bandits in the Woods

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | A few days after the conflict with the outlaws in the marsh, Abbot Bao
Floyd | Ho sends for you to meet him beneath the peach tree. The tree itself is
Floyd | ancient: you have been told that most peach trees live, at most, fifty
Floyd | years, but this one has grown wide around the trunk and gnarled in the
Floyd | branches. Despite its age, it continues to produce fruit. Some say that
Floyd | this is the peach tree after which the monastery was named, a true
Floyd | immortal tree in the breed of trees that represents immortality. Others
Floyd | believe it to be a descendant of the original peach tree, the result of
Floyd | careful cultivation by the monks who teach you.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you think?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It must be immortal.
Floyd | B: If it is grown from the cuttings of earlier trees, the continuation
Floyd | of its line makes it immortal despite its many incarnations.
Floyd | C: The tree is clearly not immortal; only the superstitious and
Floyd | uneducated would believe so.
Floyd | D: I haven't given it much thought.
Floyd | E: I don't care.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps you're right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The peach tree's branches extend over a reflection pool. It is normally
Floyd | a very peaceful spot, but now the atmosphere is tense. Abbot Bao stands
Floyd | there with Master Shen, the oldest teacher in the monastery, at his
Floyd | side, and the two men wear identical expressions of concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you arrive, Lu Jin approaches from the other side. He appears
Floyd | as surprised to see you as you are to see him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, my senior students," Abbot Bao says in greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bows. "Do you have training for us today, masters?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "Always so eager for more, Lu Jin? As I recall,
Floyd | at our last bout between the senior students, Liu Meili gave you a very
Floyd | fine black eye."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bares his teeth at you in a smile that is neither humble nor
Floyd | friendly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | "Unfortunately, my students, this is no simple matter of training,"
Floyd | Abbot Bao says. "Or, perhaps it is, but not of our usual devising. You
Floyd | told us of your experience with the bandits along the road to the
Floyd | Order, and I am afraid it is becoming an all too common experience in
Floyd | these interesting times. Too many people of the Middle Kingdom are
Floyd | turning to thieving and banditry to make their ends meet, and too many
Floyd | honest folk are made to suffer."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen grunts, and you think you hear him mutter something about a
Floyd | distinct lack of honest folk, but it is unclear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The abbot continues: "Because you have some experience, and because we
Floyd | feel it will be a good test of your readiness to fully join the order,
Floyd | we have chosen the two of you to lead a group of students to the
Floyd | village of Kuei Xian, across the Baijiang Bridge, to solve the trouble
Floyd | locals are having with the bandits."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin blanches momentarily, but your teachers do not seem to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this mission?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It is an honor to be chosen, even if I must share leadership with Lu
Floyd | Jin. I agree to set off at once.
Floyd | B: I can't wait to try my skills against real opponents again.
Floyd | C: Lu Jin's hesitation is an opportunity for me. I volunteer to take
Floyd | the team alone.
Floyd | D: I am not really interested in this interruption to my training.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao looks surprised, then glances at Lu Jin and recognizes your
Floyd | rival's hesitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I feel it would be best to have both of you on this task," he says
Floyd | slowly. "If you are uncertain?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," says Lu Jin. "I am ready to do what the Order asks of me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Both Master Shen and Abbot Bao watch Lu Jin with some concern for
Floyd | another moment. Even though you will both be going together, it seems
Floyd | you have successfully undermined his position.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | There are actually fewer details than you would have expected for this
Floyd | mission. Neither Abbot Bao nor Master Shen knows how many bandits are
Floyd | present near Kuei Xian. They do know that the center of activity seems
Floyd | to be at Baijiang Bridge, an old stone bridge that remains from the
Floyd | years of the Sun Dynasty, when an army marched across it five horses at
Floyd | a time, or so legends say. Kuei Xian, which sits in the shadow of a
Floyd | huge, turtlelike karst hill in the foothills of the Yellow Mountains,
Floyd | is a small village, but with important enough history?and pleasant
Floyd | enough weather?that the governor of the province keeps his summer home
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Governor Rong is disinclined to ask the Emperor to help combat the
Floyd | problem directly. (You gather from Master Shen's muttered commentary
Floyd | that this would make it look as though he cannot solve the problems of
Floyd | his own district.) Instead, he has asked the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for aid, and given the importance of the trade that flows across the
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge, and the order's dedication as protectors of the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom, the abbot has agreed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, should you and Lu Jin fail to quell the problem, more
Floyd | important resources than students will have to be expended, either by
Floyd | the Order or by the Emperor. This would bring dishonor to everyone:
Floyd | you, the order, Governor Rong, and possibly the Emperor himself in the
Floyd | face of the foreigners at his court.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao tells you the names of the students he expects to accompany
Floyd | you. Several of them were present when the bandits attacked. You are to
Floyd | ready your equipment and leave in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I seek out Lu Jin to discuss this mission.
Floyd | B: I go to my room to prepare for morning.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin is not entirely thrilled by the prospect of working as a
Floyd | co-leader with you?but you're equally unenthusiastic about working with
Floyd | him. Still, as Master Shen would say, better to be prepared.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look over a map of the Baijiang Bridge, and, unsurprisingly, you
Floyd | conflict about every possible approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exasperated, Lu Jin finally says, "We may as well just ask them to
Floyd | leave, for all the good we're going to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We could try negotiation. If we can find the leader, maybe we can
Floyd | work something out.
Floyd | B: What a ridiculous idea.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin looks at you suspiciously for suggesting this.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe we can," he agrees noncommittally.
Floyd |
Floyd | You discuss tactics for a little while longer, with greater success
Floyd | than previously, and you decide to turn in, to make sure you have
Floyd | prepared and rested enough for morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >The next morning?

		
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Floyd | The Order of the Peach Tree, though farther from the Yellow Mountains
Floyd | than Kuei Xian, is nestled among karst mountains that increase as you
Floyd | travel west toward the Baijiang River. The road is a well-traveled one,
Floyd | a drier route than the road you so recently traversed through the
Floyd | wetlands south of the monastery. Despite the traditional sengfu monk
Floyd | garb that you and your fellow students wear?the high boots, pants, and
Floyd | one-sleeved robe, tied with a sash?which marks you as members of the
Floyd | Order, you are given no more notice than the other travelers you
Floyd | encounter. There are eighteen of you, total: you and Lu Jin each have a
Floyd | team of eight students, for good luck. Each team is nine, a symbol of
Floyd | permanence, and of synergy with the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does the numerology comfort you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Of course. When embarking upon matters like this, I am glad for any
Floyd | numerical advantage.
Floyd | B: No. The outcome will be determined by greater skill, not by numbers.
Floyd | C: We are all one team, making us eighteen, which is neither lucky nor
Floyd | unlucky. We will make our own fate.
Floyd | D: More superstitious nonsense.
Floyd | E: I hadn't noticed the numbers before.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Hopefully your greater skill will aid you if greater numbers are on
Floyd | the side of the bandits. You pass a number of merchants with carts
Floyd | drawn by water buffalo, messengers and warriors on horseback, and
Floyd | travelers walking along the road with bundles on their backs. It is a
Floyd | fine day: the sky is blue, the clouds are wisps, and the summer air is
Floyd | thick with the smell of blossoms and ripening rice. As on your last
Floyd | trip from the monastery, you are traveling with a horse and cart, full
Floyd | of the food and supplies you will need for your journey.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is up to you and Lu Jin to set the tone for this mission. The trip
Floyd | to Kuei Xian takes three days at a steady pace.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Three days is fast enough; the situation is urgent, but unlikely to
Floyd | get much worse in three days' time.
Floyd | B: This mission is urgent, and we have been trained to move quickly. We
Floyd | can make the trip in two days.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > The steady pace also has the benefit of allowing you time to converse
Floyd | with your fellow students. How will you use it?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Continue planning strategy with Lu Jin.
Floyd | B: Stop early at night so I can run the students through training
Floyd | drills, keeping our fighting skills fresh.
Floyd | C: Consult the stars at night, watching for signs that will make clear
Floyd | the most beneficial path.
Floyd | D: Focus on the well-being of the students, keeping them entertained
Floyd | with other tales of travel.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin advocates approaching the bandits to make an attempt at
Floyd | negotiation, believing that the bandits can be reasoned with. What is
Floyd | your strategy in facing the bandits?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Fight them, and show them the power of the Order of the Peach Tree.
Floyd | B: Devise a clever plan to stop their raids, but avoid a direct
Floyd | conflict.
Floyd | C: Attempt to contact their leaders and negotiate some form of peace.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You have sympathy for these people forced from their homes, and you
Floyd | would like to support them, but given your orders, you cannot do it
Floyd | openly. Perhaps you can persuade them to take their business elsewhere
Floyd | and find a way to help them against the foreigners in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | On the third morning of your journey, the terrain has shifted from
Floyd | valley fields to the true foothills of the Yellow Mountains. Forests
Floyd | have closed around you, mostly pine, fir, and cedar here, though you
Floyd | know there are also bamboo forests near Kuei Xian. You are nearing what
Floyd | could be enemy territory, depending on how far out the raiders have
Floyd | roamed.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk, you hear a human noise in the distance?it sounds as though
Floyd | it might be sobbing, or perhaps low voices. It is too far to tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Send one of the students to scout ahead to discover the source of
Floyd | the noise as we continue toward Kuei Xian. The scout can catch up.
Floyd | B: Send one of the students to scout ahead and wait for him to return.
Floyd | C: Scout ahead on my own.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You make your way into the woods, moving as quietly and softly as
Floyd | though you walk on rice paper. The sound is definitely sobbing, and you
Floyd | see a flash of red through the fir trees. A few steps closer and you
Floyd | see that a beautiful young woman is kneeling in the fir needles,
Floyd | crying. She wears a heavy qipao, a long dress with a high neckline made
Floyd | of thick, brocaded fabric. Her hair is woven up into an elaborate
Floyd | headpiece, clearly marking her as a member of the aristocracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up when she sees you approach, and, were it not for the
Floyd | tears, she could be a model for a painting: her narrow face and
Floyd | close-set eyes, her thin eyebrows and high cheekbones are the ideal of
Floyd | courtly beauty. But there are tears, and her lovely face is contorted
Floyd | in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go to help her at once!
Floyd | B: This seems highly suspicious to me. I approach, but carefully.
Floyd | C: It is helpless women like her that make it so difficult for women
Floyd | like me to get respect. Let her figure it out herself.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > As you approach, the woman looks up at you with tear-filled eyes.
Floyd | "Oh, kind monk, could you help me?" she calls, her voice as lovely as
Floyd | the rest of her appearance. "My foot has become caught in a trap!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go help her immediately.
Floyd | B: This still seems suspicious. I step closer, but do not yet agree to
Floyd | help.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "What kind of trap?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She grins, though there is real pain on her face, and after the first
Floyd | flash of amusement, it turns into a grimace. "A fox trap, I'm afraid."
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the woman, seven fox tails flare to life, revealing that this is
Floyd | no true woman at all. She is a huli jing, a mischievous fox spirit that
Floyd | delights particularly in tormenting monks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I help you?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shakes her head. "Why is it always the wise ones who find me in
Floyd | such a predicament?" she asks, mostly to herself. "I will make it worth
Floyd | your while, monk. I can offer you unimaginable pleasure," she says with
Floyd | a coy wink that, upon the slight shift of her body, becomes a wince. "I
Floyd | promise that we fox spirits are exceedingly creative."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Unimaginable pleasure? Sounds good to me.
Floyd | B: I want information about the bandits.
Floyd | C: Her favor. It can never hurt to have a spirit on my side.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The fox spirit shakes her head. "Wise indeed," she says. "Agreed. You
Floyd | have earned my good will by freeing me now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap and the huli jing snatches her leg back, as though
Floyd | afraid the trap will bite her again. She stands and bows to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name is Feng," she says. "And I am in your debt. We will meet
Floyd | again."
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way back to the road and your companions with no further
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge is a huge, stone structure that spans the width of the
Floyd | Baijiang River. From this side, you can see the large black turtle of a
Floyd | mountain that rises over Kuei Xian. Now that you are here, it is time
Floyd | to put your plan into action. Are you ready to act on your plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand by my first plan.
Floyd | B: I want to rethink my options.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite the fact that the bandits are criminals, they are also your
Floyd | countrymen, people who have fallen on hard times due to the incursion
Floyd | of foreigners in the Middle Kingdom. Though you may not agree with
Floyd | their tactics, you want to help their cause. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd | C: Ask around the village and, based on local gossip, intuit the most
Floyd | probable location for their camp.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Someone better at reading people might be able to guess at the right
Floyd | direction, but the people of Kuei Xian leave you at a loss. You'll have
Floyd | to try another way. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > It takes some time, but you manage to discern the location of the
Floyd | bandit camp without being noticed. You and your fellow students walk
Floyd | into the camp calmly, as though you belong, despite your sengfu
Floyd | clothing marking you as monks of the Order of the Peach Tree. The
Floyd | bandits, most of whom do seem to come from humble backgrounds, have no
Floyd | idea what to do with you. Because you do not appear to be hostile, they
Floyd | seem unwilling to confront you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, a large woman of middle age, her hair wrapped in the same blue
Floyd | turban you see throughout the camp, stands in front of your group.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is your business?" she asks sternly. You imagine that this is the
Floyd | same tone of voice she uses when she suspects her children of having
Floyd | gotten into mischief.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We'd like to speak to your leader," Lu Jin says politely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman looks suspicious, but after a moment, she nods, then beckons
Floyd | for you to follow. In the center of the camp?which gives the appearance
Floyd | of being a tent city, something quickly dismantled to move?there is a
Floyd | large fire, at which sit a number of men and women talking seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Deng Ping," the woman says loudly, and the tallest of the men, wearing
Floyd | clothing slightly better cared for than that of his peers, stands.
Floyd | "Order of the Peach Tree to see you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Deng Ping approaches suspiciously and waits for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Begin by offering our condolences for the misfortune that brought
Floyd | the bandits here.
Floyd | B: Get straight to business: explain that we were instructed to oust
Floyd | them, but that we'd rather see whether negotiation is possible.
Floyd | C: Try to strike some fear into their hearts: we may sympathize with
Floyd | their plight, but the next group will not.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Rather than seeing your words as empathy, Deng Ping looks insulted.
Floyd | "Do not offer us pity, monk," he spits. "You may as well be in league
Floyd | with the laowai, for all that you do to prevent their incursions. Every
Floyd | day that passes, their power and influence grows, and it is time for
Floyd | someone to stand against them. If that means us, so be it."
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cheers from among the bandits, and the atmosphere that was
Floyd | previously uncertain has taken on a distinct air of hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I intended no dishonor," you begin, but Deng Ping scoffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell your masters?tell the Son of Heaven himself?that we will do
Floyd | whatever it takes to rid the laowai from our land." He steps forward,
Floyd | aiming a finger at your chest. "Whatever it takes."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I cannot refuse a challenge to my honor?and neither can he.
Floyd | Challenge him to a fight.
Floyd | B: Accept defeat. Clearly he will not listen to me.
Floyd | C: Find out what we can offer them to change their minds.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Clearly Deng Ping will not listen to reason. Instead, you challenge
Floyd | him to fight a member of the order, one on one. If he loses, he is
Floyd | bound by honor to leave Kuei Xian alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to avoid losing face among the bandits, Deng Ping accepts your
Floyd | challenge. Who will fight for the Order?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Me.
Floyd | B: Lu Jin.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite your best efforts, Deng Ping is a giant of a man, both strong
Floyd | and quick, and though he has little skill, a well-timed hammerstrike to
Floyd | your head sets your ears ringing and brings you to your knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fellow students collect you and load you into the cart with the
Floyd | supplies, preparing for the long trip back to the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin, however, tells you of his decision to stay with the bandits. "I
Floyd | believe I can help their cause," he explains. "Balance must return to
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Try to persuade Lu Jin not to go.
Floyd | B: Support Lu Jin's choice.
Floyd | C: Good riddance.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps Lu Jin can help restore balance from within the bandit forces
Floyd | while you work from inside the Order.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sure you will meet each other again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | As you return to the monastery, morale among the students is at an
Floyd | utter low. Not only did one of your number abandon the Order
Floyd | completely, but you have nothing to show for your efforts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first real mission on behalf of the Order is a failure.
Floyd |
Floyd | After you tell Abbot Bao and Master Shen about what has happened, they
Floyd | consult the heavens to determine the best course of action. Ultimately,
Floyd | the Order does nothing further?and despite your failure, attacks by the
Floyd | bandits near Kuei Xian die down for a time. Though this initially seems
Floyd | like good news, Governor Rong has heard about the events that
Floyd | transpired from his informants?likely village gossips, who may have
Floyd | heard it from the bandits themselves. No credit will be given to the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree for the temporary peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen admits to you that he and the abbot had planned to test you
Floyd | to become a full member of the Order had your mission been a success.
Floyd | Now, you will have to prove yourself again through humble service and
Floyd | continued training before you can become a monk, rather than the senior
Floyd | student.
Floyd |
Floyd | Compared to your dishonor at the hands of the bandits, the wait to test
Floyd | is a small setback?but what if it means that you will not be the one
Floyd | chosen to consult the Dragon Sage? You will have to work even harder to
Floyd | prove that you are worthy before the dragon reappears in the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Two: The Test

		
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Floyd | There are rumors upon rumors of what happens during the final test that
Floyd | separates students from monks. You have heard that it involves tracking
Floyd | and defeating a wild tiger. Some say that you must face and disperse a
Floyd | hungry ghost. Still others say that the true final test is a measure of
Floyd | the spirit and the ability of the student to achieve a perfect moment
Floyd | of inner peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Given the scars you have seen on the fully accepted monks, if the test
Floyd | is about finding inner peace, inner peace leaves marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen leads you to the inner temple of the monastery. He walks in
Floyd | a relaxed fashion, leaning on his staff, as though he is merely
Floyd | observing the growth of the peach tree, not leading you to where your
Floyd | fate will be decided.
Floyd |
Floyd | How are you feeling about this test?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am eager to begin. My training has prepared me well.
Floyd | B: I am nervous. I want to do well, but I fear failure.
Floyd | C: I am calm. This is a moment, and I exist within it.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Master Shen places one calloused hand on your shoulder, and you feel
Floyd | its weight: the old master's strength, his wisdom, and his confidence
Floyd | in you all flow through that simple touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops in front of the huge doors to the inner temple, carved with
Floyd | intricate scroll work and the shapes of the five animals: dragon,
Floyd | tiger, snake, crane, and leopard. After a short moment of waiting, he
Floyd | gestures with his staff for you to push the doors open. As you do, he
Floyd | falls into step next to you and you enter the chamber. The inner temple
Floyd | is humble: a small chamber with candles lining three of the four walls.
Floyd | Above the candles are paintings and sculptures of the spiritual animals
Floyd | of kung fu and the immortals. On the far wall, on a raised shelf above
Floyd | the flame, is a Buddha statue, one hand resting in his lap, the other
Floyd | raised in blessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao stands in front of the last candle, lighting it from his own
Floyd | small candle. Once the room is lit, he blows his candle out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Liu Meili, you have been deemed worthy of the final test to join the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree," says the abbot as he turns to you. "Do you
Floyd | accept this honor, ready to face the challenges before you and take on
Floyd | the role of monk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: "I accept."
Floyd | B: "I do not feel ready."
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You bow to the masters and they bow to you, though theirs is
Floyd | shallower, as befitting a teacher to a student.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are three challenges in the test to become a member of the
Floyd | Order," Abbot Bao explains. "You must complete two of the three
Floyd | successfully. Consider your options wisely, as only one failure can be
Floyd | forgiven."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Part of the test is identifying your weaknesses and being honest about
Floyd | your strengths," Master Shen says quietly. "Know yourself, student, and
Floyd | you will triumph."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The three challenges are these," Abbot Bao continues. "The first is
Floyd | the Dashanmen, a challenge of your combat skills against the monks of
Floyd | the Order. You will enter a dark chamber, and you must cross from one
Floyd | side to the other while being attacked."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "In the old days, we fought to the death. Too
Floyd | messy. Now we stop attacking as soon as you are unconscious."
Floyd |
Floyd | This commentary does not serve to give you confidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | "For the second challenge, you must carry an urn filled with hot coals
Floyd | from the monastery down to the river. There, you may release the urn
Floyd | and bathe your arms in the cold water."
Floyd |
Floyd | The distance from the monastery to the river is short enough when not
Floyd | carrying an urn, but it will certainly feel longer with burning metal
Floyd | on your arms. That certainly explains some of the scars you have seen
Floyd | on the monks of the Order!
Floyd |
Floyd | "For the third challenge, you must retrieve the Scroll of Destiny from
Floyd | behind Bingdian Waterfall, and learn the lesson it holds," Abbot Bao
Floyd | finishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry," says Master Shen, "it is stored in a waterproof scroll
Floyd | case. You'll be able to read it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Which task would you like to undertake first?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will carry the urn of coals.
Floyd | C: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao leads you to the gates of the monastery. The courtyard has
Floyd | been cleared of students, and only a handful of monks are here to
Floyd | witness the beginning of your challenge. Just inside the gates, a
Floyd | brazier is lit, and over it is suspended a large urn, full of burning
Floyd | coals. Aligned to the cardinal directions are four animals: to the
Floyd | north is the tortoise; south, the phoenix; east, the dragon; and west,
Floyd | the tiger.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the metalwork is beautiful, it mostly looks hot.
Floyd |
Floyd | You must carry the urn with your forearms from the monastery to the
Floyd | river below. How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I grit my teeth and carry the heavy load through sheer will.
Floyd | B: I will not rely on strength alone, but will use the heat to further
Floyd | forge my chi.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You contemplate the animals on the urn. The phoenix is a creature of
Floyd | fire, opposed by the tortoise, a creature of water. The dragon, which
Floyd | represents the element of wood, is opposed by the tiger, which
Floyd | represents metal. Although you are tempted to focus on the idea that
Floyd | the fire has the potential to consume wood and metal, but is opposed by
Floyd | water and only lends strength back to its own element, you know that
Floyd | there is still a fifth element to consider.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is void, the element of the center. Your own mind must be empty
Floyd | in order for the chi to flow through you, carrying the strength?and
Floyd | freedom?necessary to lift the urn. You still your mind, breathe, and
Floyd | reach for the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the pain along your forearms, and it is excruciating?but it
Floyd | washes over you, just a part of the moment. With each breath, you let
Floyd | the moment flow and change, accepting it without worrying over past or
Floyd | future, or even holding a thought. Your feet know this path; they have
Floyd | walked it hundreds of times on the simple task of fetching water. You
Floyd | allow them to carry you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You breathe. You exist. The moment comes and passes, and another
Floyd | follows on its heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach the river almost before you realize you are there, and you
Floyd | calmly lower the urn into the water. It hisses with steam, bathing you
Floyd | in hot air as your arms enter the cold stream. You realize that your
Floyd | body feels the shock of the contrast, but you only observe this as
Floyd | another part of the moment before letting it, too, go. When you return
Floyd | to the monastery, you show the monks your new scars to prove that you
Floyd | have withstood the challenge. You have passed. What scars do you bear?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The dragon and the tiger.
Floyd | B: The tortoise and the phoenix.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Where the easiest access to the river lies below the monastery, near
Floyd | where the dry land becomes marsh, Bingdian Waterfall is on the far side
Floyd | of the karst mountain. The trip there is not a long one, but it is
Floyd | hard, as there is no path. As you begin your ascent, you find some goat
Floyd | paths to travel, delaying the true climb until the waterfall is in
Floyd | sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the mist of the waterfall before you see it. Despite the warm
Floyd | weather, the air takes on a clammy chill?the water here is always
Floyd | freezing, nearly ice cold. You rub your hands together and approach the
Floyd | waterfall. It cascades down the side of the mountain into a pool of
Floyd | unknown depth. It falls from perhaps ten times your own height, and
Floyd | somewhere in that length there is a cave or a hole behind it, in which
Floyd | lies the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you attempt to find the scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Climb the mountain next to the waterfall until I see it.
Floyd | B: Use my chi to propel me up the side of the mountain, like a lizard.
Floyd | C: Make observations from below to calculate the most likely location
Floyd | for the scroll.
Floyd | D: Fashion an impromptu spear from the available wood and throw it
Floyd | until it hits an indentation.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You gather your chi and make a great leap, getting a long head start
Floyd | on your climb. From there, you are able to scramble up the side of the
Floyd | mountain by keeping your energy focused, and by borrowing some of the
Floyd | grounded nature of the mountain you climb. You can sense from the
Floyd | energy of the mountain where the indentation that stores the scroll
Floyd | will be, and you dart your hand into the cold water, drawing the scroll
Floyd | case out as quickly as if you were pulling a fish from a stream. You
Floyd | turn and jump, using your chi to float to the ground. You sit down next
Floyd | to the pool, the roar of the waterfall drowning out any other noise,
Floyd | and open the scroll case. Inside is what feels like an ancient scroll,
Floyd | marked with diagrams that show various techniques you have learned
Floyd | while studying at the Order of the Peach Tree. But though there are
Floyd | many images to contemplate, most of the scroll is empty. There do not
Floyd | seem to be any great secrets contained in the writing here. You do not
Floyd | see a hidden final technique explained, nor a clue about how to bring
Floyd | balance to the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you wish to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Meditate on the scroll. An answer will come.
Floyd | B: Analyze the scroll and puzzle out its meaning.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "OKAY"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, do we go with what we did, or do we change our choice?"
		Zach says, "It's not cheating; it's time travel!"
		Zach says, "Let's change our choice. We may fail anyway if it's a stat thing."
		Jacqueline says, "I think that after all that work I want to change the choice."
		Jacqueline asks, "Gunther is gone. maga?"
		maga says, "yeah, B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "B" 		

Floyd | > You sit with the scroll spread out in front of you, studying the
Floyd | detail, identifying the moves. You begin to get stiff from your
Floyd | proximity to the cold waterfall, so you get up to stretch, going
Floyd | through the movements on the page as they are written. You pause from
Floyd | one technique to the next, studying the diagram and noticing how small
Floyd | details have changed from when the scroll was written to when your
Floyd | teachers shared these techniques. You realize that the closer you get
Floyd | to the blank part of the scroll, the closer the techniques are?in their
Floyd | details?to what you have learned.
Floyd |
Floyd | Excited by this discovery, you sit down next to the scroll again. You
Floyd | realize that, though the change is only barely discernible, the ink is
Floyd | ever so slightly darker toward the blank section. It occurs to you that
Floyd | the final technique shown on the scroll is one you have heard a story
Floyd | about: one of your teachers, a snake master, changed the way the
Floyd | technique was taught to the students in order to give them a lesson on
Floyd | pressure points. The strikes he added to the technique are clearly
Floyd | marked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no secrets on the scroll, but there is a legacy of detail.
Floyd | You consider the techniques you have adjusted in your own studies. What
Floyd | will you teach to future students in the Order? How will your art be
Floyd | applied to wushu as you make it your own?
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover that the scroll case has a small compartment that contains
Floyd | a brush and a block of dry ink. You take out your bowl?something a monk
Floyd | must always carry, you have been told?and add water to the ink. In your
Floyd | finest calligraphy, you add a technique to the scroll, allowing it to
Floyd | dry before you return it to its secret location behind the waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you return to the monastery, Abbot Bao notices the ink smudges in
Floyd | your bowl and offers you a smile and a bow. You have passed this test.
Floyd | Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am satisfied with my performance on my tasks and conclude the
Floyd | test.
Floyd | B: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd |

		maga says, "obviously B"
		Jacqueline says, "Phew."
		Zach says, "I wonder why we have a choice."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we've passed at this point, might as well keep going."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "A perfect score might get us chosen for the dragon."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > With a sweep of his hands, Abbot Bao extinguishes all the flames in
Floyd | the room. For an instant, you think the peach tree statue glows with
Floyd | reflected light, but then all is dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen's hand tightens on your shoulder, escorting you to the far
Floyd | side of the chamber. You can hear the soft sounds of people entering
Floyd | the room, though with the quiet treads the monks have practiced, it is
Floyd | impossible to tell how many. Certainly more than the sounds you hear
Floyd | would indicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, Master Shen turns you around. "Remember your training," he
Floyd | says, before he, too disappears in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait, your stance relaxed as you have been taught, until you are
Floyd | told to begin?or until the first attack comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I have faith in my fighting skills. I face my opponents with
Floyd | confidence?they are as blind as I am.
Floyd | B: The challenge is to get from one side of the room to the other, but
Floyd | the path was never specified. I weave through the room, confusing my
Floyd | opponents.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		Jacqueline says, "I like either one."
		Zach says, "B because we did that weaving snake dance at the beginning"
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Okay. maga?"
		maga says, "hmm. weaving, I think"
		Zach says, "But, yeah, they both seem good"
		maga says, "the other guys have been in here longer and their pupils have adjusted"
		Jacqueline says, "No, the other guys just entered."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > In your time with the Order of the Peach Tree, you have often been
Floyd | complimented on your ability to think outside of the boundaries of the
Floyd | exercise. That skill is useful here. You begin by crouching low to the
Floyd | ground, and you feel where the strike of your first opponent would have
Floyd | been had you remained in place. You strike to a pressure point on the
Floyd | back of his leg, collapsing it under him, as you move away from the
Floyd | center of the room and through the crowd of opponents.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monks realize your strategy quickly, so you have to keep shifting
Floyd | your pattern of movement. The intention is to be where the strikes are
Floyd | not. You get into a low stance and circle walk. You move, changing
Floyd | directions and heights of your stance with syncopation so that your
Floyd | foes never catch you in a rhythm. You launch a flurry of palm strikes
Floyd | as you feel the body of a monk ahead of you. The next monk, however,
Floyd | you just evade, moving around him the moment that your earlier foe
Floyd | counterstrikes your former position.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not easy, but you focus on the strategies you have learned for
Floyd | keeping your opponents off balance, leading them into each other and
Floyd | falling away from their attacks. Occasionally, a strike catches you,
Floyd | but your steps never falter, and you keep moving. You can feel that
Floyd | what you are doing borders on what some would call the supernatural
Floyd | talents of the monks; you know you are drawing on your own knowledge of
Floyd | strategy and the principles of bagua?the eight diagrams that represent
Floyd | the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can sense how close you are coming to the far side of the room,
Floyd | where Abbot Bao awaits. You reach the wall, then circle back into the
Floyd | throng, gliding out of the way of the monks turning to attack you. You
Floyd | reach out and place your hand on the warm wood of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Finish," says Abbot Bao. He makes a final attack?a high strike aimed
Floyd | at your throat?but you back against the door and push it open, shooting
Floyd | yourself backward out of his reach. Light floods the room, dazzling you
Floyd | and the monks. As your eyes adjust, you realize that they are all
Floyd | bowing to you. Clearly your teachers were correct: you were ready for
Floyd | this test, and you have passed. With your successes behind you, you are
Floyd | welcomed once again into the inner temple. The candles are all lit, and
Floyd | the monks who reside at the monastery offer you their oaths of
Floyd | brotherhood. The Order of the Peach Tree is now your family, and you
Floyd | are one step closer to getting to ask a question of the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Three: The Master

		inky says, "nice work"
		inky says, "this seems to imply it's possible to pass all the tests regardless of your stats"
		maga says, "that seems probable"
		Zach | The monks realize your strategy quickly, so you have to keep shifting
		Zach says, "It's just like fighting the Borg"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we can't see our stats, but it seems that they're not all that great in a couple of areas, and yet we passed."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Your first few years as a monk feel little different from your last
Floyd | year as a senior student. Though you now have a greater leadership
Floyd | role, and an official ranking as a teacher with the students, much
Floyd | continues on as it had before. You work at the monastery, taking care
Floyd | of the things required of all who live there to maintain the daily
Floyd | workings of the Order. You spar with the monks and continue to learn
Floyd | the intricacies of wushu. You oversee the newest applicants as they
Floyd | prove their worth by accomplishing the most menial chores. You do not
Floyd | miss those days from your own apprenticeship.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seasons change. The peach tree blossoms and bears fruit, then shows
Floyd | its naked branches until spring returns. The strength of the Blue
Floyd | Scarves Rebellion grows as the foreigners maintain and further develop
Floyd | their presence in the Middle Kingdom. Still, the Emperor shows no
Floyd | intention of changing their role at his court, or defending the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom against the foreigners' encroachment upon lands
Floyd | they have farmed for generations.
Floyd |
Floyd | No further threats call for the attention of the Order of the Peach
Floyd | Tree, however, and Abbot Bao has not become involved with the quarrel
Floyd | between the rebels and the Emperor on either side. The monks are
Floyd | divided in their opinions of the world's events: some strongly support
Floyd | the Emperor, others profess that it is not the Order's role to get
Floyd | involved in events of the world, and a few mention their concerns for
Floyd | the common people without ever fully defying the Son of Heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you involve yourself in these conversations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I support the Emperor. He is the Son of Heaven and clearly knows
Floyd | what's best for the Empire.
Floyd | B: I agree that the Middle Kingdom is out of balance with the Heavens,
Floyd | but do not openly question the Emperor.
Floyd | C: I am not concerned with such worldly matters when I strive toward
Floyd | Enlightenment.
Floyd |

		maga says, "B"
		Zach says, "B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You realize that doing nothing only lends strength to the Emperor's
Floyd | position, but openly admitting doubt in the Son of Heaven is both
Floyd | unwise and dangerous. But if the choice is saying nothing or giving up
Floyd | your path to the Dragon Sage and joining the rebellion like Lu
Floyd | Jin?well, you know what you will choose.
Floyd |
Floyd | One day in late summer, the third year after your test, Master Shen
Floyd | asks to speak with you beneath the peach tree. When you arrive, the old
Floyd | master is dozing off beneath the tree, his staff leaning next to him.
Floyd | You approach quietly, but as soon as you are within range of Master
Floyd | Shen's staff, it shoots out to tap your ankle, suddenly in his gnarled
Floyd | but quick hand. His eyes remain closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This ankle feels like it belongs to Liu Meili," he says with a grin.
Floyd | He opens one eye. "Ah, good. If it had been Kai Lo bringing a late
Floyd | afternoon snack to the decrepit old man, that would have been an
Floyd | embarrassing mistake."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen pats the ground beside him in a gesture for you to sit. It
Floyd | is oddly informal for one who served as your teacher for so long.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why did you wish to speak with me, Master?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe I enjoy the company of my young students in my old age," Master
Floyd | Shen says gruffly. He taps your foot with the end of his staff. "You
Floyd | may be a monk now, but I still concern myself with your education."
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am learning much from teaching the students and continuing to spar
Floyd | with the monks.
Floyd | B: I admit that I fear my own art is stagnating.
Floyd | C: I tell him that I miss the challenge of real combat.
Floyd |

		maga says, "B"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "z?"
		Zach says, "B or C"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > He raps your ankle. "As well you should. There is much more for you
Floyd | to learn outside these walls, Liu Meili." Master Shen raises his staff
Floyd | and knocks twice on one of the peach tree's branches. Two peaches
Floyd | tumble down, and you catch them both, handing one to the old master
Floyd | when he reaches for it. He takes a bite of juicy peach, savoring it,
Floyd | before continuing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is traditional for members of the Order to spend some time away
Floyd | from the monastery after they become monks," he explains. "For some it
Floyd | is a time of wandering, living only on the kindness others drop into
Floyd | their begging bowls. For others, it is a chance to become embroiled in
Floyd | the matters of the Middle Kingdom. Abbot Bao suggested that for you,
Floyd | actually, and was planning to send you to Xiaonanhai, but I think that
Floyd | perhaps the capital is not the place for you now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised that Abbot Bao would think to send you to the capital
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom?and that Master Shen has objected to the abbot's
Floyd | plans.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you would gain a greater benefit from studying under an old
Floyd | teacher of mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of yours, Master?" you ask, trying to imagine a teacher of Master
Floyd | Shen's that would still be walking, let alone alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | He raps his staff against your ankle again, clearly guessing your
Floyd | thoughts. "I recommend that you seek out Master Zhuge in the Yellow
Floyd | Mountains. Zhuge is an old hermit?a true recluse?but crafty as a
Floyd | dragon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | In fact, you have heard of Master Zhuge, whom some call the Veiled
Floyd | Dragon. Stories say that Master Zhuge has followed the path to
Floyd | immortality, though whether this was through alchemy, devout living, or
Floyd | the mystical arts of the bedchamber is the subject of much debate. No
Floyd | one knows how old he is or the full extent of his abilities, but people
Floyd | say he can blow on water to change the direction of its current, heal
Floyd | the sick at a distance, and take on the shape of any object. He also
Floyd | writes very fine poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge lives in the mountains above Kuei Xian," Master Shen continues.
Floyd | He pulls a scroll out of his sengfu and hands it to you. It is a map of
Floyd | that section of the Yellow Mountains, incredibly detailed. A hermitage
Floyd | is marked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen stands, slowly, hiding the quick reactions you know he is
Floyd | capable of. "I suggest you take a present," he says, and knocks the
Floyd | bough of the peach tree with his staff again. A pile of peaches falls
Floyd | into your lap. "Go. Learn. I will see you in a few years, if I am still
Floyd | around. And if you survive."
Floyd |
Floyd | What gift will you take with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Peaches. If Master Shen suggested them, they must be a good idea.
Floyd | B: I take a cutting from the peach tree, which will eventually produce
Floyd | its own peaches.
Floyd | C: I take the time to copy one of the scrolls from the temple library
Floyd | before I leave.
Floyd |

		maga says, "B. If he's actually immortal, he'll get more peaches that way"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. And harm the ancient tree?"
		inky says, "it'd just be a cutting"
		Jacqueline says, "I know, I know."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Zach says, "B seems the most logical, but I like A more."
		Jacqueline says, "Though A AND B would be nice."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking B. Democracy and all, so..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Caring for the peach tree is one of the tasks you have learned as a
Floyd | monk. You carefully take a cutting, wrapping the base in a wet cloth to
Floyd | prepare it for travel. Then you return to your room to pack your
Floyd | remaining things. You leave from the monastery on a beautiful, sunny
Floyd | day to begin your journey to the Yellow Mountains. It has been years
Floyd | since you traveled this road, and the journey alone is very different
Floyd | from one with seventeen companions. By the time you reach Baijiang
Floyd | Bridge, the weather has started to turn, and a summer squall hits just
Floyd | as you arrive in Kuei Xian. You sit in the tea house for a few hours
Floyd | until the skies clear, then begin your ascent into the mountains.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hardly out of sight of town when you see a young woman on the
Floyd | road ahead of you, pacing and looking quite distraught. She is dressed
Floyd | in humble clothes, bedraggled from the recent storm, but despite the
Floyd | smudged dirt on her face and the disarray of her hair, it is clear that
Floyd | she is beautiful. A heavy pack lies near her by the side of the road.
Floyd | She spots you and the worry on her face eases.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank the heavens," she says, then looks down and bows in deference,
Floyd | despite the fact that she clearly intends to address you without
Floyd | waiting for you?of higher social rank?to speak first. "Honored monk,
Floyd | forgive my boldness, but I am in need of aid. I was traveling toward
Floyd | Kuei Xian when the storm hit, and my ox startled at the thunder and
Floyd | bolted off the road. Could you help me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I don't have the time or inclination to help a peasant.
Floyd | B: I can spare a little time to help a poor woman.
Floyd | C: This woman seems very familiar?she reminds me of a certain fox
Floyd | spirit I met the last time I traveled this way.
Floyd |

		maga says, "C"
		Zach says, "Foxy lady"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > "Feng?" you say cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman beams. "You remembered me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | As though you were likely to forget an encounter with a fox spirit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huli jing gestures to her pack, letting her seven tails peek out
Floyd | from beneath the humble peasant clothing she wears as a disguise. "I
Floyd | thought perhaps you might like an additional option to present to
Floyd | Master Zhuge. No tricks, I promise." She gives you a wink, then bounds
Floyd | off into the woods, changing to her fox form as she goes. When you meet
Floyd | with Master Zhuge, will you offer the fox spirit's gift?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I will present my original gift to Master Zhuge.
Floyd | B: I will present the fox spirit's pack to Master Zhuge.
Floyd | C: I will offer both gifts.
Floyd |

		inky says, "hunh"
		inky asks, "it doesn't say what her gift is, I guess?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, she said she'd help us. But she also is tricksy."
		Zach says, "Hmm"
		maga says, "everybody loves extra presents. C."
		Zach says, "Sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps that is best. It is dark before you reach the small mountain
Floyd | hut where Master Shen's map said it would be. You rap on the door,
Floyd | expecting it to open with hospitality, even at this late hour and even
Floyd | from a legendary hermit. What you do not expect is for a wizened and
Floyd | wiry old woman, white hair dangling in a long braid down her back, to
Floyd | open the door with distaste.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am not interested in visitors," she snaps. "Fend for yourself in the
Floyd | mountains. Consult the stars. Maybe you'll learn something."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Explain I am here from the Order of the Peach Tree to see Master
Floyd | Zhuge, relying on the Order's reputation to bring goodwill.
Floyd | B: Demand that this insolent old woman introduce me to Master Zhuge,
Floyd | whom I have traveled so far to see.
Floyd | C: Apologize for the late hour and ask for hospitality to be granted to
Floyd | a humble monk.
Floyd | D: Bow deeply. The way this woman moves, despite her age, reveals her
Floyd | skill. I address her: "Master Zhuge."
Floyd |

		maga says, "unless the present is a satchel bomb, but whatever"
		inky says, "hunh, interesting"
		Jacqueline says, "D."
		Zach says, "D but address her as "Master Zhuge's daughter""
		inky says, "I guess he could be a cross-dresser"
		inky says, "he has to do something to entertain himself when he's all alone in the wilderness"
		maga says, "by the looks of it, the only place where male pronouns got used for Zhuge was in rumours"
		inky says, "fair enough"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > It takes you a bare moment to reconcile the woman before you with the
Floyd | legends you have learned about Zhuge the Immortal, the Veiled Dragon.
Floyd | But though all the stories you know refer to Zhuge as a man, you can
Floyd | sense the gravitas this woman has.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman beams. "It has been at least fifteen years since someone
Floyd | identified me so quickly," she says. "Either you are a remarkably
Floyd | clever monk, or I am getting less crafty in my old age." She holds the
Floyd | door open. "I choose to believe it is the former. Please, come inside."
Floyd | The hut is larger on the inside than it appeared on the outside, and
Floyd | though it is sparely furnished, it is comfortable. The main room has a
Floyd | small hearth; a kettle for tea water is currently suspended over it.
Floyd | One wall is filled with racks of scrolls. Another has weapons of all
Floyd | sizes and shapes suspended from it. Two paper doors hide additional
Floyd | rooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Zhuge offers you tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Accept the tea and drink it as Master Zhuge drinks it.
Floyd | B: Take the tea cup and contemplate the tea, considering its qualities.
Floyd | C: Decline the tea.
Floyd |

		maga asks, "A. c'mon, what sort of asshole are we?"
		Zach says, "A. Sometimes a cup of tea is just a cup of tea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > It is hot, but refreshing. Once tea is concluded, you offer the gifts
Floyd | to Master Zhuge. She takes what you offer with little expression, and
Floyd | you cannot tell whether you have impressed the master or not. Master
Floyd | Zhuge asks about your travels and the training you have already had.
Floyd | She listens, revealing little with her expression, as you explain your
Floyd | background.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have decided to accept you, provisionally, as my apprentice," Master
Floyd | Zhuge says. "I can teach you any number of things, if you are willing
Floyd | to learn them."
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you hope to learn from Master Zhuge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to improve my fighting.
Floyd | B: I want to learn the magic the Zhuge of legend is said to practice.
Floyd | C: I need to work on my determination.
Floyd | D: I am looking forward to studying strategy under the Veiled Dragon,
Floyd | who is said to have been responsible for the defeat of three armies at
Floyd | Hongcao Pass.
Floyd | E: I really want to learn the art of poetry.
Floyd |

		maga says, "E"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		maga says, "(I am sure it is a joke, but still)"
		inky says, "wait, there's no option to learn immortal sexing"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, Zhuge does write rather fine poetry."
		maga says, "poetry first, then smoochies"
		Zach asks, "A liberal arts degree is this economy?"
		Jacqueline says, "IRTA immortal sexting."
		Zach says, "s/is/in"
		Zach says, "Haha, me too"
		Jacqueline says, "It did say that the possibly the Zhuge is immortal through the mystical arts of the bedchamber, though I have no idea what that was supposed to imply."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, poetry?"
		Zach says, "Maybe D because we've already practiced strategy. or E."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | > Master Zhuge seems surprised by the request, as very few people have
Floyd | ever sought her out as a poetry instructor. Still, she is eager to find
Floyd | another person with whom she can share her love of poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | But rather than putting your own words together, or even studying the
Floyd | words of the masters, Master Zhuge divides your day into two parts:
Floyd | practicing calligraphy and meditating in a clearing near the hut.
Floyd | Neither of these things feels much like poetry when you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I do not understand Master Zhuge's techniques and have taken to
Floyd | making up poems in my head without her.
Floyd | B: Clearly, the art of calligraphy is poetry's physical expression. The
Floyd | words must also appear beautiful.
Floyd | C: Sitting in nature is clearly about poetry. Poetry is about
Floyd | observation as much as it is about creation.
Floyd |

		inky says, "poetry might help with our social skills"
		Zach says (to inky), "That has not been my experience."
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline) Zach says, "Roses are red, violets are blue, you are real pretty, and so are me."
		maga says, "A. There once was a dragon called Zhuge / who looked like a dried-up old loogie"
		maga says, "(okay, fine, C)"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Okay, yours is better."
		Jacqueline asks (of z), "Okay with C?"
		Zach says, "Hey, rhyming with words is hard!"
		Zach says, "Sure, C"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Master Zhuge begins to accompany you as you sit in the clearing, and
Floyd | as you walk home together, she speaks to you in what you soon recognize
Floyd | as extemporaneous verse. As you reply, you find that your words, too,
Floyd | are becoming more poetic. One evening as you are practicing
Floyd | calligraphy, Master Zhuge returns to the hut from an errand, and you
Floyd | realize that she is carrying wine skins. You have never seen Master
Floyd | Zhuge drink alcohol?in fact, you have actually seen her ingest little
Floyd | other than tea and herbal compounds, which you have heard is one of the
Floyd | ways a person may become immortal?so this comes as a surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we having company?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," Master Zhuge says, setting a third chair at the table where you
Floyd | drink tea together. "A friend of mine will be staying with us this
Floyd | evening, and I suspect he will want plenty to drink while he is here."
Floyd | She gestures to the several skins. "You may have some as well, of
Floyd | course."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are curious about her guest, but she says no more, vanishing into
Floyd | her room until, hours later, there is a knock on the door of her hut.
Floyd | She goes to the door, a far cry from the crotchety old woman who
Floyd | answered for you the first night you met her: she has piled her hair
Floyd | into an elaborate coif and she wears a beautifully brocaded qipao,
Floyd | looking every bit like a noble woman rather than a hermit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | "Miao!" a man's voice booms when she opens the door, and it sounds
Floyd | clear to you that he has already had a bit to drink. "It has been far
Floyd | too long!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then you should visit more often, you old fool," Master Zhuge says,
Floyd | but her voice is playful, and she ushers her guest inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is a huge man who wears a long robe with wide sleeves, and a tunic
Floyd | draped on top of it. A waist-sash surrounds his enormous girth, and a
Floyd | scholar's cap crowns his head. He sees you and starts in surprise. "And
Floyd | who is this, Miao? A new student?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pai, this is Liu Meili, who is studying poetry with me. Liu Meili,
Floyd | allow me to present Li Pai."
Floyd |
Floyd | The large man bellows a laugh. "A poet! I hope Miao has actually let
Floyd | you write something down, young pupil. She is notorious for keeping
Floyd | everything in her head."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I bow politely to Master Zhuge's guest.
Floyd | B: I laugh and admit that I have not yet written any poetry down while
Floyd | studying under Master Zhuge, but insist that she is a fine teacher.
Floyd | C: I am intimidated by this man and scared stiff at the notion of
Floyd | discussing poetry with him.
Floyd | D: I bow deeply to the poet. I recognize his name from the legends; he,
Floyd | like Master Zhuge, is considered an immortal.
Floyd |

		maga says, "mrm, B, I think"
		Jacqueline asks, "B not D?"
		maga says, "D is a second choice, but I guess this guy is not much for bowing and scraping"
		Jacqueline asks, "Zach?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, may just go with B since he appears to be away."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "You see?" Master Zhuge says, a touch defensively. "Your school is
Floyd | not the only one, Pai." "Let us speak of poetry! But first, Miao, tell
Floyd | me that you have brought me wine."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," says Master Zhuge, handing her guest the first of, you
Floyd | suspect, many wine skins to be drunk that night.
Floyd |
Floyd | Li Pai begins to launch into his own poetry, and Master Zhuge responds
Floyd | with her own, some that you recognize from the work of hers that you
Floyd | have already heard and read, and some that sounds extemporaneous, but
Floyd | no less sophisticated. After you have listened to the exchanges for
Floyd | some time, it is clear that, in order to participate in this evening,
Floyd | you will need to contribute some poetry of your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am happy just to be in the presence of two such gifted poets. I
Floyd | will let it all sink in.
Floyd | B: I am confident that I will be able to create extemporaneous poetry.
Floyd | C: I am uncertain about creating my own poetry, but I rely on my memory
Floyd | of older poems to add to the conversation.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "B"
		maga says, "yeah, B"
		inky says, "after all this time we spent meditating"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You add to the conversation slowly at first, using your hours in the
Floyd | clearing to call up appropriate imagery to reflect the emotional tone
Floyd | of the conversation. And as the poets accept your contributions, your
Floyd | confidence grows. Soon, you are spouting poetry as though you have been
Floyd | doing it all your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many wine skins later and far after the moon has set, Master Zhuge
Floyd | announces that it is time for the evening to come to an end. Your two
Floyd | fellow poets wish you a good night, and you dream in verse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Li Pai stays for several more days before returning to the road, and
Floyd | you bask in the poetry of the household. You continue your practice of
Floyd | calligraphy and meditation while the poet is at the house?he sleeps the
Floyd | majority of the day and does not miss your presence?and spend the
Floyd | evenings engaging with the two masters of the art, honing your skill.
Floyd | When Li Pai eventually has to leave, he encourages you to write down
Floyd | some of your poems, despite Master Zhuge's training.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your surprise, Master Zhuge agrees. "I think it is time that you
Floyd | commit some works to paper," she says after her friend has gone. "But I
Floyd | think we can find some time for things other than poetry as well, my
Floyd | student, if there are other things you wish to learn."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to improve my fighting.
Floyd | B: I want to learn the magic the Zhuge of legend is said to practice.
Floyd | C: I need to work on my determination.
Floyd | D: I am looking forward to studying strategy under the Veiled Dragon,
Floyd | who is said to have been responsible for the defeat of three armies at
Floyd | Hongcao Pass.
Floyd |

		
arfy arrives, full of fun and funk. 		maga says, "(although lack of originality would totally not be a faux pas in this context)"
		maga says, "okay, D"
		inky says, "hm"
		inky says, "I guess D is the most likely one to result in the empire being put on the right path"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But B might lead us to immortality so that if we don't get chosen to ask the dragon our question this time maybe we'd get to next time!"
		Jacqueline says, "But sure, D."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You know the history of Hongcao Pass?it was one of your favorite
Floyd | stories as a child, and you have studied the different tellings of that
Floyd | event at every opportunity. Master Zhuge was on the side of Hong Wei,
Floyd | the most capable general among the three armies, who fought on behalf
Floyd | of the Imperial Family against a rebelling warlord and the horse-riding
Floyd | savages of the western plains. Between General Hong and Master Zhuge,
Floyd | the battle was decisive, and Hongcao Pass was named after the general,
Floyd | who became a trusted advisor to the Emperor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The story that Master Zhuge tells you surprises you: Zhuge knew that in
Floyd | order for the general's strategy to work, the army would need to double
Floyd | the number of drummers sending out the orders to the soldiers. In order
Floyd | to meet the army's need, Zhuge recruited a number of young women
Floyd | instrumentalists from a nearby village. Though General Hong was unsure
Floyd | about using untried women in the role, they were vital to his ruse: he
Floyd | needed the drum calls to disorient his enemies and keep the opposing
Floyd | armies from learning his location until it was too late for them to
Floyd | prevent his attack. Zhuge snuck the women up into the pass into secure
Floyd | locations, where their drum calls would echo and multiply, thus adding
Floyd | further confusion to General Hong's original plan. Many other details
Floyd | played into the battle, of course?including an east wind Master Zhuge
Floyd | summoned, which caused the banners of the horse barbarians to flutter
Floyd | chaotically in the winding pass and further disorient the enemy?but
Floyd | history's record of the numbers is entirely accurate.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you discuss old battles, day after day, Master Zhuge insists that
Floyd | you play go. The board game, played on a grid where stones of opposing
Floyd | colors?black and white?are used to attempt to surround their opponent's
Floyd | pieces, distracts you from the tales of Master Zhuge's important
Floyd | strategic decisions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you question her technique?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The distraction is unwelcome. I would rather pore over maps of
Floyd | Master Zhuge's campaigns.
Floyd | B: The multitasking is difficult, but I suspect it is part of the
Floyd | exercise.
Floyd | C: I love go! I could play this game all day.
Floyd |

		inky says, "I was assuming this was a no-magic setting so B was just rumors"
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "uh, ok, except apparently she could summon up an east wind"
		maga says, "B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Paying attention to both the stories and the strategy of the game,
Floyd | retaining both in your head without being distracted, is certainly a
Floyd | skill that requires a quick mind. It also has the added benefit of
Floyd | causing you to focus more closely on Master Zhuge's reactions and
Floyd | expressions. You feel you are beginning to learn how to read her
Floyd | emotions more clearly, and your insight into her expressions aids both
Floyd | your game and your understanding of her campaign decisions. One
Floyd | evening, during which you are comparing two accounts of the campaign
Floyd | during the Border War fought between Emperor Da Xiaoten?the grandfather
Floyd | of current Emperor Da Gaozu, the Son of Heaven?and the barbarians of
Floyd | the western plains, Master Zhuge sets up the go board, as has become
Floyd | your custom. This time, however, she sets three chairs around the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we having company?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In a manner of speaking," Master Zhuge says in her typical cryptic
Floyd | fashion.
Floyd |
Floyd | After arranging the board, Master Zhuge disappears into her room, then
Floyd | returns with a silk bag and heads outside. You follow, curious, and
Floyd | watch as she withdraws a bundle of small flags and arranges them in a
Floyd | circle. She begins to chant in a language that is only vaguely
Floyd | familiar?it sounds like a very old dialect of your own language, with a
Floyd | very different vocabulary?and, after a few moments, the ghost appears.
Floyd | At first he is only a shade, but as Master Zhuge's chanting continues,
Floyd | he resolves into a tall man wearing scale armor over a changshan. A red
Floyd | cloak is draped over his armor, and his helmet is decorated with an
Floyd | equally red feather plume. A well-shaped beard and mustache, flecked
Floyd | with gray, surround a mouth that breaks into a smile when he sees your
Floyd | master.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge Miao," he says, sounding like an echo of a once-booming voice.
Floyd | "Has it been long, my friend?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ages," Master Zhuge confirms, taking the ghost's hands in her own. "I
Floyd | have a go player to introduce you to while I tell you stories of the
Floyd | future."
Floyd |
Floyd | The man looks at you sharply.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I bow, in deference to this old friend of my master's.
Floyd | B: I bow, but only slightly. Surely I have greater status than a ghost!
Floyd | C: I remain frozen in place, unsure how to greet a ghost.
Floyd | D: I bow, recognizing General Hong Wei from his description in the
Floyd | legends.
Floyd |

		inky says, "ha ha"
		arfy says, "good morning, everyone"
		maga says, "D"
		Zach says, "Sorry, phone call."
		Zach says, "Hey arfy"
Jacqueline says, "Hi, arfy. We're a couple of hours into a game already, I'm afraid." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > The general notices the clear respect on your face and returns your
Floyd | bow. "I see you have recognized my old friend," Master Zhuge says
Floyd | warmly. "Wei, this is Liu Meili, my student. Liu Meili, I present to
Floyd | you General Hong Wei." "It is an honor," you say, and your admiration,
Floyd | honed by years of studying his feats in combat, is clear. The ghost
Floyd | laughs. "We will see what you say after I have defeated you at go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside, Master Zhuge offers the ghost her usual seat. She begins to
Floyd | busy herself around the hut in a way that strikes you as more domestic
Floyd | than her typical fashion.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You may go first," says General Hong.
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your strategy?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I play in silence, focused solely on the game, even though this will
Floyd | be construed as rudeness.
Floyd | B: I have been training with Master Zhuge to converse and play at the
Floyd | same time. I can handle the challenge.
Floyd | C: I study General Hong's expressions, trying to draw him into
Floyd | storytelling and conversation that will distract him from the game.
Floyd |

		Zach says, "D."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow, I keep mischanneling. Weird."
		arfy says, "no problem. just observing. silly timezones"
		maga says, "C."
		Jacqueline says, "C"
		Zach says, "Yeah, C seems like B but with more strategy"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You place your first piece, then wait politely for the general,
Floyd | who?for the purposes of the evening at least?outranks you, to draw you

		Zach says, "We'll be able to see right through him."

Floyd | into conversation. Once he begins to talk, you are free to ask
Floyd | questions. While you might be inclined to keep him engaged on topics
Floyd | from his own life, it is clear from the way he reacts to your questions
Floyd | and to comments from Master Zhuge that he is far more interested in
Floyd | current events. General Hong is dismayed by the foreign presence in the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom?after all, he spent years trying to keep out the
Floyd | horse-riding barbarians?but he is scrupulously polite regarding the
Floyd | Imperial Family. You tell him of your own campaign?small though it
Floyd | was?at Kuei Xian and ask what he would have done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The puzzle of the bandits?and what he would do to confront both them
Floyd | and the foreigners were he the current Imperial General?captivates him
Floyd | utterly. So utterly that he does not notice your command of the board,
Floyd | or how quickly you are surrounding his pieces. When he eventually
Floyd | realizes what has happened, he laughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Miao, your student has distracted me!" he complains good-naturedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Didn't you always tell me that distractions are an inevitable part of
Floyd | battle?" she asks, mischief clear in her voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So I did," he answers, finishing the game to his inevitable defeat.
Floyd | General Hong remains for conversation after the game, but eventually,
Floyd | Master Zhuge returns him to the celestial realms. It is clear that none
Floyd | of you really wanted the evening to end.
Floyd |
Floyd | When Master Zhuge returns with her silk bag, she looks at you, clearly
Floyd | pleased.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I believe we can have company more often," she says. "I also believe
Floyd | that you are ready for lessons on an additional topic. What else would
Floyd | you like to learn?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to improve my fighting.
Floyd | B: I want to learn the magic the Zhuge of legend is said to practice.
Floyd | C: I need to work on my determination.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "har"
		maga says, "okay, A"
		inky says, "nice"
		inky says, "I'm not sure that actually bought us anything, but I guess it's hard to say"
		Zach says, "Hmm, B or C"
		Jacqueline says, "I've been curious about B, but it seems wrong to ask, somehow."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, maybe being bold is part of the path."
		inky says, "we already softened her up some"
		maga says, "c'mon, dudes, this is becoming Choice of Not Kung Fu"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "I like a B."
		Jacqueline says, "Zach says he might like a B."
		Jacqueline says, "We've been going with majority rule."
		Zach says, "Yeah, B"
		arfy asks, "perhaps a save might be a good thing here?"
		Jacqueline says, "But then that one time we went with majority and it was disastrous, so."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we can save, arfy."
		Jacqueline says, "And I'm not trying."
		Jacqueline says, "Last time I tried something I crashed the game."
		Jacqueline says, "ChoiceScript doesn't work the same way our other games do, so."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You have chosen to learn magic?or, at least, what the superstitious
Floyd | would call magic. Master Zhuge explains that it is all a matter of
Floyd | understanding the flow of energy through the universe. When she says
Floyd | it, of course, it sounds simple. But your new training regimen is
Floyd | anything but. You find that magic is much less about action and much
Floyd | more about scholarship. Master Zhuge has you studying star charts,
Floyd | herbal encyclopedias, and books on anatomy. You imagine you can feel
Floyd | your muscles atrophy as you do nothing but read.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you frustrated by all this book learning?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am fascinated by everything I am learning, and am eager to learn
Floyd | more.
Floyd | B: I love what I am learning, but wake before dawn in order to have
Floyd | time to go through my forms, so that my body remembers its fighting
Floyd | arts.
Floyd | C: I am sick of books and wish I were doing something with more action.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "B"
		maga says, "yeah, B"
		inky says, "these games make it so easy to decide to wake up early"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		maga says, "you're a monk"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You sense that Master Zhuge approves of your efforts. One afternoon,
Floyd | rather than get out another text on anatomy, she teaches you a form
Floyd | from the art of qigong, a style that emphasizes the energy points
Floyd | within the body, both for disabling foes and for healing friends. You
Floyd | add this to your morning practice. One day, Master Zhuge draws you away
Floyd | from the texts she has assigned you to study and takes you on a walk
Floyd | through the woods. Though you have been to the stream near her hut
Floyd | before, you have never noticed the gazebo to which she takes you. It is
Floyd | a rainy day, and the sound of the raindrops falling on the water adds
Floyd | volume to the stream's babble and the rustling of wind through the
Floyd | trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Today, we spar," she announces.
Floyd |
Floyd | She moves to the gazebo and sits on one of the benches inside. A figure
Floyd | comes out of the woods?a beautiful woman dressed in a thick brocaded
Floyd | qipao, who carries an erhu.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, you recognize the woman as Feng, the huli jing. She
Floyd | draws her bow and sits demurely on the ground at the door of the
Floyd | gazebo, where she begins to play a haunting melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand in a fighting stance, prepared to spar as Master Zhuge said.
Floyd | B: I sit in the gazebo and await further instruction.
Floyd | C: I sit in the gazebo and look at Master Zhuge until she meets my
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |

		maga says, "you've spent decades on being woken up every morning by a more important monk with a whippin' cane"
		Zach says, "I want to see where C leads"
		inky says, "I feel like I've seen this specific scene in a movie"
		inky asks, "Hero, maybe?"
		Zach says, "Or wait, I misread that."
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline asks, "I'll go with C, sure. Wait, no?"
gjnave arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		maga says, "sure, C"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You realize exactly what is happening: Master Zhuge has challenged
Floyd | you to a mind-to-mind battle. She locks eyes with you, and you begin.
Floyd | You see the scene clearly, everything moving in slow motion, from the
Floyd | rain hitting the water of the stream to the strings of the erhu
Floyd | vibrating. In your mind, Zhuge stands, her giant bladed spear?her guan
Floyd | dao?in her hand, lowered at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: In my mind, I also rise, focusing on the pressure points I have
Floyd | learned from the anatomy texts, and strike out open-handed.
Floyd | B: I visualize the battle the way I wish it to go, shaping the reality
Floyd | of the vision with my will.
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Oh, I do like it. I thought it was talking about Feng at first."
		inky says, "whoah, fancy"
		maga says, "A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > In the vision, you stand, your body coiled like a snake's, and as
Floyd | Master Zhuge approaches you, you step to the side and strike out,
Floyd | targeting thirteen different points on her head and neck, determined to
Floyd | hit every one of them in a quick series of strikes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your blows begin to land, but Master Zhuge, too, is a master of snake
Floyd | forms. Her guan dao vanishes and she meets you snake for snake. You
Floyd | shift to crane stance, evading her strikes and flying out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The erhu plays, and your battle becomes a dance. You become so engaged
Floyd | in the patterns and movement that you cease to care who will win,
Floyd | living in this moment and letting go of worries of the future. You
Floyd | strike out, dance back, strike again, parry and counter. And still the
Floyd | erhu plays, and the rain glides across the surface of the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Zhuge spins away, grants you a broad smile, and bows. You return
Floyd | the bow, and discover that you are both still seated in the gazebo. The
Floyd | erhu vibrates with the last note of the song. "Well done," says Master
Floyd | Zhuge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | After you have studied with Zhuge Miao for two years, your teacher once
Floyd | again asks you to sit with her for tea. "I have decided to go away for
Floyd | a time," she announces. "I have been in touch with Master Shen at the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree, and I understand that you are to remain in the
Floyd | Kuei Xian region. I would offer you my humble home," she says with a
Floyd | gesture around the room, "but I am afraid it is not quite the same when
Floyd | I am not here."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have noticed strange properties of the building?the way it seems to
Floyd | hold more than it should, that furniture seems to move out of Master
Floyd | Zhuge's way, that the windows darken against the sun or brighten on
Floyd | cloudy days?and are unsurprised that it, like Master Zhuge, is more
Floyd | than natural.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have arranged for you to have a small house on the edge of Kuei
Floyd | Xian," she continues. "It should have enough space for you to continue
Floyd | your training, as well as live in comfort. My friend Feng will see to
Floyd | it that you have everything that you need." She sees your expression of
Floyd | surprise and continues with a smile. "Feng is a huli jing?a fox
Floyd | spirit?but she has been my trusted companion for many years. She will
Floyd | not take you down the foxhole unless you either wish it or become very,
Floyd | very foolish."
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearly Master Zhuge is unaware of your previous interactions with the
Floyd | fox spirit?which, you suppose, is just as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Zhuge puts her tea cup down, looking older than she has in the
Floyd | whole time you have known her. "My student," she says, "the truth is
Floyd | that even I will not live forever. You have learned much from me?as
Floyd | much as any single one of all the students I have taught in my years as
Floyd | a master?and I have decided to make you my heir. If you accept, you
Floyd | shall be considered a member of the Zhuge family, and the heir to the
Floyd | Zhuge style of kung fu. Will you accept this responsibility?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes, of course! It is a great honor.
Floyd | B: I do not want that responsibility. I must decline.
Floyd |

		maga says, "take you down the foxhole, eh"
gjnave waves his arms, rolls a poor lore check, and then disappears - 'oh cra..' 		maga says, "and obviously A, yes"
		DavidW asks, "I assume this is a ChoiceScript game?"
		inky says, "yeah"
		Zach asks, "Wait, aren't we supposed to saving the kingdom or something?"
		Zach says, "A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Master Zhuge smiles. "It is settled then, Zhuge Meili. Use what I
Floyd | have taught you wisely, and perhaps, one day, we will meet again." It
Floyd | seems that your time of study under Master Zhuge has come to an end,
Floyd | but that your years away from the Order continue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Four: Kuei Xian

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The move from Master Zhuge's hermitage up the mountain to the house on
Floyd | the outskirts of Kuei Xian goes smoothly, especially with Feng's help.
Floyd | The fox spirit has a knack for making heavy objects?like the racks of
Floyd | weapons that Master Zhuge has entrusted to you, or the trunks of
Floyd | scrolls from Master Zhuge's library?take up far less space than they
Floyd | ought to. Her willingness to put in her own hard labor is surprising,
Floyd | given the reputation of huli jing, but considering Master Zhuge's kind
Floyd | words about the fox spirit, you take her efforts at face value.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The house is far larger than the small cottage you expected, and more
Floyd | space than you have had to yourself since you first joined the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree. Built in the traditional courtyard design, it has a
Floyd | front wall with an entryway into a large open courtyard, decorated by a
Floyd | pair of cherry trees. The house is built in a U around the courtyard;
Floyd | opposite the wall is the main section of the house, with a kitchen, a
Floyd | study, a dining room, and a bedroom. The two sides, connected to the
Floyd | main section of the house by open-air hallways at the corners, are
Floyd | large, empty spaces with smooth bamboo flooring. A final L-shaped
Floyd | building, which doubles as the wall around two sides of the property,
Floyd | appears intended to house a staff of servants. Clearly, this property
Floyd | once belonged to someone wealthy enough to live in comfort, though the
Floyd | servants' building is in a state of disrepair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng does not take a room for herself, but she does seem to know when
Floyd | her help is required, and over the course of a few weeks, you discover
Floyd | that you always wake to the smell of a hot breakfast and a scented
Floyd | oolong tea. The side halls never seem to gather dust, despite the fact
Floyd | that you have little use for so much space. Feng herself rarely
Floyd | appears, leaving you to unpack Master Zhuge's weapons and scrolls?and
Floyd | continue your studies?in solitude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | At the start of the fourth week, Feng makes herself present at
Floyd | breakfast, wearing a face and garb that give her the appearance of
Floyd | being the fair daughter of some well-to-do merchant or tea house owner.
Floyd | Despite her human form, her seven tails wave behind her back.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know that Miao was a hermit, but I didn't expect you to follow her
Floyd | path that way," the fox spirit complains, almost petulantly. "If you're
Floyd | going to be here for a while, you ought to connect with members of the
Floyd | community, and invite them to visit before I become utterly bored."
Floyd |
Floyd | A bored fox spirit does not sound like a positive feature of your new
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am content with solitude. I will hole up in the main section of
Floyd | the house and continue my training.
Floyd | B: The point of my wandering years is to experience more of the world.
Floyd | I will explore the social dynamics of Kuei Xian.
Floyd | C: This space is ideal for starting a school to teach others the skills
Floyd | I have learned.
Floyd |

		maga says, "B"
		inky says, "we're not old enough to start a school yet"
		Jacqueline says, "All this talk of food is making me hungry, but I will go with B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Feng sighs. "Politics! I was hoping for something a little more
Floyd | interesting." She gives you a devilish grin. "Like romance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox spirit seats herself at the table and pours herself a cup of
Floyd | tea?the oolong scented with osmanthus flowers that she brews every
Floyd | morning. "There are really two scenarios here. One is that you allow me
Floyd | to help you shape your social and romantic life, with your consent. The
Floyd | other is that I shape it without your permission. I'm a fox spirit. I
Floyd | can't help myself. So, shall we do this the friendly way or the
Floyd | sure-to-create-chaos way?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I accept Feng's help. At least I will have partial control of the
Floyd | chaos.
Floyd | B: I can stand up to the chaos of a fox spirit. Let her do her worst.
Floyd |

		maga says, "also if we do not have mannered tea-parties, how will we get ourselves a proper nemesis"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "I am loving this. Good with either one, but probably A."
		maga says, "yeah, A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > "Let's do this the friendly way," you say, with some resignation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng lets out a gleeful shriek, then hides her smile behind her teacup.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've already done some research," she says. "But first I need to know
Floyd | about your taste. Give me your hand."
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as your hand is enclosed in the fox spirit's nimble fingers,
Floyd | the room vanishes, and before your eyes parade images of handsome men
Floyd | and beautiful women in all styles of clothing. Though the shapes of
Floyd | their faces and forms vary, all of them are almost inhumanly
Floyd | attractive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you find yourself most attracted to?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The men.
Floyd | B: The women.
Floyd | C: Both men and women.
Floyd | D: None of them.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "C, though D might have some crazy result."
		inky says, "if you pick D, maybe you can hook up with the fox spirit"
		Jacqueline says, "That would be great."
		maga says, "or else all our years of monking and cold showers have squashed our libido"
		maga says, "but yeah, C"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You feel a wave of amusement wash over you, almost as though it is
Floyd | your own. Feng takes a slow sip from her teacup, hiding her expression,
Floyd | then sets it down on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You may not have noticed the time passing," she says, "but we are
Floyd | nearing Qi Xi?the seventh day of the seventh month?and Kuei Xian is
Floyd | having a festival in honor of the holiday in a week's time. There will
Floyd | be food, dancing, fireworks, and plenty of traveling merchants creating
Floyd | a huge marketplace in our normally humble village. It is a perfect time
Floyd | to begin a romance. I will make sure that eligible candidates happen to
Floyd | run into you at the festival. I've also heard that your former rival,
Floyd | Lu Jin, may be visiting Kuei Xian soon, if you'd be interested
Floyd | in?reconnecting." Her delivery of the last word is heavily weighted
Floyd | with innuendo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Qi Xi festival is always one of the most cheerful festivals?and
Floyd | Feng is right, it is a time that is ripe for romance. There is an old
Floyd | legend about a cowhand who fell in love with a celestial maiden?and she
Floyd | returned his love. But the gods frowned on the romance and separated
Floyd | the lovers; when they realized how deeply the two felt for each other,
Floyd | however, they granted them one day a year, the seventh day of the
Floyd | seventh month, that they could be together.
Floyd |
Floyd | Legends aside, how do you feel about Feng's plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Feng is right, it is the perfect time to begin a romance. I accept
Floyd | her guidance in meeting people at the festival.
Floyd | B: I will attend the festival to meet the town leaders.
Floyd | C: I will attend the festival in order to recruit students for my
Floyd | school.
Floyd | D: I am interested in romance, but I confess to Feng that I am already
Floyd | interested in someone.
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Man, I wish we could save and try all the options."
		Jacqueline says (to Z), "Yeah."
		inky asks, "a *cowhand*?"
		Jacqueline asks, "oooh D? D being Feng?"
		Zach says, "Oh ho, I hadn't thought about that."
		inky says, "D might let us select from a bunch of NPCs we've met"
		maga says, "A or D"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > Feng looks mischievously intrigued by this development. "I thought I
Floyd | would have noticed your having any romantic interest by now, monk," she
Floyd | says. "Tell me, who is the lucky person?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I admit my longing for my former rival, Lu Jin.
Floyd | B: I confess my interest in Feng herself.
Floyd |

		maga says, "(srsly though, not Lu Jin)"
		Jacqueline says, "So, B."
		Zach says, "Hooray"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > To your surprise, the fox spirit blushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How unexpected," she says, almost to herself. "I admit I find you
Floyd | intriguing?certainly more so than other monks that I have met?but I did
Floyd | not think a monk would return those feelings." She turns away, as
Floyd | though she is unable to meet your eyes. "I want us to be clear. I have
Floyd | promised Miao that I will not take you down the foxhole unless you ask
Floyd | it, but I promised nothing about the possibility of warming your bed.
Floyd | Is that what you wish?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes. I cannot deny my attraction to the fox spirit.
Floyd | B: I did not actually believe she would accept my advance. Faced with
Floyd | the reality of being a fox spirit's lover, I find I cannot actually
Floyd | accept.
Floyd |

		maga says, "also, what about fat poet dude"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		maga says, "why does he not get any lovin'"
arfy has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "SO TRUE"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, stay the course: A."
		maga says, "yeah, no wimping out"
		Zach says, "A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "A" 		

Floyd | > Feng is almost inhumanly beautiful, and what she offers holds the
Floyd | promise of great pleasure?and, you hope, something more. You move to
Floyd | kneel next to her, then reach out to cup her face in your hand before
Floyd | you draw her into a deep kiss. She returns it with ardor, and soon,
Floyd | breakfast and your conversation have been forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | But hours later, after you have explored each other thoroughly and are
Floyd | lying in the bed she promised to warm, she looks at you, draping her
Floyd | long hair, now worn loose, across your chest. "I certainly won't
Floyd | suggest that you use the festival to find a bedmate," she says
Floyd | cheerfully, "but it remains an opportunity to get involved with Kuei
Floyd | Xian, or recruit students to teach here if that's what you really want.
Floyd | There will be food, and dancing. I think we should attend."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am unconcerned with worldly issues, but am intrigued by the
Floyd | festival, and would like to amuse Feng.
Floyd | B: I am unconcerned with worldly issues and would rather not attend the
Floyd | festival.
Floyd | C: I feel I should get involved with the community, and attending the
Floyd | festival is a good way to do so.
Floyd |

		maga says, "A or C"
		Jacqueline says, "A"
		Zach says, "I'm sure the community would love to have a spirit-loving magic-poet peach-tree monk."
		Jacqueline asks, "Who wouldn't?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Feng seems genuinely pleased with your response. As well as you are
Floyd | coming to know the fox spirit, it remains hard to tell when some
Floyd | expressions are feigned?but this one strikes you as true.
Floyd |
Floyd | The evening of the festival arrives. Feng takes your arm and
Floyd | accompanies you into Kuei Xian. The center of the village has been
Floyd | transformed into an outdoor banquet hall: it looks as though everyone
Floyd | in the village has contributed something. Clearly Governor Rong and his
Floyd | family have contributed more than most, a fact the governor is not shy
Floyd | about making known, based on the way he appears to be holding court.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper lanterns have been strung up from the doors of all the nearby
Floyd | homes and businesses, and musicians perform in the streets. Already,
Floyd | some of the younger villagers have begun dancing.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you wish to spend your evening?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to spend time with Feng.
Floyd | B: I wander through the festival until I am ready to return home.
Floyd |

		maga says, "that's a bit unclear"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why are these mutually exclusive?"
		Zach asks, "A. Is this starting to get serious?"
		Zach says, "I guess be implies 'alone'"
		maga says, "I suppose B"
		Jacqueline says, "B seems to be what Feng would want."
		Jacqueline says, "We are with her a lot anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "And she wants us to meet people."
		maga says, "but yeah, the wording means that either option could mean either thing"
		Jacqueline asks, "So.... ?"
		maga says, "B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > After so much solitude, it is heartwarming to be surrounded by so
Floyd | many joyous people. It is also tiring. Though the food is excellent and
Floyd | the dancing is scheduled to go on until dawn, you find yourself ready
Floyd | to return home to the quiet of your courtyard and the comfort of your
Floyd | bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | A week goes by before you begin to receive visitors. One bright
Floyd | morning, a young man arrives at your door. When you meet him at the
Floyd | gate, he bows.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Honored Master Zhuge, I seek to become your student."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have already given some thought about how you will greet
Floyd | prospective students. At the Order of the Peach Tree, student spend
Floyd | years doing menial labor before they are granted permission to learn
Floyd | forms and techniques. In other places, students are left to wait
Floyd | outside without food or drink, and only those who survive several days
Floyd | without giving up?or fainting?are allowed to be taught.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you greet your first prospective student?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I make him wait?but only a few hours. Then I set him to work doing
Floyd | chores.
Floyd | B: I welcome him immediately, ushering him inside and discussing what
Floyd | he hopes to learn.
Floyd | C: Although it could mean fewer students, I want only the most
Floyd | tenacious. I tell him to come back tomorrow and get to work repairing
Floyd | the servants' building.
Floyd | D: I only want the brightest students. I ask them an impossible riddle.
Floyd |

		maga says, "hmmm"
		inky says, "hmm, that is an interesting one"
		Jacqueline says, "I like a D."
		maga says, "not B. we're not running a beach resort here"
		maga says, "C or D"
		Jacqueline says, "The whole hazing thing is off-putting to me."
		Zach says, "Indeed. I am intrigued by an impossible riddle. That seems zenish."
		inky says, "maybe we should get a reputation as the easy-to-get-into monastery so we have a lot of applicats and can grow up a mighty organization"
		Jacqueline asks, "inky, you keep interjecting, should I be waiting for you to vote?"
		inky says, "nah"
		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Soon we can build a mega-monastery?"
		inky says, "exactly"
		maga says (to inky), "Way of the Adequate Hedgehog"
		Jacqueline says, "That is worse than hazing."
		Jacqueline says, "f d"
		Jacqueline says, "Whoops"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You pose a difficult riddle, one that will reveal not only critical
Floyd | thinking skills but a familiarity with literature and philosophy. The
Floyd | prospective student sits to consider it, then leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | But he returns the next day, with a friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | A week and a handful of additional minds later, the first student
Floyd | approaches you with an answer, without sharing it with his peers. It is
Floyd | correct, and you let him inside the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why didn't you share the answer?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How will they learn if they don't figure it out on their own?" he asks
Floyd | in return.
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes time for others to solve the riddle, and many give up. But
Floyd | soon you have a group of very clever students who are eager to learn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Having the cleverest students also serves to keep you on your toes, and
Floyd | you have to work to stay one step ahead of them. They drive you to be
Floyd | your best in order to teach them to be theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you teach at your school?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Physical combat.
Floyd | B: Magic.
Floyd | C: Both physical combat and magic.
Floyd |

		maga says, "C"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		maga says, "it seems as though we haven't specialised enough in either"
		inky says, "it seems like "both" is always the right answer here"
		Jacqueline says, "(Gosh this game has a lot of content. I wonder if all the lines are this long, or if we are just on a really good track.)"
		inky says, "like you can't just learn kung-fu, they always want to make you learn the tea ceremony first"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Though you believe in balancing body, mind, and spirit, your own
Floyd | skills are not as balanced as you would like. The students recognize
Floyd | your weaknesses, and though they do not say anything, it is clear that
Floyd | they doubt your teaching style.
Floyd |
Floyd | They do begin to learn, however, and you feel that you have a good
Floyd | group of students, with several years of training to look forward to.
Floyd |
Floyd | After your first year in Kuei Xian, your school has recruited 10
Floyd | students. Though you know you are waiting to be recalled to the Order
Floyd | of the Peach Tree, you feel you have made a good start settling into
Floyd | your wandering years, and that you are doing your teachers proud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Five: The Challenger

		Zach says, "Yeah, let's multiclass 'em"
		inky says, "hunh, intersting"
		maga says, "dammit"
		inky says, "I guess we're probably better at magic than at physical whaddyacall"
		Zach says, "Ah, yeah, we didn't learn fighting from Zhuge."
		maga says, "(again, that'd have been a nice point to look at stats)"
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But we passed that fighting challenge!"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | One evening in late spring, the bloom of cherry blossoms perfuming the
Floyd | air, you watch a pair of your students sparring and you are reminded of
Floyd | your days as a young student at the Order of the Peach Tree. It seems
Floyd | now many years ago?and, in fact, it has been many years since you were
Floyd | last there. Eight years have passed since your training under Master
Floyd | Zhuge ended, but still, the Order has not sent for you to return. You
Floyd | have kept busy and, in fact, prosperous. Though several of your
Floyd | earliest students have left to pursue other training?or have gone on
Floyd | their own years of wandering?others have joined your school to take
Floyd | their places.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your lack of connections to either the ranking families of the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom or the Blue Scarves Rebellion, you have managed to
Floyd | attract a number of students who have the core desire of learning the
Floyd | martial arts from a master. Given your years of study, you certainly
Floyd | have much to teach!
Floyd |
Floyd | But on a day like today, as your students bow to each other, and then
Floyd | to you, your mind is less on their critique than it is on your future.
Floyd | The years between now and the appearance of the Dragon Sage are
Floyd | shrinking?but in the meantime, you have built a satisfying life for
Floyd | yourself. What are your thoughts about the future?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am surprisingly content with this life and question my earlier
Floyd | ambitions.
Floyd | B: I am concerned that it has taken so long for the Order to remember
Floyd | me.
Floyd | C: I continue to strive toward becoming the one monk worthy enough to
Floyd | consult the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |

		Zach says (to Jacq), "Only in our mind."
		inky says, "hmm"
		maga says, "A"
		inky says, "I guess we're still in the order of the peach tree nominally so we can still get picked"
		Zach says, "C. I still don't understand kites."
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "I like C here."
		Jacqueline asks, "Why A, maga?"
		maga says, "seems as though we have a pretty sweet deal here, and also I was never very enthusiastic about the stupid dragon anyway"
		maga says, "p.s. I am totally more of a Daoist than is suitable for a Shaolin monk"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so not playing the system, just going with your heart. Got it."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Z, you want to say Z, but only so we can ask the Dragon about kites?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, damn you, inky, I have Steve Miller stuck in my head."
		DavidW says, "I get suspicious of 'content' choices. It invites the author to introduce a random new bit of business or end the story."
		Zach says, "A or C is fine. I think C would be more interesting since we don't seem like the best teacher."
		Zach says, "Though we do have a foxy girlfriend."
		Zach asks, "But are we really in love?"
		inky says, "fox spirits are probably into open relationships"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You are well suited to being a teacher, and are happy that it has
Floyd | taken so long for the Order of the Peach Tree to remember that they can
Floyd | one day call you back to the monastery. When that day comes, you will
Floyd | face a hard choice of which part of your life to leave behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | After dismissing your students, you prepare to retire for the evening,
Floyd | letting the smell of the cherry blossoms wash over you. As you enter
Floyd | the part of the house that remains your private chambers, you settle
Floyd | into the routine of your own training. How have you been focusing your
Floyd | studies?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I study the texts of ancient masters, applying old traditions to the
Floyd | new techniques I am working to develop.
Floyd | B: I focus on my physical efforts and on my teaching, particularly in
Floyd | sparring with my senior students and teaching my lowest level students
Floyd | their basics.
Floyd | C: I take trips into the mountains in order to challenge myself as a
Floyd | survivor in the wilds.
Floyd | D: I seek out other teachers of renown, inviting them to lecture at my
Floyd | school.
Floyd |

		
Limax arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Zach asks, "Also, since when do monks get to date?"
		Limax says, "When they'e making chips"
		maga says, "C."
		inky says, "hmm"
		Jacqueline asks, "B, since we're deficient there?"
		inky says, "maybe it's too late to try to repair our fighting skills, though"
		maga says (to Zach), "there is a disgusting legend about the Dalai Lama that is apropos here"
		inky says, "and we should work on increasing our other abilities"
		inky says, "D seems mostly beneficial to our students, and C seems mostly beneficial to us"
		Zach says, "I agree with inky. I'd say A or D."
		inky says, "I guess A is also mostly beneficial to us"
		Jacqueline asks (of maga), "You just love finding ways to work that into conversation, don't you?"
		inky says, "B is kind of a mix"
		inky says (to maga), "let's hear it"
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Zach asks, "Da Laid Lama?"
		maga says, "okay, so the Dalai Lama has been trying to instill religious discipline on his senior monks, who all have mistresses and girlfriends"
		maga says, "and then it transpires that the Dalai Lama has also been getting up to hanky-panky, and they come to complain to him about this hypocrisy"
		maga says, "and he says 'It is not for me as it is for others,' and to demonstrate his point, pees over the edge of his many-terraced temple"
		maga says, "the urine streams all the way down the many terraces, then flows uphill and goes, uh, back into the Dalai Lama"
		inky says, "whoah"
		maga says, "thus proving that hanky-panky holds no spiritual dangers for him"
		Jacqueline says, "It's amazing how many opportunities he's found to tell people that story."
		Roger asks, "I can resist no longer -- what the heck are y'all playing?"
		inky asks, "because he can't get women pregnant?"
		inky says, "choice of kung fu"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I can't really blame him. That's a heck of a story."
		Roger says, "Okay thanks."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, no one likes B, so I'll switch to C. What is everyone else preferring at this point?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Heh"
		maga says, "C"
		DavidW says, "I was very late to this party, but C or D are both good."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You view the natural world as your greatest adversary, always giving
Floyd | you a greater opponent to overcome. While some monks journey into the
Floyd | wilderness in order to learn from the world around them and gain
Floyd | insight into the universe, your focus is on competition, on challenging
Floyd | yourself to overcome rather than to understand. You have heard the old
Floyd | saying that reeds bend in a great wind, while a mighty tree may break,
Floyd | but you have always found your stubbornness an asset when you face a
Floyd | foe. Each night when you are on your own time, you make plans for your
Floyd | next trip as a way to express your training.
Floyd |
Floyd | The prosperity of your school has given you additional opportunities
Floyd | for real training: your reputation has made you the inevitable target
Floyd | of challengers, seeking to prove that their style of wushu is superior
Floyd | to your own. Some challenges are for sport, with representatives of two
Floyd | schools facing off against each other in a friendly bout, usually with
Floyd | a determined point system decided on by you and another master. Some
Floyd | are a little more brutal than others, with the fight going to first
Floyd | blood, a knockout, or a surrender. What is your opinion of these sport
Floyd | competitions?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: My school must prove itself to be the best, and we will always meet
Floyd | a challenge to defend our honor.
Floyd | B: I am always eager to test my skills?and to have my students test
Floyd | their skills?against real challengers.
Floyd | C: I look forward to learning from others.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "gee, none of those"
		inky says, "I'm guessing we won't win most of the physical challenges"
		maga says, "C"
		inky says, "I'm not sure what that suggests we do, though"
		inky says, "maybe -- yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Each challenge to the school is a chance for you to learn from other
Floyd | masters, simply by observing what they have taught their students. You
Floyd | have a knack for learning about people by how they express themselves
Floyd | while fighting, and the more challenges you encounter, the faster your
Floyd | assessments become.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other challenges are more personal: they specifically challenge you and
Floyd | your skills in a one-on-one challenge. An implication comes with these
Floyd | challenges: if you cannot defend yourself against the challenger, you
Floyd | are not worthy of being an instructor, and the style that you have
Floyd | taught your students is weak. You have faced very few of these
Floyd | challenges, in part because your reputation is strong enough to make
Floyd | others wary of approaching you in battle. The fact that you have easily
Floyd | dispatched the three challengers who questioned your honor in this way
Floyd | has also kept others from making the same mistake.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you conclude your evening training, Feng enters your room, wearing
Floyd | the guise of a female house servant and carrying a scroll. "A messenger
Floyd | arrived for you this afternoon," she says demurely, her humble body
Floyd | language reflecting her current role. She holds out the scroll to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Zach says, "A or C"
		DavidW says, "These competitions sound like feints, looking for our weak spots, before engaging in a real battle."
		DavidW says, "(Also the chapter is called The Challenger, iirc.)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "True."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | You are unsurprised to see that it is a challenge letter, but you are
Floyd | shocked to see that it has been signed by Sun An. A youxia?a wandering
Floyd | hero?of great skill, Sun An has the reputation for being a generous
Floyd | hero, but also a bit of a hothead. According to the stories, he has
Floyd | defended villages plagued by bandits and fought off scores of dangerous
Floyd | monsters in an effort to keep the common people safe. But he also seems
Floyd | to spend an inordinate amount of time making challenges to schools of
Floyd | wushu. Some claim he is a wandering immortal, who seeks to make sure
Floyd | that other martial artists deserve their reputations. Others say that
Floyd | while he is undeniably a great warrior, his conquests are more
Floyd | pride-driven than completed out of any sense of restoring balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The text of the letter is quite short: Sun An writes, using every
Floyd | courtesy of language, that your reputation as a teacher has encouraged
Floyd | him to seek you out and test your skills. He intends to meet you in
Floyd | single combat to give you the opportunity to prove your worth, and he
Floyd | is prepared to sign a waiver of death?an official government document
Floyd | that removes any legal repercussions should a challenge match end in
Floyd | death?if that is the style of match you desire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An is staying at the Plum Blossom tea house, where he eagerly
Floyd | awaits your reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Bah! He will fall like all my other challengers have fallen.
Floyd | B: I reply, inviting Sun An to the school to discuss our match and
Floyd | extend my generosity to a fellow warrior.
Floyd |

		inky says, "obviously B will let us scope him out"
		DavidW says, ". o O ( Sun, a hot head? )"
		maga says, "yeah, B"
		inky says, "it would be interesting to see the graph of what percentage of players make each choice in this game"
		inky says (to DavidW), "ha ha"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		inky says, "like I bet there are a bunch of choices like this, where 90% of the players make a given choice"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > His challenge letter is scrupulously polite, and you see no reason
Floyd | not to respond in kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the morning, bright and early as per your invitation, Sun An arrives
Floyd | at the gate. Watching his approach from one of the windows in the
Floyd | servants' building, you see that he is a tall, wiry man, his whiplike
Floyd | body made of corded muscle. A long scar stretches from his left eyebrow
Floyd | to his chin, which gives the warrior a menacing appearance. He wears a
Floyd | loose tangzhuang?lightweight pants and a jacket designed for ease of
Floyd | movement?and across his back, a pair of shuang dao, identical
Floyd | single-edged sabers. He walks with confidence and wears a perpetually
Floyd | unimpressed expression on his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you greet him?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Like any who approach my school, he must wait patiently until I
Floyd | decide to answer the door.
Floyd | B: I send students to greet Sun An at the door and have him brought
Floyd | through the school to my dining room, where I will receive him.
Floyd | C: I meet Sun An at the gate myself, to greet him as an equal.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to inky), "I wonder if the Choice Of site keeps track of those stats."
		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
		maga says, "sure, C"
		inky says, "we should make him answer a riddle first, that'll teach him"
		DavidW says, "yeah, the game is looking for a chance for Sun to take offense."
		Zach says, "OK"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You greet the tall warrior at the gate and bow to him as you would to
Floyd | another teacher, or a fellow member of the Order of the Peach Tree. He
Floyd | bows in return.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Welcome to my school," you say. "I am glad you could make the time to
Floyd | meet with me to discuss the terms of your challenge."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your hospitality," he returns, falling into step with
Floyd | you as you begin to cross the courtyard to the main building. "I have
Floyd | heard much about you as both an instructor and a warrior. I am eager to
Floyd | see if you live up to your reputation."
Floyd |
Floyd | As you pass the cherry trees, you see two of your lower level students
Floyd | discussing a move in one of their forms. They are debating on a
Floyd | particular strike that follows a 180 degree turn in the sequence, and
Floyd | it is unlikely that they will resolve the issue on their own, as both
Floyd | are arguing the case for an incorrect strike. Do you stop to help them?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It would be rude to leave my guest. I remember the students to
Floyd | discuss it with them later.
Floyd | B: Any of my senior student can resolve this debate. I will leave it to
Floyd | them.
Floyd | C: I stop briefly to tell them the proper strike and let them get on
Floyd | with their practice.
Floyd | D: I stop to talk to my students, giving them the proper instruction
Floyd | and moving through the form with them to make sure they have it.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, yes, this seems like a nice no-win situation."
		Jacqueline says, "Really, E, getting them there through conversation without telling them the answer would be best, but I like D of these."
		maga says, "fine, we may as well get a teaching moment out of it. D."
		Jacqueline asks, "Do I have a third for D?"
		DavidW says, "D is fine."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > "Excuse me a moment," you say to Sun An, leaving him with a bow. Your
Floyd | students stop their conversation as you approach, and they quickly fall
Floyd | into rank behind you, starting the form at the beginning. As you move
Floyd | through the form with your students, all three of you moving in synch,
Floyd | you see that Sun An is watching you raptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The form concludes, and you turn to your students to make sure they
Floyd | have no further questions. Both bow to you, looking slightly
Floyd | embarrassed to have been caught uncertain of their work, but grateful
Floyd | that you stopped to go over it with them. You return their bows with a
Floyd | shallow one of your own, then walk to join Sun An, who is still
Floyd | standing in the center of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for waiting," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I enjoyed the chance to watch you work," Sun An says, returning your
Floyd | bow. He grins at you, and you are not entirely certain whether it is
Floyd | intended as friendly or fierce. "It gives me an advantage for our
Floyd | coming battle."
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I laugh it off. Watching me teach a low level form is not likely to
Floyd | give him insight into my higher level skills.
Floyd | B: I tell him he is welcome to the advantage. I would not wish for him
Floyd | to enter our competition unprepared.
Floyd | C: I suggest that, as an honorable man, he might like to even the odds
Floyd | by demonstrating a form of his own.
Floyd |

		inky says, "ha ha"
		Zach says, "(D) Surprise weaving snake attack!"
		inky says, "I can't tell if B is an insult or not"
		Jacqueline says, "B seems snarky."
		maga says, "yeah, let's go with C"
		Jacqueline says, "In life, I would do A."
		Zach says, "C"
		DavidW says, "yeah C"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, we have three Cs."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > "You have a reputation as a man of honor," you say. "Perhaps you
Floyd | would be willing to even that advantage by showing me one of your
Floyd | forms?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An laughs. "Never let it be said that I am a man of dishonor," he
Floyd | says cheerfully. He moves to the open space you and your students have
Floyd | vacated and begins to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | The form is a blocking system, involving almost no footwork, but
Floyd | focusing on an elaborate pattern of blocks, strikes, and
Floyd | counterstrikes. As your opponent begins to move, your students stop
Floyd | their own activities throughout the courtyard and join you in watching.
Floyd | In truth, Sun An moves beautifully, and his form is a pleasure to
Floyd | watch: the rhythm to his movement is syncopated, and his strikes are
Floyd | quick, but he never ceases to flow from one shape to the next. When he
Floyd | concludes, he bows, and you and your students bow back to him in
Floyd | appreciation.
Floyd |
Floyd | He rejoins you, and you begin to lead him toward the open door to your
Floyd | dining room. "A snake blocking system, I assume?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An grins, and though his scar continues to give him an air of
Floyd | menace, he seems genuinely happy with your comment. "It is called Plum
Floyd | Tree," he says, "and yes, it is snake. Most people assume crane."
Floyd |
Floyd | Given his body type and his air of arrogant confidence, you are not
Floyd | surprised. "Syncopation with slow flowing movements punctuated by quick
Floyd | strikes?" you say in summary. "It could only be snake. You performed it
Floyd | well, but again, based on your reputation, I am hardly surprised." You
Floyd | gesture through the open door. "Will you join me for tea?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The two of you take a moment to breathe in the aroma of your tea and
Floyd | appreciate its flavor before moving on to a discussion. You make small
Floyd | talk, asking after Sun An's travels prior to reaching Kuei Xian. He, in
Floyd | turn, asks about your school, politely inquiring about the number of
Floyd | students you teach and the length of time you have been teaching. It is
Floyd | much more like the conversation you would expect between two youxia
Floyd | meeting in a tea house than the conversation between the master of a
Floyd | school and a challenger questioning that master's skill.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a while, the discussion turns to business, and you determine the
Floyd | boundaries of your competition. Once you have worked out the details,
Floyd | Sun An rises, thanking you again for your hospitality. You will see him
Floyd | in three days.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Jacqueline asks, "So, did we sign one of those things that says it's okay to kill us?"
		Jacqueline says, "The text is rather vague on that issue."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "I am guessing we did."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The challenge will take place at a fighting tower, which you and your
Floyd | students constructed five years ago for training exercises, not far
Floyd | from your home and just outside of town, on the edge of a bamboo
Floyd | forest. The tower is built like scaffolding?there is a flat surface at
Floyd | the top, about sixty feet in the air, but no ropes around the outside
Floyd | to keep opponents from falling to the ground. Though the scaffolding is
Floyd | easy to climb, two lines of tall posts also spiral around the tower and
Floyd | serve as more challenging steps to reach the top. You have had your
Floyd | students spar on the posts as well, chasing each other up and down to
Floyd | practice maintaining their balance during a fight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You also keep a cache of weapons in a trap door accessible from the top
Floyd | of the platform for easy access while your students are training. This
Floyd | will enable you to pick and choose your own gear as you see fit during
Floyd | the competition.
Floyd |
Floyd | A contest like this one requires witnesses, and you have requested the
Floyd | presence of a magistrate in order to keep things official. To your
Floyd | surprise, Governor Rong himself has volunteered to preside over the
Floyd | event. Additional witnesses have been invited, and you would not be
Floyd | surprised if some large part of the population of Kuei Xian?and perhaps
Floyd | members of the Blue Scarves Rebellion?arrive to watch the combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | What terms have you decided on?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We will fight to unconsciousness or disabling; I am prepared to sign
Floyd | a death waiver.
Floyd | B: We will fight to surrender, but no death waivers will be required.
Floyd | C: We will fight using the point system devised by the Imperial
Floyd | swordmaster.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Hopefully it's not to the death."
		DavidW says, "oh, here's that point."
		Jacqueline asks, "Whatcha guys wanna do?"
		maga says, "B"
		DavidW says, "I hope a death isn't inevitable. If we die, our story ends. If Sun dies, waiver or not, we're likely gonna draw more trouble towards us."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "B?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I think it has to be B."
		inky says, "plus if we somehow win, it would be better if he's still alive so he can help us out later in the story"
		DavidW says (to inky), "yes, please"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Though you have heard the expression "Death before dishonor," you do
Floyd | not see the logic in depriving the world of the knowledge a skilled
Floyd | martial artist can acquire. Your death, or the death of Sun An, would
Floyd | be a loss of knowledge and skill, and you see no need to take the
Floyd | challenge that far.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | On the morning of the fight, all of your students accompany you to the
Floyd | training tower. There are few clouds, and the temperature is perfect
Floyd | for the late spring. Conditions could not be better for a
Floyd | challenge?unless, of course, they could somehow favor you rather than
Floyd | being equally good for your opponent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng walks alongside the group, today wearing the guise of a male
Floyd | doctor, glasses perched on the bridge of his nose and acupuncture kit
Floyd | clutched in his arms. Hopefully you will not need Feng's expertise, but
Floyd | it is good to know he is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you expected, there is a large turnout from the village. Governor
Floyd | Rong has brought several bureaucrats to attend and take notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng squeezes your hand for luck as you move toward the tables where
Floyd | Governor Rong and his attendees are waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An stands at the first pole, contemplating the height of your
Floyd | fighting field. He towers over the villagers, his whiplike body naked
Floyd | to the waist, except for the shuang dao?the dual sabers?he wears
Floyd | strapped to his back. Despite the scar that runs down his cheek, many
Floyd | of the female villagers seem quite taken with his appearance, and you
Floyd | notice money changing hands as people bet whether you or your
Floyd | challenger will win the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I approach Sun An and bow so that the match begins with honor.
Floyd | B: I race to the top. I am eager to get the competition underway.
Floyd | C: I acknowledge the crowd, encouraging their cheers.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "A"
		maga says, "A, duh"
		Jacqueline says, "I like B, but A makes sense."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Sun An returns your bow. "Any statement before we begin, monk?" he
Floyd | asks. He seems eager for the fight ahead, and no worry marks his
Floyd | expression. Either he has already dismissed you as a challenge, or he
Floyd | has no fear of losing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I say that my fists will do my talking for me.
Floyd | B: I wish him a good fight.
Floyd | C: I express a hope that after the challenge, Sun An may stay on at the
Floyd | school for a while, either to share his own knowledge or to learn what
Floyd | I can share.
Floyd | D: I race to the top?I have nothing left to say.
Floyd |

		inky says, "ha ha"
		maga says, "C"
		Jacqueline asks, "C? B?"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking B. C seems too much to hope for."
		Zach says, "C then sucker punch."
		maga says, "C then hwacha"
		Jacqueline asks, "Anybody deeply against me typing C?"
		Jacqueline counts to ten.
		DavidW says, "I'm not against C. I just don't think it will do any good."
		Jacqueline says, "Nine one-thousand... ten."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The tall warrior seems genuinely surprised at what might, in normal
Floyd | circumstances, be a peace offering. But you are clearly not backing
Floyd | down from the challenge, and he looks at you with new respect.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you win," he says slowly, "I will seriously consider your offer."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then I had better win," you say lightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An bows, then mounts the first post in his spiral.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you get to the top of the tower?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I run up the posts, using my chi to allow me to remain grounded,
Floyd | even when I am in the air.
Floyd | B: I use my chi to bounce off a few of the posts and fly to the top.
Floyd | C: I quickly climb up the scaffolding, hurrying to beat Sun An to the
Floyd | top.
Floyd | D: I climb the scaffolding slowly, using a razor-thin wire to weave
Floyd | traps subtly along the way.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "aie D"
		maga says, "A"
		Jacqueline says, "Not C, D is a little scary but I'm not opposed, most open to A or B."
		Limax says, "That's different"
		DavidW asks, "I don't know our skills well enough to pick. Are we high on chi and low on muscle?"
		inky says, "yes"
		inky says, "we think"
		DavidW says, "ah, then we shouldn't squander muscle with C."
		Jacqueline says, "I like A, I think."
		DavidW says, "Hope Sun doesn't call out a splinter attack."
		DavidW says, "sure, A."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You race up the posts, maintaining your balance with no trouble at
Floyd | all. You reach the top to the roaring sound of the crowd, appreciating
Floyd | your smooth ascent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An appears a moment later, leaping from the final post and onto the
Floyd | platform atop the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | You face Sun An across the platform, and the tall warrior draws his
Floyd | shuang dao, spinning them with what is clearly intended as an
Floyd | intimidating flourish. It is flashy, but rather than intimidate you, it
Floyd | shows you more of Sun An's movement style. The weapons are bladed only
Floyd | on one side, but it is clear from the speed and confidence with which
Floyd | he wields them that he can easily target the bladed side as he chooses.
Floyd | Your best options would be to get in too close for his swords to be
Floyd | effective, to choose a weapon that gives you a longer reach than his,
Floyd | or to keep moving around behind him. All of the shuang dao techniques
Floyd | you have seen rely on forward, side, or over the head striking; given
Floyd | his greater height, the last poses little threat for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I select a guan dao from the weapons cache, choosing to keep him at
Floyd | greater distance.
Floyd | B: I will fight with daggers?two long knives and several throwing darts
Floyd | to give me long and short options.
Floyd | C: I select the whip chain I carried with me from the school, which
Floyd | allows me both long- and close-range options.
Floyd |

		maga says, "C"
		Jacqueline says, "Diversification is a good thing, sure."
		DavidW says, "I so dislike combat. I think I'll go wash a few dishes during this bit."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anybody against C?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Other than DW?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oooookay then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You unwrap the whip chain from around your shoulder and present it.
Floyd | While it is still above your head, Sun An charges, trying to get inside
Floyd | your distance range before you can attack. You snap the whip chain at
Floyd | him, the red silk flag at its end fluttering toward the sparking silver
Floyd | of his swords. He bats the whip chain out of the way, and you make a
Floyd | quick pull, tangling his sword and pulling him off balance. As he gets
Floyd | close enough to strike with his free sword, you leap forward and
Floyd | side-kick to his other arm, sending his second sword off target as
Floyd | well. Sun An continues past you and you free your whip chain as your
Floyd | opponent spins his swords around him in a clearing move, giving you
Floyd | both some space to consider what you will do next.
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your goal as you meet in combat this time?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The faster the fight is over, the better. I am confident that I am
Floyd | the better fighter and seek to disable Sun An quickly.
Floyd | B: I feel that I should learn more about his style to target his
Floyd | weaknesses. I fight defensively.
Floyd | C: I want to keep Sun An at the edge of the platform and cause him to
Floyd | lose his balance.
Floyd |

		inky says, "I don't reallt get how a whip-chain is effective at close range, but it says it is, so"
		Zach says, "I gotta leave for now."
		maga says, "B is more our style, I think"
		Jacqueline says, "True. But the longer we stay in the better a chance there is to lose."
		Jacqueline says, "Though acting too quickly might prove similarly unwise."
Zach would never entertain deep thoughts or travel to distant lands in the company of a long-nosed proboscis monkey. None of them would. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		inky says, "well, I don't think we're the better fighter, so that seems to argue against A"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Sun An takes your defensive posture for hesitation, and his moves
Floyd | become flashier as his confidence increases. You can tell that his
Floyd | greatest weakness is his arrogance, and that despite this flaw, his
Floyd | confidence is well earned.
Floyd |
Floyd | And by watching him, you are certain that, with his fighting skills
Floyd | alone, he is better than you are. You will have to outwit him,
Floyd | overwhelm him with your chi, or simply outlast him in order to win. Or
Floyd | you must find a way to concede that he is the winner without losing
Floyd | face entirely.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to keep Sun An at the edge of the platform and cause him to
Floyd | lose his balance.
Floyd | B: I continue on the defensive, determined to outlast him. When he
Floyd | tires, he will become sloppy, and I will make my move.
Floyd | C: I meet his eyes, drawing him into a fight of the minds; the rest of
Floyd | the battle will play out without further injury to our bodies and allow
Floyd | for an honorable surrender.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "C"
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "C is basically conceding, I think"
		inky says, "not that that is necessarily bad"
		maga says, "it sounds like it might be, but it isn't clear, again"
		maga says, "if it isn't, it's our best option"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking it meant WE would outwit HIM"
		Limax says, "I like B, but that's just me"
		inky says, "A was an option earlier -- I'm not sure if that means it's a bad option now"
		maga says, "fine, let's try C"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if C is a trap for us, if he was hoping we'd do that."
		maga says, "just so we know what it meant"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, but you guys seem pretty down on C."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Also, I thought you were either covering your eyes or doing dishes..."
		DavidW says, "I've curious about C, actually. It's probably our best move."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I am doing dishes."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay. C..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > There is a long tradition of mind-battles, in which both opponents
Floyd | see clearly what would happen if they were to meet in combat. As Sun An
Floyd | looks at you, the two of you lock gazes, and soon, you see the combat,
Floyd | as real as if you were both still engaged. He is the better fighter,
Floyd | but you continue on in the mind battle, revealing secrets of your
Floyd | style, enticing him with movements you believe he has never seen. You
Floyd | have stopped trying to win, and started attempting to persuade him that
Floyd | combat is not the only measure of your worthiness. The mind battle
Floyd | draws to a conclusion, Sun An's swords hesitating as they rest, crossed
Floyd | on your throat. You can almost feel the coolness of their metal against
Floyd | your skin, despite the fact that neither you nor he has moved atop the
Floyd | platform for several minutes. Finally, after an almost agonizingly long
Floyd | time, he removes his swords from your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have an interesting concept of what it means to win," he says,
Floyd | sheathing his swords behind his back. And then you are both back atop
Floyd | the platform, where Sun An has indeed put his swords away.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I concede this contest!" Sun An shouts for the whole of the audience
Floyd | to hear. "Zhuge Meili is a worthy teacher and upholds the reputation of
Floyd | the Order of the Peach Tree and the school in Kuei Xian." He moves to
Floyd | kneel before you. "Zhuge Meili, I surrender to you. Accept me as a
Floyd | student."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Now that his guard is down, I attack.
Floyd | B: I graciously accept Sun An as a student.
Floyd | C: I announce Sun An as my peer.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "goodness"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline asks, "Damn. A? Seriously?"
		inky says, "ok, that was pretty cunning"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why is that even in there?"
		maga says, "B"
		Jacqueline asks, "B not C?"
		DavidW asks, "Would C be seen as an insult somehow?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Would it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking B would."
		DavidW says, "well, yeah, I was thinking that B was potentially insulting, even though he explicitly asks for that."
		DavidW says, "I'm not versed on these subtle nuances."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Sun An rises and bows to you, and the audience below cheers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several hours later, over a meal you share with Sun An, you again
Floyd | reiterate your invitation for him to become your student. "That is a
Floyd | very generous offer," he says, "but I'm afraid staying in one place is
Floyd | not in my nature. I wish you well, Zhuge Meili." After a meal, brought
Floyd | to you by a demure Feng wearing the form of a serving girl, Sun An
Floyd | departs, looking spry despite his injuries.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is he an immortal?" you ask Feng.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox spirit just scoffs and busies herself clearing the table. You
Floyd | are pleased that you have managed to prove yourself?and, hopefully,
Floyd | ward off any future challengers for some time to come.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Six: Return to the Order

		Jacqueline says, "Oho - Return to the Order."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The leaves have fallen from the cherry trees in your courtyard, and the
Floyd | chill in the air announces the approach of winter. More than a year has
Floyd | passed since your battle with Sun An, and you find your thoughts
Floyd | frequently returning to the Order of the Peach Tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps it is a premonition.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a chilly afternoon, Feng, wearing the shape of a single-tailed
Floyd | fox?warmer, she says, than her human guises?enters your room with a
Floyd | scroll in her mouth. She drops it on the floor and gives you a fox's
Floyd | smile, tongue lolling out from between her teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite some lingering saliva and the bite-marks creasing the sealing
Floyd | wax, it is clear from the symbol pressed into the seal that this is a
Floyd | letter from the Order. It may well contain your summons to return to
Floyd | the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am in no hurry to open the letter.
Floyd | B: I am eager to read news from the monastery, and to return if called.
Floyd | C: I hesitate for a moment before opening the letter.
Floyd |

		maga says, "C"
		Jacqueline says, "C"
		Limax says, "I like C"
		DavidW says, "agreed. C."
		DavidW says, "Smell for poison or check for traps."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Odds are good that once you open the letter, life as you know it will
Floyd | change again. You take a moment to appreciate what you have learned
Floyd | over the past decade before cracking open the seal.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | "To my student, Zhuge Meili,
Floyd |
Floyd | "All at the Order hope this message finds you well. I send my apologies
Floyd | for waiting so long to call for your return. Things have been unsettled
Floyd | here, and I was hoping that matters could be better resolved before
Floyd | adding additional voices?and tempers?to the mix. Sadly, the situation
Floyd | has only become worse in recent days, and I find myself calling all of
Floyd | our wandering monks to return to the monastery, to face what may be the
Floyd | largest challenge the Order has ever encountered.
Floyd |
Floyd | "As you are aware, the foreign presence in the Middle Kingdom has grown
Floyd | over the last twenty years. The Order has always followed the lead of
Floyd | the Son of Heaven in our actions with the foreigners and maintained an
Floyd | aloof stance toward these worldly affairs. But the world has come to
Floyd | our door, and we can ignore the foreign presence no longer. A small
Floyd | army of the foreigners is gathering to the east, setting up camp
Floyd | between the monastery and Xiaonanhai. Though we have sent word to the
Floyd | Emperor of the growing force on our doorstep, we cannot be sure that
Floyd | any of our messengers have made it past the army. Though they have not
Floyd | yet delivered terms, it is clear that if we do not surrender our
Floyd | resources?and possibly the monastery itself?they will attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are called upon to return to the Order immediately, with any
Floyd | resources that will aid our plight. I maintain hope that this can be
Floyd | resolved peacefully, or that help will arrive from the Son of Heaven,
Floyd | but we must be prepared for things to go otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Abbot Bao"
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		maga says, "omg it's on now"
		Jacqueline says, "omg indeed"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The abbot's letter is sobering; if the foreigners do attack the
Floyd | monastery, it will be their first prominent target beyond the villages
Floyd | they have already claimed. Such a display will make it clear that they
Floyd | do not intend to assimilate to the Middle Kingdom, but forge their own
Floyd | society in spite of the Emperor and his laws.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: This outcome is unsurprising, based on the previous behavior of the
Floyd | foreigners. The Order should have been better prepared.
Floyd | B: Surely if the foreigners were so great a threat, the Emperor would
Floyd | intervene. Like Abbot Bao, I hope for a peaceful resolution.
Floyd | C: The Emperor has been too lax in dealing with the foreign threat, but
Floyd | perhaps a peaceful solution can be found.
Floyd | D: The Order must dig in and defend the monastery, whether or not it
Floyd | comes to fighting.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "What about our old 'friend'"
		DavidW says, "oh, he"
		maga says, "hrm"
		DavidW says, "he"
gjnave arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		maga says, "C"
		DavidW says, "he'll swoop down from the sky when he's most needed"
		DavidW says, "(why is the apostrophe so darned closed to the enter key anyway?)"
		DavidW says, "C or D"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c\" 		

Floyd | > The Emperor has certainly not delivered clear boundaries for the
Floyd | foreigners, given the way they have treated the people of the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom whose lands they have taken. If the Emperor is not willing to
Floyd | make that clear, perhaps the Order can draw some of those lines and
Floyd | defend all of the Middle Kingdom through negotiation.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you return to the Order?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I gather my students together and ask them who will come to fight on
Floyd | behalf of the Order.
Floyd | B: I do not wish to put anyone else in danger; I will travel to the
Floyd | monastery alone.
Floyd | C: I have no interest in returning to the monastery. My life is here
Floyd | now; the Order can fend for itself.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "A"
		maga says, "yeah, A"
		inky says, "hunh, no "order all the students to come with you, like it or not""
		Jacqueline says, "C! C! Oh, okay, just kidding."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You call all of your students together and explain the situation.
Floyd | Though some of them wear fear in their expressions, others meet your
Floyd | news with determination to prove their worth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell everyone to pack what they wish to take with them, and that
Floyd | you will be leaving in the morning. But as dawn comes, you see that
Floyd | many of your students have not gathered. It appears their fear is
Floyd | stronger than their loyalty, and you will be bringing a much smaller
Floyd | force with you to the monastery. Feng, in her guise as a human servant,
Floyd | gives each student a small package filled with warm buns. The fox
Floyd | spirit will be staying in Kuei Xian.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, she will keep your affairs in order; once the matter with
Floyd | the foreigners has been resolved, you can decide what will happen with
Floyd | the courtyard house and the life you have built in Kuei Xian.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to miss her."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | You and your company start traveling east toward the monastery. It is a
Floyd | three-day journey directly to the Order of the Peach Tree, which gives
Floyd | you some time to decide which actions you will take, or which course of
Floyd | action you will advise, when you arrive. As you are traveling, you
Floyd | encounter a few messengers and merchants heading toward Kuei Xian; they
Floyd | are able to provide you with updated news since the delivery of your
Floyd | letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The foreign army is led by a man named George Gower, who is supposedly
Floyd | a fearsome warrior, though the rumors vary as to his origin. Some say
Floyd | he was an outlaw before he came to the Middle Kingdom, while others
Floyd | swear that he is a representative of a foreign government. Still others
Floyd | call him an explorer who landed on the Middle Kingdom's shores and
Floyd | paved the way for more foreign settlers to arrive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gower's forces have moved in on the monastery, making it difficult for
Floyd | anyone to travel to or from the Order of the Peach Tree. Based on what
Floyd | you are told, someone who knows the terrain as well as you once
Floyd | did?and, hopefully, still do?should be able to find a path around their
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you approach the army?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We will avoid the army and go straight to the monastery.
Floyd | B: I want to get firsthand information about the foreigners. We will
Floyd | scout their army before going to the monastery.
Floyd | C: I want to meet Gower for myself. We will make contact with the army
Floyd | in the open.
Floyd |

		
gjnave waves his arms, rolls a poor lore check, and then disappears - 'oh cra..' 		Jacqueline says, "Well, B is part of what won us our last match."
		maga says, "yeah, B"
		DavidW says, "we certainly can't mindmeld with an entire army. But one informant at a time, yes."
		maga says, "dammit, I've had Above the Clouds earwormed for this whole game"
		DavidW says, "yes, B please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You make your way down to the outskirts of the foreign camp. You time
Floyd | your arrival to the hills below the monastery so that you can see the
Floyd | foreign army as dusk is falling. You and your company keep off of the
Floyd | road and travel through the bamboo forest that lies in the hills
Floyd | beneath the home of the Order. Gower's army looks nothing like the
Floyd | organized Imperial Army?instead, they are dressed in a variety of
Floyd | foreign clothing, with nothing resembling a uniform. There is very
Floyd | little that resembles armor, but then, you do not wear armor, either.
Floyd | What is distressing about their encampment is that you see a number of
Floyd | cannons and hand cannons?supplies that are commonly used by the
Floyd | Imperial Army, though of a different style.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Order of the Peach Tree, with their reliance on the physical and
Floyd | spiritual arts of battle, has nothing like cannons at the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | From within the shadows, you can see that the size of the army has not
Floyd | been exaggerated. Probably five hundred men are here; though that is a
Floyd | small force compared to the Imperial Army, the monks and students that
Floyd | live at the monastery would be facing odds of five to one. Even with
Floyd | the support you bring, the odds are bleak. One outright fight could be
Floyd | disastrous if the men are skilled at combat, especially given their
Floyd | likelihood of bringing those explosive weapons into play.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I have seen what I want to see. From here we can cut over to the
Floyd | path that leads to the monastery without being noticed.
Floyd | B: I want to sabotage their camp.
Floyd | C: I am concerned about those cannons. I want to seek out Gower to
Floyd | negotiate.
Floyd |

		Limax asks, "Souds like maybe Gower is a bit disorganized?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm, do you mean open to sabotage?"
		maga says, "( [LINK] )"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking C, but that really didn't work for us elsewhere in this game."
		Limax says, "C seems like a good choice... I don't think sabotage would work"
		maga says, "mmm, sabotage"
		DavidW asks, "hm. Are we even authorized to negotiate for the Order? And with what?"
		maga says, "B"
		DavidW says, "I'm also dubious about sabotage."
		inky asks, "yeah, shouldn't we check in with the dudes at home before doing anything else?"
		DavidW says, "although perhaps our chi lets us do tricks that I can't quite visualize yet."
		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "So are you saying A?"
		Jacqueline says, "We seem to be all over the palce, opinion-wise."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we can make all their gunpowder inert with our magic."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "sorry. None of these options is obviously a good one."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, folks, I'm seeing too big a spread. Sound off with your vote: A, B, or C?"
		Jacqueline says, "A"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we can try to mindmojo Gower, assuming we can even reach him, but I don't count our chances of success to be high. But sabotage is also very risky, and to do neither means we'll be overwhelmed with cannons anyway."
		maga says, "nobody likes B, so A"
		DavidW says, "I dislike A the most."
		Jacqueline says, "Why? I mean, it sounds like we now have a majority for A, but I'm curious."
		DavidW says, "I think I want C."
		maga says, "I agree that negotiating on the monastery's behalf is weird"
		maga says, "and if nobody wants sabotage, then we should link up with our main force"
		Jacqueline says, "That is why I am now for A as well - make sure we have a united front."
		DavidW says, "well, like I said, I dislike all these choices. They all have seeds of disaster."
		Jacqueline says, "True enough on that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Your location is reasonably close to the monastery path, and you are
Floyd | able to parallel it from inside the bamboo forest until you are out of
Floyd | range of both the army and Gower's scouts. You reach the gates of the
Floyd | monastery without further complications.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Your arrival at the monastery is greeted with cheers from the monks who
Floyd | remember you. Among the students, there are whispers?clearly, you've
Floyd | been spoken about by your old teachers, you hope with compliments
Floyd | rather than as an example of what not to do under their instruction.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it is Abbot Bao who is most relieved by your presence. The abbot
Floyd | has aged in the decade you have been away, and the current situation
Floyd | weighs heavily on him. He calls you into the Inner Temple to share what
Floyd | you have learned. When you tell him of your journey and what you have
Floyd | learned of the foreign army, he greets your news with a blank
Floyd | expression, taking it all in without judgment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have been in the world, my student," he says slowly, "and I have
Floyd | been here in the temple for far too long. I fear this decision is
Floyd | beyond be, and I ask your advice. How do you think we should deal with
Floyd | these foreigners?"
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you think the monks should face the foreigners?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We should negotiate with the foreigners.
Floyd | B: The monastery is well fortified. We can defend it against an
Floyd | outright attack and withstand a siege.
Floyd | C: I will challenge a champion from the foreign army in single combat.
Floyd | D: I will call the forces of nature against the foreign army.
Floyd | E: We will create a ruse, making the monastery look better fortified
Floyd | and populated than it is.
Floyd | F: I will defer to another of Abbot Bao's advisors and abide by that
Floyd | decision.
Floyd |

		Limax asks, "Hm... bug?"
		Limax says, "Oh"
		maga says, "okay, with cannons in play B is silly"
		Limax asks, "What about D or F?"
		maga says, "and they're unlikely to accept C"
		Limax says, "Or even E... although I dont' know that would work"
		maga says, "it'd be nice to at least find out why they're here"
		maga says, "that'd give us useful information about how to defeat them, even if negotiations don't work"
		maga says, "so I think A"
		DavidW says, "Bet they don't believe in chi at all and intend to wipe out such unholy pagan nonsense from the map."
		Jacqueline says, "D would be awesome if we could do that, but A seems prudent to at least try."
		DavidW says, "yeah, A has a better chance now, with the monastery's backing."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You are sure that the foreigners can be made to see reason, and Abbot
Floyd | Bao allows you to take the lead. Along with a few of your followers,
Floyd | you travel down to the camp. The perimeter guards see you coming and
Floyd | greet you in their foreign tongue, probably calling for you to halt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings," you say, holding your hands open in a position you hope
Floyd | they will view as peaceful. "I am Zhuge Meili, a monk of the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree. I am hoping to converse with George Gower." The guards
Floyd | escort you to a large tent in the middle of the encampment. One steps
Floyd | inside and holds a conversation in the foreign tongue; after a moment,
Floyd | he returns and ushers you inside. Within, the walls are illuminated by
Floyd | glass lanterns, and a bespectacled man with a mop of gray hair tied
Floyd | into a tail at his neck stands in greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am George Gower," he says, his accent clear and his mastery of your
Floyd | language evident. "I understand you requested a meeting?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am Zhuge Meili," you say. "I have come to discuss the matter of the
Floyd | monastery above us."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pale man grins, and you begin to suspect that the gray in his hair
Floyd | is affected?he looks as though he must be in his early thirties at
Floyd | best. "Ah, I am glad to hear it," he says. "It's been such trouble
Floyd | getting you people to converse openly about anything. There's always
Floyd | some matter of tea to be shared, or vague references to spirits and
Floyd | ancestors and other bothersome things. Always happy to meet someone
Floyd | with a straightforward perspective."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I explain the monks are interested in a peaceful outcome to this
Floyd | situation and wish to negotiate.
Floyd | B: I lie and say that the Emperor is sending troops to make sure the
Floyd | matter resolves quickly.
Floyd | C: I explain that the monks do not intend to leave the monastery, and a
Floyd | siege will end badly for his men.
Floyd | D: I lie about the number of warriors available to the Order, claiming
Floyd | that we are ready for an attack.
Floyd | E: I believe we are at an impasse. He can offer his surrender, or he
Floyd | will face the Order in battle.
Floyd |

		inky says, "I wonder what we have to negotiate with"
		maga says, "let's hear what the terms of A might be"
		DavidW says (to inky), "yeah, me too"
		DavidW says, "yes, politeness first"
		DavidW says, "I vote A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > "And reasonable too!" Gower crows. "I knew I liked you the moment you
Floyd | walked in. Would you like a cigar?" He holds up a sweet but noxious
Floyd | smelling tube of wrapped herbs, and you shake your head. "No, no, none
Floyd | of you seem to. A pity, really, but you'll learn. Well, then, to
Floyd | business. We're quite interested in the location your monks have taken
Floyd | up on that mountain. Quite defensible, by all appearances, but close to
Floyd | a major trade route. Seems like an excellent place to camp an army. And
Floyd | your people don't seem to be doing much with it aside from jumping
Floyd | about at each other, occasionally using sticks, as far as I can tell.
Floyd | Looks a bit silly to an outsider, I have to say. Could really do that
Floyd | sort of thing anywhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I cannot stand the condescending tone this barbarian is using.
Floyd | Negotiating will get us nowhere.
Floyd | B: I explain that the monks are teachers, scholars, and warriors, well
Floyd | respected in the Middle Kingdom for their knowledge.
Floyd | C: I question his desire to have an army. Does he expect to challenge
Floyd | the Emperor?
Floyd |

		Limax says, "Ugh. I don't think I like any of these choices"
		maga says, "let's go to C"
		maga says, "this dude is not up for learning about our rich and vibrant culture"
		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "sure C"
		Limax asks, "SUre... why not?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Gower has the good grace to look sheepish. "Heavens, no!" he
Floyd | protests, but you see the insincerity behind his statement. "I intend
Floyd | to raise my men to protect the good of the Middle Kingdom. There are a
Floyd | number of outside interests not nearly so benevolent as me and mine.
Floyd | When one of them comes to threaten the well-being of this land, surely
Floyd | your emperor will be glad of an ally."
Floyd |
Floyd | If he has convinced himself of this lie, there is really no sense in
Floyd | negotiating along this line any further. You'll have to try a different
Floyd | tactic.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I lie and say that the Emperor is sending troops to make sure the
Floyd | matter resolves quickly.
Floyd | B: I explain that the monks do not intend to leave the monastery, and a
Floyd | siege will end badly for his men.
Floyd | C: I lie about the number of warriors available to the Order, claiming
Floyd | that we are ready for an attack.
Floyd | D: I believe we are at an impasse. He can offer his surrender, or he
Floyd | will face the Order in battle.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		maga says, "okay, C"
		DavidW says, "but... cannons"
		maga says, "well, we're going to be fighting him one way or another"
		Limax asks, "What's wrong with B?"
		DavidW says, "I like B."
		DavidW says, "It's at least honest."
		maga says, "honesty is not good policy in warfare"
		DavidW says, "I know."
		DavidW says, "I should go wash more dishes, I guess."
		Jacqueline asks, "inky?"
		inky says, "oh, I don't really think it matters"
		inky says, "like I assume if we lie he won't believe us"
		DavidW says, "I was hoping for a mindmojo option, but none is offered."
		inky says, "and if we tell him we're not going to leave he'll say he's got cannons"
		DavidW says (to inky), "Seems likely he has his own spies and info sources, yeah."
		maga asks, "well?"
		Jacqueline asks, "B?"
		inky says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "In reading people's remarks, that's what I get."
		Jacqueline asks, "You good, maga?"
		maga says, "eh, if that's what people want"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Gower begins to smile, then looks at your face and sees how earnest
Floyd | you are. "You're quite serious," he says, and you hear a note of
Floyd | astonishment in his voice. He studies you for a little longer, then
Floyd | runs a hand over his grayed hair, and you begin to suspect that it's a
Floyd | wig, some sort of affectation with no purpose that you can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | But instead of speaking, he takes a swig out of a metal flask; the
Floyd | liquid smells a bit like rice wine, but stronger, with an acrid odor
Floyd | that threatens to burn your nostrils on a whiff. He mutters a foreign
Floyd | word in a tone that makes you guess it was a curse. "All right then,
Floyd | Zhuge Meili. Here's how you can prove to me that your monks are the
Floyd | knowledgeable warriors you claim they are. We'll each choose a champion
Floyd | who represents the best of our fighters with the best of our weaponry.
Floyd | If you?or the warrior of your choosing?can best who I select, then I
Floyd | will acknowledge we have something to learn." He tries for a smile, but
Floyd | doesn't quite manage. "We've a long tradition of this sort of thing
Floyd | where I come from."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So do we," you assure him, before he can launch into further
Floyd | explanation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If my champion wins," he says, "then you'll agree to vacate the
Floyd | property."
Floyd |
Floyd | This seems a lot to agree to without the permission of Abbot Bao. "A
Floyd | reasonable suggestion," you say. "I will confer with the abbot and send
Floyd | a message confirming the terms."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll expect word by tomorrow morning," Gower says, rising. You stand,
Floyd | and he thrusts a hand at you; you realize just in time that he means it
Floyd | as a sign of agreement, not an attack. You meet his hand and shake it
Floyd | as you rise from your own seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you arrive at the monastery, you explain to Abbot Bao what has
Floyd | transpired, and though he is concerned about the possible outcome, he
Floyd | is eager to resolve the conflict without massive casualties on either
Floyd | side. Given your role in the negotiation, it does not surprise you when
Floyd | Abbot Bao selects you as the Order's champion. To make a point, you
Floyd | have decided to face their champion empty handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Limax says, "Hm"
		maga says, "argh dammit"
		maga says, "what about our superior strategy learned from go-playing ghosts"
		Jacqueline says, "haha - you realize just in time."
		inky says, "ha ha oops"
		DavidW asks, "I think I must've missed something. Go-playing ghosts?"
		Limax says (to maga), "Hee hee"
		Limax says (to DavidW), "I'm assuming it's a reference to Hikaru No Go"
		maga says, "no, there was a literal go-playing ghost earlier in the story"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, that was awhile ago. We played go with a long-deceased military commander."
		DavidW says, "ah. Well, I think I'll go brew tea for the victors of the upcoming battle."
		Limax says, "Ha"
		Jacqueline says, "So, yeah. Instead of taking a knife to a gun fight, we're taking our fists to a gun fight. This seems like perhaps not the best move, but I AM SURE IT WILL WORK OUT JUST FINE"
		DavidW says, "(which better be us)"
maga pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | You walk confidently down the path as the time of your meeting
Floyd | approaches. Many of the monks follow you, as much to witness the battle
Floyd | as to provide you with support should the foreigners prove
Floyd | dishonorable. Just before the camp of the foreigners, a space has been
Floyd | cleared, and a young man wearing a cutlass and wielding a hand cannon
Floyd | stands next to George Gower himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, Zhuge Meili," Gower says cheerfully. "This is Erasmus
Floyd | Fontaine. He'll be your opponent today."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fontaine looks up at you from his hand cannon and you see clear hatred
Floyd | in his eyes. This man means to kill you, regardless of any agreement
Floyd | you might be able to reach with Gower.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Should your man die, I expect you to continue to honor our agreement,"
Floyd | you shout out, so that everyone can hear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fontaine snorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course!" Gower says, waving away your concerns as though they are
Floyd | unmerited, and as though you have not just called his honor into
Floyd | question. "We've agreed to the terms, monk. Shall we get on with it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Limax asks, "Always bring a gun to a knife fight?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oho - ol' Erasmus Fontaine!"
		Limax asks, "Also from earlier in the story?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
maga pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Without waiting for you to agree, Fontaine lifts the hand cannon and
Floyd | shoots.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I dodge beneath the shot, closing so that his weapon becomes
Floyd | useless.
Floyd | B: I use my chi to leap over his shot and attack him from above.
Floyd | C: I fade slightly to the side, allowing the bullet to graze my
Floyd | shoulder, before closing the distance.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Just someone with a good steampunk name."
		Limax says, "Ah"
		Limax says, "I like C"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Will you quit doing that? I'm tying to mock here, and your space bar pushes keep throwing off my timing."
		maga asks, "hmm. B?"
		maga says, "C is okay too"
		Limax says, "Ah, being mocking takes timing"
		Jacqueline says, "I like B."
		Jacqueline says, "Chi has been our friend throughout."
		Limax says, "B seems like wire fu to me, but okay"
		maga says, "remember what genre we're in"
		Jacqueline asks, "wire fu?"
		maga says (to Jacq), "the sorts of martial arts you can only do with the aid of a wire and harness"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, ah."
		Jacqueline says, "I still like B."
		Jacqueline asks, "Final answers from maga and Limax?"
		maga says, "yeah, B"
		Limax says, "I guess B is okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You leap faster than the bullet fires, feeling it pass below you as
Floyd | you descend on your opponent. He raises his hand cannon at you in the
Floyd | air, but you are already on him, using your higher vantage point to
Floyd | execute Parting the Clouds?which rakes twice across his face before
Floyd | piercing the pressure point called the village rain, the notch right
Floyd | between the clavicles, with an Immortal Man strike. The strike drives
Floyd | him downward as your full body weight presses on top of him, and as he
Floyd | hits the ground, you feel your fingers crush his windpipe. The
Floyd | foreigners, who had begun to cheer when Fontaine shot, fall deadly
Floyd | silent. But Gower simply nods at you. "It seems I have underestimated
Floyd | you," he says. "We will abide by our agreement." He says something in
Floyd | the foreign tongue and you tense?but immediately, the foreigners turn
Floyd | away, heading back into their camp. Within hours, they have started a
Floyd | retreat, leaving the Order of the Peach Tree to once again decide its
Floyd | own fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hailed as the hero of the hour, and it is clear your prestige
Floyd | has grown among the members of the Order. For your own sake, you are
Floyd | glad of the success you had in defending the monastery, and are
Floyd | relieved that another challenge is behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Seven: The Imperial Challenge

		inky says, "hunh"
		inky says, "suprised that worked"
		inky says, "I guess we are high-chi dudes"
		dfabulich says, "This is an awkward time to bring it up, but you can see your stats in this game by typing "stats""
		Limax says, "Huh. I've learned Immortal Man"
		Limax says, "It's a very precise strike"
mwmiller arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		dfabulich said, scrolling through the transcript.
inky says (to Floyd), "stats" 		

Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@15b7986: 73%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@87816d: 56%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@422ede: 98%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@112f614: 61%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@1d9dc39: 87%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@93dcd: 68%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@b89838: 62%
Floyd |   65% java.text.AttributedString@111a3ac vs. 35%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@110b053
Floyd | Name Zhuge Meili
Floyd | Style Zhuge
Floyd | Question How can the Empire return to Heaven's Favor?
Floyd |
Floyd | Your relationships: java.text.AttributedString@723d7c: 45%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@22c95b: 83%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@1d1acd3: 89%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@a981ca: 70%
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@8814e9: Feng
Floyd | java.text.AttributedString@1503a3: 5
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >OK

		dfabulich facepalms.
		Jacqueline says, "whoa"
		dfabulich says, "I just broke this recently."
		Limax says, "Owie"
		inky says, "well, we've got a 98% in something"
		dfabulich says, "status 73%"
		dfabulich says, "fighting 56%"
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		dfabulich says, "magic 98%"
		mwmiller says, "Well, at least our java.text.AttributedStrings are all shipshape and our camels are suitably capsy."
		Jacqueline says, "woo"
		dfabulich says, "tenacity 61%"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		dfabulich says, "cleverness 87%"
		Jacqueline says, "sweet"
		dfabulich says, "enlightened 68%"
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		dfabulich says, "honor 62%"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		maga says, "foxbangingness 100%"
		dfabulich says, "I think it's saying 65% Tianxia vs. 35% Laowei (though I could have those backwards)"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "rowr"
		Jacqueline says, "I was wondering about that 35%"
		Limax asks, "Are we going for 100% in everything?"
		Jacqueline says (to Limax), "Probably not."
		dfabulich says, "Lu Jin 45%"
		Jacqueline asks, "As in, how much Lu Jin likes us?"
		maga says (to Limax), "that is pretty much sure to be impossible"
		inky says, "apparently tianxia vs laowei is about empire vs foreignness or something"
		Jacqueline says, "See, I have to second what Gunther said earlier: we don't get to see our stats in life, we just live it."
		dfabulich says, "uh, I'm a bit confused by the last bit."
		Limax says, "I would think so... but I thought the question needed to be asked"
		DavidW says, "ok, tea is brewing"
		dfabulich says, "the characters to have relationships with are Lu Jin, Feng, Zhuge Liang, and Sun An"
		dfabulich says, "so, uh, some of those in some order or other :-)"
		says, "I'll fix this for the next time I upload a game to Floyd! :-p"
		Jacqueline says, "So."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | You leap faster than the bullet fires, feeling it pass below you as you
Floyd | descend on your opponent. He raises his hand cannon at you in the air,
Floyd | but you are already on him, using your higher vantage point to execute
Floyd | Parting the Clouds?which rakes twice across his face before piercing
Floyd | the pressure point called the village rain, the notch right between the
Floyd | clavicles, with an Immortal Man strike. The strike drives him downward
Floyd | as your full body weight presses on top of him, and as he hits the
Floyd | ground, you feel your fingers crush his windpipe. The foreigners, who
Floyd | had begun to cheer when Fontaine shot, fall deadly silent. But Gower
Floyd | simply nods at you. "It seems I have underestimated you," he says. "We
Floyd | will abide by our agreement." He says something in the foreign tongue
Floyd | and you tense?but immediately, the foreigners turn away, heading back
Floyd | into their camp. Within hours, they have started a retreat, leaving the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree to once again decide its own fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hailed as the hero of the hour, and it is clear your prestige
Floyd | has grown among the members of the Order. For your own sake, you are
Floyd | glad of the success you had in defending the monastery, and are
Floyd | relieved that another challenge is behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Seven: The Imperial Challenge

		Limax asks (of dfabulich), "Were you writing in a foreign language again?"
		dfabulich says, "You can see the stat screen at [LINK] (click Show Stats)"
		McMartin says, "'laowei' is a word for foreigners that is nominally respectful but can be used as an epithet with the right intonation, IIRC."
		dfabulich says, "To be clear, I'm not the author of this game. This one was 100% written by Alana Joli Abbott"
		Limax says, "Aha"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | After the conflict between the Order of the Peach Tree and the
Floyd | foreigners at the monastery, events seem to pass quickly. News of the
Floyd | foreigners is hard to avoid: more of their ships are landing in the
Floyd | fishing villages they took over to establish their own port. While
Floyd | their numbers increase, they are also making a clear attempt to
Floyd | insinuate themselves further into the Imperial Court. George Gower has
Floyd | taken up residence in Xiaonanhai, and the rumor is that he calls on the
Floyd | Emperor every day, trying to mold a space for himself as an Imperial
Floyd | advisor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or, some whisper, as the man who will try to steal the Emperor's
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | But though tensions are high, the violence has slowed. The Blue Scarves
Floyd | Rebellion has continued with raids, hassling the foreigners at every
Floyd | opportunity, but there have been no large-scale battles. It is though
Floyd | everyone is holding their breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you think the foreigners will do next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am still not concerned with worldly affairs. At this point, if I
Floyd | weren't also seeking to detach myself from emotional reactions, I'd be
Floyd | annoyed with everyone pointing them out to me.
Floyd | B: Clearly, there is a reason behind their change in tactics. I analyze
Floyd | their locations to determine what outcome they may seek.
Floyd | C: They are saving their resources for a large fight. I make discreet
Floyd | inquiries into their weapon stores and the supply chain between Gower
Floyd | and his men.
Floyd |

		dfabulich says, "If you're seeing funny characters on your screen (especially ?s) it's probably a text encoding problem. This game uses unicode emdashes and ellipses."
		Limax says, "I was going to question about an immortal man strike to the windpipe. That's usually reserved for eyes or another place like that"
		dfabulich continues getting caught up on the transcript.
		Limax says (to dfabulich), "I never turned unicode on for tf in PuTTY"
		Jacqueline says, "haha - I love A."
		Jacqueline | At this point, if I weren't also seeking to detach myself from emotional reactions, I'd be annoyed with everyone pointing them out to me.
		Jacqueline says, "The encoding issues are Floyd, not your client or your personal settings. Vimes is aware."
		Jacqueline says, "So, B."
		maga says, "B"
		DavidW says, "I like B. There's a beauty to that one."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You acquire a large map and start marking the rumored locations of
Floyd | the foreigners on it. They are densest at the shoreline, but while more
Floyd | are landing there, there is a trend from the shore northward, toward
Floyd | the capital, skirting the marshes when possible. It makes perfect sense
Floyd | now why the foreigners wanted control of the monastery: its location is
Floyd | directly in the path of the settlements the foreigners have been making
Floyd | over the past twenty years.
Floyd |
Floyd | But the presence of George Gower at the capital makes you suspect that
Floyd | he is not planning to lead an army against the Emperor. If anything,
Floyd | you see wisdom in the rumors that he hopes to gain power through
Floyd | influencing the Emperor, rather than replacing him. Given how the
Floyd | foreigners have treated the people they've displaced, Gower having the
Floyd | Imperial ear could be disastrous for the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Limax says, "Sure"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | You get a clue into Gower's plans the spring after the attack on the
Floyd | monastery. It arrives in the form of a summons: sealed with blue wax
Floyd | impressed with the shape of a rampant lion, the bleached white paper is
Floyd | so stiff it crackles when it opens. The letter reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Zhuge Meili:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Based on the reputation of your skill and honor, you have been
Floyd | selected to compete in a fighting exhibition for the entertainment of
Floyd | the glorious Emperor. The fight, which will take place in an arena now
Floyd | being constructed just south of the Imperial capital, will feature two
Floyd | warriors of my native country on horseback, wielding the weapons of our
Floyd | lands. You will fight alongside a captured rebel and traitor to the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom, Lu Jin, who will be released from the Imperial dungeons
Floyd | for the event. The outcome of the combat will settle a wager between
Floyd | myself and the Emperor as to which nation boasts superior fighters.
Floyd |
Floyd | "As a reward, the winners will be granted lands and a title by the
Floyd | crown, and, should it be relevant, receive a pardon for crimes against
Floyd | the Empire. More, however, the winners will have the prestige of having
Floyd | defended their country's honor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "An Imperial guard will be sent to accompany you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cheers,
Floyd |
Floyd | "George Gower"
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though you will be unable to simply decline participating
Floyd | in this competition. How do you react to this summons?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Lu Jin, a prisoner? Of course we will fight?and win?to insure his
Floyd | freedom!
Floyd | B: This is our moment to prove the foreigners are unworthy. We will
Floyd | fight for the honor of the Middle Kingdom!
Floyd | C: This is sure to be a farce, with the game board aligned against us,
Floyd | but we will triumph regardless?by whatever means necessary.
Floyd | D: I have no interest in fighting in this competition. I will escape
Floyd | before the supposed honor guard arrives.
Floyd |

		inky says, "you get a clue to his plans when he sends you a letter telling you about his plans"
		Jacqueline says, "LU JIN"
		Limax asks, "Isn't he our student?"
		Limax says (to inky), "Ha ha"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "yay"
		Jacqueline says (to Limax), "No, an old rival."
		maga says, "C"
		Limax asks (of Jacqueline), "The one we were fighting when I first came in, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, well, it's easy enough to *say* C."
		Jacqueline says, "cee"
		Jacqueline asks, "See?"
		Limax says, "Que"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can I get a third on C?"
		DavidW says, "sure, C"
		Limax says, "Si"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Gower wouldn't have planned a simple competition without being sure
Floyd | that the odds were in his favor. He expects to win more than an
Floyd | event?he is using this as one more step to gain the Emperor's ear. The
Floyd | mere fact that he is having wagers with the Son of Heaven is
Floyd | unbelievably presumptuous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever it takes to prove that the foreigners are unworthy, you will
Floyd | make sure it is done. The following week, a group of Imperial soldiers,
Floyd | led by Commander Rong Jue, the son of Governor Rong, arrives to collect
Floyd | you. The procession has all the trappings of an honor guard, but from
Floyd | the way they watch you, you know that?like you?they consider you a
Floyd | prisoner. As you travel to the capital, how do you pass the time?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I talk to Rong Jue, hoping to find out more about what is happening
Floyd | in the capital.
Floyd | B: I tell stories and jokes, trying to set the soldiers at ease.
Floyd | C: I cast an oracle bone to determine whether the Imperial Challenge
Floyd | will have good results.
Floyd | D: I say nothing to anyone. Traveling in silence will be my rebellion
Floyd | against Gower for forcing me into his contest.
Floyd |

		Limax says, "D seems like a Jet Li thing"
		maga says, "A"
		DavidW says, "A or C"
		Jacqueline says, "It makes for a boring movie, but then, we just stood around and stared at that other dude on top of a tower in front of everyone, so."
		DavidW says, "I always like getting more info."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > The commander does his best to fill you in on the details of
Floyd | Xiaonanhai life. You can tell that he is trying to give a fair account
Floyd | of the foreign presence in the capital city, but you suspect that he
Floyd | has no fond feelings for George Gower or the foreigner's position at
Floyd | court. If Rong Jue's feelings are representative, you may have other
Floyd | allies inside the Imperial city.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, Rong Jue informs you of how the contest is to work: you
Floyd | and Lu Jin will face a pair of foreigners wearing what Gower calls
Floyd | "courtly" armor?which Rong explains means outdated armor designed to
Floyd | stand against hand-to-hand combat but not hand cannons. The exhibition
Floyd | will start on horseback and resolve on the ground, as long as one
Floyd | member of each team is alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Limax exclaims, "I'm off to take a walk wiht my daughter. Have fun!"
Limax walks slowly out of the room and into the sunset. 		Jacqueline says, "Hopefully we will go all Jen Yu on these mofos and steal their guns and hold them at handcannonpoint."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | No matter how many times you have been to Xiaonanhai, it never ceases
Floyd | to take your breath away at first sight. As you crest the last hill
Floyd | between you and the capital, the walled city stretches out in front of
Floyd | you, fading into mist, so that it appears that the city itself extends
Floyd | forever. A river runs through the center of the city, and one wall of
Floyd | the palace rubs against it like a cat against a friendly hand. The
Floyd | palace itself towers above the rest of the city, its golden calligraphy
Floyd | catching stray bits of light that float in through the mist, making it
Floyd | seem as though the whole building sparkles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xiaonanhai is the center of the Middle Kingdom, its heart and its
Floyd | breath. It is a testament to the working of humans, and proof that
Floyd | human hands can create something lasting. It also buzzes like a hive of
Floyd | angry bees; anyone within its walls must be wary that they are not
Floyd | stung by criminals and bureaucrats alike.
Floyd |
Floyd | The soldiers are eager to get you to the palace, given that you have
Floyd | arrived the day before the competition, but you persuade them to stop
Floyd | by Tai Thong, a pastry shop you remember fondly from the last time you
Floyd | were in Xiaonanhai. The proprietors treat all their customers like
Floyd | family, and the atmosphere gives a sense that, through pastries, one
Floyd | can achieve both peace and prosperity. You make a small purchase,
Floyd | setting a pork bun aside for Lu Jin, as Rong Jue thinks Lu Jin will be
Floyd | released into the custody of the Imperial soldiers as soon as you
Floyd | arrive at the palace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead, however, you are escorted to a guest room in the palace,
Floyd | attended to by servants, all with the intent of making you comfortable
Floyd | while you wait for hours for further news. All of you ignore the fact
Floyd | that soldiers are stationed outside your door. Finally, after night has
Floyd | fallen, a thin and damp Lu Jin is ushered into your room. They have
Floyd | clearly just bathed him, in order to look presentable, you assume, for
Floyd | your competition.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go to Lu Jin's side immediately to make sure he is unharmed.
Floyd | B: We don't know who might be watching. I gesture to the table in the
Floyd | guest chamber and offer Lu Jin a pork bun.
Floyd | C: I nod to Lu Jin and wish him a good night.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm kinda amazed how many combats are in this story, but I suppose I shouldn't be considering the Kung Fu focus."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		maga says, "B"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I have had my eye on that pork bun and if he doesn't eat it, I will."
		DavidW says, "yeah, pork bun time"
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin joins you at the table and accepts the pork bun, not wasting
Floyd | any time eating it. "So," he says finally, "I suppose you have a plan
Floyd | to defeat the foreigners. I hope you'll consider my ideas as well."
Floyd |
Floyd | You agree to listen to Lu Jin's suggestions, though as he has been
Floyd | incarcerated for months, it appears, you wonder how he could have
Floyd | anything useful to add. As you sit together, Lu Jin gives you all the
Floyd | information about the competition he has been able to glean. The two
Floyd | foreign competitors are masters of an old sport combat style called
Floyd | jousting that is rarely practiced in Gower's home country except for
Floyd | entertainment. They will be wearing thick plates of armor and carrying
Floyd | shields, using long lances to try to unhorse or kill you in a direct
Floyd | charge. You will be provided with ji, spear-tipped halberds that have
Floyd | crescent blades around a sword-breaker on either side of the haft.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Their armor is an advantage on horseback, but we'll move much faster
Floyd | than they will on the ground," Lu Jin theorizes. "And they'll have
Floyd | limited visibility due to their helmets?we should be able to stay in
Floyd | their blind spots, again if we can bring them to the ground. The hard
Floyd | part about the armor is that it offers very few openings: their eyes
Floyd | and at the softer armor covering their joints?which is still heavy
Floyd | enough to deflect a blade."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brain begins working around these issues. "We'll need to figure
Floyd | out their other disadvantages," you say, almost to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Or you could ask for help," says a familiar voice. The only remaining
Floyd | palace servant steps forward, and you instantly recognize Feng, despite
Floyd | the fox spirit's new disguise. Lu Jin looks at you in confusion, but
Floyd | you just nod for him to listen. "I can offer you these," Feng says,
Floyd | rolling two small vials out onto the palm of her hand. "Poison enough
Floyd | to coat one blade each."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin begins to reach for the poison.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Feng has never led me astray before. This is a clever plan, even if
Floyd | it is dishonorable, and I am confident we can execute it without
Floyd | notice.
Floyd | B: Feng is a fox spirit?my companion or not, tempting monks into
Floyd | dishonor is in her nature. No good will come of taking up her offer.
Floyd | C: If we were caught using poison, we would be shown as dishonorable
Floyd | opponents. We cannot risk that loss of face, so we cannot accept the
Floyd | poison.
Floyd | D: We will not stoop to such a dishonorable tactic!
Floyd |

		inky says, "ha ha"
		maga says, "sounds like the feller needs a good feed"
		Zach says, "Poison?!"
		maga says, "hm. C, I think"
		DavidW says, "We did, earlier, decide to win at any cost, which probably enabled this tactic."
		Jacqueline says, "Curious."
		DavidW says, "When we opened the letter."
		maga says, "well, winning with poison would probably be a defeat, politically speaking"
		Jacqueline says, "FINE."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, C?"
		DavidW says, "sure, C."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess since no one has said 'no,' you all meant to say 'yes.'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > "We cannot do this," you say firmly. "If we were to be caught, the
Floyd | consequences not only to us, but to the reputation of the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom, would be disastrous."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then let's not get caught," Lu Jin says excitedly. "We need this sort
Floyd | of advantage, Zhuge Meili."
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at both Feng and Lu Jin, giving them your best teacher stare.
Floyd | "No," you say, "we don't. We can use the sword breakers on the ji to
Floyd | open their armor like peeling off a can if it comes down to it. But
Floyd | this?someone will find out eventually. And everything we're seeking to
Floyd | prove?that we are better fighters than the foreigners, that the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom has greater honor?will be completely undone."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin weighs your words, then turns away. "May your confidence be
Floyd | merited," he says bitterly. You say goodbye to Feng, and both you and
Floyd | Lu Jin agree to turn in for the night. As you are falling asleep, you
Floyd | think you hear voices, but you put it off to being the palace servants
Floyd | going about their work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		DavidW asks, "oh, they're gonna do it anyway, huh?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, I don't think so."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The next morning, you and Lu Jin are escorted by no fewer than twenty
Floyd | armed Imperial soldiers, including Rong Jue, to a field north of the
Floyd | city wall. There are raised stands of seating, crafted, you suspect,
Floyd | from bamboo, and a pavilion is on a raised dais overlooking an oblong
Floyd | arena. The whole thing looks very odd to you, and Gower's work is
Floyd | evident in everything from the pennant flag decorations to the strange
Floyd | rope, suspended at chest height, that divides the arena. Two riders,
Floyd | completely covered in steel armor, stand next to two horses at the far
Floyd | end of the arena; you and Lu Jin are escorted to two waiting horses and
Floyd | a weapons rack at the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that the moment is upon you, how will you prepare for this
Floyd | competition to begin?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Select a weapon from the rack.
Floyd | B: Greet our opponents so that the combat begins with honor.
Floyd | C: Examine the horses to make sure they are in good condition.
Floyd | D: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		maga says, "C"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay."
		DavidW says, "yeah, C is good"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You look over the horses and check their equipment to make sure that
Floyd | nothing has been tampered with. Sure enough, you see that the tie
Floyd | securing the saddle on one of the horses has been sliced, and that the
Floyd | other has a burr in its bridle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You call for Rong Jue, who comes over immediately. "Is there a
Floyd | problem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | When you explain, Rong Jue's face goes dark. But before he can say
Floyd | anything, you suggest, "Could you bring us two fresh horses?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He nods shortly. "I will see that two stallions are brought from the
Floyd | army stables," he says, and you can hear the anger in his voice. "You
Floyd | will not be taken advantage of."
Floyd |
Floyd | A short time later, the commander returns with two new mounts, and they
Floyd | are glorious ones, far better than the pair here originally. You and Lu
Floyd | Jin bow to Rong Jue, and he returns the bow, saying nothing further
Floyd | about the incident.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you make any further preparations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Select a weapon from the rack.
Floyd | B: Greet our opponents so that the combat begins with honor.
Floyd | C: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		maga says, "A"
		DavidW says, "yeah, we'll want a weapon"
		Jacqueline says, "Agreed - do I have a thi- okay."
		DavidW says, "(bah)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > There are several ji to choose from, as well as a half-dozen
Floyd | straight-edged jian and a pair of hook swords. Lu Jin takes the hook
Floyd | swords and flourishes them for a moment before nodding and hooking them
Floyd | into his belt. You choose a ji that is almost as weighty as one of
Floyd | Master Zhuge's guan dao and a jian that ends in a red tassel, which
Floyd | should catch your opponent's eyes as a distraction should the combat
Floyd | move to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you make any additional preparations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Greet our opponents so that the combat begins with honor.
Floyd | B: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "A?"
		Jacqueline says, "Seems like, given everything, A."
		DavidW says, "Tricky."
		maga says, "yeah, A"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You do not know the traditions of the foreigners for occasions like
Floyd | this, but you see no reason for your fight to begin without honor. You
Floyd | strike out across the field until Lu Jin grabs you by the wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?" he hisses.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greeting our opponents," you say. "They may not wish to follow our
Floyd | customs, but we should represent the Middle Kingdom by beginning this
Floyd | fight with honor." Lu Jin sneers. "They are not worthy of such respect.
Floyd | Go on your own if you wish."
Floyd |
Floyd | You leave Lu Jin behind without further argument, walking to the other
Floyd | side of the arena and bowing in greeting to your opponents. The two
Floyd | armored fighters lift the visors of their helmets, and you see the
Floyd | light-skinned faces of two men younger than you are, but clearly
Floyd | skilled fighters or they would not be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of them asks the other a confused question, which the second
Floyd | answers with a smile. "Hello to you, too," he says to you, his accent
Floyd | quite competent for a foreigner. "Lovely day for a battle to the death,
Floyd | isn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile politely. "Perhaps it will not come to that," you say
Floyd | serenely, imagining Abbot Bao's voice behind your words. "We look
Floyd | forward to seeing your skills on display and hope for an honorable
Floyd | competition."
Floyd |
Floyd | The warrior looks slightly embarrassed. "Yes, well, we look forward to
Floyd | seeing your skills, too," he says clumsily. "Honor and all that."
Floyd |
Floyd | The first warrior asks for a translation, and the two of them rattle
Floyd | back and forth for a minute, with the first warrior soon looking as
Floyd | sheepish as the second. "Nice to meet you," he says, haltingly, with a
Floyd | big smile. You bow again and return to your side of the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The encounter seems rather suspicious, but you think that by crossing
Floyd | the field to greet them, you have inspired some real respect from your
Floyd | opponents, which can only work to your advantage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you make any additional preparations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "okay, I guess. This might've been one time that a snub would've been better."
		maga exclaims, "and we're off!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Gosh, I just can't figure out which one to pick!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You look at Lu Jin, who nods in readiness, and the two of you bow to
Floyd | each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We will win," Lu Jin says confidently. You wonder whether he is
Floyd | reassuring himself or you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell Rong Jue that you are ready, and he gestures to one of the
Floyd | other soldiers. Suddenly, a drum call fills the arena, and you and Lu
Floyd | Jin, on horseback, are escorted to the dais. The two foreigners, also
Floyd | riding their horses, stop next to you, and the four of you wait as the
Floyd | Emperor's silk-enclosed litter is run up to the dais by his guards.
Floyd | They stop and lower the Emperor to the ground, where he watches from
Floyd | behind the thin curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | George Gower and several members of the Imperial bureaucracy take their
Floyd | seats near the Emperor's litter. As everyone is settled, one of the
Floyd | magistrates calls out, "Let the Imperial Challenge begin!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The stands, full now of spectators, erupt in cheers. The foreign
Floyd | horsemen ride quickly back to their end of the arena. Rong Jue, who is
Floyd | providing your escort, hisses instructions to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The foreigners will ride the center of the field?they call it the
Floyd | pitch?with their lances," he says. "They are steel tipped and meant to
Floyd | kill. But they are accustomed to continuing on the pass, reaching the
Floyd | end, and turning around again, based on the practices I have watched.
Floyd | You're on the first pass?Lu Jin's second."
Floyd |
Floyd | He pulls away as you reach the end of the field. "Good luck!"
Floyd |
Floyd | What strategy do you use to face the foreigners?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight on horseback.
Floyd | B: I want to fight on the ground, and will aim to unhorse the rider.
Floyd | C: I can take a mounted fighter from the ground. I will get off the
Floyd | horse at the pass and attack unmounted.
Floyd |

		maga says, "not quite sure about the real difference between B and C"
		maga says, "but we haven't really ever fought on horseback, so A seems dodgy"
		Jacqueline says, "One is aiming to unhorse him, the other not. I think we should unhorse them."
		DavidW says, "C means we're abandoning our horse immediately, I think."
		DavidW asks, "I think B is our best option, but geez, has our character done anything like this before ever?"
		inky says, "it seems unlikely!"
		maga says, "okay, B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You charge down the lane, keeping to your assigned side of the silly
Floyd | rope divider. You can see your opponent's strategy: he is seated firmly
Floyd | in his saddle, weight forward, his lance balanced across the horse's
Floyd | neck so that his shield faces you. His attack is based on momentum, and
Floyd | clearly his customary rules expect you to stay where he will hit you.
Floyd |
Floyd | But one of the first rules of combat you learned was that if you are in
Floyd | a place where someone wants to hit you, don't be there. Move somewhere
Floyd | else and disrupt their offense to gain the advantage.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you plan to unhorse your foe?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand on the saddle and use my chi to leap onto his horse,
Floyd | dragging him to the ground.
Floyd | B: I command my horse to leap across the rope and swing my ji to attack
Floyd | on his unshielded side.
Floyd | C: My horse is stronger than I am; I speak to it in comforting words,
Floyd | letting it dart out of the way before it rears to kick my foe from his
Floyd | saddle.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, we're still on a horse??"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		maga says, "A"
		DavidW says, "C was getting off. B was staying on."
		maga says, "chi is our friend"
		Jacqueline says, "B said 'I want to fight on the ground, and will aim to unhorse the rider.'"
		DavidW says, "I'm fond of C, but I'll agree with A if that's what others want."
		Jacqueline says, "That did not sound to me like staying on a horse (the whole 'on the ground' bit), but whatever, we're here now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You secure your ji across your back to leave both of your hands free.
Floyd | As your opponent bears down on you, you crouch in the saddle, then you
Floyd | spring over his lance and tackle him. Your combined weight and the
Floyd | change in momentum send both of you toppling from the back of his
Floyd | horse. You land on top of him, allowing your full weight to crash into
Floyd | him before you roll off and spring to your feet. He clambers after you,
Floyd | moving faster than you'd have expected given the awkward weight of the
Floyd | armor, though still far slower than you. He draws his sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin's horse flies past yours, and you realize he is headed into his
Floyd | own part of the combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Now that you and your foe are both on the ground, how do you attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I will outlast him. That armor is heavy, and I can dance around him
Floyd | all day.
Floyd | B: I will make it look like I am giving him openings, leading him to
Floyd | overextend and throw himself off balance.
Floyd | C: I will disarm him?whether that means his weapon or his arm.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "A or B, likely A."
		maga says, "I like B, I think"
		DavidW says, "any of these are reasonable."
		maga says, "A is a good option too, but more reliant on our own physical endurance"
		Jacqueline says, "hm, okay. B."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Part of the art is knowing when to fade and knowing when to
Floyd | strike?and knowing when to combine those two elements to launch a
Floyd | surprise attack. You keep drawing your opponent into your range,
Floyd | deflecting his blows and keeping him off balance. Eventually, he
Floyd | overextends himself, and his lunge sends him stumbling forward. You
Floyd | strike him on the back of his helmet as he falls, and when you check
Floyd | him to receive his surrender, you find that he is sleeping
Floyd | peacefully?though he will likely have quite the headache in the
Floyd | morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the field, Lu Jin and his opponent are still locked in battle.
Floyd | You hurry across the field to join them.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the time you reach Lu Jin, both Lu Jin and his opponent are on the
Floyd | ground, locked in a sword fight. The foreign warrior is relying on his
Floyd | armor to protect him from Lu Jin's blows, and for the most part, this
Floyd | strategy works, with Lu Jin's hook swords skittering off the steel. But
Floyd | his strikes are slow, and Lu Jin, though wounded, is dancing out of the
Floyd | way of his strikes. When Lu Jin sees you approach, however, his
Floyd | strategy changes. He darts around behind the armored warrior and hooks
Floyd | both of the warrior's arms in his hook swords.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now!" Lu Jin yells at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am tough enough that I can deliver a knockout blow from beneath
Floyd | the helmet, despite the armor between me and my foe's chin.
Floyd | B: I deliver a piercing blow with the jian's tip through the hole in
Floyd | the helmet, killing him.
Floyd | C: I gather my chi and throw the energy at him with a shout,
Floyd | momentarily paralyzing him.
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm worried about overconfidence. There's bound to be a feature of this combat we've overlooked."
		maga says, "C seems clearly our best choice"
		Jacqueline says, "I like C as well."
		DavidW says, "ok."
		DavidW says, "Hate what Lu Jin will likely do, though."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
		DavidW says, "I think Lu Jin will act with dishonor."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You can't resist the chance to make one final flashy move in this
Floyd | combat; you gather chi from the earth beneath you, cradling it in front
Floyd | of you until you hear a gasp from the spectators, indicating that they
Floyd | can see your chi ball as well. You thrust it at the armored fighter,
Floyd | and as the shock of the energy hits him, he collapses to the ground.
Floyd | You and Lu Jin stand together, both of your foes out of the fight, and
Floyd | as one, you face the dais and give a deep bow in the direction of the
Floyd | Emperor. The spectators cheer wildly in the stands, and the drums beat
Floyd | in a roll so constant that it sounds like a thunderstorm. The
Floyd | magistrate announces you as the winners and Imperial Champions, proving
Floyd | the fighters of the Middle Kingdom are superior. You and Lu Jin are
Floyd | once again escorted back to the Imperial palace, this time as heroes.
Floyd |
Floyd | But when you reach the palace, another group of soldiers are waiting
Floyd | for you. Rong Jue looks at them in confusion, but a soldier whose
Floyd | insignia shows a higher rank demands to take Lu Jin into custody.
Floyd |
Floyd | "By the Emperor's command, Lu Jin won his freedom,"Rong Jue says
Floyd | cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ranking officer shakes his head. "That was before it was discovered
Floyd | that the rebel coated his blade with poison," he accuses, and Lu Jin
Floyd | pales. He draws your jian from its sheath and you prepare to stop him
Floyd | from attacking the guards. But he does not lash out at them?instead, he
Floyd | stabs himself through the stomach, a deep wound that will bring about
Floyd | his death.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I die a free man," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And an Imperial Champion," you say kindly. Your old rival's eyes
Floyd | flutter closed one last time, and his blood cascades like liquid ruby
Floyd | down the palace steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		Jacqueline says, "You... sort of called it, David."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Two days later, you are summoned before the Emperor. Though you are
Floyd | required to remain several steps back from the throne, the Emperor
Floyd | shows you his face, and bestows one of his rare smiles upon you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Congratulations, my Imperial Champion," he says. "You have shown the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom that we have much to be proud of."
Floyd |
Floyd | He does not mention Lu Jin's tragic fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are welcome in my Court," he says. "Let it be known throughout the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom that you are the empire's hero."
Floyd |
Floyd | The subsequent awards you receive of land and wealth to match your new
Floyd | status are almost secondary to that proclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Eight: The Dragon Sage

		DavidW says, "Sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "No, no, don't apologize."
		Jacqueline says, "Oooh Dragon Sage."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | You have learned, in all your years as a student, as a monk, and as a
Floyd | teacher that life contains surprises. Sometimes the thing that you most
Floyd | wanted is the thing most likely to set you back on the path to your
Floyd | goals. Sometimes those goals must be set aside to fully live the life
Floyd | in front of you. There are moments when you must simply be, existing in
Floyd | a time and space that will never again occur. Other times, you must
Floyd | act, fulfilling the role that has been placed before you. These are the
Floyd | thoughts that enter your mind as you travel with a group of the monks
Floyd | of the Order of the Peach Tree to Xiaxue Mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | More than twenty years have passed since you first became a monk, and
Floyd | the Order is celebrating the hundredth year: the day when the Dragon
Floyd | Sage descends to the top of Xiaxue Mountain is almost here. You are
Floyd | among the candidates to be chosen to greet the Dragon and ask a
Floyd | question.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I may be eligible, but I am happy with my life. I would rather
Floyd | someone else ask the Sage a question than risk a life-changing event.
Floyd | B: I am still concerned about issues of this world, and know that the
Floyd | Dragon Sage will have the answers I crave.
Floyd | C: I have led a good life, but I am ready to leave everything behind if
Floyd | that is what the Dragon Sage requires.
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "For Davids-come-lately, what's the deal with the oooh Dragon Sage?"
		inky says, "back at the beginning it said we wanted to be the one selected to get to ask the dragon sage a question"
		Jacqueline says, "It is the ultimate goal of the game, or at least at one point it seems as if it's supposed to be."
		inky says, "we said our goal was to ask how to return the empire to the correct path or something"
		inky says, "although there was also a strong contingent interested in asking how kites fly"
		DavidW asks (of inky), "oh. Not the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?"
		Jacqueline says, "But, perhaps predictably, things have changed a bunch since then."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, no, sort of like that, actually."
		Jacqueline says, "A seems lame."
		maga says, "I kind of want to go with A, honestly, but yeah, B sounds more narratively suitable"
		Zach says, "Let's ask him, "Are you *really* the Dragon Sage?""
		DavidW says, "oh, I want C. Roll dem dice."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, A may be more zenlike."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "I thought you wanted to ask him about kites."
		DavidW says, "(except, C will likely mean we get named the next Dungeon Master -- er, next Dragon Sage)"
		Jacqueline says, "ooh - good point."
		Jacqueline says, "We'd finally get some freakin' solitude."
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "So now I want C."
		Zach says (to Jacq), "After gaining much wisdom, I've realized there are some mysteries best left unsolved."
		DavidW says, "As long as we can still party with fox chick."
		Jacqueline smiles at Zach.
		Jacqueline asks, "So, anyone against C?"
		Jacqueline counts to ten...
		Zach says, "C works"
		maga says, "enh fine"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Whatever happens next, you are prepared to face it. As you learned
Floyd | from Master Shen so long ago, do not worry over the past or fear the
Floyd | future: exist in the moment. If you are the one chosen to question the
Floyd | Dragon Sage, you will do the Order proud. And thankfully, you came to
Floyd | terms with your eligibility just in time. Abbot Bao, who has traveled
Floyd | with the group of monks, draws you aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge Meili, you have proven yourself to be honorable, and you have
Floyd | gained the respect of the Middle Kingdom. The Order has chosen you to
Floyd | represent us in speaking to the Dragon Sage. Will you accept this task
Floyd | on our behalf?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You bow solemnly, as the occasion requires. "Yes," you say, and are
Floyd | pleased with the clarity of your voice in this important moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao returns your bow. Then he surprises you by clapping you on
Floyd | both shoulders and looking at you with tears at the corners of his
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have made me proud, my student," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Emotion threatens to overwhelm you as well, but instead you heft your
Floyd | climbing gear on your shoulder, squeeze the old abbot's hand, and begin
Floyd | your climb up the mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		DavidW says, "aw, Abbot smoochies not get"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Though monks have been climbing Xiaxue for centuries, the path is a
Floyd | difficult one. You think back to something Master Zhuge once told you
Floyd | about mountain climbing?that it is important to think only of the next
Floyd | step, and that soon you will reach the top?and it makes you smile. You
Floyd | wonder now where the Veiled Dragon may be, and whether she is still
Floyd | writing poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think for a moment that you see a flash of red?like the tail of a
Floyd | fox?against the mountain snow, but when you look, it is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way is cold, and the air is thin, but you go at a steady pace, and
Floyd | the activity keeps your body warm. You reach a large cave near the
Floyd | peak, which provides you with shelter against the wind, just as you see
Floyd | a thin shape spiraling down from the Heavens. Though the sky is covered
Floyd | in clouds, every once in a while, light catches off the yellow scales
Floyd | of the Dragon Sage, who grows larger with every heartbeat. The dragon's
Floyd | head is like a camel; its legs end in paws like a tiger's, with each
Floyd | toe capped in an eagle's claw. As it comes closer, you see its belly is
Floyd | like a clam, its neck is like a snake, and on its head are cow's ears,
Floyd | deer's horns, and demon eyes. The Dragon Sage descends, and its scales
Floyd | remind you of those of a carp, catching the glimmer of sunlight through
Floyd | the clouds as a fish's scales gleam beneath the water's surface. You
Floyd | had heard all of these qualities before?scholars have catalogued dragon
Floyd | bodies down to the number of scales?but seeing the combination in
Floyd | person is breathtaking.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the Dragon Sage lands next to you, you find yourself holding your
Floyd | breath in awe. The dragon chuckles. "Greetings, monk," it says, in a
Floyd | voice that sounds like the rumble of thunder. You can feel it vibrate
Floyd | in your chest. "The time has come for you to ask me a question."
Floyd |
Floyd | The moment has come. Long ago, you chose a question, but many years
Floyd | have passed, and you have grown and changed. With what you now know
Floyd | about the world and what you know about yourself, what question will
Floyd | you ask?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: How can I become the greatest warrior in the world?
Floyd | B: How can the Empire return to Heaven's Favor?
Floyd | C: What is the first question?
Floyd | D: Why do kites fly?
Floyd |

		maga says, "B or C"
		Zach says, "@emits the Dragon Sage says, "Kites fly pretty well.""
		DavidW says, "I don't know what C means and A is horrid."
		DavidW says, "I vote B."
		Jacqueline says, "Yay that kites are a question, but I like B or C."
		DavidW asks, "But what does C mean?"
		DavidW asks, "Does it mean what did Adam first ask of God or what?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a koan of some sort."
		Zach says, "Personally I want to know the answer to C, but B seems like it would help the most people."
		Jacqueline says, "And I am sure it probably has nothing to do with Adam."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm okay with B because I'll just then replay the game and chose C on my own (or here, if people want)."
		DavidW says, "well, you know what I mean. I have trouble interpreting what the question even refers to."
		maga says, "yes, that is the point"
		Zach says, "I'm going to vote C. We can figure out B on our own."
		DavidW says (to maga), "That sounds exactly like what the Dragon Sage would say in answer to C."
		Jacqueline says, "That's the point of a koan. I'm inclined to go with B here for David, and then I'll replay through for C."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > The Dragon Sage's laugh shakes snow from the cave's roof, and sends
Floyd | it tumbling down outside the door. "Little monk," it chortles, "you
Floyd | have already returned the Middle Kingdom to the favor of Heaven! With
Floyd | every choice you have made, you have restored that balance. You have
Floyd | regained tianxia."
Floyd |
Floyd | The word the Dragon Sage uses?under heaven?means the entire world; you
Floyd | believe the Dragon Sage means that the world, in both physical and
Floyd | metaphysical aspects, has aligned to once again be a single entity.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But balance can always be tipped, and thus your job is far from over,
Floyd | little monk." The Dragon Sage places one of its huge tiger paws on your
Floyd | shoulder, and you feel each of the four eagle talons as they gently
Floyd | rest on your skin. "You are already the Imperial Champion, giving you a
Floyd | voice in the Imperial Court. What role best suits your future?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: A respected scholar, whom even the Emperor seeks for advice.
Floyd | B: An Imperial advisor, whom the Emperor uses as primary counsel.
Floyd | C: A general in the Imperial Army, whom the Emperor relies upon for
Floyd | matters of state.
Floyd | D: A leader in the Order of the Peach Tree?who will build firmer ties
Floyd | to the Emperor.
Floyd | E: The Emperor. This dynasty nearly brought the Middle Kingdom to ruin;
Floyd | I will return us to glory.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "E is presumptuous. B?"
		Zach says, "A or B"
		maga says, "I am okay with A, B or D"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > The Dragon Sage nods, then breathes on you. You feel the divine
Floyd | energy wash over you, filling you with confidence and, you quickly
Floyd | realize, a sharper intellect and a greater insight. You realize that
Floyd | the Dragon Sage wants the Heavens and the Middle Kingdom to be aligned,
Floyd | and in asking this question and choosing this role, you are fulfilling
Floyd | its wishes as well. "The path before you will be a dangerous one," the
Floyd | Dragon Sage warns. "The Imperial Court is difficult to navigate even at
Floyd | the best of times. But your cleverness and your intuition will guide
Floyd | you, and the Emperor will come to rely on your judgment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly realize the weight of this gift. You will be under the
Floyd | scrutiny of the most powerful members of the Imperial Court, and many
Floyd | will be looking for a way to remove you from the equation. It will not
Floyd | be an easy path, but you are prepared to walk it without fear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You bow deeply to the Dragon Sage, pressing your forehead to the
Floyd | ground, and when you rise, the dragon is already flying back into the
Floyd | heavens. But as you watch the sun glint off those carplike scales, you
Floyd | are filled with confidence. There will be balance, and you will serve
Floyd | as the conduit. And as you descend the mountain, you feel as though
Floyd | your place in tianxia?all the world under heaven?is exactly where it
Floyd | should be.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dragon Sage has returned to the Heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you had it to do all over again, what question would you ask?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Play again.
Floyd | B: Play more games like this.
Floyd | C: Share this game with friends.
Floyd |

		maga says, "well, that impressed me the most of any CoG output since Broadsides"
		DavidW says, "D. Have fish sticks first, then the kung pao."
		Jacqueline says, "So, for those curious, I plan to play again using the same choices up to the point of the question, then go with C."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm kinda hoping you'll map it."
		dfabulich says, "I don't want to choose favorites, but this is one of my favorites. :-)"
		DavidW says, "I only caught the tail end of this game, but it does seem a very good one."
		Zach says, "Yeah, that was a great game."
		dfabulich says, "Mapping this game seems, uh, challenging."
		maga says, "yeah, I still plan to do Broadsides or Dragon at some point, but this might be more of a challenge"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess, given stats, it'd be pretty hard to map."
		DavidW says, "hm. Sun didn't return to the narrative, I noticed. I wonder if he does in other branches of the story."
		Jacqueline says, "I am taking a 3 minute or so break, then doing a quick playthrough to the end."
		Zach says (to Jacqueline), "Thanks"
		maga says, "I think I should do some washing-up and similar responsible things instead"
		maga says, "tempting as it is to play through as Mr. Iron Hand"
mwmiller goes home. 		Jacqueline asks, "What is the sound of one iron hand clapping?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > "Look out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise of battle is distracting, and it takes you almost too long to
Floyd | realize that the warning was shouted to you. An outlaw wearing a blue
Floyd | turban is charging toward you, his longspear leveled at your heart.
Floyd | What will you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Stand firm, blocking the spear away at the last moment and slashing
Floyd | twin tiger claws across his face.
Floyd | B: Pounce toward him at the last moment, springing like a leopard, and
Floyd | bring an elbow down on his head.
Floyd | C: Dart off to the side, balancing on one leg like a crane before
Floyd | delivering a swift kick to his knee.
Floyd | D: Weave hypnotically in my stance, and when he strikes, I am no longer
Floyd | there; I launch a series of quick, snakelike strikes to the pressure
Floyd | points in his exposed rib cage.
Floyd | E: Make a series of flashy moves that draw his target toward my right
Floyd | side, then move to the left, delivering a reiken strike to the right
Floyd | side of his head as he passes by.
Floyd | F: Remain still, my hands low at the chi center of my body, and at the
Floyd | moment he would hit me, circle his spear away and shift myself away
Floyd | from the strike.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > He stumbles when his attack falters, and he clutches one arm to his
Floyd | injured side. He looks suddently exhausted, courtesy of the disruption
Floyd | in his chi that your knowledge of the mystical Snake technique allowed.
Floyd |
Floyd | With your opponent deterred, but not out of the fight, how do you
Floyd | follow up your attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Use a palm heel strike under the chin to drive his head backwards,
Floyd | tearing down with a tiger claw on his face as he falls.
Floyd | B: Drive into him with a series of fast leopard punches down the center
Floyd | of his body until he falls to the ground.
Floyd | C: Take his leg out from under him with a sweeping straight kick,
Floyd | delivering a wing strike to his neck at the same moment, graceful as a
Floyd | crane.
Floyd | D: With my fingers tight like a snake's head, strike out at his face
Floyd | and neck in a complex pattern of several hits that impact on nerve
Floyd | points, disabling him.
Floyd | E: Feign a low kick to the knee, and when he moves the spear shaft down
Floyd | to block, shoot a dragon tooth strike?my fingers separated in a V?into
Floyd | his eyes before sweeping him from behind.
Floyd | F: His death would be senseless and against the Buddha nature; pivot
Floyd | around behind him and lock him in a sleeper hold.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > The quick strikes of the Snake style, combined with the knowledge of
Floyd | chi, drop him to the ground, unconscious. He'll be feeling that when he
Floyd | wakes up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The outlaws continue toward you and your fellow students, flashes of
Floyd | blue catching your eye against the greens and browns of the marsh
Floyd | surrounding your path. It is hard to imagine that only moments ago, the
Floyd | nine of you were making your way back to the monastery of the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree, students on the simple assignment of escorting a
Floyd | wagonload of supplies home.
Floyd |
Floyd | The students have mostly remained on the path, where their footing is
Floyd | more certain, but the outlaws appear to have little trouble navigating
Floyd | the wetlands. While they fight like untrained peasants, numbers are
Floyd | definitely on their side.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to get serious. Drawing on the training you received before
Floyd | entering the Order of the Peach Tree, you prepare your next attack. How
Floyd | will you fight?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Draw my sword. This blade was forged by the most expert smiths in
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom, designed specifically to be used with the Celestial
Floyd | Sword style, taught only to the Imperial Family.
Floyd | B: Unhitch the horse from the cart of supplies. He is a mean beast?not
Floyd | the fine mare I trained on at my father's estate?but few monks could
Floyd | master a horse from as honorable a family as mine. I draw my blade and
Floyd | prepare to charge.
Floyd | C: Draw on my chi, as well the energy in the world around me. I can
Floyd | sense the life energies of my fellow students and the approaching
Floyd | outlaws.
Floyd | D: Release the bindings that secure my longspear to my back. It is only
Floyd | one of the many weapons I have mastered in my wanderings, and it is a
Floyd | good choice to keep the outlaws at bay.
Floyd | E: Why change? The style my masters at the Order of the Peach Tree are
Floyd | teaching me is a superior one, and I am eager to prove the worth of my
Floyd | unarmed style in battle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Even your fellow students are wary of the Xian style, which utilizes
Floyd | what the uninformed consider "magic." But you know to be your power to
Floyd | be from the energies of the universe, which are at your beck and call.
Floyd | You also know that the perception of your abilities can be used against
Floyd | your enemies?and one day, you hope it will inspire your allies. For
Floyd | now, the other students shy away from you, except for Lu Jin, your
Floyd | primary rival for the place of senior student, who watches you with a
Floyd | wary eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The battle that follows is hectic; the outlaws have little in the way
Floyd | of skill, but they make up for it in passion. They are determined to
Floyd | have your supplies, despite the clear skill shown by you and your
Floyd | fellow students. Though you are focused on keeping them from trying to
Floyd | kill you, you notice as you disable your opponents that they are
Floyd | skinny, likely the result of being poorly fed. You also note that a
Floyd | number of the outlaws are women.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that surprise you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes. Fighting is the realm of warriors, and the role of the warrior
Floyd | falls to the men.
Floyd | B: No. Outlaws have always bucked convention; why bother following
Floyd | social rules?
Floyd | C: Yes, but it is nice to know that I am not alone in questioning
Floyd | traditional roles.
Floyd | D: No. I am used to fighting side by side among men and women
Floyd | accomplished in the way of battle.
Floyd |

		inky says, "the bandits didn't make much of an appearance later on either"
		Zach says, "I wonder if that would have changed if we had dealt with them differently."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You have had a wonderfully open-minded experience in your training.
Floyd | Luckily for you, the Order of the Peach Tree feels similarly. Are you a
Floyd | man or a woman?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am a man.
Floyd | B: I am a woman.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > What is your given name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yin.
Floyd | B: Meili.
Floyd | C: Yan.
Floyd | D: None of these is my name.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A name as beautiful as your features.
Floyd |
Floyd | And what is your family name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Liu.
Floyd | B: Wong.
Floyd | C: Cao.
Floyd | D: None of these is my family name.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A fine name.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bandits are quickly losing their resolve to steal your wagon; they
Floyd | still have numbers on their side, but many have fallen, wounded or
Floyd | dead, at your feet. You hear the far-off sound of a whistle, and the
Floyd | bandits begin to disengage, quickly fading back into the marsh. Though
Floyd | you and your fellow students have done a formidable job of holding off
Floyd | the bandits, you see that your fellows have taken some injuries as
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Retreat back to the monastery, so that my fellow students can have
Floyd | their wounds treated immediately.
Floyd | B: Question one of the wounded bandits about the attack.
Floyd | C: Pursue the bandits into the marsh.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You pull one of the outlaws to his feet, and in the process realize
Floyd | that this scrawny bandit is no more than thirteen. Malnourished and
Floyd | weak, it is amazing he is not dead from the beating he received.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I feel admiration for his bravery, in spite of his conditions. I
Floyd | tell him he fought well.
Floyd | B: I feel pity for this boy who has turned to thievery to survive.
Floyd | C: I am furious that this urchin attacked us.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > He seems surprised by your praise, and he holds his head high,
Floyd | despite his pain. "I must fight well," he says, "because no one else
Floyd | will fight for me." He says it almost like a mantra. You ask your
Floyd | questions, and the boy gives you answers he appears to believe are
Floyd | true: the supplies you carry were targeted because they would be useful
Floyd | to the bandits, not because the outlaws wish to offend the Order of the
Floyd | Peach Tree. He does not know how many bandits there are, but he says
Floyd | that almost all that he knows were farmers, forced out of their homes
Floyd | by the foreigners who have been encroaching on the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I let the boy and the other wounded bandits go with no intention of
Floyd | bringing them to the law. They are people suffering from circumstances
Floyd | beyond their control.
Floyd | B: I let the boy go and warn him and the other bandits that they must
Floyd | cease their crimes against the Empire. I will make sure that their
Floyd | banditry is reported to the local magistrate, but will hope they repent
Floyd | of their crimes.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A sympathetic decision. Hopefully it will not come back to haunt you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin takes a deep breath, as though deciding whether or not to share
Floyd | a thought, before he says, "It wasn't like this before the foreigners
Floyd | came. With them eating up resources?and with the Emperor standing by
Floyd | while his people starve and lose their land to these invaders?the
Floyd | people have no hope."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin's openness is surprising, but what he says amounts to treason.
Floyd | Questioning the Emperor's will so openly will certainly lead him to
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that trouble start with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: How dare he question the Emperor! I challenge him immediately.
Floyd | B: I agree with Lu Jin, but I respond noncommittally. Just because he
Floyd | is asking for trouble by speaking his mind does not mean I will risk my
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | C: I agree with Lu Jin and am glad to find someone to discuss the
Floyd | Empire's problems with.
Floyd | D: I do nothing. I am not interested in politics.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin lets out a bitter chuckle, looking around at your fellow
Floyd | students, who watch you anxiously. "Perhaps another time."
Floyd |
Floyd | His refusal to fight puts you in an awkward position; if he refused to
Floyd | defend himself, you could be thrown out of the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for attacking a fellow student without provocation.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: He insulted the Emperor. I cannot delay in seeking retribution.
Floyd | B: I wait, but I do not forget.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A wise decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | As you walk back to the monastery, you take a moment to consider the
Floyd | path that has brought you here. As a child, you were told stories of
Floyd | the Order of the Peach Tree, a monastery where many great warriors were
Floyd | trained. But it was not just the combat skills that enticed you. Every
Floyd | hundred years, one member of the Order of the Peach Tree is given the
Floyd | honor of consulting the Dragon Sage. That monk may ask a single
Floyd | question of the wise dragon. It is only thirty years until the next
Floyd | monk of the Order of the Peach Tree is selected, and you are determined
Floyd | to be the order's representative to the dragon.
Floyd |
Floyd | What question drives you toward this goal?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I know I have much to learn of combat, but I am convinced that the
Floyd | Dragon Sage holds the key to greatness beyond what I can learn from
Floyd | mortal teachers. I plan to ask, "How can I become the greatest warrior
Floyd | in the world?"
Floyd | B: The strife I see in the Middle Kingdom?so recently reiterated by my
Floyd | encounter with the bandits?disturbs me greatly. I wish to see balance
Floyd | restored to the Middle Kingdom, so that the Emperor is once again in
Floyd | alignment with the Heavens. I will ask, "How can the Empire return to
Floyd | Heaven's Favor?"
Floyd | C: I am more concerned with esoteric knowledge than worldly issues. I
Floyd | wish to ask, "What is the first question?"
Floyd | D: My question is simple: "Why do kites fly?"
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You have set your sights high; if anyone would know how to set the
Floyd | Emperor back on the path of Heaven, it is the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter One: Bandits in the Woods

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | A few days after the conflict with the outlaws in the marsh, Abbot Bao
Floyd | Ho sends for you to meet him beneath the peach tree. The tree itself is
Floyd | ancient: you have been told that most peach trees live, at most, fifty
Floyd | years, but this one has grown wide around the trunk and gnarled in the
Floyd | branches. Despite its age, it continues to produce fruit. Some say that
Floyd | this is the peach tree after which the monastery was named, a true
Floyd | immortal tree in the breed of trees that represents immortality. Others
Floyd | believe it to be a descendant of the original peach tree, the result of
Floyd | careful cultivation by the monks who teach you.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you think?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It must be immortal.
Floyd | B: If it is grown from the cuttings of earlier trees, the continuation
Floyd | of its line makes it immortal despite its many incarnations.
Floyd | C: The tree is clearly not immortal; only the superstitious and
Floyd | uneducated would believe so.
Floyd | D: I haven't given it much thought.
Floyd | E: I don't care.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps you're right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The peach tree's branches extend over a reflection pool. It is normally
Floyd | a very peaceful spot, but now the atmosphere is tense. Abbot Bao stands
Floyd | there with Master Shen, the oldest teacher in the monastery, at his
Floyd | side, and the two men wear identical expressions of concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you arrive, Lu Jin approaches from the other side. He appears
Floyd | as surprised to see you as you are to see him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, my senior students," Abbot Bao says in greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bows. "Do you have training for us today, masters?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "Always so eager for more, Lu Jin? As I recall,
Floyd | at our last bout between the senior students, Liu Meili gave you a very
Floyd | fine black eye."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bares his teeth at you in a smile that is neither humble nor
Floyd | friendly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | "Unfortunately, my students, this is no simple matter of training,"
Floyd | Abbot Bao says. "Or, perhaps it is, but not of our usual devising. You
Floyd | told us of your experience with the bandits along the road to the
Floyd | Order, and I am afraid it is becoming an all too common experience in
Floyd | these interesting times. Too many people of the Middle Kingdom are
Floyd | turning to thieving and banditry to make their ends meet, and too many
Floyd | honest folk are made to suffer."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen grunts, and you think you hear him mutter something about a
Floyd | distinct lack of honest folk, but it is unclear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The abbot continues: "Because you have some experience, and because we
Floyd | feel it will be a good test of your readiness to fully join the order,
Floyd | we have chosen the two of you to lead a group of students to the
Floyd | village of Kuei Xian, across the Baijiang Bridge, to solve the trouble
Floyd | locals are having with the bandits."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin blanches momentarily, but your teachers do not seem to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this mission?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It is an honor to be chosen, even if I must share leadership with Lu
Floyd | Jin. I agree to set off at once.
Floyd | B: I can't wait to try my skills against real opponents again.
Floyd | C: Lu Jin's hesitation is an opportunity for me. I volunteer to take
Floyd | the team alone.
Floyd | D: I am not really interested in this interruption to my training.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao looks surprised, then glances at Lu Jin and recognizes your
Floyd | rival's hesitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I feel it would be best to have both of you on this task," he says
Floyd | slowly. "If you are uncertain?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," says Lu Jin. "I am ready to do what the Order asks of me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Both Master Shen and Abbot Bao watch Lu Jin with some concern for
Floyd | another moment. Even though you will both be going together, it seems
Floyd | you have successfully undermined his position.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | There are actually fewer details than you would have expected for this
Floyd | mission. Neither Abbot Bao nor Master Shen knows how many bandits are
Floyd | present near Kuei Xian. They do know that the center of activity seems
Floyd | to be at Baijiang Bridge, an old stone bridge that remains from the
Floyd | years of the Sun Dynasty, when an army marched across it five horses at
Floyd | a time, or so legends say. Kuei Xian, which sits in the shadow of a
Floyd | huge, turtlelike karst hill in the foothills of the Yellow Mountains,
Floyd | is a small village, but with important enough history?and pleasant
Floyd | enough weather?that the governor of the province keeps his summer home
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Governor Rong is disinclined to ask the Emperor to help combat the
Floyd | problem directly. (You gather from Master Shen's muttered commentary
Floyd | that this would make it look as though he cannot solve the problems of
Floyd | his own district.) Instead, he has asked the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for aid, and given the importance of the trade that flows across the
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge, and the order's dedication as protectors of the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom, the abbot has agreed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, should you and Lu Jin fail to quell the problem, more
Floyd | important resources than students will have to be expended, either by
Floyd | the Order or by the Emperor. This would bring dishonor to everyone:
Floyd | you, the order, Governor Rong, and possibly the Emperor himself in the
Floyd | face of the foreigners at his court.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao tells you the names of the students he expects to accompany
Floyd | you. Several of them were present when the bandits attacked. You are to
Floyd | ready your equipment and leave in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I seek out Lu Jin to discuss this mission.
Floyd | B: I go to my room to prepare for morning.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin is not entirely thrilled by the prospect of working as a
Floyd | co-leader with you?but you're equally unenthusiastic about working with
Floyd | him. Still, as Master Shen would say, better to be prepared.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look over a map of the Baijiang Bridge, and, unsurprisingly, you
Floyd | conflict about every possible approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exasperated, Lu Jin finally says, "We may as well just ask them to
Floyd | leave, for all the good we're going to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We could try negotiation. If we can find the leader, maybe we can
Floyd | work something out.
Floyd | B: What a ridiculous idea.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin looks at you suspiciously for suggesting this.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe we can," he agrees noncommittally.
Floyd |
Floyd | You discuss tactics for a little while longer, with greater success
Floyd | than previously, and you decide to turn in, to make sure you have
Floyd | prepared and rested enough for morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >The next morning?

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The Order of the Peach Tree, though farther from the Yellow Mountains
Floyd | than Kuei Xian, is nestled among karst mountains that increase as you
Floyd | travel west toward the Baijiang River. The road is a well-traveled one,
Floyd | a drier route than the road you so recently traversed through the
Floyd | wetlands south of the monastery. Despite the traditional sengfu monk
Floyd | garb that you and your fellow students wear?the high boots, pants, and
Floyd | one-sleeved robe, tied with a sash?which marks you as members of the
Floyd | Order, you are given no more notice than the other travelers you
Floyd | encounter. There are eighteen of you, total: you and Lu Jin each have a
Floyd | team of eight students, for good luck. Each team is nine, a symbol of
Floyd | permanence, and of synergy with the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does the numerology comfort you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Of course. When embarking upon matters like this, I am glad for any
Floyd | numerical advantage.
Floyd | B: No. The outcome will be determined by greater skill, not by numbers.
Floyd | C: We are all one team, making us eighteen, which is neither lucky nor
Floyd | unlucky. We will make our own fate.
Floyd | D: More superstitious nonsense.
Floyd | E: I hadn't noticed the numbers before.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Hopefully your greater skill will aid you if greater numbers are on
Floyd | the side of the bandits. You pass a number of merchants with carts
Floyd | drawn by water buffalo, messengers and warriors on horseback, and
Floyd | travelers walking along the road with bundles on their backs. It is a
Floyd | fine day: the sky is blue, the clouds are wisps, and the summer air is
Floyd | thick with the smell of blossoms and ripening rice. As on your last
Floyd | trip from the monastery, you are traveling with a horse and cart, full
Floyd | of the food and supplies you will need for your journey.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is up to you and Lu Jin to set the tone for this mission. The trip
Floyd | to Kuei Xian takes three days at a steady pace.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Three days is fast enough; the situation is urgent, but unlikely to
Floyd | get much worse in three days' time.
Floyd | B: This mission is urgent, and we have been trained to move quickly. We
Floyd | can make the trip in two days.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > The steady pace also has the benefit of allowing you time to converse
Floyd | with your fellow students. How will you use it?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Continue planning strategy with Lu Jin.
Floyd | B: Stop early at night so I can run the students through training
Floyd | drills, keeping our fighting skills fresh.
Floyd | C: Consult the stars at night, watching for signs that will make clear
Floyd | the most beneficial path.
Floyd | D: Focus on the well-being of the students, keeping them entertained
Floyd | with other tales of travel.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin advocates approaching the bandits to make an attempt at
Floyd | negotiation, believing that the bandits can be reasoned with. What is
Floyd | your strategy in facing the bandits?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Fight them, and show them the power of the Order of the Peach Tree.
Floyd | B: Devise a clever plan to stop their raids, but avoid a direct
Floyd | conflict.
Floyd | C: Attempt to contact their leaders and negotiate some form of peace.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You have sympathy for these people forced from their homes, and you
Floyd | would like to support them, but given your orders, you cannot do it
Floyd | openly. Perhaps you can persuade them to take their business elsewhere
Floyd | and find a way to help them against the foreigners in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | On the third morning of your journey, the terrain has shifted from
Floyd | valley fields to the true foothills of the Yellow Mountains. Forests
Floyd | have closed around you, mostly pine, fir, and cedar here, though you
Floyd | know there are also bamboo forests near Kuei Xian. You are nearing what
Floyd | could be enemy territory, depending on how far out the raiders have
Floyd | roamed.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk, you hear a human noise in the distance?it sounds as though
Floyd | it might be sobbing, or perhaps low voices. It is too far to tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Send one of the students to scout ahead to discover the source of
Floyd | the noise as we continue toward Kuei Xian. The scout can catch up.
Floyd | B: Send one of the students to scout ahead and wait for him to return.
Floyd | C: Scout ahead on my own.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You make your way into the woods, moving as quietly and softly as
Floyd | though you walk on rice paper. The sound is definitely sobbing, and you
Floyd | see a flash of red through the fir trees. A few steps closer and you
Floyd | see that a beautiful young woman is kneeling in the fir needles,
Floyd | crying. She wears a heavy qipao, a long dress with a high neckline made
Floyd | of thick, brocaded fabric. Her hair is woven up into an elaborate
Floyd | headpiece, clearly marking her as a member of the aristocracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up when she sees you approach, and, were it not for the
Floyd | tears, she could be a model for a painting: her narrow face and
Floyd | close-set eyes, her thin eyebrows and high cheekbones are the ideal of
Floyd | courtly beauty. But there are tears, and her lovely face is contorted
Floyd | in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go to help her at once!
Floyd | B: This seems highly suspicious to me. I approach, but carefully.
Floyd | C: It is helpless women like her that make it so difficult for women
Floyd | like me to get respect. Let her figure it out herself.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > As you approach, the woman looks up at you with tear-filled eyes.
Floyd | "Oh, kind monk, could you help me?" she calls, her voice as lovely as
Floyd | the rest of her appearance. "My foot has become caught in a trap!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go help her immediately.
Floyd | B: This still seems suspicious. I step closer, but do not yet agree to
Floyd | help.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "What kind of trap?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She grins, though there is real pain on her face, and after the first
Floyd | flash of amusement, it turns into a grimace. "A fox trap, I'm afraid."
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the woman, seven fox tails flare to life, revealing that this is
Floyd | no true woman at all. She is a huli jing, a mischievous fox spirit that
Floyd | delights particularly in tormenting monks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I help you?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shakes her head. "Why is it always the wise ones who find me in
Floyd | such a predicament?" she asks, mostly to herself. "I will make it worth
Floyd | your while, monk. I can offer you unimaginable pleasure," she says with
Floyd | a coy wink that, upon the slight shift of her body, becomes a wince. "I
Floyd | promise that we fox spirits are exceedingly creative."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Unimaginable pleasure? Sounds good to me.
Floyd | B: I want information about the bandits.
Floyd | C: Her favor. It can never hurt to have a spirit on my side.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The fox spirit shakes her head. "Wise indeed," she says. "Agreed. You
Floyd | have earned my good will by freeing me now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap and the huli jing snatches her leg back, as though
Floyd | afraid the trap will bite her again. She stands and bows to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name is Feng," she says. "And I am in your debt. We will meet
Floyd | again."
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way back to the road and your companions with no further
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge is a huge, stone structure that spans the width of the
Floyd | Baijiang River. From this side, you can see the large black turtle of a
Floyd | mountain that rises over Kuei Xian. Now that you are here, it is time
Floyd | to put your plan into action. Are you ready to act on your plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand by my first plan.
Floyd | B: I want to rethink my options.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite the fact that the bandits are criminals, they are also your
Floyd | countrymen, people who have fallen on hard times due to the incursion
Floyd | of foreigners in the Middle Kingdom. Though you may not agree with
Floyd | their tactics, you want to help their cause. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd | C: Ask around the village and, based on local gossip, intuit the most
Floyd | probable location for their camp.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Someone better at reading people might be able to guess at the right
Floyd | direction, but the people of Kuei Xian leave you at a loss. You'll have
Floyd | to try another way. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > It takes some time, but you manage to discern the location of the
Floyd | bandit camp without being noticed. You and your fellow students walk
Floyd | into the camp calmly, as though you belong, despite your sengfu
Floyd | clothing marking you as monks of the Order of the Peach Tree. The
Floyd | bandits, most of whom do seem to come from humble backgrounds, have no
Floyd | idea what to do with you. Because you do not appear to be hostile, they
Floyd | seem unwilling to confront you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, a large woman of middle age, her hair wrapped in the same blue
Floyd | turban you see throughout the camp, stands in front of your group.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is your business?" she asks sternly. You imagine that this is the
Floyd | same tone of voice she uses when she suspects her children of having
Floyd | gotten into mischief.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We'd like to speak to your leader," Lu Jin says politely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman looks suspicious, but after a moment, she nods, then beckons
Floyd | for you to follow. In the center of the camp?which gives the appearance
Floyd | of being a tent city, something quickly dismantled to move?there is a
Floyd | large fire, at which sit a number of men and women talking seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Deng Ping," the woman says loudly, and the tallest of the men, wearing
Floyd | clothing slightly better cared for than that of his peers, stands.
Floyd | "Order of the Peach Tree to see you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Deng Ping approaches suspiciously and waits for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Begin by offering our condolences for the misfortune that brought
Floyd | the bandits here.
Floyd | B: Get straight to business: explain that we were instructed to oust
Floyd | them, but that we'd rather see whether negotiation is possible.
Floyd | C: Try to strike some fear into their hearts: we may sympathize with
Floyd | their plight, but the next group will not.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Rather than seeing your words as empathy, Deng Ping looks insulted.
Floyd | "Do not offer us pity, monk," he spits. "You may as well be in league
Floyd | with the laowai, for all that you do to prevent their incursions. Every
Floyd | day that passes, their power and influence grows, and it is time for
Floyd | someone to stand against them. If that means us, so be it."
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cheers from among the bandits, and the atmosphere that was
Floyd | previously uncertain has taken on a distinct air of hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I intended no dishonor," you begin, but Deng Ping scoffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell your masters?tell the Son of Heaven himself?that we will do
Floyd | whatever it takes to rid the laowai from our land." He steps forward,
Floyd | aiming a finger at your chest. "Whatever it takes."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I cannot refuse a challenge to my honor?and neither can he.
Floyd | Challenge him to a fight.
Floyd | B: Accept defeat. Clearly he will not listen to me.
Floyd | C: Find out what we can offer them to change their minds.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Clearly Deng Ping will not listen to reason. Instead, you challenge
Floyd | him to fight a member of the order, one on one. If he loses, he is
Floyd | bound by honor to leave Kuei Xian alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to avoid losing face among the bandits, Deng Ping accepts your
Floyd | challenge. Who will fight for the Order?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Me.
Floyd | B: Lu Jin.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite your best efforts, Deng Ping is a giant of a man, both strong
Floyd | and quick, and though he has little skill, a well-timed hammerstrike to
Floyd | your head sets your ears ringing and brings you to your knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fellow students collect you and load you into the cart with the
Floyd | supplies, preparing for the long trip back to the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin, however, tells you of his decision to stay with the bandits. "I
Floyd | believe I can help their cause," he explains. "Balance must return to
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Try to persuade Lu Jin not to go.
Floyd | B: Support Lu Jin's choice.
Floyd | C: Good riddance.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps Lu Jin can help restore balance from within the bandit forces
Floyd | while you work from inside the Order.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sure you will meet each other again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | As you return to the monastery, morale among the students is at an
Floyd | utter low. Not only did one of your number abandon the Order
Floyd | completely, but you have nothing to show for your efforts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first real mission on behalf of the Order is a failure.
Floyd |
Floyd | After you tell Abbot Bao and Master Shen about what has happened, they
Floyd | consult the heavens to determine the best course of action. Ultimately,
Floyd | the Order does nothing further?and despite your failure, attacks by the
Floyd | bandits near Kuei Xian die down for a time. Though this initially seems
Floyd | like good news, Governor Rong has heard about the events that
Floyd | transpired from his informants?likely village gossips, who may have
Floyd | heard it from the bandits themselves. No credit will be given to the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree for the temporary peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen admits to you that he and the abbot had planned to test you
Floyd | to become a full member of the Order had your mission been a success.
Floyd | Now, you will have to prove yourself again through humble service and
Floyd | continued training before you can become a monk, rather than the senior
Floyd | student.
Floyd |
Floyd | Compared to your dishonor at the hands of the bandits, the wait to test
Floyd | is a small setback?but what if it means that you will not be the one
Floyd | chosen to consult the Dragon Sage? You will have to work even harder to
Floyd | prove that you are worthy before the dragon reappears in the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Two: The Test

		
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Floyd | There are rumors upon rumors of what happens during the final test that
Floyd | separates students from monks. You have heard that it involves tracking
Floyd | and defeating a wild tiger. Some say that you must face and disperse a
Floyd | hungry ghost. Still others say that the true final test is a measure of
Floyd | the spirit and the ability of the student to achieve a perfect moment
Floyd | of inner peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Given the scars you have seen on the fully accepted monks, if the test
Floyd | is about finding inner peace, inner peace leaves marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen leads you to the inner temple of the monastery. He walks in
Floyd | a relaxed fashion, leaning on his staff, as though he is merely
Floyd | observing the growth of the peach tree, not leading you to where your
Floyd | fate will be decided.
Floyd |
Floyd | How are you feeling about this test?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am eager to begin. My training has prepared me well.
Floyd | B: I am nervous. I want to do well, but I fear failure.
Floyd | C: I am calm. This is a moment, and I exist within it.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Master Shen places one calloused hand on your shoulder, and you feel
Floyd | its weight: the old master's strength, his wisdom, and his confidence
Floyd | in you all flow through that simple touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops in front of the huge doors to the inner temple, carved with
Floyd | intricate scroll work and the shapes of the five animals: dragon,
Floyd | tiger, snake, crane, and leopard. After a short moment of waiting, he
Floyd | gestures with his staff for you to push the doors open. As you do, he
Floyd | falls into step next to you and you enter the chamber. The inner temple
Floyd | is humble: a small chamber with candles lining three of the four walls.
Floyd | Above the candles are paintings and sculptures of the spiritual animals
Floyd | of kung fu and the immortals. On the far wall, on a raised shelf above
Floyd | the flame, is a Buddha statue, one hand resting in his lap, the other
Floyd | raised in blessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao stands in front of the last candle, lighting it from his own
Floyd | small candle. Once the room is lit, he blows his candle out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Liu Meili, you have been deemed worthy of the final test to join the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree," says the abbot as he turns to you. "Do you
Floyd | accept this honor, ready to face the challenges before you and take on
Floyd | the role of monk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: "I accept."
Floyd | B: "I do not feel ready."
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You bow to the masters and they bow to you, though theirs is
Floyd | shallower, as befitting a teacher to a student.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are three challenges in the test to become a member of the
Floyd | Order," Abbot Bao explains. "You must complete two of the three
Floyd | successfully. Consider your options wisely, as only one failure can be
Floyd | forgiven."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Part of the test is identifying your weaknesses and being honest about
Floyd | your strengths," Master Shen says quietly. "Know yourself, student, and
Floyd | you will triumph."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The three challenges are these," Abbot Bao continues. "The first is
Floyd | the Dashanmen, a challenge of your combat skills against the monks of
Floyd | the Order. You will enter a dark chamber, and you must cross from one
Floyd | side to the other while being attacked."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "In the old days, we fought to the death. Too
Floyd | messy. Now we stop attacking as soon as you are unconscious."
Floyd |
Floyd | This commentary does not serve to give you confidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | "For the second challenge, you must carry an urn filled with hot coals
Floyd | from the monastery down to the river. There, you may release the urn
Floyd | and bathe your arms in the cold water."
Floyd |
Floyd | The distance from the monastery to the river is short enough when not
Floyd | carrying an urn, but it will certainly feel longer with burning metal
Floyd | on your arms. That certainly explains some of the scars you have seen
Floyd | on the monks of the Order!
Floyd |
Floyd | "For the third challenge, you must retrieve the Scroll of Destiny from
Floyd | behind Bingdian Waterfall, and learn the lesson it holds," Abbot Bao
Floyd | finishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry," says Master Shen, "it is stored in a waterproof scroll
Floyd | case. You'll be able to read it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Which task would you like to undertake first?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will carry the urn of coals.
Floyd | C: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao leads you to the gates of the monastery. The courtyard has
Floyd | been cleared of students, and only a handful of monks are here to
Floyd | witness the beginning of your challenge. Just inside the gates, a
Floyd | brazier is lit, and over it is suspended a large urn, full of burning
Floyd | coals. Aligned to the cardinal directions are four animals: to the
Floyd | north is the tortoise; south, the phoenix; east, the dragon; and west,
Floyd | the tiger.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the metalwork is beautiful, it mostly looks hot.
Floyd |
Floyd | You must carry the urn with your forearms from the monastery to the
Floyd | river below. How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I grit my teeth and carry the heavy load through sheer will.
Floyd | B: I will not rely on strength alone, but will use the heat to further
Floyd | forge my chi.
Floyd |

		inky says, "I wonder if it's possible to get a success against the bandits"
		Jacqueline asks, "You mean that bit I just redid?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or later?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You contemplate the animals on the urn. The phoenix is a creature of
Floyd | fire, opposed by the tortoise, a creature of water. The dragon, which
Floyd | represents the element of wood, is opposed by the tiger, which
Floyd | represents metal. Although you are tempted to focus on the idea that
Floyd | the fire has the potential to consume wood and metal, but is opposed by
Floyd | water and only lends strength back to its own element, you know that
Floyd | there is still a fifth element to consider.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is void, the element of the center. Your own mind must be empty
Floyd | in order for the chi to flow through you, carrying the strength?and
Floyd | freedom?necessary to lift the urn. You still your mind, breathe, and
Floyd | reach for the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the pain along your forearms, and it is excruciating?but it
Floyd | washes over you, just a part of the moment. With each breath, you let
Floyd | the moment flow and change, accepting it without worrying over past or
Floyd | future, or even holding a thought. Your feet know this path; they have
Floyd | walked it hundreds of times on the simple task of fetching water. You
Floyd | allow them to carry you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You breathe. You exist. The moment comes and passes, and another
Floyd | follows on its heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach the river almost before you realize you are there, and you
Floyd | calmly lower the urn into the water. It hisses with steam, bathing you
Floyd | in hot air as your arms enter the cold stream. You realize that your
Floyd | body feels the shock of the contrast, but you only observe this as
Floyd | another part of the moment before letting it, too, go. When you return
Floyd | to the monastery, you show the monks your new scars to prove that you
Floyd | have withstood the challenge. You have passed. What scars do you bear?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The dragon and the tiger.
Floyd | B: The tortoise and the phoenix.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Where the easiest access to the river lies below the monastery, near
Floyd | where the dry land becomes marsh, Bingdian Waterfall is on the far side
Floyd | of the karst mountain. The trip there is not a long one, but it is
Floyd | hard, as there is no path. As you begin your ascent, you find some goat
Floyd | paths to travel, delaying the true climb until the waterfall is in
Floyd | sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the mist of the waterfall before you see it. Despite the warm
Floyd | weather, the air takes on a clammy chill?the water here is always
Floyd | freezing, nearly ice cold. You rub your hands together and approach the
Floyd | waterfall. It cascades down the side of the mountain into a pool of
Floyd | unknown depth. It falls from perhaps ten times your own height, and
Floyd | somewhere in that length there is a cave or a hole behind it, in which
Floyd | lies the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you attempt to find the scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Climb the mountain next to the waterfall until I see it.
Floyd | B: Use my chi to propel me up the side of the mountain, like a lizard.
Floyd | C: Make observations from below to calculate the most likely location
Floyd | for the scroll.
Floyd | D: Fashion an impromptu spear from the available wood and throw it
Floyd | until it hits an indentation.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You gather your chi and make a great leap, getting a long head start
Floyd | on your climb. From there, you are able to scramble up the side of the
Floyd | mountain by keeping your energy focused, and by borrowing some of the
Floyd | grounded nature of the mountain you climb. You can sense from the
Floyd | energy of the mountain where the indentation that stores the scroll
Floyd | will be, and you dart your hand into the cold water, drawing the scroll
Floyd | case out as quickly as if you were pulling a fish from a stream. You
Floyd | turn and jump, using your chi to float to the ground. You sit down next
Floyd | to the pool, the roar of the waterfall drowning out any other noise,
Floyd | and open the scroll case. Inside is what feels like an ancient scroll,
Floyd | marked with diagrams that show various techniques you have learned
Floyd | while studying at the Order of the Peach Tree. But though there are
Floyd | many images to contemplate, most of the scroll is empty. There do not
Floyd | seem to be any great secrets contained in the writing here. You do not
Floyd | see a hidden final technique explained, nor a clue about how to bring
Floyd | balance to the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you wish to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Meditate on the scroll. An answer will come.
Floyd | B: Analyze the scroll and puzzle out its meaning.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You sit with the scroll spread out in front of you, studying the
Floyd | detail, identifying the moves. You begin to get stiff from your
Floyd | proximity to the cold waterfall, so you get up to stretch, going
Floyd | through the movements on the page as they are written. You pause from
Floyd | one technique to the next, studying the diagram and noticing how small
Floyd | details have changed from when the scroll was written to when your
Floyd | teachers shared these techniques. You realize that the closer you get
Floyd | to the blank part of the scroll, the closer the techniques are?in their
Floyd | details?to what you have learned.
Floyd |
Floyd | Excited by this discovery, you sit down next to the scroll again. You
Floyd | realize that, though the change is only barely discernible, the ink is
Floyd | ever so slightly darker toward the blank section. It occurs to you that
Floyd | the final technique shown on the scroll is one you have heard a story
Floyd | about: one of your teachers, a snake master, changed the way the
Floyd | technique was taught to the students in order to give them a lesson on
Floyd | pressure points. The strikes he added to the technique are clearly
Floyd | marked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no secrets on the scroll, but there is a legacy of detail.
Floyd | You consider the techniques you have adjusted in your own studies. What
Floyd | will you teach to future students in the Order? How will your art be
Floyd | applied to wushu as you make it your own?
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover that the scroll case has a small compartment that contains
Floyd | a brush and a block of dry ink. You take out your bowl?something a monk
Floyd | must always carry, you have been told?and add water to the ink. In your
Floyd | finest calligraphy, you add a technique to the scroll, allowing it to
Floyd | dry before you return it to its secret location behind the waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you return to the monastery, Abbot Bao notices the ink smudges in
Floyd | your bowl and offers you a smile and a bow. You have passed this test.
Floyd | Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am satisfied with my performance on my tasks and conclude the
Floyd | test.
Floyd | B: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > With a sweep of his hands, Abbot Bao extinguishes all the flames in
Floyd | the room. For an instant, you think the peach tree statue glows with
Floyd | reflected light, but then all is dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen's hand tightens on your shoulder, escorting you to the far
Floyd | side of the chamber. You can hear the soft sounds of people entering
Floyd | the room, though with the quiet treads the monks have practiced, it is
Floyd | impossible to tell how many. Certainly more than the sounds you hear
Floyd | would indicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, Master Shen turns you around. "Remember your training," he
Floyd | says, before he, too disappears in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait, your stance relaxed as you have been taught, until you are
Floyd | told to begin?or until the first attack comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I have faith in my fighting skills. I face my opponents with
Floyd | confidence?they are as blind as I am.
Floyd | B: The challenge is to get from one side of the room to the other, but
Floyd | the path was never specified. I weave through the room, confusing my
Floyd | opponents.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > In your time with the Order of the Peach Tree, you have often been
Floyd | complimented on your ability to think outside of the boundaries of the
Floyd | exercise. That skill is useful here. You begin by crouching low to the
Floyd | ground, and you feel where the strike of your first opponent would have
Floyd | been had you remained in place. You strike to a pressure point on the
Floyd | back of his leg, collapsing it under him, as you move away from the
Floyd | center of the room and through the crowd of opponents.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monks realize your strategy quickly, so you have to keep shifting
Floyd | your pattern of movement. The intention is to be where the strikes are
Floyd | not. You get into a low stance and circle walk. You move, changing
Floyd | directions and heights of your stance with syncopation so that your
Floyd | foes never catch you in a rhythm. You launch a flurry of palm strikes
Floyd | as you feel the body of a monk ahead of you. The next monk, however,
Floyd | you just evade, moving around him the moment that your earlier foe
Floyd | counterstrikes your former position.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not easy, but you focus on the strategies you have learned for
Floyd | keeping your opponents off balance, leading them into each other and
Floyd | falling away from their attacks. Occasionally, a strike catches you,
Floyd | but your steps never falter, and you keep moving. You can feel that
Floyd | what you are doing borders on what some would call the supernatural
Floyd | talents of the monks; you know you are drawing on your own knowledge of
Floyd | strategy and the principles of bagua?the eight diagrams that represent
Floyd | the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can sense how close you are coming to the far side of the room,
Floyd | where Abbot Bao awaits. You reach the wall, then circle back into the
Floyd | throng, gliding out of the way of the monks turning to attack you. You
Floyd | reach out and place your hand on the warm wood of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Finish," says Abbot Bao. He makes a final attack?a high strike aimed
Floyd | at your throat?but you back against the door and push it open, shooting
Floyd | yourself backward out of his reach. Light floods the room, dazzling you
Floyd | and the monks. As your eyes adjust, you realize that they are all
Floyd | bowing to you. Clearly your teachers were correct: you were ready for
Floyd | this test, and you have passed. With your successes behind you, you are
Floyd | welcomed once again into the inner temple. The candles are all lit, and
Floyd | the monks who reside at the monastery offer you their oaths of
Floyd | brotherhood. The Order of the Peach Tree is now your family, and you
Floyd | are one step closer to getting to ask a question of the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Three: The Master

		
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Floyd | Your first few years as a monk feel little different from your last
Floyd | year as a senior student. Though you now have a greater leadership
Floyd | role, and an official ranking as a teacher with the students, much
Floyd | continues on as it had before. You work at the monastery, taking care
Floyd | of the things required of all who live there to maintain the daily
Floyd | workings of the Order. You spar with the monks and continue to learn
Floyd | the intricacies of wushu. You oversee the newest applicants as they
Floyd | prove their worth by accomplishing the most menial chores. You do not
Floyd | miss those days from your own apprenticeship.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seasons change. The peach tree blossoms and bears fruit, then shows
Floyd | its naked branches until spring returns. The strength of the Blue
Floyd | Scarves Rebellion grows as the foreigners maintain and further develop
Floyd | their presence in the Middle Kingdom. Still, the Emperor shows no
Floyd | intention of changing their role at his court, or defending the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom against the foreigners' encroachment upon lands
Floyd | they have farmed for generations.
Floyd |
Floyd | No further threats call for the attention of the Order of the Peach
Floyd | Tree, however, and Abbot Bao has not become involved with the quarrel
Floyd | between the rebels and the Emperor on either side. The monks are
Floyd | divided in their opinions of the world's events: some strongly support
Floyd | the Emperor, others profess that it is not the Order's role to get
Floyd | involved in events of the world, and a few mention their concerns for
Floyd | the common people without ever fully defying the Son of Heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you involve yourself in these conversations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I support the Emperor. He is the Son of Heaven and clearly knows
Floyd | what's best for the Empire.
Floyd | B: I agree that the Middle Kingdom is out of balance with the Heavens,
Floyd | but do not openly question the Emperor.
Floyd | C: I am not concerned with such worldly matters when I strive toward
Floyd | Enlightenment.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You realize that doing nothing only lends strength to the Emperor's
Floyd | position, but openly admitting doubt in the Son of Heaven is both
Floyd | unwise and dangerous. But if the choice is saying nothing or giving up
Floyd | your path to the Dragon Sage and joining the rebellion like Lu
Floyd | Jin?well, you know what you will choose.
Floyd |
Floyd | One day in late summer, the third year after your test, Master Shen
Floyd | asks to speak with you beneath the peach tree. When you arrive, the old
Floyd | master is dozing off beneath the tree, his staff leaning next to him.
Floyd | You approach quietly, but as soon as you are within range of Master
Floyd | Shen's staff, it shoots out to tap your ankle, suddenly in his gnarled
Floyd | but quick hand. His eyes remain closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This ankle feels like it belongs to Liu Meili," he says with a grin.
Floyd | He opens one eye. "Ah, good. If it had been Kai Lo bringing a late
Floyd | afternoon snack to the decrepit old man, that would have been an
Floyd | embarrassing mistake."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen pats the ground beside him in a gesture for you to sit. It
Floyd | is oddly informal for one who served as your teacher for so long.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why did you wish to speak with me, Master?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe I enjoy the company of my young students in my old age," Master
Floyd | Shen says gruffly. He taps your foot with the end of his staff. "You
Floyd | may be a monk now, but I still concern myself with your education."
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am learning much from teaching the students and continuing to spar
Floyd | with the monks.
Floyd | B: I admit that I fear my own art is stagnating.
Floyd | C: I tell him that I miss the challenge of real combat.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > He raps your ankle. "As well you should. There is much more for you
Floyd | to learn outside these walls, Liu Meili." Master Shen raises his staff
Floyd | and knocks twice on one of the peach tree's branches. Two peaches
Floyd | tumble down, and you catch them both, handing one to the old master
Floyd | when he reaches for it. He takes a bite of juicy peach, savoring it,
Floyd | before continuing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is traditional for members of the Order to spend some time away
Floyd | from the monastery after they become monks," he explains. "For some it
Floyd | is a time of wandering, living only on the kindness others drop into
Floyd | their begging bowls. For others, it is a chance to become embroiled in
Floyd | the matters of the Middle Kingdom. Abbot Bao suggested that for you,
Floyd | actually, and was planning to send you to Xiaonanhai, but I think that
Floyd | perhaps the capital is not the place for you now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised that Abbot Bao would think to send you to the capital
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom?and that Master Shen has objected to the abbot's
Floyd | plans.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you would gain a greater benefit from studying under an old
Floyd | teacher of mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of yours, Master?" you ask, trying to imagine a teacher of Master
Floyd | Shen's that would still be walking, let alone alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | He raps his staff against your ankle again, clearly guessing your
Floyd | thoughts. "I recommend that you seek out Master Zhuge in the Yellow
Floyd | Mountains. Zhuge is an old hermit?a true recluse?but crafty as a
Floyd | dragon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | In fact, you have heard of Master Zhuge, whom some call the Veiled
Floyd | Dragon. Stories say that Master Zhuge has followed the path to
Floyd | immortality, though whether this was through alchemy, devout living, or
Floyd | the mystical arts of the bedchamber is the subject of much debate. No
Floyd | one knows how old he is or the full extent of his abilities, but people
Floyd | say he can blow on water to change the direction of its current, heal
Floyd | the sick at a distance, and take on the shape of any object. He also
Floyd | writes very fine poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge lives in the mountains above Kuei Xian," Master Shen continues.
Floyd | He pulls a scroll out of his sengfu and hands it to you. It is a map of
Floyd | that section of the Yellow Mountains, incredibly detailed. A hermitage
Floyd | is marked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen stands, slowly, hiding the quick reactions you know he is
Floyd | capable of. "I suggest you take a present," he says, and knocks the
Floyd | bough of the peach tree with his staff again. A pile of peaches falls
Floyd | into your lap. "Go. Learn. I will see you in a few years, if I am still
Floyd | around. And if you survive."
Floyd |
Floyd | What gift will you take with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Peaches. If Master Shen suggested them, they must be a good idea.
Floyd | B: I take a cutting from the peach tree, which will eventually produce
Floyd | its own peaches.
Floyd | C: I take the time to copy one of the scrolls from the temple library
Floyd | before I leave.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Caring for the peach tree is one of the tasks you have learned as a
Floyd | monk. You carefully take a cutting, wrapping the base in a wet cloth to
Floyd | prepare it for travel. Then you return to your room to pack your
Floyd | remaining things. You leave from the monastery on a beautiful, sunny
Floyd | day to begin your journey to the Yellow Mountains. It has been years
Floyd | since you traveled this road, and the journey alone is very different
Floyd | from one with seventeen companions. By the time you reach Baijiang
Floyd | Bridge, the weather has started to turn, and a summer squall hits just
Floyd | as you arrive in Kuei Xian. You sit in the tea house for a few hours
Floyd | until the skies clear, then begin your ascent into the mountains.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hardly out of sight of town when you see a young woman on the
Floyd | road ahead of you, pacing and looking quite distraught. She is dressed
Floyd | in humble clothes, bedraggled from the recent storm, but despite the
Floyd | smudged dirt on her face and the disarray of her hair, it is clear that
Floyd | she is beautiful. A heavy pack lies near her by the side of the road.
Floyd | She spots you and the worry on her face eases.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank the heavens," she says, then looks down and bows in deference,
Floyd | despite the fact that she clearly intends to address you without
Floyd | waiting for you?of higher social rank?to speak first. "Honored monk,
Floyd | forgive my boldness, but I am in need of aid. I was traveling toward
Floyd | Kuei Xian when the storm hit, and my ox startled at the thunder and
Floyd | bolted off the road. Could you help me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I don't have the time or inclination to help a peasant.
Floyd | B: I can spare a little time to help a poor woman.
Floyd | C: This woman seems very familiar?she reminds me of a certain fox
Floyd | spirit I met the last time I traveled this way.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "Bolted, you say?" you respond. You can see some deep tracks in the
Floyd | mud where an ox might have charged off the road and into the woods. The
Floyd | trees are not terribly dense, but the terrain is uneven, and you could
Floyd | see how a woman without your training might be concerned about bandits
Floyd | or worse?particularly given the problems Kuei Xian has had in the past.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm afraid so," she answers. "I did start to go after him." She
Floyd | gestures down to her mud-caked boots and skirt. "My pack was too heavy
Floyd | to let me navigate the mud, and I didn't want to go too far into the
Floyd | woods. I wish I could be of use!" Suddenly, her face brightens. "I
Floyd | know! If you went after my ox, I could watch your pack for you. That
Floyd | way you wouldn't be weighed down!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: What a thoughtful suggestion. I could manage the pack, but it would
Floyd | be kind to make her feel useful.
Floyd | B: It's kind?if a little suspicious?of her to offer, but I can manage
Floyd | my pack AND hers.
Floyd | C: Ah ha! She is a bandit! I want nothing more to do with this woman.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "NOOOOOOOOO"
		Jacqueline says, "I typo'd"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or is it... typoed?"
		Jacqueline says, "crappity crap crap"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load kungfu" 		

Floyd | > "Look out!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise of battle is distracting, and it takes you almost too long to
Floyd | realize that the warning was shouted to you. An outlaw wearing a blue
Floyd | turban is charging toward you, his longspear leveled at your heart.
Floyd | What will you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Stand firm, blocking the spear away at the last moment and slashing
Floyd | twin tiger claws across his face.
Floyd | B: Pounce toward him at the last moment, springing like a leopard, and
Floyd | bring an elbow down on his head.
Floyd | C: Dart off to the side, balancing on one leg like a crane before
Floyd | delivering a swift kick to his knee.
Floyd | D: Weave hypnotically in my stance, and when he strikes, I am no longer
Floyd | there; I launch a series of quick, snakelike strikes to the pressure
Floyd | points in his exposed rib cage.
Floyd | E: Make a series of flashy moves that draw his target toward my right
Floyd | side, then move to the left, delivering a reiken strike to the right
Floyd | side of his head as he passes by.
Floyd | F: Remain still, my hands low at the chi center of my body, and at the
Floyd | moment he would hit me, circle his spear away and shift myself away
Floyd | from the strike.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > He stumbles when his attack falters, and he clutches one arm to his
Floyd | injured side. He looks suddently exhausted, courtesy of the disruption
Floyd | in his chi that your knowledge of the mystical Snake technique allowed.
Floyd |
Floyd | With your opponent deterred, but not out of the fight, how do you
Floyd | follow up your attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Use a palm heel strike under the chin to drive his head backwards,
Floyd | tearing down with a tiger claw on his face as he falls.
Floyd | B: Drive into him with a series of fast leopard punches down the center
Floyd | of his body until he falls to the ground.
Floyd | C: Take his leg out from under him with a sweeping straight kick,
Floyd | delivering a wing strike to his neck at the same moment, graceful as a
Floyd | crane.
Floyd | D: With my fingers tight like a snake's head, strike out at his face
Floyd | and neck in a complex pattern of several hits that impact on nerve
Floyd | points, disabling him.
Floyd | E: Feign a low kick to the knee, and when he moves the spear shaft down
Floyd | to block, shoot a dragon tooth strike?my fingers separated in a V?into
Floyd | his eyes before sweeping him from behind.
Floyd | F: His death would be senseless and against the Buddha nature; pivot
Floyd | around behind him and lock him in a sleeper hold.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > The quick strikes of the Snake style, combined with the knowledge of
Floyd | chi, drop him to the ground, unconscious. He'll be feeling that when he
Floyd | wakes up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The outlaws continue toward you and your fellow students, flashes of
Floyd | blue catching your eye against the greens and browns of the marsh
Floyd | surrounding your path. It is hard to imagine that only moments ago, the
Floyd | nine of you were making your way back to the monastery of the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree, students on the simple assignment of escorting a
Floyd | wagonload of supplies home.
Floyd |
Floyd | The students have mostly remained on the path, where their footing is
Floyd | more certain, but the outlaws appear to have little trouble navigating
Floyd | the wetlands. While they fight like untrained peasants, numbers are
Floyd | definitely on their side.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to get serious. Drawing on the training you received before
Floyd | entering the Order of the Peach Tree, you prepare your next attack. How
Floyd | will you fight?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Draw my sword. This blade was forged by the most expert smiths in
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom, designed specifically to be used with the Celestial
Floyd | Sword style, taught only to the Imperial Family.
Floyd | B: Unhitch the horse from the cart of supplies. He is a mean beast?not
Floyd | the fine mare I trained on at my father's estate?but few monks could
Floyd | master a horse from as honorable a family as mine. I draw my blade and
Floyd | prepare to charge.
Floyd | C: Draw on my chi, as well the energy in the world around me. I can
Floyd | sense the life energies of my fellow students and the approaching
Floyd | outlaws.
Floyd | D: Release the bindings that secure my longspear to my back. It is only
Floyd | one of the many weapons I have mastered in my wanderings, and it is a
Floyd | good choice to keep the outlaws at bay.
Floyd | E: Why change? The style my masters at the Order of the Peach Tree are
Floyd | teaching me is a superior one, and I am eager to prove the worth of my
Floyd | unarmed style in battle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Even your fellow students are wary of the Xian style, which utilizes
Floyd | what the uninformed consider "magic." But you know to be your power to
Floyd | be from the energies of the universe, which are at your beck and call.
Floyd | You also know that the perception of your abilities can be used against
Floyd | your enemies?and one day, you hope it will inspire your allies. For
Floyd | now, the other students shy away from you, except for Lu Jin, your
Floyd | primary rival for the place of senior student, who watches you with a
Floyd | wary eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The battle that follows is hectic; the outlaws have little in the way
Floyd | of skill, but they make up for it in passion. They are determined to
Floyd | have your supplies, despite the clear skill shown by you and your
Floyd | fellow students. Though you are focused on keeping them from trying to
Floyd | kill you, you notice as you disable your opponents that they are
Floyd | skinny, likely the result of being poorly fed. You also note that a
Floyd | number of the outlaws are women.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that surprise you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes. Fighting is the realm of warriors, and the role of the warrior
Floyd | falls to the men.
Floyd | B: No. Outlaws have always bucked convention; why bother following
Floyd | social rules?
Floyd | C: Yes, but it is nice to know that I am not alone in questioning
Floyd | traditional roles.
Floyd | D: No. I am used to fighting side by side among men and women
Floyd | accomplished in the way of battle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You have had a wonderfully open-minded experience in your training.
Floyd | Luckily for you, the Order of the Peach Tree feels similarly. Are you a
Floyd | man or a woman?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am a man.
Floyd | B: I am a woman.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > What is your given name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yin.
Floyd | B: Meili.
Floyd | C: Yan.
Floyd | D: None of these is my name.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A name as beautiful as your features.
Floyd |
Floyd | And what is your family name?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Liu.
Floyd | B: Wong.
Floyd | C: Cao.
Floyd | D: None of these is my family name.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A fine name.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bandits are quickly losing their resolve to steal your wagon; they
Floyd | still have numbers on their side, but many have fallen, wounded or
Floyd | dead, at your feet. You hear the far-off sound of a whistle, and the
Floyd | bandits begin to disengage, quickly fading back into the marsh. Though
Floyd | you and your fellow students have done a formidable job of holding off
Floyd | the bandits, you see that your fellows have taken some injuries as
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Retreat back to the monastery, so that my fellow students can have
Floyd | their wounds treated immediately.
Floyd | B: Question one of the wounded bandits about the attack.
Floyd | C: Pursue the bandits into the marsh.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You pull one of the outlaws to his feet, and in the process realize
Floyd | that this scrawny bandit is no more than thirteen. Malnourished and
Floyd | weak, it is amazing he is not dead from the beating he received.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I feel admiration for his bravery, in spite of his conditions. I
Floyd | tell him he fought well.
Floyd | B: I feel pity for this boy who has turned to thievery to survive.
Floyd | C: I am furious that this urchin attacked us.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > He seems surprised by your praise, and he holds his head high,
Floyd | despite his pain. "I must fight well," he says, "because no one else
Floyd | will fight for me." He says it almost like a mantra. You ask your
Floyd | questions, and the boy gives you answers he appears to believe are
Floyd | true: the supplies you carry were targeted because they would be useful
Floyd | to the bandits, not because the outlaws wish to offend the Order of the
Floyd | Peach Tree. He does not know how many bandits there are, but he says
Floyd | that almost all that he knows were farmers, forced out of their homes
Floyd | by the foreigners who have been encroaching on the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I let the boy and the other wounded bandits go with no intention of
Floyd | bringing them to the law. They are people suffering from circumstances
Floyd | beyond their control.
Floyd | B: I let the boy go and warn him and the other bandits that they must
Floyd | cease their crimes against the Empire. I will make sure that their
Floyd | banditry is reported to the local magistrate, but will hope they repent
Floyd | of their crimes.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > A sympathetic decision. Hopefully it will not come back to haunt you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin takes a deep breath, as though deciding whether or not to share
Floyd | a thought, before he says, "It wasn't like this before the foreigners
Floyd | came. With them eating up resources?and with the Emperor standing by
Floyd | while his people starve and lose their land to these invaders?the
Floyd | people have no hope."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin's openness is surprising, but what he says amounts to treason.
Floyd | Questioning the Emperor's will so openly will certainly lead him to
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does that trouble start with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: How dare he question the Emperor! I challenge him immediately.
Floyd | B: I agree with Lu Jin, but I respond noncommittally. Just because he
Floyd | is asking for trouble by speaking his mind does not mean I will risk my
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | C: I agree with Lu Jin and am glad to find someone to discuss the
Floyd | Empire's problems with.
Floyd | D: I do nothing. I am not interested in politics.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin lets out a bitter chuckle, looking around at your fellow
Floyd | students, who watch you anxiously. "Perhaps another time."
Floyd |
Floyd | His refusal to fight puts you in an awkward position; if he refused to
Floyd | defend himself, you could be thrown out of the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for attacking a fellow student without provocation.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: He insulted the Emperor. I cannot delay in seeking retribution.
Floyd | B: I wait, but I do not forget.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > A wise decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | As you walk back to the monastery, you take a moment to consider the
Floyd | path that has brought you here. As a child, you were told stories of
Floyd | the Order of the Peach Tree, a monastery where many great warriors were
Floyd | trained. But it was not just the combat skills that enticed you. Every
Floyd | hundred years, one member of the Order of the Peach Tree is given the
Floyd | honor of consulting the Dragon Sage. That monk may ask a single
Floyd | question of the wise dragon. It is only thirty years until the next
Floyd | monk of the Order of the Peach Tree is selected, and you are determined
Floyd | to be the order's representative to the dragon.
Floyd |
Floyd | What question drives you toward this goal?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I know I have much to learn of combat, but I am convinced that the
Floyd | Dragon Sage holds the key to greatness beyond what I can learn from
Floyd | mortal teachers. I plan to ask, "How can I become the greatest warrior
Floyd | in the world?"
Floyd | B: The strife I see in the Middle Kingdom?so recently reiterated by my
Floyd | encounter with the bandits?disturbs me greatly. I wish to see balance
Floyd | restored to the Middle Kingdom, so that the Emperor is once again in
Floyd | alignment with the Heavens. I will ask, "How can the Empire return to
Floyd | Heaven's Favor?"
Floyd | C: I am more concerned with esoteric knowledge than worldly issues. I
Floyd | wish to ask, "What is the first question?"
Floyd | D: My question is simple: "Why do kites fly?"
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You have set your sights high; if anyone would know how to set the
Floyd | Emperor back on the path of Heaven, it is the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter One: Bandits in the Woods

		
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Floyd | A few days after the conflict with the outlaws in the marsh, Abbot Bao
Floyd | Ho sends for you to meet him beneath the peach tree. The tree itself is
Floyd | ancient: you have been told that most peach trees live, at most, fifty
Floyd | years, but this one has grown wide around the trunk and gnarled in the
Floyd | branches. Despite its age, it continues to produce fruit. Some say that
Floyd | this is the peach tree after which the monastery was named, a true
Floyd | immortal tree in the breed of trees that represents immortality. Others
Floyd | believe it to be a descendant of the original peach tree, the result of
Floyd | careful cultivation by the monks who teach you.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you think?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It must be immortal.
Floyd | B: If it is grown from the cuttings of earlier trees, the continuation
Floyd | of its line makes it immortal despite its many incarnations.
Floyd | C: The tree is clearly not immortal; only the superstitious and
Floyd | uneducated would believe so.
Floyd | D: I haven't given it much thought.
Floyd | E: I don't care.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps you're right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The peach tree's branches extend over a reflection pool. It is normally
Floyd | a very peaceful spot, but now the atmosphere is tense. Abbot Bao stands
Floyd | there with Master Shen, the oldest teacher in the monastery, at his
Floyd | side, and the two men wear identical expressions of concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you arrive, Lu Jin approaches from the other side. He appears
Floyd | as surprised to see you as you are to see him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, my senior students," Abbot Bao says in greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bows. "Do you have training for us today, masters?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "Always so eager for more, Lu Jin? As I recall,
Floyd | at our last bout between the senior students, Liu Meili gave you a very
Floyd | fine black eye."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin bares his teeth at you in a smile that is neither humble nor
Floyd | friendly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | "Unfortunately, my students, this is no simple matter of training,"
Floyd | Abbot Bao says. "Or, perhaps it is, but not of our usual devising. You
Floyd | told us of your experience with the bandits along the road to the
Floyd | Order, and I am afraid it is becoming an all too common experience in
Floyd | these interesting times. Too many people of the Middle Kingdom are
Floyd | turning to thieving and banditry to make their ends meet, and too many
Floyd | honest folk are made to suffer."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen grunts, and you think you hear him mutter something about a
Floyd | distinct lack of honest folk, but it is unclear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The abbot continues: "Because you have some experience, and because we
Floyd | feel it will be a good test of your readiness to fully join the order,
Floyd | we have chosen the two of you to lead a group of students to the
Floyd | village of Kuei Xian, across the Baijiang Bridge, to solve the trouble
Floyd | locals are having with the bandits."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin blanches momentarily, but your teachers do not seem to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this mission?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It is an honor to be chosen, even if I must share leadership with Lu
Floyd | Jin. I agree to set off at once.
Floyd | B: I can't wait to try my skills against real opponents again.
Floyd | C: Lu Jin's hesitation is an opportunity for me. I volunteer to take
Floyd | the team alone.
Floyd | D: I am not really interested in this interruption to my training.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao looks surprised, then glances at Lu Jin and recognizes your
Floyd | rival's hesitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I feel it would be best to have both of you on this task," he says
Floyd | slowly. "If you are uncertain?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," says Lu Jin. "I am ready to do what the Order asks of me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Both Master Shen and Abbot Bao watch Lu Jin with some concern for
Floyd | another moment. Even though you will both be going together, it seems
Floyd | you have successfully undermined his position.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | There are actually fewer details than you would have expected for this
Floyd | mission. Neither Abbot Bao nor Master Shen knows how many bandits are
Floyd | present near Kuei Xian. They do know that the center of activity seems
Floyd | to be at Baijiang Bridge, an old stone bridge that remains from the
Floyd | years of the Sun Dynasty, when an army marched across it five horses at
Floyd | a time, or so legends say. Kuei Xian, which sits in the shadow of a
Floyd | huge, turtlelike karst hill in the foothills of the Yellow Mountains,
Floyd | is a small village, but with important enough history?and pleasant
Floyd | enough weather?that the governor of the province keeps his summer home
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Governor Rong is disinclined to ask the Emperor to help combat the
Floyd | problem directly. (You gather from Master Shen's muttered commentary
Floyd | that this would make it look as though he cannot solve the problems of
Floyd | his own district.) Instead, he has asked the Order of the Peach Tree
Floyd | for aid, and given the importance of the trade that flows across the
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge, and the order's dedication as protectors of the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom, the abbot has agreed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, should you and Lu Jin fail to quell the problem, more
Floyd | important resources than students will have to be expended, either by
Floyd | the Order or by the Emperor. This would bring dishonor to everyone:
Floyd | you, the order, Governor Rong, and possibly the Emperor himself in the
Floyd | face of the foreigners at his court.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao tells you the names of the students he expects to accompany
Floyd | you. Several of them were present when the bandits attacked. You are to
Floyd | ready your equipment and leave in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I seek out Lu Jin to discuss this mission.
Floyd | B: I go to my room to prepare for morning.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin is not entirely thrilled by the prospect of working as a
Floyd | co-leader with you?but you're equally unenthusiastic about working with
Floyd | him. Still, as Master Shen would say, better to be prepared.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look over a map of the Baijiang Bridge, and, unsurprisingly, you
Floyd | conflict about every possible approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exasperated, Lu Jin finally says, "We may as well just ask them to
Floyd | leave, for all the good we're going to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We could try negotiation. If we can find the leader, maybe we can
Floyd | work something out.
Floyd | B: What a ridiculous idea.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin looks at you suspiciously for suggesting this.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe we can," he agrees noncommittally.
Floyd |
Floyd | You discuss tactics for a little while longer, with greater success
Floyd | than previously, and you decide to turn in, to make sure you have
Floyd | prepared and rested enough for morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >The next morning?

		
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Floyd | The Order of the Peach Tree, though farther from the Yellow Mountains
Floyd | than Kuei Xian, is nestled among karst mountains that increase as you
Floyd | travel west toward the Baijiang River. The road is a well-traveled one,
Floyd | a drier route than the road you so recently traversed through the
Floyd | wetlands south of the monastery. Despite the traditional sengfu monk
Floyd | garb that you and your fellow students wear?the high boots, pants, and
Floyd | one-sleeved robe, tied with a sash?which marks you as members of the
Floyd | Order, you are given no more notice than the other travelers you
Floyd | encounter. There are eighteen of you, total: you and Lu Jin each have a
Floyd | team of eight students, for good luck. Each team is nine, a symbol of
Floyd | permanence, and of synergy with the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does the numerology comfort you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Of course. When embarking upon matters like this, I am glad for any
Floyd | numerical advantage.
Floyd | B: No. The outcome will be determined by greater skill, not by numbers.
Floyd | C: We are all one team, making us eighteen, which is neither lucky nor
Floyd | unlucky. We will make our own fate.
Floyd | D: More superstitious nonsense.
Floyd | E: I hadn't noticed the numbers before.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Hopefully your greater skill will aid you if greater numbers are on
Floyd | the side of the bandits. You pass a number of merchants with carts
Floyd | drawn by water buffalo, messengers and warriors on horseback, and
Floyd | travelers walking along the road with bundles on their backs. It is a
Floyd | fine day: the sky is blue, the clouds are wisps, and the summer air is
Floyd | thick with the smell of blossoms and ripening rice. As on your last
Floyd | trip from the monastery, you are traveling with a horse and cart, full
Floyd | of the food and supplies you will need for your journey.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is up to you and Lu Jin to set the tone for this mission. The trip
Floyd | to Kuei Xian takes three days at a steady pace.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Three days is fast enough; the situation is urgent, but unlikely to
Floyd | get much worse in three days' time.
Floyd | B: This mission is urgent, and we have been trained to move quickly. We
Floyd | can make the trip in two days.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > The steady pace also has the benefit of allowing you time to converse
Floyd | with your fellow students. How will you use it?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Continue planning strategy with Lu Jin.
Floyd | B: Stop early at night so I can run the students through training
Floyd | drills, keeping our fighting skills fresh.
Floyd | C: Consult the stars at night, watching for signs that will make clear
Floyd | the most beneficial path.
Floyd | D: Focus on the well-being of the students, keeping them entertained
Floyd | with other tales of travel.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin advocates approaching the bandits to make an attempt at
Floyd | negotiation, believing that the bandits can be reasoned with. What is
Floyd | your strategy in facing the bandits?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Fight them, and show them the power of the Order of the Peach Tree.
Floyd | B: Devise a clever plan to stop their raids, but avoid a direct
Floyd | conflict.
Floyd | C: Attempt to contact their leaders and negotiate some form of peace.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You have sympathy for these people forced from their homes, and you
Floyd | would like to support them, but given your orders, you cannot do it
Floyd | openly. Perhaps you can persuade them to take their business elsewhere
Floyd | and find a way to help them against the foreigners in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | On the third morning of your journey, the terrain has shifted from
Floyd | valley fields to the true foothills of the Yellow Mountains. Forests
Floyd | have closed around you, mostly pine, fir, and cedar here, though you
Floyd | know there are also bamboo forests near Kuei Xian. You are nearing what
Floyd | could be enemy territory, depending on how far out the raiders have
Floyd | roamed.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk, you hear a human noise in the distance?it sounds as though
Floyd | it might be sobbing, or perhaps low voices. It is too far to tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Send one of the students to scout ahead to discover the source of
Floyd | the noise as we continue toward Kuei Xian. The scout can catch up.
Floyd | B: Send one of the students to scout ahead and wait for him to return.
Floyd | C: Scout ahead on my own.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You make your way into the woods, moving as quietly and softly as
Floyd | though you walk on rice paper. The sound is definitely sobbing, and you
Floyd | see a flash of red through the fir trees. A few steps closer and you
Floyd | see that a beautiful young woman is kneeling in the fir needles,
Floyd | crying. She wears a heavy qipao, a long dress with a high neckline made
Floyd | of thick, brocaded fabric. Her hair is woven up into an elaborate
Floyd | headpiece, clearly marking her as a member of the aristocracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks up when she sees you approach, and, were it not for the
Floyd | tears, she could be a model for a painting: her narrow face and
Floyd | close-set eyes, her thin eyebrows and high cheekbones are the ideal of
Floyd | courtly beauty. But there are tears, and her lovely face is contorted
Floyd | in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go to help her at once!
Floyd | B: This seems highly suspicious to me. I approach, but carefully.
Floyd | C: It is helpless women like her that make it so difficult for women
Floyd | like me to get respect. Let her figure it out herself.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > As you approach, the woman looks up at you with tear-filled eyes.
Floyd | "Oh, kind monk, could you help me?" she calls, her voice as lovely as
Floyd | the rest of her appearance. "My foot has become caught in a trap!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go help her immediately.
Floyd | B: This still seems suspicious. I step closer, but do not yet agree to
Floyd | help.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "What kind of trap?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She grins, though there is real pain on her face, and after the first
Floyd | flash of amusement, it turns into a grimace. "A fox trap, I'm afraid."
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the woman, seven fox tails flare to life, revealing that this is
Floyd | no true woman at all. She is a huli jing, a mischievous fox spirit that
Floyd | delights particularly in tormenting monks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I help you?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shakes her head. "Why is it always the wise ones who find me in
Floyd | such a predicament?" she asks, mostly to herself. "I will make it worth
Floyd | your while, monk. I can offer you unimaginable pleasure," she says with
Floyd | a coy wink that, upon the slight shift of her body, becomes a wince. "I
Floyd | promise that we fox spirits are exceedingly creative."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Unimaginable pleasure? Sounds good to me.
Floyd | B: I want information about the bandits.
Floyd | C: Her favor. It can never hurt to have a spirit on my side.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The fox spirit shakes her head. "Wise indeed," she says. "Agreed. You
Floyd | have earned my good will by freeing me now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap and the huli jing snatches her leg back, as though
Floyd | afraid the trap will bite her again. She stands and bows to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name is Feng," she says. "And I am in your debt. We will meet
Floyd | again."
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way back to the road and your companions with no further
Floyd | trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baijiang Bridge is a huge, stone structure that spans the width of the
Floyd | Baijiang River. From this side, you can see the large black turtle of a
Floyd | mountain that rises over Kuei Xian. Now that you are here, it is time
Floyd | to put your plan into action. Are you ready to act on your plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand by my first plan.
Floyd | B: I want to rethink my options.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite the fact that the bandits are criminals, they are also your
Floyd | countrymen, people who have fallen on hard times due to the incursion
Floyd | of foreigners in the Middle Kingdom. Though you may not agree with
Floyd | their tactics, you want to help their cause. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd | C: Ask around the village and, based on local gossip, intuit the most
Floyd | probable location for their camp.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Someone better at reading people might be able to guess at the right
Floyd | direction, but the people of Kuei Xian leave you at a loss. You'll have
Floyd | to try another way. How will you make contact?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Scout the woods in pairs until we find it.
Floyd | B: Wait until the bandits make a raid across the Baijiang Bridge and
Floyd | follow them back.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > It takes some time, but you manage to discern the location of the
Floyd | bandit camp without being noticed. You and your fellow students walk
Floyd | into the camp calmly, as though you belong, despite your sengfu
Floyd | clothing marking you as monks of the Order of the Peach Tree. The
Floyd | bandits, most of whom do seem to come from humble backgrounds, have no
Floyd | idea what to do with you. Because you do not appear to be hostile, they
Floyd | seem unwilling to confront you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, a large woman of middle age, her hair wrapped in the same blue
Floyd | turban you see throughout the camp, stands in front of your group.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is your business?" she asks sternly. You imagine that this is the
Floyd | same tone of voice she uses when she suspects her children of having
Floyd | gotten into mischief.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We'd like to speak to your leader," Lu Jin says politely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman looks suspicious, but after a moment, she nods, then beckons
Floyd | for you to follow. In the center of the camp?which gives the appearance
Floyd | of being a tent city, something quickly dismantled to move?there is a
Floyd | large fire, at which sit a number of men and women talking seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Deng Ping," the woman says loudly, and the tallest of the men, wearing
Floyd | clothing slightly better cared for than that of his peers, stands.
Floyd | "Order of the Peach Tree to see you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Deng Ping approaches suspiciously and waits for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Begin by offering our condolences for the misfortune that brought
Floyd | the bandits here.
Floyd | B: Get straight to business: explain that we were instructed to oust
Floyd | them, but that we'd rather see whether negotiation is possible.
Floyd | C: Try to strike some fear into their hearts: we may sympathize with
Floyd | their plight, but the next group will not.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Rather than seeing your words as empathy, Deng Ping looks insulted.
Floyd | "Do not offer us pity, monk," he spits. "You may as well be in league
Floyd | with the laowai, for all that you do to prevent their incursions. Every
Floyd | day that passes, their power and influence grows, and it is time for
Floyd | someone to stand against them. If that means us, so be it."
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cheers from among the bandits, and the atmosphere that was
Floyd | previously uncertain has taken on a distinct air of hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I intended no dishonor," you begin, but Deng Ping scoffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell your masters?tell the Son of Heaven himself?that we will do
Floyd | whatever it takes to rid the laowai from our land." He steps forward,
Floyd | aiming a finger at your chest. "Whatever it takes."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I cannot refuse a challenge to my honor?and neither can he.
Floyd | Challenge him to a fight.
Floyd | B: Accept defeat. Clearly he will not listen to me.
Floyd | C: Find out what we can offer them to change their minds.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Clearly Deng Ping will not listen to reason. Instead, you challenge
Floyd | him to fight a member of the order, one on one. If he loses, he is
Floyd | bound by honor to leave Kuei Xian alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to avoid losing face among the bandits, Deng Ping accepts your
Floyd | challenge. Who will fight for the Order?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Me.
Floyd | B: Lu Jin.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Despite your best efforts, Deng Ping is a giant of a man, both strong
Floyd | and quick, and though he has little skill, a well-timed hammerstrike to
Floyd | your head sets your ears ringing and brings you to your knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fellow students collect you and load you into the cart with the
Floyd | supplies, preparing for the long trip back to the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin, however, tells you of his decision to stay with the bandits. "I
Floyd | believe I can help their cause," he explains. "Balance must return to
Floyd | the Middle Kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Try to persuade Lu Jin not to go.
Floyd | B: Support Lu Jin's choice.
Floyd | C: Good riddance.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps Lu Jin can help restore balance from within the bandit forces
Floyd | while you work from inside the Order.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sure you will meet each other again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | As you return to the monastery, morale among the students is at an
Floyd | utter low. Not only did one of your number abandon the Order
Floyd | completely, but you have nothing to show for your efforts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first real mission on behalf of the Order is a failure.
Floyd |
Floyd | After you tell Abbot Bao and Master Shen about what has happened, they
Floyd | consult the heavens to determine the best course of action. Ultimately,
Floyd | the Order does nothing further?and despite your failure, attacks by the
Floyd | bandits near Kuei Xian die down for a time. Though this initially seems
Floyd | like good news, Governor Rong has heard about the events that
Floyd | transpired from his informants?likely village gossips, who may have
Floyd | heard it from the bandits themselves. No credit will be given to the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree for the temporary peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen admits to you that he and the abbot had planned to test you
Floyd | to become a full member of the Order had your mission been a success.
Floyd | Now, you will have to prove yourself again through humble service and
Floyd | continued training before you can become a monk, rather than the senior
Floyd | student.
Floyd |
Floyd | Compared to your dishonor at the hands of the bandits, the wait to test
Floyd | is a small setback?but what if it means that you will not be the one
Floyd | chosen to consult the Dragon Sage? You will have to work even harder to
Floyd | prove that you are worthy before the dragon reappears in the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Two: The Test

		
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Floyd | There are rumors upon rumors of what happens during the final test that
Floyd | separates students from monks. You have heard that it involves tracking
Floyd | and defeating a wild tiger. Some say that you must face and disperse a
Floyd | hungry ghost. Still others say that the true final test is a measure of
Floyd | the spirit and the ability of the student to achieve a perfect moment
Floyd | of inner peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Given the scars you have seen on the fully accepted monks, if the test
Floyd | is about finding inner peace, inner peace leaves marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen leads you to the inner temple of the monastery. He walks in
Floyd | a relaxed fashion, leaning on his staff, as though he is merely
Floyd | observing the growth of the peach tree, not leading you to where your
Floyd | fate will be decided.
Floyd |
Floyd | How are you feeling about this test?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am eager to begin. My training has prepared me well.
Floyd | B: I am nervous. I want to do well, but I fear failure.
Floyd | C: I am calm. This is a moment, and I exist within it.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Master Shen places one calloused hand on your shoulder, and you feel
Floyd | its weight: the old master's strength, his wisdom, and his confidence
Floyd | in you all flow through that simple touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops in front of the huge doors to the inner temple, carved with
Floyd | intricate scroll work and the shapes of the five animals: dragon,
Floyd | tiger, snake, crane, and leopard. After a short moment of waiting, he
Floyd | gestures with his staff for you to push the doors open. As you do, he
Floyd | falls into step next to you and you enter the chamber. The inner temple
Floyd | is humble: a small chamber with candles lining three of the four walls.
Floyd | Above the candles are paintings and sculptures of the spiritual animals
Floyd | of kung fu and the immortals. On the far wall, on a raised shelf above
Floyd | the flame, is a Buddha statue, one hand resting in his lap, the other
Floyd | raised in blessing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao stands in front of the last candle, lighting it from his own
Floyd | small candle. Once the room is lit, he blows his candle out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Liu Meili, you have been deemed worthy of the final test to join the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree," says the abbot as he turns to you. "Do you
Floyd | accept this honor, ready to face the challenges before you and take on
Floyd | the role of monk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: "I accept."
Floyd | B: "I do not feel ready."
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You bow to the masters and they bow to you, though theirs is
Floyd | shallower, as befitting a teacher to a student.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are three challenges in the test to become a member of the
Floyd | Order," Abbot Bao explains. "You must complete two of the three
Floyd | successfully. Consider your options wisely, as only one failure can be
Floyd | forgiven."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Part of the test is identifying your weaknesses and being honest about
Floyd | your strengths," Master Shen says quietly. "Know yourself, student, and
Floyd | you will triumph."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The three challenges are these," Abbot Bao continues. "The first is
Floyd | the Dashanmen, a challenge of your combat skills against the monks of
Floyd | the Order. You will enter a dark chamber, and you must cross from one
Floyd | side to the other while being attacked."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen chuckles. "In the old days, we fought to the death. Too
Floyd | messy. Now we stop attacking as soon as you are unconscious."
Floyd |
Floyd | This commentary does not serve to give you confidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | "For the second challenge, you must carry an urn filled with hot coals
Floyd | from the monastery down to the river. There, you may release the urn
Floyd | and bathe your arms in the cold water."
Floyd |
Floyd | The distance from the monastery to the river is short enough when not
Floyd | carrying an urn, but it will certainly feel longer with burning metal
Floyd | on your arms. That certainly explains some of the scars you have seen
Floyd | on the monks of the Order!
Floyd |
Floyd | "For the third challenge, you must retrieve the Scroll of Destiny from
Floyd | behind Bingdian Waterfall, and learn the lesson it holds," Abbot Bao
Floyd | finishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry," says Master Shen, "it is stored in a waterproof scroll
Floyd | case. You'll be able to read it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Which task would you like to undertake first?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will carry the urn of coals.
Floyd | C: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Abbot Bao leads you to the gates of the monastery. The courtyard has
Floyd | been cleared of students, and only a handful of monks are here to
Floyd | witness the beginning of your challenge. Just inside the gates, a
Floyd | brazier is lit, and over it is suspended a large urn, full of burning
Floyd | coals. Aligned to the cardinal directions are four animals: to the
Floyd | north is the tortoise; south, the phoenix; east, the dragon; and west,
Floyd | the tiger.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the metalwork is beautiful, it mostly looks hot.
Floyd |
Floyd | You must carry the urn with your forearms from the monastery to the
Floyd | river below. How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I grit my teeth and carry the heavy load through sheer will.
Floyd | B: I will not rely on strength alone, but will use the heat to further
Floyd | forge my chi.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You contemplate the animals on the urn. The phoenix is a creature of
Floyd | fire, opposed by the tortoise, a creature of water. The dragon, which
Floyd | represents the element of wood, is opposed by the tiger, which
Floyd | represents metal. Although you are tempted to focus on the idea that
Floyd | the fire has the potential to consume wood and metal, but is opposed by
Floyd | water and only lends strength back to its own element, you know that
Floyd | there is still a fifth element to consider.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is void, the element of the center. Your own mind must be empty
Floyd | in order for the chi to flow through you, carrying the strength?and
Floyd | freedom?necessary to lift the urn. You still your mind, breathe, and
Floyd | reach for the urn.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the pain along your forearms, and it is excruciating?but it
Floyd | washes over you, just a part of the moment. With each breath, you let
Floyd | the moment flow and change, accepting it without worrying over past or
Floyd | future, or even holding a thought. Your feet know this path; they have
Floyd | walked it hundreds of times on the simple task of fetching water. You
Floyd | allow them to carry you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You breathe. You exist. The moment comes and passes, and another
Floyd | follows on its heels.
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach the river almost before you realize you are there, and you
Floyd | calmly lower the urn into the water. It hisses with steam, bathing you
Floyd | in hot air as your arms enter the cold stream. You realize that your
Floyd | body feels the shock of the contrast, but you only observe this as
Floyd | another part of the moment before letting it, too, go. When you return
Floyd | to the monastery, you show the monks your new scars to prove that you
Floyd | have withstood the challenge. You have passed. What scars do you bear?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The dragon and the tiger.
Floyd | B: The tortoise and the phoenix.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd | B: I will retrieve the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Where the easiest access to the river lies below the monastery, near
Floyd | where the dry land becomes marsh, Bingdian Waterfall is on the far side
Floyd | of the karst mountain. The trip there is not a long one, but it is
Floyd | hard, as there is no path. As you begin your ascent, you find some goat
Floyd | paths to travel, delaying the true climb until the waterfall is in
Floyd | sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the mist of the waterfall before you see it. Despite the warm
Floyd | weather, the air takes on a clammy chill?the water here is always
Floyd | freezing, nearly ice cold. You rub your hands together and approach the
Floyd | waterfall. It cascades down the side of the mountain into a pool of
Floyd | unknown depth. It falls from perhaps ten times your own height, and
Floyd | somewhere in that length there is a cave or a hole behind it, in which
Floyd | lies the Scroll of Destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you attempt to find the scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Climb the mountain next to the waterfall until I see it.
Floyd | B: Use my chi to propel me up the side of the mountain, like a lizard.
Floyd | C: Make observations from below to calculate the most likely location
Floyd | for the scroll.
Floyd | D: Fashion an impromptu spear from the available wood and throw it
Floyd | until it hits an indentation.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You gather your chi and make a great leap, getting a long head start
Floyd | on your climb. From there, you are able to scramble up the side of the
Floyd | mountain by keeping your energy focused, and by borrowing some of the
Floyd | grounded nature of the mountain you climb. You can sense from the
Floyd | energy of the mountain where the indentation that stores the scroll
Floyd | will be, and you dart your hand into the cold water, drawing the scroll
Floyd | case out as quickly as if you were pulling a fish from a stream. You
Floyd | turn and jump, using your chi to float to the ground. You sit down next
Floyd | to the pool, the roar of the waterfall drowning out any other noise,
Floyd | and open the scroll case. Inside is what feels like an ancient scroll,
Floyd | marked with diagrams that show various techniques you have learned
Floyd | while studying at the Order of the Peach Tree. But though there are
Floyd | many images to contemplate, most of the scroll is empty. There do not
Floyd | seem to be any great secrets contained in the writing here. You do not
Floyd | see a hidden final technique explained, nor a clue about how to bring
Floyd | balance to the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you wish to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Meditate on the scroll. An answer will come.
Floyd | B: Analyze the scroll and puzzle out its meaning.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You sit with the scroll spread out in front of you, studying the
Floyd | detail, identifying the moves. You begin to get stiff from your
Floyd | proximity to the cold waterfall, so you get up to stretch, going
Floyd | through the movements on the page as they are written. You pause from
Floyd | one technique to the next, studying the diagram and noticing how small
Floyd | details have changed from when the scroll was written to when your
Floyd | teachers shared these techniques. You realize that the closer you get
Floyd | to the blank part of the scroll, the closer the techniques are?in their
Floyd | details?to what you have learned.
Floyd |
Floyd | Excited by this discovery, you sit down next to the scroll again. You
Floyd | realize that, though the change is only barely discernible, the ink is
Floyd | ever so slightly darker toward the blank section. It occurs to you that
Floyd | the final technique shown on the scroll is one you have heard a story
Floyd | about: one of your teachers, a snake master, changed the way the
Floyd | technique was taught to the students in order to give them a lesson on
Floyd | pressure points. The strikes he added to the technique are clearly
Floyd | marked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no secrets on the scroll, but there is a legacy of detail.
Floyd | You consider the techniques you have adjusted in your own studies. What
Floyd | will you teach to future students in the Order? How will your art be
Floyd | applied to wushu as you make it your own?
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover that the scroll case has a small compartment that contains
Floyd | a brush and a block of dry ink. You take out your bowl?something a monk
Floyd | must always carry, you have been told?and add water to the ink. In your
Floyd | finest calligraphy, you add a technique to the scroll, allowing it to
Floyd | dry before you return it to its secret location behind the waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you return to the monastery, Abbot Bao notices the ink smudges in
Floyd | your bowl and offers you a smile and a bow. You have passed this test.
Floyd | Which task will you undertake next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am satisfied with my performance on my tasks and conclude the
Floyd | test.
Floyd | B: I am confident I can fight my way through Dashanmen.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > With a sweep of his hands, Abbot Bao extinguishes all the flames in
Floyd | the room. For an instant, you think the peach tree statue glows with
Floyd | reflected light, but then all is dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen's hand tightens on your shoulder, escorting you to the far
Floyd | side of the chamber. You can hear the soft sounds of people entering
Floyd | the room, though with the quiet treads the monks have practiced, it is
Floyd | impossible to tell how many. Certainly more than the sounds you hear
Floyd | would indicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, Master Shen turns you around. "Remember your training," he
Floyd | says, before he, too disappears in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait, your stance relaxed as you have been taught, until you are
Floyd | told to begin?or until the first attack comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you face this challenge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I have faith in my fighting skills. I face my opponents with
Floyd | confidence?they are as blind as I am.
Floyd | B: The challenge is to get from one side of the room to the other, but
Floyd | the path was never specified. I weave through the room, confusing my
Floyd | opponents.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > In your time with the Order of the Peach Tree, you have often been
Floyd | complimented on your ability to think outside of the boundaries of the
Floyd | exercise. That skill is useful here. You begin by crouching low to the
Floyd | ground, and you feel where the strike of your first opponent would have
Floyd | been had you remained in place. You strike to a pressure point on the
Floyd | back of his leg, collapsing it under him, as you move away from the
Floyd | center of the room and through the crowd of opponents.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monks realize your strategy quickly, so you have to keep shifting
Floyd | your pattern of movement. The intention is to be where the strikes are
Floyd | not. You get into a low stance and circle walk. You move, changing
Floyd | directions and heights of your stance with syncopation so that your
Floyd | foes never catch you in a rhythm. You launch a flurry of palm strikes
Floyd | as you feel the body of a monk ahead of you. The next monk, however,
Floyd | you just evade, moving around him the moment that your earlier foe
Floyd | counterstrikes your former position.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is not easy, but you focus on the strategies you have learned for
Floyd | keeping your opponents off balance, leading them into each other and
Floyd | falling away from their attacks. Occasionally, a strike catches you,
Floyd | but your steps never falter, and you keep moving. You can feel that
Floyd | what you are doing borders on what some would call the supernatural
Floyd | talents of the monks; you know you are drawing on your own knowledge of
Floyd | strategy and the principles of bagua?the eight diagrams that represent
Floyd | the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can sense how close you are coming to the far side of the room,
Floyd | where Abbot Bao awaits. You reach the wall, then circle back into the
Floyd | throng, gliding out of the way of the monks turning to attack you. You
Floyd | reach out and place your hand on the warm wood of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Finish," says Abbot Bao. He makes a final attack?a high strike aimed
Floyd | at your throat?but you back against the door and push it open, shooting
Floyd | yourself backward out of his reach. Light floods the room, dazzling you
Floyd | and the monks. As your eyes adjust, you realize that they are all
Floyd | bowing to you. Clearly your teachers were correct: you were ready for
Floyd | this test, and you have passed. With your successes behind you, you are
Floyd | welcomed once again into the inner temple. The candles are all lit, and
Floyd | the monks who reside at the monastery offer you their oaths of
Floyd | brotherhood. The Order of the Peach Tree is now your family, and you
Floyd | are one step closer to getting to ask a question of the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Three: The Master

		
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Floyd | Your first few years as a monk feel little different from your last
Floyd | year as a senior student. Though you now have a greater leadership
Floyd | role, and an official ranking as a teacher with the students, much
Floyd | continues on as it had before. You work at the monastery, taking care
Floyd | of the things required of all who live there to maintain the daily
Floyd | workings of the Order. You spar with the monks and continue to learn
Floyd | the intricacies of wushu. You oversee the newest applicants as they
Floyd | prove their worth by accomplishing the most menial chores. You do not
Floyd | miss those days from your own apprenticeship.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seasons change. The peach tree blossoms and bears fruit, then shows
Floyd | its naked branches until spring returns. The strength of the Blue
Floyd | Scarves Rebellion grows as the foreigners maintain and further develop
Floyd | their presence in the Middle Kingdom. Still, the Emperor shows no
Floyd | intention of changing their role at his court, or defending the people
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom against the foreigners' encroachment upon lands
Floyd | they have farmed for generations.
Floyd |
Floyd | No further threats call for the attention of the Order of the Peach
Floyd | Tree, however, and Abbot Bao has not become involved with the quarrel
Floyd | between the rebels and the Emperor on either side. The monks are
Floyd | divided in their opinions of the world's events: some strongly support
Floyd | the Emperor, others profess that it is not the Order's role to get
Floyd | involved in events of the world, and a few mention their concerns for
Floyd | the common people without ever fully defying the Son of Heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you involve yourself in these conversations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I support the Emperor. He is the Son of Heaven and clearly knows
Floyd | what's best for the Empire.
Floyd | B: I agree that the Middle Kingdom is out of balance with the Heavens,
Floyd | but do not openly question the Emperor.
Floyd | C: I am not concerned with such worldly matters when I strive toward
Floyd | Enlightenment.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You realize that doing nothing only lends strength to the Emperor's
Floyd | position, but openly admitting doubt in the Son of Heaven is both
Floyd | unwise and dangerous. But if the choice is saying nothing or giving up
Floyd | your path to the Dragon Sage and joining the rebellion like Lu
Floyd | Jin?well, you know what you will choose.
Floyd |
Floyd | One day in late summer, the third year after your test, Master Shen
Floyd | asks to speak with you beneath the peach tree. When you arrive, the old
Floyd | master is dozing off beneath the tree, his staff leaning next to him.
Floyd | You approach quietly, but as soon as you are within range of Master
Floyd | Shen's staff, it shoots out to tap your ankle, suddenly in his gnarled
Floyd | but quick hand. His eyes remain closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This ankle feels like it belongs to Liu Meili," he says with a grin.
Floyd | He opens one eye. "Ah, good. If it had been Kai Lo bringing a late
Floyd | afternoon snack to the decrepit old man, that would have been an
Floyd | embarrassing mistake."
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen pats the ground beside him in a gesture for you to sit. It
Floyd | is oddly informal for one who served as your teacher for so long.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why did you wish to speak with me, Master?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe I enjoy the company of my young students in my old age," Master
Floyd | Shen says gruffly. He taps your foot with the end of his staff. "You
Floyd | may be a monk now, but I still concern myself with your education."
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond to this?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am learning much from teaching the students and continuing to spar
Floyd | with the monks.
Floyd | B: I admit that I fear my own art is stagnating.
Floyd | C: I tell him that I miss the challenge of real combat.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > He raps your ankle. "As well you should. There is much more for you
Floyd | to learn outside these walls, Liu Meili." Master Shen raises his staff
Floyd | and knocks twice on one of the peach tree's branches. Two peaches
Floyd | tumble down, and you catch them both, handing one to the old master
Floyd | when he reaches for it. He takes a bite of juicy peach, savoring it,
Floyd | before continuing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is traditional for members of the Order to spend some time away
Floyd | from the monastery after they become monks," he explains. "For some it
Floyd | is a time of wandering, living only on the kindness others drop into
Floyd | their begging bowls. For others, it is a chance to become embroiled in
Floyd | the matters of the Middle Kingdom. Abbot Bao suggested that for you,
Floyd | actually, and was planning to send you to Xiaonanhai, but I think that
Floyd | perhaps the capital is not the place for you now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised that Abbot Bao would think to send you to the capital
Floyd | of the Middle Kingdom?and that Master Shen has objected to the abbot's
Floyd | plans.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you would gain a greater benefit from studying under an old
Floyd | teacher of mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of yours, Master?" you ask, trying to imagine a teacher of Master
Floyd | Shen's that would still be walking, let alone alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | He raps his staff against your ankle again, clearly guessing your
Floyd | thoughts. "I recommend that you seek out Master Zhuge in the Yellow
Floyd | Mountains. Zhuge is an old hermit?a true recluse?but crafty as a
Floyd | dragon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | In fact, you have heard of Master Zhuge, whom some call the Veiled
Floyd | Dragon. Stories say that Master Zhuge has followed the path to
Floyd | immortality, though whether this was through alchemy, devout living, or
Floyd | the mystical arts of the bedchamber is the subject of much debate. No
Floyd | one knows how old he is or the full extent of his abilities, but people
Floyd | say he can blow on water to change the direction of its current, heal
Floyd | the sick at a distance, and take on the shape of any object. He also
Floyd | writes very fine poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge lives in the mountains above Kuei Xian," Master Shen continues.
Floyd | He pulls a scroll out of his sengfu and hands it to you. It is a map of
Floyd | that section of the Yellow Mountains, incredibly detailed. A hermitage
Floyd | is marked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Shen stands, slowly, hiding the quick reactions you know he is
Floyd | capable of. "I suggest you take a present," he says, and knocks the
Floyd | bough of the peach tree with his staff again. A pile of peaches falls
Floyd | into your lap. "Go. Learn. I will see you in a few years, if I am still
Floyd | around. And if you survive."
Floyd |
Floyd | What gift will you take with you?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Peaches. If Master Shen suggested them, they must be a good idea.
Floyd | B: I take a cutting from the peach tree, which will eventually produce
Floyd | its own peaches.
Floyd | C: I take the time to copy one of the scrolls from the temple library
Floyd | before I leave.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Caring for the peach tree is one of the tasks you have learned as a
Floyd | monk. You carefully take a cutting, wrapping the base in a wet cloth to
Floyd | prepare it for travel. Then you return to your room to pack your
Floyd | remaining things. You leave from the monastery on a beautiful, sunny
Floyd | day to begin your journey to the Yellow Mountains. It has been years
Floyd | since you traveled this road, and the journey alone is very different
Floyd | from one with seventeen companions. By the time you reach Baijiang
Floyd | Bridge, the weather has started to turn, and a summer squall hits just
Floyd | as you arrive in Kuei Xian. You sit in the tea house for a few hours
Floyd | until the skies clear, then begin your ascent into the mountains.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hardly out of sight of town when you see a young woman on the
Floyd | road ahead of you, pacing and looking quite distraught. She is dressed
Floyd | in humble clothes, bedraggled from the recent storm, but despite the
Floyd | smudged dirt on her face and the disarray of her hair, it is clear that
Floyd | she is beautiful. A heavy pack lies near her by the side of the road.
Floyd | She spots you and the worry on her face eases.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank the heavens," she says, then looks down and bows in deference,
Floyd | despite the fact that she clearly intends to address you without
Floyd | waiting for you?of higher social rank?to speak first. "Honored monk,
Floyd | forgive my boldness, but I am in need of aid. I was traveling toward
Floyd | Kuei Xian when the storm hit, and my ox startled at the thunder and
Floyd | bolted off the road. Could you help me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I don't have the time or inclination to help a peasant.
Floyd | B: I can spare a little time to help a poor woman.
Floyd | C: This woman seems very familiar?she reminds me of a certain fox
Floyd | spirit I met the last time I traveled this way.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > "Feng?" you say cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman beams. "You remembered me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | As though you were likely to forget an encounter with a fox spirit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huli jing gestures to her pack, letting her seven tails peek out
Floyd | from beneath the humble peasant clothing she wears as a disguise. "I
Floyd | thought perhaps you might like an additional option to present to
Floyd | Master Zhuge. No tricks, I promise." She gives you a wink, then bounds
Floyd | off into the woods, changing to her fox form as she goes. When you meet
Floyd | with Master Zhuge, will you offer the fox spirit's gift?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I will present my original gift to Master Zhuge.
Floyd | B: I will present the fox spirit's pack to Master Zhuge.
Floyd | C: I will offer both gifts.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Perhaps that is best. It is dark before you reach the small mountain
Floyd | hut where Master Shen's map said it would be. You rap on the door,
Floyd | expecting it to open with hospitality, even at this late hour and even
Floyd | from a legendary hermit. What you do not expect is for a wizened and
Floyd | wiry old woman, white hair dangling in a long braid down her back, to
Floyd | open the door with distaste.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am not interested in visitors," she snaps. "Fend for yourself in the
Floyd | mountains. Consult the stars. Maybe you'll learn something."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Explain I am here from the Order of the Peach Tree to see Master
Floyd | Zhuge, relying on the Order's reputation to bring goodwill.
Floyd | B: Demand that this insolent old woman introduce me to Master Zhuge,
Floyd | whom I have traveled so far to see.
Floyd | C: Apologize for the late hour and ask for hospitality to be granted to
Floyd | a humble monk.
Floyd | D: Bow deeply. The way this woman moves, despite her age, reveals her
Floyd | skill. I address her: "Master Zhuge."
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > It takes you a bare moment to reconcile the woman before you with the
Floyd | legends you have learned about Zhuge the Immortal, the Veiled Dragon.
Floyd | But though all the stories you know refer to Zhuge as a man, you can
Floyd | sense the gravitas this woman has.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman beams. "It has been at least fifteen years since someone
Floyd | identified me so quickly," she says. "Either you are a remarkably
Floyd | clever monk, or I am getting less crafty in my old age." She holds the
Floyd | door open. "I choose to believe it is the former. Please, come inside."
Floyd | The hut is larger on the inside than it appeared on the outside, and
Floyd | though it is sparely furnished, it is comfortable. The main room has a
Floyd | small hearth; a kettle for tea water is currently suspended over it.
Floyd | One wall is filled with racks of scrolls. Another has weapons of all
Floyd | sizes and shapes suspended from it. Two paper doors hide additional
Floyd | rooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Zhuge offers you tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Accept the tea and drink it as Master Zhuge drinks it.
Floyd | B: Take the tea cup and contemplate the tea, considering its qualities.
Floyd | C: Decline the tea.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > It is hot, but refreshing. Once tea is concluded, you offer the gifts
Floyd | to Master Zhuge. She takes what you offer with little expression, and
Floyd | you cannot tell whether you have impressed the master or not. Master
Floyd | Zhuge asks about your travels and the training you have already had.
Floyd | She listens, revealing little with her expression, as you explain your
Floyd | background.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have decided to accept you, provisionally, as my apprentice," Master
Floyd | Zhuge says. "I can teach you any number of things, if you are willing
Floyd | to learn them."
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you hope to learn from Master Zhuge?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to improve my fighting.
Floyd | B: I want to learn the magic the Zhuge of legend is said to practice.
Floyd | C: I need to work on my determination.
Floyd | D: I am looking forward to studying strategy under the Veiled Dragon,
Floyd | who is said to have been responsible for the defeat of three armies at
Floyd | Hongcao Pass.
Floyd | E: I really want to learn the art of poetry.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | > Master Zhuge seems surprised by the request, as very few people have
Floyd | ever sought her out as a poetry instructor. Still, she is eager to find
Floyd | another person with whom she can share her love of poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | But rather than putting your own words together, or even studying the
Floyd | words of the masters, Master Zhuge divides your day into two parts:
Floyd | practicing calligraphy and meditating in a clearing near the hut.
Floyd | Neither of these things feels much like poetry when you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I do not understand Master Zhuge's techniques and have taken to
Floyd | making up poems in my head without her.
Floyd | B: Clearly, the art of calligraphy is poetry's physical expression. The
Floyd | words must also appear beautiful.
Floyd | C: Sitting in nature is clearly about poetry. Poetry is about
Floyd | observation as much as it is about creation.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Master Zhuge begins to accompany you as you sit in the clearing, and
Floyd | as you walk home together, she speaks to you in what you soon recognize
Floyd | as extemporaneous verse. As you reply, you find that your words, too,
Floyd | are becoming more poetic. One evening as you are practicing
Floyd | calligraphy, Master Zhuge returns to the hut from an errand, and you
Floyd | realize that she is carrying wine skins. You have never seen Master
Floyd | Zhuge drink alcohol?in fact, you have actually seen her ingest little
Floyd | other than tea and herbal compounds, which you have heard is one of the
Floyd | ways a person may become immortal?so this comes as a surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we having company?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," Master Zhuge says, setting a third chair at the table where you
Floyd | drink tea together. "A friend of mine will be staying with us this
Floyd | evening, and I suspect he will want plenty to drink while he is here."
Floyd | She gestures to the several skins. "You may have some as well, of
Floyd | course."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are curious about her guest, but she says no more, vanishing into
Floyd | her room until, hours later, there is a knock on the door of her hut.
Floyd | She goes to the door, a far cry from the crotchety old woman who
Floyd | answered for you the first night you met her: she has piled her hair
Floyd | into an elaborate coif and she wears a beautifully brocaded qipao,
Floyd | looking every bit like a noble woman rather than a hermit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | "Miao!" a man's voice booms when she opens the door, and it sounds
Floyd | clear to you that he has already had a bit to drink. "It has been far
Floyd | too long!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then you should visit more often, you old fool," Master Zhuge says,
Floyd | but her voice is playful, and she ushers her guest inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is a huge man who wears a long robe with wide sleeves, and a tunic
Floyd | draped on top of it. A waist-sash surrounds his enormous girth, and a
Floyd | scholar's cap crowns his head. He sees you and starts in surprise. "And
Floyd | who is this, Miao? A new student?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pai, this is Liu Meili, who is studying poetry with me. Liu Meili,
Floyd | allow me to present Li Pai."
Floyd |
Floyd | The large man bellows a laugh. "A poet! I hope Miao has actually let
Floyd | you write something down, young pupil. She is notorious for keeping
Floyd | everything in her head."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I bow politely to Master Zhuge's guest.
Floyd | B: I laugh and admit that I have not yet written any poetry down while
Floyd | studying under Master Zhuge, but insist that she is a fine teacher.
Floyd | C: I am intimidated by this man and scared stiff at the notion of
Floyd | discussing poetry with him.
Floyd | D: I bow deeply to the poet. I recognize his name from the legends; he,
Floyd | like Master Zhuge, is considered an immortal.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > "You see?" Master Zhuge says, a touch defensively. "Your school is
Floyd | not the only one, Pai." "Let us speak of poetry! But first, Miao, tell
Floyd | me that you have brought me wine."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," says Master Zhuge, handing her guest the first of, you
Floyd | suspect, many wine skins to be drunk that night.
Floyd |
Floyd | Li Pai begins to launch into his own poetry, and Master Zhuge responds
Floyd | with her own, some that you recognize from the work of hers that you
Floyd | have already heard and read, and some that sounds extemporaneous, but
Floyd | no less sophisticated. After you have listened to the exchanges for
Floyd | some time, it is clear that, in order to participate in this evening,
Floyd | you will need to contribute some poetry of your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am happy just to be in the presence of two such gifted poets. I
Floyd | will let it all sink in.
Floyd | B: I am confident that I will be able to create extemporaneous poetry.
Floyd | C: I am uncertain about creating my own poetry, but I rely on my memory
Floyd | of older poems to add to the conversation.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You add to the conversation slowly at first, using your hours in the
Floyd | clearing to call up appropriate imagery to reflect the emotional tone
Floyd | of the conversation. And as the poets accept your contributions, your
Floyd | confidence grows. Soon, you are spouting poetry as though you have been
Floyd | doing it all your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many wine skins later and far after the moon has set, Master Zhuge
Floyd | announces that it is time for the evening to come to an end. Your two
Floyd | fellow poets wish you a good night, and you dream in verse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Li Pai stays for several more days before returning to the road, and
Floyd | you bask in the poetry of the household. You continue your practice of
Floyd | calligraphy and meditation while the poet is at the house?he sleeps the
Floyd | majority of the day and does not miss your presence?and spend the
Floyd | evenings engaging with the two masters of the art, honing your skill.
Floyd | When Li Pai eventually has to leave, he encourages you to write down
Floyd | some of your poems, despite Master Zhuge's training.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your surprise, Master Zhuge agrees. "I think it is time that you
Floyd | commit some works to paper," she says after her friend has gone. "But I
Floyd | think we can find some time for things other than poetry as well, my
Floyd | student, if there are other things you wish to learn."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to improve my fighting.
Floyd | B: I want to learn the magic the Zhuge of legend is said to practice.
Floyd | C: I need to work on my determination.
Floyd | D: I am looking forward to studying strategy under the Veiled Dragon,
Floyd | who is said to have been responsible for the defeat of three armies at
Floyd | Hongcao Pass.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You know the history of Hongcao Pass?it was one of your favorite
Floyd | stories as a child, and you have studied the different tellings of that
Floyd | event at every opportunity. Master Zhuge was on the side of Hong Wei,
Floyd | the most capable general among the three armies, who fought on behalf
Floyd | of the Imperial Family against a rebelling warlord and the horse-riding
Floyd | savages of the western plains. Between General Hong and Master Zhuge,
Floyd | the battle was decisive, and Hongcao Pass was named after the general,
Floyd | who became a trusted advisor to the Emperor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The story that Master Zhuge tells you surprises you: Zhuge knew that in
Floyd | order for the general's strategy to work, the army would need to double
Floyd | the number of drummers sending out the orders to the soldiers. In order
Floyd | to meet the army's need, Zhuge recruited a number of young women
Floyd | instrumentalists from a nearby village. Though General Hong was unsure
Floyd | about using untried women in the role, they were vital to his ruse: he
Floyd | needed the drum calls to disorient his enemies and keep the opposing
Floyd | armies from learning his location until it was too late for them to
Floyd | prevent his attack. Zhuge snuck the women up into the pass into secure
Floyd | locations, where their drum calls would echo and multiply, thus adding
Floyd | further confusion to General Hong's original plan. Many other details
Floyd | played into the battle, of course?including an east wind Master Zhuge
Floyd | summoned, which caused the banners of the horse barbarians to flutter
Floyd | chaotically in the winding pass and further disorient the enemy?but
Floyd | history's record of the numbers is entirely accurate.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you discuss old battles, day after day, Master Zhuge insists that
Floyd | you play go. The board game, played on a grid where stones of opposing
Floyd | colors?black and white?are used to attempt to surround their opponent's
Floyd | pieces, distracts you from the tales of Master Zhuge's important
Floyd | strategic decisions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you question her technique?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The distraction is unwelcome. I would rather pore over maps of
Floyd | Master Zhuge's campaigns.
Floyd | B: The multitasking is difficult, but I suspect it is part of the
Floyd | exercise.
Floyd | C: I love go! I could play this game all day.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Paying attention to both the stories and the strategy of the game,
Floyd | retaining both in your head without being distracted, is certainly a
Floyd | skill that requires a quick mind. It also has the added benefit of
Floyd | causing you to focus more closely on Master Zhuge's reactions and
Floyd | expressions. You feel you are beginning to learn how to read her
Floyd | emotions more clearly, and your insight into her expressions aids both
Floyd | your game and your understanding of her campaign decisions. One
Floyd | evening, during which you are comparing two accounts of the campaign
Floyd | during the Border War fought between Emperor Da Xiaoten?the grandfather
Floyd | of current Emperor Da Gaozu, the Son of Heaven?and the barbarians of
Floyd | the western plains, Master Zhuge sets up the go board, as has become
Floyd | your custom. This time, however, she sets three chairs around the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we having company?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In a manner of speaking," Master Zhuge says in her typical cryptic
Floyd | fashion.
Floyd |
Floyd | After arranging the board, Master Zhuge disappears into her room, then
Floyd | returns with a silk bag and heads outside. You follow, curious, and
Floyd | watch as she withdraws a bundle of small flags and arranges them in a
Floyd | circle. She begins to chant in a language that is only vaguely
Floyd | familiar?it sounds like a very old dialect of your own language, with a
Floyd | very different vocabulary?and, after a few moments, the ghost appears.
Floyd | At first he is only a shade, but as Master Zhuge's chanting continues,
Floyd | he resolves into a tall man wearing scale armor over a changshan. A red
Floyd | cloak is draped over his armor, and his helmet is decorated with an
Floyd | equally red feather plume. A well-shaped beard and mustache, flecked
Floyd | with gray, surround a mouth that breaks into a smile when he sees your
Floyd | master.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge Miao," he says, sounding like an echo of a once-booming voice.
Floyd | "Has it been long, my friend?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ages," Master Zhuge confirms, taking the ghost's hands in her own. "I
Floyd | have a go player to introduce you to while I tell you stories of the
Floyd | future."
Floyd |
Floyd | The man looks at you sharply.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I bow, in deference to this old friend of my master's.
Floyd | B: I bow, but only slightly. Surely I have greater status than a ghost!
Floyd | C: I remain frozen in place, unsure how to greet a ghost.
Floyd | D: I bow, recognizing General Hong Wei from his description in the
Floyd | legends.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > The general notices the clear respect on your face and returns your
Floyd | bow. "I see you have recognized my old friend," Master Zhuge says
Floyd | warmly. "Wei, this is Liu Meili, my student. Liu Meili, I present to
Floyd | you General Hong Wei." "It is an honor," you say, and your admiration,
Floyd | honed by years of studying his feats in combat, is clear. The ghost
Floyd | laughs. "We will see what you say after I have defeated you at go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside, Master Zhuge offers the ghost her usual seat. She begins to
Floyd | busy herself around the hut in a way that strikes you as more domestic
Floyd | than her typical fashion.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You may go first," says General Hong.
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your strategy?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I play in silence, focused solely on the game, even though this will
Floyd | be construed as rudeness.
Floyd | B: I have been training with Master Zhuge to converse and play at the
Floyd | same time. I can handle the challenge.
Floyd | C: I study General Hong's expressions, trying to draw him into
Floyd | storytelling and conversation that will distract him from the game.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You place your first piece, then wait politely for the general,
Floyd | who?for the purposes of the evening at least?outranks you, to draw you
Floyd | into conversation. Once he begins to talk, you are free to ask
Floyd | questions. While you might be inclined to keep him engaged on topics
Floyd | from his own life, it is clear from the way he reacts to your questions
Floyd | and to comments from Master Zhuge that he is far more interested in
Floyd | current events. General Hong is dismayed by the foreign presence in the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom?after all, he spent years trying to keep out the
Floyd | horse-riding barbarians?but he is scrupulously polite regarding the
Floyd | Imperial Family. You tell him of your own campaign?small though it
Floyd | was?at Kuei Xian and ask what he would have done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The puzzle of the bandits?and what he would do to confront both them
Floyd | and the foreigners were he the current Imperial General?captivates him
Floyd | utterly. So utterly that he does not notice your command of the board,
Floyd | or how quickly you are surrounding his pieces. When he eventually
Floyd | realizes what has happened, he laughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Miao, your student has distracted me!" he complains good-naturedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Didn't you always tell me that distractions are an inevitable part of
Floyd | battle?" she asks, mischief clear in her voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So I did," he answers, finishing the game to his inevitable defeat.
Floyd | General Hong remains for conversation after the game, but eventually,
Floyd | Master Zhuge returns him to the celestial realms. It is clear that none
Floyd | of you really wanted the evening to end.
Floyd |
Floyd | When Master Zhuge returns with her silk bag, she looks at you, clearly
Floyd | pleased.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I believe we can have company more often," she says. "I also believe
Floyd | that you are ready for lessons on an additional topic. What else would
Floyd | you like to learn?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to improve my fighting.
Floyd | B: I want to learn the magic the Zhuge of legend is said to practice.
Floyd | C: I need to work on my determination.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You have chosen to learn magic?or, at least, what the superstitious
Floyd | would call magic. Master Zhuge explains that it is all a matter of
Floyd | understanding the flow of energy through the universe. When she says
Floyd | it, of course, it sounds simple. But your new training regimen is
Floyd | anything but. You find that magic is much less about action and much
Floyd | more about scholarship. Master Zhuge has you studying star charts,
Floyd | herbal encyclopedias, and books on anatomy. You imagine you can feel
Floyd | your muscles atrophy as you do nothing but read.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you frustrated by all this book learning?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am fascinated by everything I am learning, and am eager to learn
Floyd | more.
Floyd | B: I love what I am learning, but wake before dawn in order to have
Floyd | time to go through my forms, so that my body remembers its fighting
Floyd | arts.
Floyd | C: I am sick of books and wish I were doing something with more action.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You sense that Master Zhuge approves of your efforts. One afternoon,
Floyd | rather than get out another text on anatomy, she teaches you a form
Floyd | from the art of qigong, a style that emphasizes the energy points
Floyd | within the body, both for disabling foes and for healing friends. You
Floyd | add this to your morning practice. One day, Master Zhuge draws you away
Floyd | from the texts she has assigned you to study and takes you on a walk
Floyd | through the woods. Though you have been to the stream near her hut
Floyd | before, you have never noticed the gazebo to which she takes you. It is
Floyd | a rainy day, and the sound of the raindrops falling on the water adds
Floyd | volume to the stream's babble and the rustling of wind through the
Floyd | trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Today, we spar," she announces.
Floyd |
Floyd | She moves to the gazebo and sits on one of the benches inside. A figure
Floyd | comes out of the woods?a beautiful woman dressed in a thick brocaded
Floyd | qipao, who carries an erhu.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, you recognize the woman as Feng, the huli jing. She
Floyd | draws her bow and sits demurely on the ground at the door of the
Floyd | gazebo, where she begins to play a haunting melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand in a fighting stance, prepared to spar as Master Zhuge said.
Floyd | B: I sit in the gazebo and await further instruction.
Floyd | C: I sit in the gazebo and look at Master Zhuge until she meets my
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You realize exactly what is happening: Master Zhuge has challenged
Floyd | you to a mind-to-mind battle. She locks eyes with you, and you begin.
Floyd | You see the scene clearly, everything moving in slow motion, from the
Floyd | rain hitting the water of the stream to the strings of the erhu
Floyd | vibrating. In your mind, Zhuge stands, her giant bladed spear?her guan
Floyd | dao?in her hand, lowered at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: In my mind, I also rise, focusing on the pressure points I have
Floyd | learned from the anatomy texts, and strike out open-handed.
Floyd | B: I visualize the battle the way I wish it to go, shaping the reality
Floyd | of the vision with my will.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > In the vision, you stand, your body coiled like a snake's, and as
Floyd | Master Zhuge approaches you, you step to the side and strike out,
Floyd | targeting thirteen different points on her head and neck, determined to
Floyd | hit every one of them in a quick series of strikes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your blows begin to land, but Master Zhuge, too, is a master of snake
Floyd | forms. Her guan dao vanishes and she meets you snake for snake. You
Floyd | shift to crane stance, evading her strikes and flying out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The erhu plays, and your battle becomes a dance. You become so engaged
Floyd | in the patterns and movement that you cease to care who will win,
Floyd | living in this moment and letting go of worries of the future. You
Floyd | strike out, dance back, strike again, parry and counter. And still the
Floyd | erhu plays, and the rain glides across the surface of the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Zhuge spins away, grants you a broad smile, and bows. You return
Floyd | the bow, and discover that you are both still seated in the gazebo. The
Floyd | erhu vibrates with the last note of the song. "Well done," says Master
Floyd | Zhuge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | After you have studied with Zhuge Miao for two years, your teacher once
Floyd | again asks you to sit with her for tea. "I have decided to go away for
Floyd | a time," she announces. "I have been in touch with Master Shen at the
Floyd | Order of the Peach Tree, and I understand that you are to remain in the
Floyd | Kuei Xian region. I would offer you my humble home," she says with a
Floyd | gesture around the room, "but I am afraid it is not quite the same when
Floyd | I am not here."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have noticed strange properties of the building?the way it seems to
Floyd | hold more than it should, that furniture seems to move out of Master
Floyd | Zhuge's way, that the windows darken against the sun or brighten on
Floyd | cloudy days?and are unsurprised that it, like Master Zhuge, is more
Floyd | than natural.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have arranged for you to have a small house on the edge of Kuei
Floyd | Xian," she continues. "It should have enough space for you to continue
Floyd | your training, as well as live in comfort. My friend Feng will see to
Floyd | it that you have everything that you need." She sees your expression of
Floyd | surprise and continues with a smile. "Feng is a huli jing?a fox
Floyd | spirit?but she has been my trusted companion for many years. She will
Floyd | not take you down the foxhole unless you either wish it or become very,
Floyd | very foolish."
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearly Master Zhuge is unaware of your previous interactions with the
Floyd | fox spirit?which, you suppose, is just as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Zhuge puts her tea cup down, looking older than she has in the
Floyd | whole time you have known her. "My student," she says, "the truth is
Floyd | that even I will not live forever. You have learned much from me?as
Floyd | much as any single one of all the students I have taught in my years as
Floyd | a master?and I have decided to make you my heir. If you accept, you
Floyd | shall be considered a member of the Zhuge family, and the heir to the
Floyd | Zhuge style of kung fu. Will you accept this responsibility?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes, of course! It is a great honor.
Floyd | B: I do not want that responsibility. I must decline.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Master Zhuge smiles. "It is settled then, Zhuge Meili. Use what I
Floyd | have taught you wisely, and perhaps, one day, we will meet again." It
Floyd | seems that your time of study under Master Zhuge has come to an end,
Floyd | but that your years away from the Order continue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Four: Kuei Xian

		
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Floyd | The move from Master Zhuge's hermitage up the mountain to the house on
Floyd | the outskirts of Kuei Xian goes smoothly, especially with Feng's help.
Floyd | The fox spirit has a knack for making heavy objects?like the racks of
Floyd | weapons that Master Zhuge has entrusted to you, or the trunks of
Floyd | scrolls from Master Zhuge's library?take up far less space than they
Floyd | ought to. Her willingness to put in her own hard labor is surprising,
Floyd | given the reputation of huli jing, but considering Master Zhuge's kind
Floyd | words about the fox spirit, you take her efforts at face value.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The house is far larger than the small cottage you expected, and more
Floyd | space than you have had to yourself since you first joined the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree. Built in the traditional courtyard design, it has a
Floyd | front wall with an entryway into a large open courtyard, decorated by a
Floyd | pair of cherry trees. The house is built in a U around the courtyard;
Floyd | opposite the wall is the main section of the house, with a kitchen, a
Floyd | study, a dining room, and a bedroom. The two sides, connected to the
Floyd | main section of the house by open-air hallways at the corners, are
Floyd | large, empty spaces with smooth bamboo flooring. A final L-shaped
Floyd | building, which doubles as the wall around two sides of the property,
Floyd | appears intended to house a staff of servants. Clearly, this property
Floyd | once belonged to someone wealthy enough to live in comfort, though the
Floyd | servants' building is in a state of disrepair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng does not take a room for herself, but she does seem to know when
Floyd | her help is required, and over the course of a few weeks, you discover
Floyd | that you always wake to the smell of a hot breakfast and a scented
Floyd | oolong tea. The side halls never seem to gather dust, despite the fact
Floyd | that you have little use for so much space. Feng herself rarely
Floyd | appears, leaving you to unpack Master Zhuge's weapons and scrolls?and
Floyd | continue your studies?in solitude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | At the start of the fourth week, Feng makes herself present at
Floyd | breakfast, wearing a face and garb that give her the appearance of
Floyd | being the fair daughter of some well-to-do merchant or tea house owner.
Floyd | Despite her human form, her seven tails wave behind her back.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know that Miao was a hermit, but I didn't expect you to follow her
Floyd | path that way," the fox spirit complains, almost petulantly. "If you're
Floyd | going to be here for a while, you ought to connect with members of the
Floyd | community, and invite them to visit before I become utterly bored."
Floyd |
Floyd | A bored fox spirit does not sound like a positive feature of your new
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am content with solitude. I will hole up in the main section of
Floyd | the house and continue my training.
Floyd | B: The point of my wandering years is to experience more of the world.
Floyd | I will explore the social dynamics of Kuei Xian.
Floyd | C: This space is ideal for starting a school to teach others the skills
Floyd | I have learned.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Feng sighs. "Politics! I was hoping for something a little more
Floyd | interesting." She gives you a devilish grin. "Like romance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox spirit seats herself at the table and pours herself a cup of
Floyd | tea?the oolong scented with osmanthus flowers that she brews every
Floyd | morning. "There are really two scenarios here. One is that you allow me
Floyd | to help you shape your social and romantic life, with your consent. The
Floyd | other is that I shape it without your permission. I'm a fox spirit. I
Floyd | can't help myself. So, shall we do this the friendly way or the
Floyd | sure-to-create-chaos way?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I accept Feng's help. At least I will have partial control of the
Floyd | chaos.
Floyd | B: I can stand up to the chaos of a fox spirit. Let her do her worst.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > "Let's do this the friendly way," you say, with some resignation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng lets out a gleeful shriek, then hides her smile behind her teacup.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've already done some research," she says. "But first I need to know
Floyd | about your taste. Give me your hand."
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as your hand is enclosed in the fox spirit's nimble fingers,
Floyd | the room vanishes, and before your eyes parade images of handsome men
Floyd | and beautiful women in all styles of clothing. Though the shapes of
Floyd | their faces and forms vary, all of them are almost inhumanly
Floyd | attractive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you find yourself most attracted to?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The men.
Floyd | B: The women.
Floyd | C: Both men and women.
Floyd | D: None of them.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You feel a wave of amusement wash over you, almost as though it is
Floyd | your own. Feng takes a slow sip from her teacup, hiding her expression,
Floyd | then sets it down on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You may not have noticed the time passing," she says, "but we are
Floyd | nearing Qi Xi?the seventh day of the seventh month?and Kuei Xian is
Floyd | having a festival in honor of the holiday in a week's time. There will
Floyd | be food, dancing, fireworks, and plenty of traveling merchants creating
Floyd | a huge marketplace in our normally humble village. It is a perfect time
Floyd | to begin a romance. I will make sure that eligible candidates happen to
Floyd | run into you at the festival. I've also heard that your former rival,
Floyd | Lu Jin, may be visiting Kuei Xian soon, if you'd be interested
Floyd | in?reconnecting." Her delivery of the last word is heavily weighted
Floyd | with innuendo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Qi Xi festival is always one of the most cheerful festivals?and
Floyd | Feng is right, it is a time that is ripe for romance. There is an old
Floyd | legend about a cowhand who fell in love with a celestial maiden?and she
Floyd | returned his love. But the gods frowned on the romance and separated
Floyd | the lovers; when they realized how deeply the two felt for each other,
Floyd | however, they granted them one day a year, the seventh day of the
Floyd | seventh month, that they could be together.
Floyd |
Floyd | Legends aside, how do you feel about Feng's plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Feng is right, it is the perfect time to begin a romance. I accept
Floyd | her guidance in meeting people at the festival.
Floyd | B: I will attend the festival to meet the town leaders.
Floyd | C: I will attend the festival in order to recruit students for my
Floyd | school.
Floyd | D: I am interested in romance, but I confess to Feng that I am already
Floyd | interested in someone.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > Feng looks mischievously intrigued by this development. "I thought I
Floyd | would have noticed your having any romantic interest by now, monk," she
Floyd | says. "Tell me, who is the lucky person?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I admit my longing for my former rival, Lu Jin.
Floyd | B: I confess my interest in Feng herself.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > To your surprise, the fox spirit blushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How unexpected," she says, almost to herself. "I admit I find you
Floyd | intriguing?certainly more so than other monks that I have met?but I did
Floyd | not think a monk would return those feelings." She turns away, as
Floyd | though she is unable to meet your eyes. "I want us to be clear. I have
Floyd | promised Miao that I will not take you down the foxhole unless you ask
Floyd | it, but I promised nothing about the possibility of warming your bed.
Floyd | Is that what you wish?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Yes. I cannot deny my attraction to the fox spirit.
Floyd | B: I did not actually believe she would accept my advance. Faced with
Floyd | the reality of being a fox spirit's lover, I find I cannot actually
Floyd | accept.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Feng is almost inhumanly beautiful, and what she offers holds the
Floyd | promise of great pleasure?and, you hope, something more. You move to
Floyd | kneel next to her, then reach out to cup her face in your hand before
Floyd | you draw her into a deep kiss. She returns it with ardor, and soon,
Floyd | breakfast and your conversation have been forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | But hours later, after you have explored each other thoroughly and are
Floyd | lying in the bed she promised to warm, she looks at you, draping her
Floyd | long hair, now worn loose, across your chest. "I certainly won't
Floyd | suggest that you use the festival to find a bedmate," she says
Floyd | cheerfully, "but it remains an opportunity to get involved with Kuei
Floyd | Xian, or recruit students to teach here if that's what you really want.
Floyd | There will be food, and dancing. I think we should attend."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am unconcerned with worldly issues, but am intrigued by the
Floyd | festival, and would like to amuse Feng.
Floyd | B: I am unconcerned with worldly issues and would rather not attend the
Floyd | festival.
Floyd | C: I feel I should get involved with the community, and attending the
Floyd | festival is a good way to do so.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Feng seems genuinely pleased with your response. As well as you are
Floyd | coming to know the fox spirit, it remains hard to tell when some
Floyd | expressions are feigned?but this one strikes you as true.
Floyd |
Floyd | The evening of the festival arrives. Feng takes your arm and
Floyd | accompanies you into Kuei Xian. The center of the village has been
Floyd | transformed into an outdoor banquet hall: it looks as though everyone
Floyd | in the village has contributed something. Clearly Governor Rong and his
Floyd | family have contributed more than most, a fact the governor is not shy
Floyd | about making known, based on the way he appears to be holding court.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper lanterns have been strung up from the doors of all the nearby
Floyd | homes and businesses, and musicians perform in the streets. Already,
Floyd | some of the younger villagers have begun dancing.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you wish to spend your evening?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to spend time with Feng.
Floyd | B: I wander through the festival until I am ready to return home.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > After so much solitude, it is heartwarming to be surrounded by so
Floyd | many joyous people. It is also tiring. Though the food is excellent and
Floyd | the dancing is scheduled to go on until dawn, you find yourself ready
Floyd | to return home to the quiet of your courtyard and the comfort of your
Floyd | bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | A week goes by before you begin to receive visitors. One bright
Floyd | morning, a young man arrives at your door. When you meet him at the
Floyd | gate, he bows.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Honored Master Zhuge, I seek to become your student."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have already given some thought about how you will greet
Floyd | prospective students. At the Order of the Peach Tree, student spend
Floyd | years doing menial labor before they are granted permission to learn
Floyd | forms and techniques. In other places, students are left to wait
Floyd | outside without food or drink, and only those who survive several days
Floyd | without giving up?or fainting?are allowed to be taught.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you greet your first prospective student?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I make him wait?but only a few hours. Then I set him to work doing
Floyd | chores.
Floyd | B: I welcome him immediately, ushering him inside and discussing what
Floyd | he hopes to learn.
Floyd | C: Although it could mean fewer students, I want only the most
Floyd | tenacious. I tell him to come back tomorrow and get to work repairing
Floyd | the servants' building.
Floyd | D: I only want the brightest students. I ask them an impossible riddle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > You pose a difficult riddle, one that will reveal not only critical
Floyd | thinking skills but a familiarity with literature and philosophy. The
Floyd | prospective student sits to consider it, then leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | But he returns the next day, with a friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | A week and a handful of additional minds later, the first student
Floyd | approaches you with an answer, without sharing it with his peers. It is
Floyd | correct, and you let him inside the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why didn't you share the answer?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How will they learn if they don't figure it out on their own?" he asks
Floyd | in return.
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes time for others to solve the riddle, and many give up. But
Floyd | soon you have a group of very clever students who are eager to learn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Having the cleverest students also serves to keep you on your toes, and
Floyd | you have to work to stay one step ahead of them. They drive you to be
Floyd | your best in order to teach them to be theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you teach at your school?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Physical combat.
Floyd | B: Magic.
Floyd | C: Both physical combat and magic.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Though you believe in balancing body, mind, and spirit, your own
Floyd | skills are not as balanced as you would like. The students recognize
Floyd | your weaknesses, and though they do not say anything, it is clear that
Floyd | they doubt your teaching style.
Floyd |
Floyd | They do begin to learn, however, and you feel that you have a good
Floyd | group of students, with several years of training to look forward to.
Floyd |
Floyd | After your first year in Kuei Xian, your school has recruited 10
Floyd | students. Though you know you are waiting to be recalled to the Order
Floyd | of the Peach Tree, you feel you have made a good start settling into
Floyd | your wandering years, and that you are doing your teachers proud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Five: The Challenger

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | One evening in late spring, the bloom of cherry blossoms perfuming the
Floyd | air, you watch a pair of your students sparring and you are reminded of
Floyd | your days as a young student at the Order of the Peach Tree. It seems
Floyd | now many years ago?and, in fact, it has been many years since you were
Floyd | last there. Eight years have passed since your training under Master
Floyd | Zhuge ended, but still, the Order has not sent for you to return. You
Floyd | have kept busy and, in fact, prosperous. Though several of your
Floyd | earliest students have left to pursue other training?or have gone on
Floyd | their own years of wandering?others have joined your school to take
Floyd | their places.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your lack of connections to either the ranking families of the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom or the Blue Scarves Rebellion, you have managed to
Floyd | attract a number of students who have the core desire of learning the
Floyd | martial arts from a master. Given your years of study, you certainly
Floyd | have much to teach!
Floyd |
Floyd | But on a day like today, as your students bow to each other, and then
Floyd | to you, your mind is less on their critique than it is on your future.
Floyd | The years between now and the appearance of the Dragon Sage are
Floyd | shrinking?but in the meantime, you have built a satisfying life for
Floyd | yourself. What are your thoughts about the future?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am surprisingly content with this life and question my earlier
Floyd | ambitions.
Floyd | B: I am concerned that it has taken so long for the Order to remember
Floyd | me.
Floyd | C: I continue to strive toward becoming the one monk worthy enough to
Floyd | consult the Dragon Sage.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You are well suited to being a teacher, and are happy that it has
Floyd | taken so long for the Order of the Peach Tree to remember that they can
Floyd | one day call you back to the monastery. When that day comes, you will
Floyd | face a hard choice of which part of your life to leave behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | After dismissing your students, you prepare to retire for the evening,
Floyd | letting the smell of the cherry blossoms wash over you. As you enter
Floyd | the part of the house that remains your private chambers, you settle
Floyd | into the routine of your own training. How have you been focusing your
Floyd | studies?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I study the texts of ancient masters, applying old traditions to the
Floyd | new techniques I am working to develop.
Floyd | B: I focus on my physical efforts and on my teaching, particularly in
Floyd | sparring with my senior students and teaching my lowest level students
Floyd | their basics.
Floyd | C: I take trips into the mountains in order to challenge myself as a
Floyd | survivor in the wilds.
Floyd | D: I seek out other teachers of renown, inviting them to lecture at my
Floyd | school.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You view the natural world as your greatest adversary, always giving
Floyd | you a greater opponent to overcome. While some monks journey into the
Floyd | wilderness in order to learn from the world around them and gain
Floyd | insight into the universe, your focus is on competition, on challenging
Floyd | yourself to overcome rather than to understand. You have heard the old
Floyd | saying that reeds bend in a great wind, while a mighty tree may break,
Floyd | but you have always found your stubbornness an asset when you face a
Floyd | foe. Each night when you are on your own time, you make plans for your
Floyd | next trip as a way to express your training.
Floyd |
Floyd | The prosperity of your school has given you additional opportunities
Floyd | for real training: your reputation has made you the inevitable target
Floyd | of challengers, seeking to prove that their style of wushu is superior
Floyd | to your own. Some challenges are for sport, with representatives of two
Floyd | schools facing off against each other in a friendly bout, usually with
Floyd | a determined point system decided on by you and another master. Some
Floyd | are a little more brutal than others, with the fight going to first
Floyd | blood, a knockout, or a surrender. What is your opinion of these sport
Floyd | competitions?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: My school must prove itself to be the best, and we will always meet
Floyd | a challenge to defend our honor.
Floyd | B: I am always eager to test my skills?and to have my students test
Floyd | their skills?against real challengers.
Floyd | C: I look forward to learning from others.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Each challenge to the school is a chance for you to learn from other
Floyd | masters, simply by observing what they have taught their students. You
Floyd | have a knack for learning about people by how they express themselves
Floyd | while fighting, and the more challenges you encounter, the faster your
Floyd | assessments become.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other challenges are more personal: they specifically challenge you and
Floyd | your skills in a one-on-one challenge. An implication comes with these
Floyd | challenges: if you cannot defend yourself against the challenger, you
Floyd | are not worthy of being an instructor, and the style that you have
Floyd | taught your students is weak. You have faced very few of these
Floyd | challenges, in part because your reputation is strong enough to make
Floyd | others wary of approaching you in battle. The fact that you have easily
Floyd | dispatched the three challengers who questioned your honor in this way
Floyd | has also kept others from making the same mistake.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you conclude your evening training, Feng enters your room, wearing
Floyd | the guise of a female house servant and carrying a scroll. "A messenger
Floyd | arrived for you this afternoon," she says demurely, her humble body
Floyd | language reflecting her current role. She holds out the scroll to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | You are unsurprised to see that it is a challenge letter, but you are
Floyd | shocked to see that it has been signed by Sun An. A youxia?a wandering
Floyd | hero?of great skill, Sun An has the reputation for being a generous
Floyd | hero, but also a bit of a hothead. According to the stories, he has
Floyd | defended villages plagued by bandits and fought off scores of dangerous
Floyd | monsters in an effort to keep the common people safe. But he also seems
Floyd | to spend an inordinate amount of time making challenges to schools of
Floyd | wushu. Some claim he is a wandering immortal, who seeks to make sure
Floyd | that other martial artists deserve their reputations. Others say that
Floyd | while he is undeniably a great warrior, his conquests are more
Floyd | pride-driven than completed out of any sense of restoring balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The text of the letter is quite short: Sun An writes, using every
Floyd | courtesy of language, that your reputation as a teacher has encouraged
Floyd | him to seek you out and test your skills. He intends to meet you in
Floyd | single combat to give you the opportunity to prove your worth, and he
Floyd | is prepared to sign a waiver of death?an official government document
Floyd | that removes any legal repercussions should a challenge match end in
Floyd | death?if that is the style of match you desire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An is staying at the Plum Blossom tea house, where he eagerly
Floyd | awaits your reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Bah! He will fall like all my other challengers have fallen.
Floyd | B: I reply, inviting Sun An to the school to discuss our match and
Floyd | extend my generosity to a fellow warrior.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > His challenge letter is scrupulously polite, and you see no reason
Floyd | not to respond in kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the morning, bright and early as per your invitation, Sun An arrives
Floyd | at the gate. Watching his approach from one of the windows in the
Floyd | servants' building, you see that he is a tall, wiry man, his whiplike
Floyd | body made of corded muscle. A long scar stretches from his left eyebrow
Floyd | to his chin, which gives the warrior a menacing appearance. He wears a
Floyd | loose tangzhuang?lightweight pants and a jacket designed for ease of
Floyd | movement?and across his back, a pair of shuang dao, identical
Floyd | single-edged sabers. He walks with confidence and wears a perpetually
Floyd | unimpressed expression on his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you greet him?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Like any who approach my school, he must wait patiently until I
Floyd | decide to answer the door.
Floyd | B: I send students to greet Sun An at the door and have him brought
Floyd | through the school to my dining room, where I will receive him.
Floyd | C: I meet Sun An at the gate myself, to greet him as an equal.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You greet the tall warrior at the gate and bow to him as you would to
Floyd | another teacher, or a fellow member of the Order of the Peach Tree. He
Floyd | bows in return.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Welcome to my school," you say. "I am glad you could make the time to
Floyd | meet with me to discuss the terms of your challenge."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your hospitality," he returns, falling into step with
Floyd | you as you begin to cross the courtyard to the main building. "I have
Floyd | heard much about you as both an instructor and a warrior. I am eager to
Floyd | see if you live up to your reputation."
Floyd |
Floyd | As you pass the cherry trees, you see two of your lower level students
Floyd | discussing a move in one of their forms. They are debating on a
Floyd | particular strike that follows a 180 degree turn in the sequence, and
Floyd | it is unlikely that they will resolve the issue on their own, as both
Floyd | are arguing the case for an incorrect strike. Do you stop to help them?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: It would be rude to leave my guest. I remember the students to
Floyd | discuss it with them later.
Floyd | B: Any of my senior student can resolve this debate. I will leave it to
Floyd | them.
Floyd | C: I stop briefly to tell them the proper strike and let them get on
Floyd | with their practice.
Floyd | D: I stop to talk to my students, giving them the proper instruction
Floyd | and moving through the form with them to make sure they have it.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | > "Excuse me a moment," you say to Sun An, leaving him with a bow. Your
Floyd | students stop their conversation as you approach, and they quickly fall
Floyd | into rank behind you, starting the form at the beginning. As you move
Floyd | through the form with your students, all three of you moving in synch,
Floyd | you see that Sun An is watching you raptly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The form concludes, and you turn to your students to make sure they
Floyd | have no further questions. Both bow to you, looking slightly
Floyd | embarrassed to have been caught uncertain of their work, but grateful
Floyd | that you stopped to go over it with them. You return their bows with a
Floyd | shallow one of your own, then walk to join Sun An, who is still
Floyd | standing in the center of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for waiting," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I enjoyed the chance to watch you work," Sun An says, returning your
Floyd | bow. He grins at you, and you are not entirely certain whether it is
Floyd | intended as friendly or fierce. "It gives me an advantage for our
Floyd | coming battle."
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you respond?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I laugh it off. Watching me teach a low level form is not likely to
Floyd | give him insight into my higher level skills.
Floyd | B: I tell him he is welcome to the advantage. I would not wish for him
Floyd | to enter our competition unprepared.
Floyd | C: I suggest that, as an honorable man, he might like to even the odds
Floyd | by demonstrating a form of his own.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > "You have a reputation as a man of honor," you say. "Perhaps you
Floyd | would be willing to even that advantage by showing me one of your
Floyd | forms?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An laughs. "Never let it be said that I am a man of dishonor," he
Floyd | says cheerfully. He moves to the open space you and your students have
Floyd | vacated and begins to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | The form is a blocking system, involving almost no footwork, but
Floyd | focusing on an elaborate pattern of blocks, strikes, and
Floyd | counterstrikes. As your opponent begins to move, your students stop
Floyd | their own activities throughout the courtyard and join you in watching.
Floyd | In truth, Sun An moves beautifully, and his form is a pleasure to
Floyd | watch: the rhythm to his movement is syncopated, and his strikes are
Floyd | quick, but he never ceases to flow from one shape to the next. When he
Floyd | concludes, he bows, and you and your students bow back to him in
Floyd | appreciation.
Floyd |
Floyd | He rejoins you, and you begin to lead him toward the open door to your
Floyd | dining room. "A snake blocking system, I assume?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An grins, and though his scar continues to give him an air of
Floyd | menace, he seems genuinely happy with your comment. "It is called Plum
Floyd | Tree," he says, "and yes, it is snake. Most people assume crane."
Floyd |
Floyd | Given his body type and his air of arrogant confidence, you are not
Floyd | surprised. "Syncopation with slow flowing movements punctuated by quick
Floyd | strikes?" you say in summary. "It could only be snake. You performed it
Floyd | well, but again, based on your reputation, I am hardly surprised." You
Floyd | gesture through the open door. "Will you join me for tea?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The two of you take a moment to breathe in the aroma of your tea and
Floyd | appreciate its flavor before moving on to a discussion. You make small
Floyd | talk, asking after Sun An's travels prior to reaching Kuei Xian. He, in
Floyd | turn, asks about your school, politely inquiring about the number of
Floyd | students you teach and the length of time you have been teaching. It is
Floyd | much more like the conversation you would expect between two youxia
Floyd | meeting in a tea house than the conversation between the master of a
Floyd | school and a challenger questioning that master's skill.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a while, the discussion turns to business, and you determine the
Floyd | boundaries of your competition. Once you have worked out the details,
Floyd | Sun An rises, thanking you again for your hospitality. You will see him
Floyd | in three days.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | The challenge will take place at a fighting tower, which you and your
Floyd | students constructed five years ago for training exercises, not far
Floyd | from your home and just outside of town, on the edge of a bamboo
Floyd | forest. The tower is built like scaffolding?there is a flat surface at
Floyd | the top, about sixty feet in the air, but no ropes around the outside
Floyd | to keep opponents from falling to the ground. Though the scaffolding is
Floyd | easy to climb, two lines of tall posts also spiral around the tower and
Floyd | serve as more challenging steps to reach the top. You have had your
Floyd | students spar on the posts as well, chasing each other up and down to
Floyd | practice maintaining their balance during a fight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You also keep a cache of weapons in a trap door accessible from the top
Floyd | of the platform for easy access while your students are training. This
Floyd | will enable you to pick and choose your own gear as you see fit during
Floyd | the competition.
Floyd |
Floyd | A contest like this one requires witnesses, and you have requested the
Floyd | presence of a magistrate in order to keep things official. To your
Floyd | surprise, Governor Rong himself has volunteered to preside over the
Floyd | event. Additional witnesses have been invited, and you would not be
Floyd | surprised if some large part of the population of Kuei Xian?and perhaps
Floyd | members of the Blue Scarves Rebellion?arrive to watch the combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | What terms have you decided on?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We will fight to unconsciousness or disabling; I am prepared to sign
Floyd | a death waiver.
Floyd | B: We will fight to surrender, but no death waivers will be required.
Floyd | C: We will fight using the point system devised by the Imperial
Floyd | swordmaster.
Floyd |

		maga asks, "what have you done differently?"
		maga says, "(glancing at scrollback, it all looks very similar)"
		Jacqueline says, "Nothing yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm trying to get to the point where I can ask what is the sound of one iron hand clapping."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Though you have heard the expression "Death before dishonor," you do
Floyd | not see the logic in depriving the world of the knowledge a skilled
Floyd | martial artist can acquire. Your death, or the death of Sun An, would
Floyd | be a loss of knowledge and skill, and you see no need to take the
Floyd | challenge that far.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | On the morning of the fight, all of your students accompany you to the
Floyd | training tower. There are few clouds, and the temperature is perfect
Floyd | for the late spring. Conditions could not be better for a
Floyd | challenge?unless, of course, they could somehow favor you rather than
Floyd | being equally good for your opponent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng walks alongside the group, today wearing the guise of a male
Floyd | doctor, glasses perched on the bridge of his nose and acupuncture kit
Floyd | clutched in his arms. Hopefully you will not need Feng's expertise, but
Floyd | it is good to know he is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you expected, there is a large turnout from the village. Governor
Floyd | Rong has brought several bureaucrats to attend and take notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feng squeezes your hand for luck as you move toward the tables where
Floyd | Governor Rong and his attendees are waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An stands at the first pole, contemplating the height of your
Floyd | fighting field. He towers over the villagers, his whiplike body naked
Floyd | to the waist, except for the shuang dao?the dual sabers?he wears
Floyd | strapped to his back. Despite the scar that runs down his cheek, many
Floyd | of the female villagers seem quite taken with his appearance, and you
Floyd | notice money changing hands as people bet whether you or your
Floyd | challenger will win the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you do?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I approach Sun An and bow so that the match begins with honor.
Floyd | B: I race to the top. I am eager to get the competition underway.
Floyd | C: I acknowledge the crowd, encouraging their cheers.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Sun An returns your bow. "Any statement before we begin, monk?" he
Floyd | asks. He seems eager for the fight ahead, and no worry marks his
Floyd | expression. Either he has already dismissed you as a challenge, or he
Floyd | has no fear of losing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I say that my fists will do my talking for me.
Floyd | B: I wish him a good fight.
Floyd | C: I express a hope that after the challenge, Sun An may stay on at the
Floyd | school for a while, either to share his own knowledge or to learn what
Floyd | I can share.
Floyd | D: I race to the top?I have nothing left to say.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The tall warrior seems genuinely surprised at what might, in normal
Floyd | circumstances, be a peace offering. But you are clearly not backing
Floyd | down from the challenge, and he looks at you with new respect.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you win," he says slowly, "I will seriously consider your offer."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then I had better win," you say lightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An bows, then mounts the first post in his spiral.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you get to the top of the tower?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I run up the posts, using my chi to allow me to remain grounded,
Floyd | even when I am in the air.
Floyd | B: I use my chi to bounce off a few of the posts and fly to the top.
Floyd | C: I quickly climb up the scaffolding, hurrying to beat Sun An to the
Floyd | top.
Floyd | D: I climb the scaffolding slowly, using a razor-thin wire to weave
Floyd | traps subtly along the way.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You race up the posts, maintaining your balance with no trouble at
Floyd | all. You reach the top to the roaring sound of the crowd, appreciating
Floyd | your smooth ascent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun An appears a moment later, leaping from the final post and onto the
Floyd | platform atop the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | You face Sun An across the platform, and the tall warrior draws his
Floyd | shuang dao, spinning them with what is clearly intended as an
Floyd | intimidating flourish. It is flashy, but rather than intimidate you, it
Floyd | shows you more of Sun An's movement style. The weapons are bladed only
Floyd | on one side, but it is clear from the speed and confidence with which
Floyd | he wields them that he can easily target the bladed side as he chooses.
Floyd | Your best options would be to get in too close for his swords to be
Floyd | effective, to choose a weapon that gives you a longer reach than his,
Floyd | or to keep moving around behind him. All of the shuang dao techniques
Floyd | you have seen rely on forward, side, or over the head striking; given
Floyd | his greater height, the last poses little threat for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I select a guan dao from the weapons cache, choosing to keep him at
Floyd | greater distance.
Floyd | B: I will fight with daggers?two long knives and several throwing darts
Floyd | to give me long and short options.
Floyd | C: I select the whip chain I carried with me from the school, which
Floyd | allows me both long- and close-range options.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You unwrap the whip chain from around your shoulder and present it.
Floyd | While it is still above your head, Sun An charges, trying to get inside
Floyd | your distance range before you can attack. You snap the whip chain at
Floyd | him, the red silk flag at its end fluttering toward the sparking silver
Floyd | of his swords. He bats the whip chain out of the way, and you make a
Floyd | quick pull, tangling his sword and pulling him off balance. As he gets
Floyd | close enough to strike with his free sword, you leap forward and
Floyd | side-kick to his other arm, sending his second sword off target as
Floyd | well. Sun An continues past you and you free your whip chain as your
Floyd | opponent spins his swords around him in a clearing move, giving you
Floyd | both some space to consider what you will do next.
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your goal as you meet in combat this time?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: The faster the fight is over, the better. I am confident that I am
Floyd | the better fighter and seek to disable Sun An quickly.
Floyd | B: I feel that I should learn more about his style to target his
Floyd | weaknesses. I fight defensively.
Floyd | C: I want to keep Sun An at the edge of the platform and cause him to
Floyd | lose his balance.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Sun An takes your defensive posture for hesitation, and his moves
Floyd | become flashier as his confidence increases. You can tell that his
Floyd | greatest weakness is his arrogance, and that despite this flaw, his
Floyd | confidence is well earned.
Floyd |
Floyd | And by watching him, you are certain that, with his fighting skills
Floyd | alone, he is better than you are. You will have to outwit him,
Floyd | overwhelm him with your chi, or simply outlast him in order to win. Or
Floyd | you must find a way to concede that he is the winner without losing
Floyd | face entirely.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I want to keep Sun An at the edge of the platform and cause him to
Floyd | lose his balance.
Floyd | B: I continue on the defensive, determined to outlast him. When he
Floyd | tires, he will become sloppy, and I will make my move.
Floyd | C: I meet his eyes, drawing him into a fight of the minds; the rest of
Floyd | the battle will play out without further injury to our bodies and allow
Floyd | for an honorable surrender.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > There is a long tradition of mind-battles, in which both opponents
Floyd | see clearly what would happen if they were to meet in combat. As Sun An
Floyd | looks at you, the two of you lock gazes, and soon, you see the combat,
Floyd | as real as if you were both still engaged. He is the better fighter,
Floyd | but you continue on in the mind battle, revealing secrets of your
Floyd | style, enticing him with movements you believe he has never seen. You
Floyd | have stopped trying to win, and started attempting to persuade him that
Floyd | combat is not the only measure of your worthiness. The mind battle
Floyd | draws to a conclusion, Sun An's swords hesitating as they rest, crossed
Floyd | on your throat. You can almost feel the coolness of their metal against
Floyd | your skin, despite the fact that neither you nor he has moved atop the
Floyd | platform for several minutes. Finally, after an almost agonizingly long
Floyd | time, he removes his swords from your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have an interesting concept of what it means to win," he says,
Floyd | sheathing his swords behind his back. And then you are both back atop
Floyd | the platform, where Sun An has indeed put his swords away.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I concede this contest!" Sun An shouts for the whole of the audience
Floyd | to hear. "Zhuge Meili is a worthy teacher and upholds the reputation of
Floyd | the Order of the Peach Tree and the school in Kuei Xian." He moves to
Floyd | kneel before you. "Zhuge Meili, I surrender to you. Accept me as a
Floyd | student."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Now that his guard is down, I attack.
Floyd | B: I graciously accept Sun An as a student.
Floyd | C: I announce Sun An as my peer.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Sun An rises and bows to you, and the audience below cheers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several hours later, over a meal you share with Sun An, you again
Floyd | reiterate your invitation for him to become your student. "That is a
Floyd | very generous offer," he says, "but I'm afraid staying in one place is
Floyd | not in my nature. I wish you well, Zhuge Meili." After a meal, brought
Floyd | to you by a demure Feng wearing the form of a serving girl, Sun An
Floyd | departs, looking spry despite his injuries.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is he an immortal?" you ask Feng.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox spirit just scoffs and busies herself clearing the table. You
Floyd | are pleased that you have managed to prove yourself?and, hopefully,
Floyd | ward off any future challengers for some time to come.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Six: Return to the Order

		
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Floyd | The leaves have fallen from the cherry trees in your courtyard, and the
Floyd | chill in the air announces the approach of winter. More than a year has
Floyd | passed since your battle with Sun An, and you find your thoughts
Floyd | frequently returning to the Order of the Peach Tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps it is a premonition.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a chilly afternoon, Feng, wearing the shape of a single-tailed
Floyd | fox?warmer, she says, than her human guises?enters your room with a
Floyd | scroll in her mouth. She drops it on the floor and gives you a fox's
Floyd | smile, tongue lolling out from between her teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite some lingering saliva and the bite-marks creasing the sealing
Floyd | wax, it is clear from the symbol pressed into the seal that this is a
Floyd | letter from the Order. It may well contain your summons to return to
Floyd | the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am in no hurry to open the letter.
Floyd | B: I am eager to read news from the monastery, and to return if called.
Floyd | C: I hesitate for a moment before opening the letter.
Floyd |

		
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Floyd | > Odds are good that once you open the letter, life as you know it will
Floyd | change again. You take a moment to appreciate what you have learned
Floyd | over the past decade before cracking open the seal.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | "To my student, Zhuge Meili,
Floyd |
Floyd | "All at the Order hope this message finds you well. I send my apologies
Floyd | for waiting so long to call for your return. Things have been unsettled
Floyd | here, and I was hoping that matters could be better resolved before
Floyd | adding additional voices?and tempers?to the mix. Sadly, the situation
Floyd | has only become worse in recent days, and I find myself calling all of
Floyd | our wandering monks to return to the monastery, to face what may be the
Floyd | largest challenge the Order has ever encountered.
Floyd |
Floyd | "As you are aware, the foreign presence in the Middle Kingdom has grown
Floyd | over the last twenty years. The Order has always followed the lead of
Floyd | the Son of Heaven in our actions with the foreigners and maintained an
Floyd | aloof stance toward these worldly affairs. But the world has come to
Floyd | our door, and we can ignore the foreign presence no longer. A small
Floyd | army of the foreigners is gathering to the east, setting up camp
Floyd | between the monastery and Xiaonanhai. Though we have sent word to the
Floyd | Emperor of the growing force on our doorstep, we cannot be sure that
Floyd | any of our messengers have made it past the army. Though they have not
Floyd | yet delivered terms, it is clear that if we do not surrender our
Floyd | resources?and possibly the monastery itself?they will attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are called upon to return to the Order immediately, with any
Floyd | resources that will aid our plight. I maintain hope that this can be
Floyd | resolved peacefully, or that help will arrive from the Son of Heaven,
Floyd | but we must be prepared for things to go otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Abbot Bao"
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | The abbot's letter is sobering; if the foreigners do attack the
Floyd | monastery, it will be their first prominent target beyond the villages
Floyd | they have already claimed. Such a display will make it clear that they
Floyd | do not intend to assimilate to the Middle Kingdom, but forge their own
Floyd | society in spite of the Emperor and his laws.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: This outcome is unsurprising, based on the previous behavior of the
Floyd | foreigners. The Order should have been better prepared.
Floyd | B: Surely if the foreigners were so great a threat, the Emperor would
Floyd | intervene. Like Abbot Bao, I hope for a peaceful resolution.
Floyd | C: The Emperor has been too lax in dealing with the foreign threat, but
Floyd | perhaps a peaceful solution can be found.
Floyd | D: The Order must dig in and defend the monastery, whether or not it
Floyd | comes to fighting.
Floyd |

		
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Floyd | > The Emperor has certainly not delivered clear boundaries for the
Floyd | foreigners, given the way they have treated the people of the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom whose lands they have taken. If the Emperor is not willing to
Floyd | make that clear, perhaps the Order can draw some of those lines and
Floyd | defend all of the Middle Kingdom through negotiation.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you return to the Order?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I gather my students together and ask them who will come to fight on
Floyd | behalf of the Order.
Floyd | B: I do not wish to put anyone else in danger; I will travel to the
Floyd | monastery alone.
Floyd | C: I have no interest in returning to the monastery. My life is here
Floyd | now; the Order can fend for itself.
Floyd |

		
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Floyd | > You call all of your students together and explain the situation.
Floyd | Though some of them wear fear in their expressions, others meet your
Floyd | news with determination to prove their worth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell everyone to pack what they wish to take with them, and that
Floyd | you will be leaving in the morning. But as dawn comes, you see that
Floyd | many of your students have not gathered. It appears their fear is
Floyd | stronger than their loyalty, and you will be bringing a much smaller
Floyd | force with you to the monastery. Feng, in her guise as a human servant,
Floyd | gives each student a small package filled with warm buns. The fox
Floyd | spirit will be staying in Kuei Xian.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, she will keep your affairs in order; once the matter with
Floyd | the foreigners has been resolved, you can decide what will happen with
Floyd | the courtyard house and the life you have built in Kuei Xian.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | You and your company start traveling east toward the monastery. It is a
Floyd | three-day journey directly to the Order of the Peach Tree, which gives
Floyd | you some time to decide which actions you will take, or which course of
Floyd | action you will advise, when you arrive. As you are traveling, you
Floyd | encounter a few messengers and merchants heading toward Kuei Xian; they
Floyd | are able to provide you with updated news since the delivery of your
Floyd | letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The foreign army is led by a man named George Gower, who is supposedly
Floyd | a fearsome warrior, though the rumors vary as to his origin. Some say
Floyd | he was an outlaw before he came to the Middle Kingdom, while others
Floyd | swear that he is a representative of a foreign government. Still others
Floyd | call him an explorer who landed on the Middle Kingdom's shores and
Floyd | paved the way for more foreign settlers to arrive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gower's forces have moved in on the monastery, making it difficult for
Floyd | anyone to travel to or from the Order of the Peach Tree. Based on what
Floyd | you are told, someone who knows the terrain as well as you once
Floyd | did?and, hopefully, still do?should be able to find a path around their
Floyd | location.
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you approach the army?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We will avoid the army and go straight to the monastery.
Floyd | B: I want to get firsthand information about the foreigners. We will
Floyd | scout their army before going to the monastery.
Floyd | C: I want to meet Gower for myself. We will make contact with the army
Floyd | in the open.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You make your way down to the outskirts of the foreign camp. You time
Floyd | your arrival to the hills below the monastery so that you can see the
Floyd | foreign army as dusk is falling. You and your company keep off of the
Floyd | road and travel through the bamboo forest that lies in the hills
Floyd | beneath the home of the Order. Gower's army looks nothing like the
Floyd | organized Imperial Army?instead, they are dressed in a variety of
Floyd | foreign clothing, with nothing resembling a uniform. There is very
Floyd | little that resembles armor, but then, you do not wear armor, either.
Floyd | What is distressing about their encampment is that you see a number of
Floyd | cannons and hand cannons?supplies that are commonly used by the
Floyd | Imperial Army, though of a different style.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Order of the Peach Tree, with their reliance on the physical and
Floyd | spiritual arts of battle, has nothing like cannons at the monastery.
Floyd |
Floyd | From within the shadows, you can see that the size of the army has not
Floyd | been exaggerated. Probably five hundred men are here; though that is a
Floyd | small force compared to the Imperial Army, the monks and students that
Floyd | live at the monastery would be facing odds of five to one. Even with
Floyd | the support you bring, the odds are bleak. One outright fight could be
Floyd | disastrous if the men are skilled at combat, especially given their
Floyd | likelihood of bringing those explosive weapons into play.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I have seen what I want to see. From here we can cut over to the
Floyd | path that leads to the monastery without being noticed.
Floyd | B: I want to sabotage their camp.
Floyd | C: I am concerned about those cannons. I want to seek out Gower to
Floyd | negotiate.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > Your location is reasonably close to the monastery path, and you are
Floyd | able to parallel it from inside the bamboo forest until you are out of
Floyd | range of both the army and Gower's scouts. You reach the gates of the
Floyd | monastery without further complications.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | Your arrival at the monastery is greeted with cheers from the monks who
Floyd | remember you. Among the students, there are whispers?clearly, you've
Floyd | been spoken about by your old teachers, you hope with compliments
Floyd | rather than as an example of what not to do under their instruction.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it is Abbot Bao who is most relieved by your presence. The abbot
Floyd | has aged in the decade you have been away, and the current situation
Floyd | weighs heavily on him. He calls you into the Inner Temple to share what
Floyd | you have learned. When you tell him of your journey and what you have
Floyd | learned of the foreign army, he greets your news with a blank
Floyd | expression, taking it all in without judgment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have been in the world, my student," he says slowly, "and I have
Floyd | been here in the temple for far too long. I fear this decision is
Floyd | beyond be, and I ask your advice. How do you think we should deal with
Floyd | these foreigners?"
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you think the monks should face the foreigners?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: We should negotiate with the foreigners.
Floyd | B: The monastery is well fortified. We can defend it against an
Floyd | outright attack and withstand a siege.
Floyd | C: I will challenge a champion from the foreign army in single combat.
Floyd | D: I will call the forces of nature against the foreign army.
Floyd | E: We will create a ruse, making the monastery look better fortified
Floyd | and populated than it is.
Floyd | F: I will defer to another of Abbot Bao's advisors and abide by that
Floyd | decision.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You are sure that the foreigners can be made to see reason, and Abbot
Floyd | Bao allows you to take the lead. Along with a few of your followers,
Floyd | you travel down to the camp. The perimeter guards see you coming and
Floyd | greet you in their foreign tongue, probably calling for you to halt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings," you say, holding your hands open in a position you hope
Floyd | they will view as peaceful. "I am Zhuge Meili, a monk of the Order of
Floyd | the Peach Tree. I am hoping to converse with George Gower." The guards
Floyd | escort you to a large tent in the middle of the encampment. One steps
Floyd | inside and holds a conversation in the foreign tongue; after a moment,
Floyd | he returns and ushers you inside. Within, the walls are illuminated by
Floyd | glass lanterns, and a bespectacled man with a mop of gray hair tied
Floyd | into a tail at his neck stands in greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am George Gower," he says, his accent clear and his mastery of your
Floyd | language evident. "I understand you requested a meeting?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am Zhuge Meili," you say. "I have come to discuss the matter of the
Floyd | monastery above us."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pale man grins, and you begin to suspect that the gray in his hair
Floyd | is affected?he looks as though he must be in his early thirties at
Floyd | best. "Ah, I am glad to hear it," he says. "It's been such trouble
Floyd | getting you people to converse openly about anything. There's always
Floyd | some matter of tea to be shared, or vague references to spirits and
Floyd | ancestors and other bothersome things. Always happy to meet someone
Floyd | with a straightforward perspective."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I explain the monks are interested in a peaceful outcome to this
Floyd | situation and wish to negotiate.
Floyd | B: I lie and say that the Emperor is sending troops to make sure the
Floyd | matter resolves quickly.
Floyd | C: I explain that the monks do not intend to leave the monastery, and a
Floyd | siege will end badly for his men.
Floyd | D: I lie about the number of warriors available to the Order, claiming
Floyd | that we are ready for an attack.
Floyd | E: I believe we are at an impasse. He can offer his surrender, or he
Floyd | will face the Order in battle.
Floyd |

		
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Floyd | > "And reasonable too!" Gower crows. "I knew I liked you the moment you
Floyd | walked in. Would you like a cigar?" He holds up a sweet but noxious
Floyd | smelling tube of wrapped herbs, and you shake your head. "No, no, none
Floyd | of you seem to. A pity, really, but you'll learn. Well, then, to
Floyd | business. We're quite interested in the location your monks have taken
Floyd | up on that mountain. Quite defensible, by all appearances, but close to
Floyd | a major trade route. Seems like an excellent place to camp an army. And
Floyd | your people don't seem to be doing much with it aside from jumping
Floyd | about at each other, occasionally using sticks, as far as I can tell.
Floyd | Looks a bit silly to an outsider, I have to say. Could really do that
Floyd | sort of thing anywhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I cannot stand the condescending tone this barbarian is using.
Floyd | Negotiating will get us nowhere.
Floyd | B: I explain that the monks are teachers, scholars, and warriors, well
Floyd | respected in the Middle Kingdom for their knowledge.
Floyd | C: I question his desire to have an army. Does he expect to challenge
Floyd | the Emperor?
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Gower has the good grace to look sheepish. "Heavens, no!" he
Floyd | protests, but you see the insincerity behind his statement. "I intend
Floyd | to raise my men to protect the good of the Middle Kingdom. There are a
Floyd | number of outside interests not nearly so benevolent as me and mine.
Floyd | When one of them comes to threaten the well-being of this land, surely
Floyd | your emperor will be glad of an ally."
Floyd |
Floyd | If he has convinced himself of this lie, there is really no sense in
Floyd | negotiating along this line any further. You'll have to try a different
Floyd | tactic.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I lie and say that the Emperor is sending troops to make sure the
Floyd | matter resolves quickly.
Floyd | B: I explain that the monks do not intend to leave the monastery, and a
Floyd | siege will end badly for his men.
Floyd | C: I lie about the number of warriors available to the Order, claiming
Floyd | that we are ready for an attack.
Floyd | D: I believe we are at an impasse. He can offer his surrender, or he
Floyd | will face the Order in battle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Gower begins to smile, then looks at your face and sees how earnest
Floyd | you are. "You're quite serious," he says, and you hear a note of
Floyd | astonishment in his voice. He studies you for a little longer, then
Floyd | runs a hand over his grayed hair, and you begin to suspect that it's a
Floyd | wig, some sort of affectation with no purpose that you can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | But instead of speaking, he takes a swig out of a metal flask; the
Floyd | liquid smells a bit like rice wine, but stronger, with an acrid odor
Floyd | that threatens to burn your nostrils on a whiff. He mutters a foreign
Floyd | word in a tone that makes you guess it was a curse. "All right then,
Floyd | Zhuge Meili. Here's how you can prove to me that your monks are the
Floyd | knowledgeable warriors you claim they are. We'll each choose a champion
Floyd | who represents the best of our fighters with the best of our weaponry.
Floyd | If you?or the warrior of your choosing?can best who I select, then I
Floyd | will acknowledge we have something to learn." He tries for a smile, but
Floyd | doesn't quite manage. "We've a long tradition of this sort of thing
Floyd | where I come from."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So do we," you assure him, before he can launch into further
Floyd | explanation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If my champion wins," he says, "then you'll agree to vacate the
Floyd | property."
Floyd |
Floyd | This seems a lot to agree to without the permission of Abbot Bao. "A
Floyd | reasonable suggestion," you say. "I will confer with the abbot and send
Floyd | a message confirming the terms."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll expect word by tomorrow morning," Gower says, rising. You stand,
Floyd | and he thrusts a hand at you; you realize just in time that he means it
Floyd | as a sign of agreement, not an attack. You meet his hand and shake it
Floyd | as you rise from your own seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you arrive at the monastery, you explain to Abbot Bao what has
Floyd | transpired, and though he is concerned about the possible outcome, he
Floyd | is eager to resolve the conflict without massive casualties on either
Floyd | side. Given your role in the negotiation, it does not surprise you when
Floyd | Abbot Bao selects you as the Order's champion. To make a point, you
Floyd | have decided to face their champion empty handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | You walk confidently down the path as the time of your meeting
Floyd | approaches. Many of the monks follow you, as much to witness the battle
Floyd | as to provide you with support should the foreigners prove
Floyd | dishonorable. Just before the camp of the foreigners, a space has been
Floyd | cleared, and a young man wearing a cutlass and wielding a hand cannon
Floyd | stands next to George Gower himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, Zhuge Meili," Gower says cheerfully. "This is Erasmus
Floyd | Fontaine. He'll be your opponent today."
Floyd |
Floyd | Fontaine looks up at you from his hand cannon and you see clear hatred
Floyd | in his eyes. This man means to kill you, regardless of any agreement
Floyd | you might be able to reach with Gower.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Should your man die, I expect you to continue to honor our agreement,"
Floyd | you shout out, so that everyone can hear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fontaine snorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course!" Gower says, waving away your concerns as though they are
Floyd | unmerited, and as though you have not just called his honor into
Floyd | question. "We've agreed to the terms, monk. Shall we get on with it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | Without waiting for you to agree, Fontaine lifts the hand cannon and
Floyd | shoots.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I dodge beneath the shot, closing so that his weapon becomes
Floyd | useless.
Floyd | B: I use my chi to leap over his shot and attack him from above.
Floyd | C: I fade slightly to the side, allowing the bullet to graze my
Floyd | shoulder, before closing the distance.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You leap faster than the bullet fires, feeling it pass below you as
Floyd | you descend on your opponent. He raises his hand cannon at you in the
Floyd | air, but you are already on him, using your higher vantage point to
Floyd | execute Parting the Clouds?which rakes twice across his face before
Floyd | piercing the pressure point called the village rain, the notch right
Floyd | between the clavicles, with an Immortal Man strike. The strike drives
Floyd | him downward as your full body weight presses on top of him, and as he
Floyd | hits the ground, you feel your fingers crush his windpipe. The
Floyd | foreigners, who had begun to cheer when Fontaine shot, fall deadly
Floyd | silent. But Gower simply nods at you. "It seems I have underestimated
Floyd | you," he says. "We will abide by our agreement." He says something in
Floyd | the foreign tongue and you tense?but immediately, the foreigners turn
Floyd | away, heading back into their camp. Within hours, they have started a
Floyd | retreat, leaving the Order of the Peach Tree to once again decide its
Floyd | own fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hailed as the hero of the hour, and it is clear your prestige
Floyd | has grown among the members of the Order. For your own sake, you are
Floyd | glad of the success you had in defending the monastery, and are
Floyd | relieved that another challenge is behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Seven: The Imperial Challenge

		
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Floyd | After the conflict between the Order of the Peach Tree and the
Floyd | foreigners at the monastery, events seem to pass quickly. News of the
Floyd | foreigners is hard to avoid: more of their ships are landing in the
Floyd | fishing villages they took over to establish their own port. While
Floyd | their numbers increase, they are also making a clear attempt to
Floyd | insinuate themselves further into the Imperial Court. George Gower has
Floyd | taken up residence in Xiaonanhai, and the rumor is that he calls on the
Floyd | Emperor every day, trying to mold a space for himself as an Imperial
Floyd | advisor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or, some whisper, as the man who will try to steal the Emperor's
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | But though tensions are high, the violence has slowed. The Blue Scarves
Floyd | Rebellion has continued with raids, hassling the foreigners at every
Floyd | opportunity, but there have been no large-scale battles. It is though
Floyd | everyone is holding their breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you think the foreigners will do next?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am still not concerned with worldly affairs. At this point, if I
Floyd | weren't also seeking to detach myself from emotional reactions, I'd be
Floyd | annoyed with everyone pointing them out to me.
Floyd | B: Clearly, there is a reason behind their change in tactics. I analyze
Floyd | their locations to determine what outcome they may seek.
Floyd | C: They are saving their resources for a large fight. I make discreet
Floyd | inquiries into their weapon stores and the supply chain between Gower
Floyd | and his men.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You acquire a large map and start marking the rumored locations of
Floyd | the foreigners on it. They are densest at the shoreline, but while more
Floyd | are landing there, there is a trend from the shore northward, toward
Floyd | the capital, skirting the marshes when possible. It makes perfect sense
Floyd | now why the foreigners wanted control of the monastery: its location is
Floyd | directly in the path of the settlements the foreigners have been making
Floyd | over the past twenty years.
Floyd |
Floyd | But the presence of George Gower at the capital makes you suspect that
Floyd | he is not planning to lead an army against the Emperor. If anything,
Floyd | you see wisdom in the rumors that he hopes to gain power through
Floyd | influencing the Emperor, rather than replacing him. Given how the
Floyd | foreigners have treated the people they've displaced, Gower having the
Floyd | Imperial ear could be disastrous for the Middle Kingdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | You get a clue into Gower's plans the spring after the attack on the
Floyd | monastery. It arrives in the form of a summons: sealed with blue wax
Floyd | impressed with the shape of a rampant lion, the bleached white paper is
Floyd | so stiff it crackles when it opens. The letter reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Zhuge Meili:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Based on the reputation of your skill and honor, you have been
Floyd | selected to compete in a fighting exhibition for the entertainment of
Floyd | the glorious Emperor. The fight, which will take place in an arena now
Floyd | being constructed just south of the Imperial capital, will feature two
Floyd | warriors of my native country on horseback, wielding the weapons of our
Floyd | lands. You will fight alongside a captured rebel and traitor to the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom, Lu Jin, who will be released from the Imperial dungeons
Floyd | for the event. The outcome of the combat will settle a wager between
Floyd | myself and the Emperor as to which nation boasts superior fighters.
Floyd |
Floyd | "As a reward, the winners will be granted lands and a title by the
Floyd | crown, and, should it be relevant, receive a pardon for crimes against
Floyd | the Empire. More, however, the winners will have the prestige of having
Floyd | defended their country's honor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "An Imperial guard will be sent to accompany you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cheers,
Floyd |
Floyd | "George Gower"
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though you will be unable to simply decline participating
Floyd | in this competition. How do you react to this summons?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Lu Jin, a prisoner? Of course we will fight?and win?to insure his
Floyd | freedom!
Floyd | B: This is our moment to prove the foreigners are unworthy. We will
Floyd | fight for the honor of the Middle Kingdom!
Floyd | C: This is sure to be a farce, with the game board aligned against us,
Floyd | but we will triumph regardless?by whatever means necessary.
Floyd | D: I have no interest in fighting in this competition. I will escape
Floyd | before the supposed honor guard arrives.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Gower wouldn't have planned a simple competition without being sure
Floyd | that the odds were in his favor. He expects to win more than an
Floyd | event?he is using this as one more step to gain the Emperor's ear. The
Floyd | mere fact that he is having wagers with the Son of Heaven is
Floyd | unbelievably presumptuous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever it takes to prove that the foreigners are unworthy, you will
Floyd | make sure it is done. The following week, a group of Imperial soldiers,
Floyd | led by Commander Rong Jue, the son of Governor Rong, arrives to collect
Floyd | you. The procession has all the trappings of an honor guard, but from
Floyd | the way they watch you, you know that?like you?they consider you a
Floyd | prisoner. As you travel to the capital, how do you pass the time?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I talk to Rong Jue, hoping to find out more about what is happening
Floyd | in the capital.
Floyd | B: I tell stories and jokes, trying to set the soldiers at ease.
Floyd | C: I cast an oracle bone to determine whether the Imperial Challenge
Floyd | will have good results.
Floyd | D: I say nothing to anyone. Traveling in silence will be my rebellion
Floyd | against Gower for forcing me into his contest.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > The commander does his best to fill you in on the details of
Floyd | Xiaonanhai life. You can tell that he is trying to give a fair account
Floyd | of the foreign presence in the capital city, but you suspect that he
Floyd | has no fond feelings for George Gower or the foreigner's position at
Floyd | court. If Rong Jue's feelings are representative, you may have other
Floyd | allies inside the Imperial city.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, Rong Jue informs you of how the contest is to work: you
Floyd | and Lu Jin will face a pair of foreigners wearing what Gower calls
Floyd | "courtly" armor?which Rong explains means outdated armor designed to
Floyd | stand against hand-to-hand combat but not hand cannons. The exhibition
Floyd | will start on horseback and resolve on the ground, as long as one
Floyd | member of each team is alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | No matter how many times you have been to Xiaonanhai, it never ceases
Floyd | to take your breath away at first sight. As you crest the last hill
Floyd | between you and the capital, the walled city stretches out in front of
Floyd | you, fading into mist, so that it appears that the city itself extends
Floyd | forever. A river runs through the center of the city, and one wall of
Floyd | the palace rubs against it like a cat against a friendly hand. The
Floyd | palace itself towers above the rest of the city, its golden calligraphy
Floyd | catching stray bits of light that float in through the mist, making it
Floyd | seem as though the whole building sparkles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xiaonanhai is the center of the Middle Kingdom, its heart and its
Floyd | breath. It is a testament to the working of humans, and proof that
Floyd | human hands can create something lasting. It also buzzes like a hive of
Floyd | angry bees; anyone within its walls must be wary that they are not
Floyd | stung by criminals and bureaucrats alike.
Floyd |
Floyd | The soldiers are eager to get you to the palace, given that you have
Floyd | arrived the day before the competition, but you persuade them to stop
Floyd | by Tai Thong, a pastry shop you remember fondly from the last time you
Floyd | were in Xiaonanhai. The proprietors treat all their customers like
Floyd | family, and the atmosphere gives a sense that, through pastries, one
Floyd | can achieve both peace and prosperity. You make a small purchase,
Floyd | setting a pork bun aside for Lu Jin, as Rong Jue thinks Lu Jin will be
Floyd | released into the custody of the Imperial soldiers as soon as you
Floyd | arrive at the palace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead, however, you are escorted to a guest room in the palace,
Floyd | attended to by servants, all with the intent of making you comfortable
Floyd | while you wait for hours for further news. All of you ignore the fact
Floyd | that soldiers are stationed outside your door. Finally, after night has
Floyd | fallen, a thin and damp Lu Jin is ushered into your room. They have
Floyd | clearly just bathed him, in order to look presentable, you assume, for
Floyd | your competition.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I go to Lu Jin's side immediately to make sure he is unharmed.
Floyd | B: We don't know who might be watching. I gesture to the table in the
Floyd | guest chamber and offer Lu Jin a pork bun.
Floyd | C: I nod to Lu Jin and wish him a good night.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Lu Jin joins you at the table and accepts the pork bun, not wasting
Floyd | any time eating it. "So," he says finally, "I suppose you have a plan
Floyd | to defeat the foreigners. I hope you'll consider my ideas as well."
Floyd |
Floyd | You agree to listen to Lu Jin's suggestions, though as he has been
Floyd | incarcerated for months, it appears, you wonder how he could have
Floyd | anything useful to add. As you sit together, Lu Jin gives you all the
Floyd | information about the competition he has been able to glean. The two
Floyd | foreign competitors are masters of an old sport combat style called
Floyd | jousting that is rarely practiced in Gower's home country except for
Floyd | entertainment. They will be wearing thick plates of armor and carrying
Floyd | shields, using long lances to try to unhorse or kill you in a direct
Floyd | charge. You will be provided with ji, spear-tipped halberds that have
Floyd | crescent blades around a sword-breaker on either side of the haft.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Their armor is an advantage on horseback, but we'll move much faster
Floyd | than they will on the ground," Lu Jin theorizes. "And they'll have
Floyd | limited visibility due to their helmets?we should be able to stay in
Floyd | their blind spots, again if we can bring them to the ground. The hard
Floyd | part about the armor is that it offers very few openings: their eyes
Floyd | and at the softer armor covering their joints?which is still heavy
Floyd | enough to deflect a blade."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brain begins working around these issues. "We'll need to figure
Floyd | out their other disadvantages," you say, almost to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Or you could ask for help," says a familiar voice. The only remaining
Floyd | palace servant steps forward, and you instantly recognize Feng, despite
Floyd | the fox spirit's new disguise. Lu Jin looks at you in confusion, but
Floyd | you just nod for him to listen. "I can offer you these," Feng says,
Floyd | rolling two small vials out onto the palm of her hand. "Poison enough
Floyd | to coat one blade each."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin begins to reach for the poison.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Feng has never led me astray before. This is a clever plan, even if
Floyd | it is dishonorable, and I am confident we can execute it without
Floyd | notice.
Floyd | B: Feng is a fox spirit?my companion or not, tempting monks into
Floyd | dishonor is in her nature. No good will come of taking up her offer.
Floyd | C: If we were caught using poison, we would be shown as dishonorable
Floyd | opponents. We cannot risk that loss of face, so we cannot accept the
Floyd | poison.
Floyd | D: We will not stoop to such a dishonorable tactic!
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > "We cannot do this," you say firmly. "If we were to be caught, the
Floyd | consequences not only to us, but to the reputation of the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom, would be disastrous."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then let's not get caught," Lu Jin says excitedly. "We need this sort
Floyd | of advantage, Zhuge Meili."
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at both Feng and Lu Jin, giving them your best teacher stare.
Floyd | "No," you say, "we don't. We can use the sword breakers on the ji to
Floyd | open their armor like peeling off a can if it comes down to it. But
Floyd | this?someone will find out eventually. And everything we're seeking to
Floyd | prove?that we are better fighters than the foreigners, that the Middle
Floyd | Kingdom has greater honor?will be completely undone."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin weighs your words, then turns away. "May your confidence be
Floyd | merited," he says bitterly. You say goodbye to Feng, and both you and
Floyd | Lu Jin agree to turn in for the night. As you are falling asleep, you
Floyd | think you hear voices, but you put it off to being the palace servants
Floyd | going about their work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | The next morning, you and Lu Jin are escorted by no fewer than twenty
Floyd | armed Imperial soldiers, including Rong Jue, to a field north of the
Floyd | city wall. There are raised stands of seating, crafted, you suspect,
Floyd | from bamboo, and a pavilion is on a raised dais overlooking an oblong
Floyd | arena. The whole thing looks very odd to you, and Gower's work is
Floyd | evident in everything from the pennant flag decorations to the strange
Floyd | rope, suspended at chest height, that divides the arena. Two riders,
Floyd | completely covered in steel armor, stand next to two horses at the far
Floyd | end of the arena; you and Lu Jin are escorted to two waiting horses and
Floyd | a weapons rack at the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that the moment is upon you, how will you prepare for this
Floyd | competition to begin?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Select a weapon from the rack.
Floyd | B: Greet our opponents so that the combat begins with honor.
Floyd | C: Examine the horses to make sure they are in good condition.
Floyd | D: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You look over the horses and check their equipment to make sure that
Floyd | nothing has been tampered with. Sure enough, you see that the tie
Floyd | securing the saddle on one of the horses has been sliced, and that the
Floyd | other has a burr in its bridle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You call for Rong Jue, who comes over immediately. "Is there a
Floyd | problem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | When you explain, Rong Jue's face goes dark. But before he can say
Floyd | anything, you suggest, "Could you bring us two fresh horses?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He nods shortly. "I will see that two stallions are brought from the
Floyd | army stables," he says, and you can hear the anger in his voice. "You
Floyd | will not be taken advantage of."
Floyd |
Floyd | A short time later, the commander returns with two new mounts, and they
Floyd | are glorious ones, far better than the pair here originally. You and Lu
Floyd | Jin bow to Rong Jue, and he returns the bow, saying nothing further
Floyd | about the incident.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you make any further preparations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Select a weapon from the rack.
Floyd | B: Greet our opponents so that the combat begins with honor.
Floyd | C: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > There are several ji to choose from, as well as a half-dozen
Floyd | straight-edged jian and a pair of hook swords. Lu Jin takes the hook
Floyd | swords and flourishes them for a moment before nodding and hooking them
Floyd | into his belt. You choose a ji that is almost as weighty as one of
Floyd | Master Zhuge's guan dao and a jian that ends in a red tassel, which
Floyd | should catch your opponent's eyes as a distraction should the combat
Floyd | move to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you make any additional preparations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Greet our opponents so that the combat begins with honor.
Floyd | B: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You do not know the traditions of the foreigners for occasions like
Floyd | this, but you see no reason for your fight to begin without honor. You
Floyd | strike out across the field until Lu Jin grabs you by the wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?" he hisses.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greeting our opponents," you say. "They may not wish to follow our
Floyd | customs, but we should represent the Middle Kingdom by beginning this
Floyd | fight with honor." Lu Jin sneers. "They are not worthy of such respect.
Floyd | Go on your own if you wish."
Floyd |
Floyd | You leave Lu Jin behind without further argument, walking to the other
Floyd | side of the arena and bowing in greeting to your opponents. The two
Floyd | armored fighters lift the visors of their helmets, and you see the
Floyd | light-skinned faces of two men younger than you are, but clearly
Floyd | skilled fighters or they would not be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of them asks the other a confused question, which the second
Floyd | answers with a smile. "Hello to you, too," he says to you, his accent
Floyd | quite competent for a foreigner. "Lovely day for a battle to the death,
Floyd | isn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile politely. "Perhaps it will not come to that," you say
Floyd | serenely, imagining Abbot Bao's voice behind your words. "We look
Floyd | forward to seeing your skills on display and hope for an honorable
Floyd | competition."
Floyd |
Floyd | The warrior looks slightly embarrassed. "Yes, well, we look forward to
Floyd | seeing your skills, too," he says clumsily. "Honor and all that."
Floyd |
Floyd | The first warrior asks for a translation, and the two of them rattle
Floyd | back and forth for a minute, with the first warrior soon looking as
Floyd | sheepish as the second. "Nice to meet you," he says, haltingly, with a
Floyd | big smile. You bow again and return to your side of the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | The encounter seems rather suspicious, but you think that by crossing
Floyd | the field to greet them, you have inspired some real respect from your
Floyd | opponents, which can only work to your advantage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you make any additional preparations?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am ready for battle!
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You look at Lu Jin, who nods in readiness, and the two of you bow to
Floyd | each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We will win," Lu Jin says confidently. You wonder whether he is
Floyd | reassuring himself or you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell Rong Jue that you are ready, and he gestures to one of the
Floyd | other soldiers. Suddenly, a drum call fills the arena, and you and Lu
Floyd | Jin, on horseback, are escorted to the dais. The two foreigners, also
Floyd | riding their horses, stop next to you, and the four of you wait as the
Floyd | Emperor's silk-enclosed litter is run up to the dais by his guards.
Floyd | They stop and lower the Emperor to the ground, where he watches from
Floyd | behind the thin curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | George Gower and several members of the Imperial bureaucracy take their
Floyd | seats near the Emperor's litter. As everyone is settled, one of the
Floyd | magistrates calls out, "Let the Imperial Challenge begin!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The stands, full now of spectators, erupt in cheers. The foreign
Floyd | horsemen ride quickly back to their end of the arena. Rong Jue, who is
Floyd | providing your escort, hisses instructions to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The foreigners will ride the center of the field?they call it the
Floyd | pitch?with their lances," he says. "They are steel tipped and meant to
Floyd | kill. But they are accustomed to continuing on the pass, reaching the
Floyd | end, and turning around again, based on the practices I have watched.
Floyd | You're on the first pass?Lu Jin's second."
Floyd |
Floyd | He pulls away as you reach the end of the field. "Good luck!"
Floyd |
Floyd | What strategy do you use to face the foreigners?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am confident I can fight on horseback.
Floyd | B: I want to fight on the ground, and will aim to unhorse the rider.
Floyd | C: I can take a mounted fighter from the ground. I will get off the
Floyd | horse at the pass and attack unmounted.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > You charge down the lane, keeping to your assigned side of the silly
Floyd | rope divider. You can see your opponent's strategy: he is seated firmly
Floyd | in his saddle, weight forward, his lance balanced across the horse's
Floyd | neck so that his shield faces you. His attack is based on momentum, and
Floyd | clearly his customary rules expect you to stay where he will hit you.
Floyd |
Floyd | But one of the first rules of combat you learned was that if you are in
Floyd | a place where someone wants to hit you, don't be there. Move somewhere
Floyd | else and disrupt their offense to gain the advantage.
Floyd |
Floyd | How do you plan to unhorse your foe?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I stand on the saddle and use my chi to leap onto his horse,
Floyd | dragging him to the ground.
Floyd | B: I command my horse to leap across the rope and swing my ji to attack
Floyd | on his unshielded side.
Floyd | C: My horse is stronger than I am; I speak to it in comforting words,
Floyd | letting it dart out of the way before it rears to kick my foe from his
Floyd | saddle.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | > You secure your ji across your back to leave both of your hands free.
Floyd | As your opponent bears down on you, you crouch in the saddle, then you
Floyd | spring over his lance and tackle him. Your combined weight and the
Floyd | change in momentum send both of you toppling from the back of his
Floyd | horse. You land on top of him, allowing your full weight to crash into
Floyd | him before you roll off and spring to your feet. He clambers after you,
Floyd | moving faster than you'd have expected given the awkward weight of the
Floyd | armor, though still far slower than you. He draws his sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lu Jin's horse flies past yours, and you realize he is headed into his
Floyd | own part of the combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | Now that you and your foe are both on the ground, how do you attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I will outlast him. That armor is heavy, and I can dance around him
Floyd | all day.
Floyd | B: I will make it look like I am giving him openings, leading him to
Floyd | overextend and throw himself off balance.
Floyd | C: I will disarm him?whether that means his weapon or his arm.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd | > Part of the art is knowing when to fade and knowing when to
Floyd | strike?and knowing when to combine those two elements to launch a
Floyd | surprise attack. You keep drawing your opponent into your range,
Floyd | deflecting his blows and keeping him off balance. Eventually, he
Floyd | overextends himself, and his lunge sends him stumbling forward. You
Floyd | strike him on the back of his helmet as he falls, and when you check
Floyd | him to receive his surrender, you find that he is sleeping
Floyd | peacefully?though he will likely have quite the headache in the
Floyd | morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the field, Lu Jin and his opponent are still locked in battle.
Floyd | You hurry across the field to join them.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the time you reach Lu Jin, both Lu Jin and his opponent are on the
Floyd | ground, locked in a sword fight. The foreign warrior is relying on his
Floyd | armor to protect him from Lu Jin's blows, and for the most part, this
Floyd | strategy works, with Lu Jin's hook swords skittering off the steel. But
Floyd | his strikes are slow, and Lu Jin, though wounded, is dancing out of the
Floyd | way of his strikes. When Lu Jin sees you approach, however, his
Floyd | strategy changes. He darts around behind the armored warrior and hooks
Floyd | both of the warrior's arms in his hook swords.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now!" Lu Jin yells at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I am tough enough that I can deliver a knockout blow from beneath
Floyd | the helmet, despite the armor between me and my foe's chin.
Floyd | B: I deliver a piercing blow with the jian's tip through the hole in
Floyd | the helmet, killing him.
Floyd | C: I gather my chi and throw the energy at him with a shout,
Floyd | momentarily paralyzing him.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > You can't resist the chance to make one final flashy move in this
Floyd | combat; you gather chi from the earth beneath you, cradling it in front
Floyd | of you until you hear a gasp from the spectators, indicating that they
Floyd | can see your chi ball as well. You thrust it at the armored fighter,
Floyd | and as the shock of the energy hits him, he collapses to the ground.
Floyd | You and Lu Jin stand together, both of your foes out of the fight, and
Floyd | as one, you face the dais and give a deep bow in the direction of the
Floyd | Emperor. The spectators cheer wildly in the stands, and the drums beat
Floyd | in a roll so constant that it sounds like a thunderstorm. The
Floyd | magistrate announces you as the winners and Imperial Champions, proving
Floyd | the fighters of the Middle Kingdom are superior. You and Lu Jin are
Floyd | once again escorted back to the Imperial palace, this time as heroes.
Floyd |
Floyd | But when you reach the palace, another group of soldiers are waiting
Floyd | for you. Rong Jue looks at them in confusion, but a soldier whose
Floyd | insignia shows a higher rank demands to take Lu Jin into custody.
Floyd |
Floyd | "By the Emperor's command, Lu Jin won his freedom,"Rong Jue says
Floyd | cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ranking officer shakes his head. "That was before it was discovered
Floyd | that the rebel coated his blade with poison," he accuses, and Lu Jin
Floyd | pales. He draws your jian from its sheath and you prepare to stop him
Floyd | from attacking the guards. But he does not lash out at them?instead, he
Floyd | stabs himself through the stomach, a deep wound that will bring about
Floyd | his death.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I die a free man," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And an Imperial Champion," you say kindly. Your old rival's eyes
Floyd | flutter closed one last time, and his blood cascades like liquid ruby
Floyd | down the palace steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | Two days later, you are summoned before the Emperor. Though you are
Floyd | required to remain several steps back from the throne, the Emperor
Floyd | shows you his face, and bestows one of his rare smiles upon you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Congratulations, my Imperial Champion," he says. "You have shown the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom that we have much to be proud of."
Floyd |
Floyd | He does not mention Lu Jin's tragic fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are welcome in my Court," he says. "Let it be known throughout the
Floyd | Middle Kingdom that you are the empire's hero."
Floyd |
Floyd | The subsequent awards you receive of land and wealth to match your new
Floyd | status are almost secondary to that proclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Chapter Eight: The Dragon Sage

		
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Floyd | You have learned, in all your years as a student, as a monk, and as a
Floyd | teacher that life contains surprises. Sometimes the thing that you most
Floyd | wanted is the thing most likely to set you back on the path to your
Floyd | goals. Sometimes those goals must be set aside to fully live the life
Floyd | in front of you. There are moments when you must simply be, existing in
Floyd | a time and space that will never again occur. Other times, you must
Floyd | act, fulfilling the role that has been placed before you. These are the
Floyd | thoughts that enter your mind as you travel with a group of the monks
Floyd | of the Order of the Peach Tree to Xiaxue Mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | More than twenty years have passed since you first became a monk, and
Floyd | the Order is celebrating the hundredth year: the day when the Dragon
Floyd | Sage descends to the top of Xiaxue Mountain is almost here. You are
Floyd | among the candidates to be chosen to greet the Dragon and ask a
Floyd | question.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: I may be eligible, but I am happy with my life. I would rather
Floyd | someone else ask the Sage a question than risk a life-changing event.
Floyd | B: I am still concerned about issues of this world, and know that the
Floyd | Dragon Sage will have the answers I crave.
Floyd | C: I have led a good life, but I am ready to leave everything behind if
Floyd | that is what the Dragon Sage requires.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > Whatever happens next, you are prepared to face it. As you learned
Floyd | from Master Shen so long ago, do not worry over the past or fear the
Floyd | future: exist in the moment. If you are the one chosen to question the
Floyd | Dragon Sage, you will do the Order proud. And thankfully, you came to
Floyd | terms with your eligibility just in time. Abbot Bao, who has traveled
Floyd | with the group of monks, draws you aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zhuge Meili, you have proven yourself to be honorable, and you have
Floyd | gained the respect of the Middle Kingdom. The Order has chosen you to
Floyd | represent us in speaking to the Dragon Sage. Will you accept this task
Floyd | on our behalf?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You bow solemnly, as the occasion requires. "Yes," you say, and are
Floyd | pleased with the clarity of your voice in this important moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abbot Bao returns your bow. Then he surprises you by clapping you on
Floyd | both shoulders and looking at you with tears at the corners of his
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have made me proud, my student," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Emotion threatens to overwhelm you as well, but instead you heft your
Floyd | climbing gear on your shoulder, squeeze the old abbot's hand, and begin
Floyd | your climb up the mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >Next

		
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Floyd | Though monks have been climbing Xiaxue for centuries, the path is a
Floyd | difficult one. You think back to something Master Zhuge once told you
Floyd | about mountain climbing?that it is important to think only of the next
Floyd | step, and that soon you will reach the top?and it makes you smile. You
Floyd | wonder now where the Veiled Dragon may be, and whether she is still
Floyd | writing poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think for a moment that you see a flash of red?like the tail of a
Floyd | fox?against the mountain snow, but when you look, it is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way is cold, and the air is thin, but you go at a steady pace, and
Floyd | the activity keeps your body warm. You reach a large cave near the
Floyd | peak, which provides you with shelter against the wind, just as you see
Floyd | a thin shape spiraling down from the Heavens. Though the sky is covered
Floyd | in clouds, every once in a while, light catches off the yellow scales
Floyd | of the Dragon Sage, who grows larger with every heartbeat. The dragon's
Floyd | head is like a camel; its legs end in paws like a tiger's, with each
Floyd | toe capped in an eagle's claw. As it comes closer, you see its belly is
Floyd | like a clam, its neck is like a snake, and on its head are cow's ears,
Floyd | deer's horns, and demon eyes. The Dragon Sage descends, and its scales
Floyd | remind you of those of a carp, catching the glimmer of sunlight through
Floyd | the clouds as a fish's scales gleam beneath the water's surface. You
Floyd | had heard all of these qualities before?scholars have catalogued dragon
Floyd | bodies down to the number of scales?but seeing the combination in
Floyd | person is breathtaking.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the Dragon Sage lands next to you, you find yourself holding your
Floyd | breath in awe. The dragon chuckles. "Greetings, monk," it says, in a
Floyd | voice that sounds like the rumble of thunder. You can feel it vibrate
Floyd | in your chest. "The time has come for you to ask me a question."
Floyd |
Floyd | The moment has come. Long ago, you chose a question, but many years
Floyd | have passed, and you have grown and changed. With what you now know
Floyd | about the world and what you know about yourself, what question will
Floyd | you ask?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: How can I become the greatest warrior in the world?
Floyd | B: How can the Empire return to Heaven's Favor?
Floyd | C: What is the first question?
Floyd | D: Why do kites fly?
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm back at the point where the question comes."
		Jacqueline says, "And will ask the koan."
		Jacqueline says, "And it appears that everyone is still here for some crazy reason, so..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd | > The Dragon Sage's demon eyes stare deeply into yours, and you can see
Floyd | your reflection dancing in them. "I have waited for a long time for
Floyd | someone to ask that question," it rumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shared gaze becomes something like the mental combats you have
Floyd | practiced, but this is no fight, no challenge of wills. It is an
Floyd | invitation, and at once, you see the questions that the Dragon Sage has
Floyd | been asked over the years. You begin to understand what wisdom can be
Floyd | found in asking questions?and in listening to what is asked?rather than
Floyd | in simple answers. The knowledge floods you until you feel as though
Floyd | you are overflowing, pouring out of your body because it cannot contain
Floyd | the vast stores of wisdom you are receiving. All the questions that
Floyd | have ever been asked flow through you and around you like water.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the flood ends, you realize that your reflection in the Dragon
Floyd | Sage's eyes shows the head of a camel, with the antlers of a deer and
Floyd | yellow scales that shimmer in the sunlight. The Dragon Sage in front of
Floyd | you begins to shimmer and dissolve into light. And you know that in a
Floyd | hundred years, you will return to this cave to answer the question of
Floyd | another monk.
Floyd |
Floyd | And in listening to that question, you will learn something more about
Floyd | wisdom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dragon Sage has returned to the Heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you had it to do all over again, what question would you ask?
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Play again.
Floyd | B: Play more games like this.
Floyd | C: Share this game with friends.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "DAVID CALLED IT"
		Jacqueline says, "HOORAY"
		DavidW asks, "ah, so that one was the 'you are the new Dragon Sage' ending, eh?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yep! Good job!"
		DavidW says, "hee hee"
		DavidW says, "I am genre savvy when it comes to IF."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that was worth all the pain of retyping it all."
		Zach says, "Yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Alana Joli Abbott! And thank you, ClubFloyd peeps."


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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Nautilisia by Ryan Veeder
As played on ifMUD on February 24, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Nautilisia written by Ryan Veeder. Nautilisia was released in 2012. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Hello."
		Binder says (to Jacqeline), "What's so go-- oh, hello."
		Jacqueline asks, "Aw, are you not having a good morning?"
Jacqueline hollers, "In 20 minutes ClubFloyd will be playing Nautilisia by Ryan Veeder in the Toyshop. Hope you'll join us." 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Binder says, "Nothing wrong with me that a pot of coffee can't fix."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Well, then I would brew it now, as we begin in 15."
		Roger says, "pop quiz, hotshot"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Oh, could you? That'd save me a lot of trouble."
		DavidW says, "I'll have a Sanka."
		Binder says, "Let's stay on the topic of coffee."
		DavidW says, "I was quoting from 'Down With Love'."
		Binder says, "I don't know what that is but I support the sentiment."
		DavidW says, "It's a fun movie."
		DavidW says, "anyway, in reality, I'm mixing up a quick instant coffee."
		Binder | An homage to the early 1960s sex comedies that starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day. The story follows a best-selling female advice author who has all the answers until a sly journalist playboy starts asking the questions.
		Binder says, "I don't see ANYTHING in there about a car chase or a battle royale."
		DavidW says, "you poor lost soul."
		Binder asks, "wtf is a soul?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anybody know Ryan's handle on here? He might come join us this morning."
		Afterward says, "that's me, I am him"
		DavidW points at Afterward "There he is!"
		Binder exclaims, "The villain was among us all along!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Aha! Helloe!"
		Jacqueline says, "er, the non-Quayle spelling."
		Jacqueline says, "Hooray that you are here."
		Afterward asks, "hello Jacq and everyone. what a lovely day don't you think?"
		Jacqueline says, "It would be lovelier if this sore throat would go away, but otherwise, yes. Yes, indeed."
		DavidW says, "I'd be happier without snow outside."
maga arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Afterward says, "Oh I'm sorry to hear about your throat."
		Binder says, "Having finished my first mug of coffee, yes, unqualifedly lovely day."
		Binder has an i put out.
Rotonoto arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says (to Afterward), "I'm a touch achey and there's the throat, but it could be a lot worse - I'm not stuffed up or coughing or anything, so I'm trying to remember that. Thanks."
		Rotonoto says, "Good whatever-time-of-day-it-is."
		Binder says, "Morning. It's always Morning."
		Afterward says, "During this cold and flu season it is important to drink plenty of fluids, such as Sanka"
		Jacqueline says, ";..Binder I'm learning a lot about how you see the world this morning."
		Binder does a spit-take.
		Rotonoto says, "It's actually morning here. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Here as well."
		DavidW says, "Early afternoon for me."
Jacqueline hollers, "We're playing Nautilisia today, and the author has joined us. If you haven't yet played, you should join us as well. Right now. Kthxbai." 		Jacqueline says, "So, it is the appointed time."
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Welcome, everyone! Looks like a decent little group this morning. Number-wise, at least. Not making any other broad-sweeping judgments."
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Appreciated."
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "So, here we go..."
Gunther arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW asks, "Perhaps a word or two about which game we're playing?"
		Rotonoto asks, "I'm out of touch. Where are we in the xyzzy process at the moment?"
		* Gunther has joined the channel.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask nautilisia" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I know, I know I know, we're gonna be late. But here's the thing: I'm
Floyd | in a coma. Yeah.
Floyd |
Floyd | And my brain has put together this bizarre fantasy world, to try and
Floyd | keep me sane, or protect my fragile psyche from the trauma ofâ¦
Floyd | whatever the coma is about, and I can't wake up until I escape from
Floyd | the dream-world. And that's gonna take a while, because I am really
Floyd | comfortable. I mean in the dream-world and also in the real world,
Floyd | right here.
Floyd |
Floyd | So I don't have a lot of incentive. To wake up, I mean.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | So I don't have a lot of incentive. To wake up, I mean.Well, if you're
Floyd | gonna be so stubborn about it, you can come in the dream-world and
Floyd | solve all the extremely symbolic puzzles and "rescue" me from my
Floyd | delusions. I guess it's only fair to let you try.

		
Dave arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | delusions. I guess it's only fair to let you try.But hold on. I said
Floyd | hold on! Let me think of a name. For the dream-world. It has to be
Floyd | sufficiently fantasy-sounding, but it also has to be obviously
Floyd | symbolic of something. Hmm.

		DavidW asks, "hm, did something not display properly there?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure."
		Gunther says, "a bunch of things don't, it seems"
		Jacqueline says, "Ryan would know."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we unsleepmask it?"
		Afterward says, "That ??? is supposed to be an ellipsis, I think."
		DavidW says, "We have yet to reach a > prompt."
		Gunther says, "I got a -|"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, but aside from that."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, I think that's just the game."
		Gunther says, "plus no spaces between sentences and a repeat line"
		Jacqueline says, "What Gunther said."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | symbolic of something. Hmm.Okay, I've got it.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | symbolic of something. Hmm.Okay, I've got it.## Nautilisia
Floyd | A bizarre and whimsical dream-world steeped in pseudo-Jungian
Floyd | symbolism, by Ryan Veeder
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 120519 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, it's a stupid name, but it's the best I can come up with.

		Binder says, "This coma is messing with our language centers."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | Stately Manor
Floyd | Okay, so you start out in this stately manor. It's like stately Wayne
Floyd | manor, in that it's on top of a hill, and it's very expansive and full
Floyd | of expensive things, but there's no labyrinthine cave system
Floyd | underneath it. There's even a big grandfather clock in here, that
Floyd | symbolizes punctuality, but it doesn't tell the time. Because it's a
Floyd | dream!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go outside by going south. Just because it's a dream doesn't
Floyd | mean there aren't still compass directions. Work with me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Gunther says, "oh, looks like post-space"
		Gunther says, "symbolism!!"
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Also, I rather love the name 'Nautilisia,' and don't think it's stupid at all."
		Rotonoto exclaims, "A prompt!"
		DavidW asks, "Wait, this dream world includes the Wayne mansion but _not_ the Batcave?"
		Gunther says, "he's comatose, not a speleologist"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's the PCs dreamworld. Don't judge."
		Binder says, "Maybe Batman moved to LEO and had the Batcave filled up with colorful balls to have the world's best ball pit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look like yourself. Don't overthink it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther asks, "LEO as in Low Earth Orbit?"
		Jacqueline says, "That was a yay for the ball pit, fwiw."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | There aren't even any hands! Or numbers! The face of the clock is just
Floyd | a spinning, spiraling shape, and when you look at it you realize that
Floyd | time is meaningless.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's also that chamber underneath the face, where they keep the
Floyd | pendulums.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the big grandfather clock are some zig-zaggy pendulums.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Gunther), "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's two of them, and they're made out of this white iridescent
Floyd | substance. And they're in a weird shape, like, a zig-zag shape.
Floyd | They're basically two long white zig-zags.
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just hanging there inside the clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Batman obviously doesn't want to get TOO far from Gotham."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take them" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The big grandfather clock isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open clock" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay so you open up the clock and there are these two pendulums
Floyd | inside. I don't know how they work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "that would be the best ball pit ever indeed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the zig-zaggy pendulums.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we take them, or set them in motion?"
		Binder says, "Batman is prepared for your children's party. CRAZY prepared."
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear those!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave them" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You look ridiculous waving the zig-zaggy pendulums.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I think symbolically we should loot them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push them" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the zig-zaggy pendulums is not very effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay."
Afterward says (to Floyd), "feel pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | The pendulums have a mechanical smoothless and angularity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "straighten them" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > STRAIGHTEN THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "They don't seem to be functional in the clock, but a zigzag could come in handy elsewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "Feel? Nice."
		Binder asks, "mechanical smoothless?"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "taste pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Man, how does eating stuff even work in dreams? Can you taste in a
Floyd | dream?
Floyd |
Floyd | This reminds me of that joke about the guy who dreamed he was eating a
Floyd | big marshmallow and when he woke up his pillow was gone. But I don't
Floyd | think there's any actual food items in this dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Actually, that gives me an idea. Here: You taste the zig-zaggy
Floyd | pendulums, and in accordance with the deranged dream-logic of tastes,
Floyd | the zig-zaggy pendulums taste like bananas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we should hold onto them, yeah."
		Gunther asks, "FONDLE?"
		Jacqueline says (to Rotonoto), "True, I guess."
		Binder says, "BANANAS"
		DavidW says, "With luck, we can be like Jove and throw them at those we want to smite."
		Afterward says, "I'm pretty sure you can feel and taste anything in the game with 99% typo-free results."
		Jacqueline says, "Hooray for this >TASTE response."
		Binder says, "mmm, banana smit"
		Jacqueline asks, "May I just see something?"
		Afterward says, "DOUBTFUL"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put pendulums in clock" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT PENDULUMS IN CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the zig-zaggy pendulums into the big grandfather clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "x pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's two of them, and they're made out of this white iridescent
Floyd | substance. And they're in a weird shape, like, a zig-zag shape.
Floyd | They're basically two long white zig-zags.
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just hanging there inside the clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the zig-zaggy pendulums is not very effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gunther says (to Floyd), "wind clock" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "pull 'em!"

Floyd | > WIND CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the zig-zaggy pendulums is not very effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "Call them lightning & see if it knows the word."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, we can take them again."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Stately Manor
Floyd | It's like stately Wayne manor, in that it's on top of a hill, and it's
Floyd | very expansive and full of expensive things, but there's no
Floyd | labyrinthine cave system underneath it. There's even a big grandfather
Floyd | clock in here, that symbolizes punctuality, but it doesn't tell the
Floyd | time. Because it's a dream!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go outside by going south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "Nope."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull on the pendulums and they detach, almost as if you were meant
Floyd | to carry them around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take them" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "take expensive things" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EXPENSIVE THINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You better not screw around with those expensive things too much.
Floyd | They're pretty expensive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "The dream wants me to be a klepto, so it's not my fault."
		Rotonoto says, "lol"
		Afterward says, "Jacq said something earlier that was not strictly accurate and I'm going to correct her."
		Afterward says, "This isn't the PC's dream world, it's the narrator's dream world."
		Afterward says, "This may or may not be a useful distinction."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "I actually waffled on how to say that."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		Gunther says, "TWIST SPOTTED"
		Gunther says, "we're actually a dracula"
		Binder asks, "*a* dracula?"
		DavidW says, "or a virus"
		Gunther says (to Binder), "_a_ Dracuka."
		Gunther says, "l"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Gunther finds a dracula perpetually hilarious."
		Gunther says, "much like an enraged pigs"
		Binder says, "> power grandfather clock with Gunther"
		DavidW asks, "I assume we ought to go south? Or can we actually explore the manor?"
		Gunther says, "we could also be an enraged pigs"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > N

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take clock" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | No, you can't go running around the stately manor. I don't have the
Floyd | creative energy to decide what's in there. Just pretend there's a
Floyd | curse or something on the rest of the manor, and the curse is keeping
Floyd | you from going to any rooms other than the one you're in. If you want
Floyd | to leave, you can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "or ... a HOOK."

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you don't get it. This clock is huge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gunther says (to Floyd), "shrink clock" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHRINK CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter clock" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "break curse" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK CURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe south. The game likes that."
		DavidW says, "south, please"
		Binder says, "sure."
		Gunther says, "that's what he WANTS us to do"
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "I am such a pawn."
		Gunther says, "it's a trap wherein we'll be eaten by draculas"
		Gunther says, "wait, that makes even less sense"
		Binder says, "Look, when someone is kind enough to invite you into their coma, you should behave properly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing pendulums" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWING PENDULUMS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing sensible to swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "swing partner" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWING PARTNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | As you exit the manor and symbolically shed the shackles of
Floyd | civilization, the sweet summer wind blows like a piccolo song across
Floyd | your weathered brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island, which I don't know if I've mentioned this yet but
Floyd | my dream world has taken the form of an island. To your right, which
Floyd | is west of you if you're facing south, is a thick jungle, with leaves
Floyd | that are deep greens and purples in their colors. It symbolizes the
Floyd | terror and the wonderment of the unknown. But it is impenetrable to
Floyd | you from where you're standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach. I'll tell you
Floyd | what it symbolizes when you get there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "> FAFF ABOUT"
		Jacqueline says, "Just because you said that again, Gunther, I'm going to tell you that there *are* draculas in this game, and that they SPARKLE. Just to upset YOU, they SPARKLE."
		Binder says, "I was using those shackles."
		Gunther says (to Jacqueline), "there can be sparkling draculas"
		Gunther says, "it's like a male bloody mary"
		Binder says, "what"
		Binder asks, "Would more coffee make this more or less comprehensible?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wind" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste wind" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE WIND

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

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

		Gunther asks, "doesn't "sparkling dracula" sound like a drink to you?"

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sweet summer wind is still blowing like a piccolo song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "It's all part of our freaky dream. Roll with it."
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "It does, actually."
		Binder says (to Gunther), "Not a very good one."
		Gunther says, "true"
		Binder says, "Flaming Dracula, maybe."
		Roger says, "The jaws that refreshes"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we take our weathered brow to the beach for more weathering?"
		Gunther says, "time since the author has regretted even coming here: the last 2 minutes."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Let's find out what it symbolizes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | The gulf that this enchanted beach envelops is itself enchanted, or
Floyd | ensorcelled, with a magical glamour which makes
Floyd | everyone who sees it want to just sit around and take a break for once
Floyd | in their lives. It symbolizes taking a break for once in your life.
Floyd | Only you are able to resist this enchantment, because you alone are so
Floyd | incredibly uptight about getting stuff done all the time and being on
Floyd | time for things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the northeast is the hill, and over to the west is that dark,
Floyd | scary jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little ways out into the water is a white ship, pitching and yawing
Floyd | on the restless sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is here, sitting and singing on a coral reef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "haha"
		Afterward says, "well I thought the bit about "break curse" was pretty witty"
		Jacqueline says, "I love that word: ensorcelled."
		Gunther says, "indeed"
		Jacqueline says, "It's not used nearly enough in daily conversation."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jungle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JUNGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The jungle is thick, and leafy. It represents... what did I say it
Floyd | represented? Maybe danger?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I prefer glamour so I'm glad we got them together."
Gunther says (to Floyd), "HELLO SAILOR" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELLO SAILOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "No it represented the unknown."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf

		Gunther says, "dammit!"

Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is actually supposed to be a bird-woman, I guess, but I want
Floyd | this sea-maid to be more like a mermaid. From the hips down she is one
Floyd | hundred percent fish, but from the fish up she is one hundred percent
Floyd | woman, with long, streaming hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | And she's singing a song, but it's not like she's gonna hypnotize you
Floyd | or anything. She's not evil. She symbolizes the beauty that can be
Floyd | found in life if you don't take everything so seriously all the time
Floyd |
Floyd | She's wearing a girdle, which is kind of a curvy belt kind of thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | A hollow voice puts its hand over your mouth and says "Shush!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "A siren, like a dracula, can be a form of jellyfish."
		Roger says, "Danger. Deeply-repressed, Freudian danger."
		Binder exclaims, "The hollow voice has hands!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x girdle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIRDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren's girdle is a pale, opalescent belt thing, pulled snug
Floyd | around her waist. It is the only thing she's wearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh my"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren's girdle is a pale, opalescent belt thing, pulled snug
Floyd | around her waist. It is the only thing she's wearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boat" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently wrecked here on the shallow reef. It's white, and shiny,
Floyd | like something out of a dream. I mean, it literally is in this dream
Floyd | that I'm describing to you right now. It symbolizes... Actually, go in
Floyd | there first; give me a second to think about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren sings in what might be a Romance language, or might be
Floyd | random dream-syllables: "SerÃ© una ola. SerÃ© la luna. He sido
Floyd | todo,
Floyd | soy yo."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "we're just able to ignore the siren? Neat"
		Binder says, "This narrator should have done more research for this coma playing session."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You paddle out toward the white ship.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship of Pearl
Floyd | When you are inside the ship, you realize that it symbolizes
Floyd | loneliness. Specifically, loneliness brought on by being an artist,
Floyd | which all artists suffer from deep inside their souls. This is the
Floyd | ship of pearl, which painters sail into the seas of paint, and which
Floyd | sculptors sail across seas of clay, and of marble, searching for the
Floyd | distant moorages of inspiration. I could keep going, but you don't
Floyd | seem to be as into this as I am so I guess I'll stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The interior of the ship is lit by a pale, eerie luminescence.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like whatever painter or poet who piloted this craft last
Floyd | left their leather trunk in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Gunther), "Apparently we're too uptight and punctual for seduction."
		Afterward says, "The Siren has a bunch of different songs if you care to listen repeatedly."
		Gunther says, "including "woop woop! it's da sound of da police""
		Jacqueline says, "I really should work with vimes to get the encoding on Floyd right, but I'm pretty sure it will come out find in the transcript."
		Rotonoto asks, "Multilingual songs?"
		Binder says, "Man if this same ship sails all those seas, it's got to have fierce barnacles."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | A large leather trunk, scratched and pitted by the slings and arrows
Floyd | of being lugged all over the place for years and years. It symbolizes
Floyd | mystery. The mysterious initials OWH are inscribed on top.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has a big lock thing on it, but no keyhole: Instead, there's just
Floyd | two depressions in the front, in the shape of the astrological symbol
Floyd | for Aquarius. See? Symbolism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "alright, let's throw open that trunk"
		Gunther says, "heh, two depressions, I see what you did there"
		Rotonoto exclaims, "woop, woop, siren style!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push depressions" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEPRESSIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Just pushing on the depressions doesn't do anything. Your hand is not
Floyd | the right shape for these zig-zaggy depressions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "check out the lock"
		Gunther says, "zig-zaggy eh"
		Jacqueline says, "Normally I am less keen on this sort of writing, but Ryan's pulling it off really well and I'm rather enjoying this."
		Binder says, "Pendulous."
		Jacqueline says, "ZIG-ZAGGY"
		DavidW says (to Gunther), "heh"
		Gunther says, "I love that writing"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's get ziggy with it."
		DavidW asks, "Who wants the honors?"
		Rotonoto says, "Yep. Put pendulums in depressions"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pendulums in depressions" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT PENDULUMS IN DEPRESSIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the pendulums into the depressions, and they click into
Floyd | place. The pendulums were the symbol for Aquarius all along, and the
Floyd | symbol was the key to the trunk! You solved the mystery!
Floyd |
Floyd | The trunk opens, revealing a wreathÃ¨d horn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "a what horn?"
		Afterward says, "UGH"
		Afterward says, "wreathed, with, an accent on the e"
		Jacqueline says (to Afterward), "Not your fault. Floyd's fault."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the horn from the trunk; it has a strange weight to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "this is the worst day of my LIFE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in horn" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a huge conical, spiral shell of the type you often find on
Floyd | islands, like in that book, Animal Farm. Wait, that's not it.
Floyd | That wasn't even on an island. What book am I thinking of?
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like somebody has already drilled a hole in it for you to
Floyd | blow into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "oooh, a cornucopia"
		Jacqueline asks (of Afterward), "It is???"
		Rotonoto asks, "wreath-ed?"
		Afterward says (to Rotonoto), "Yeah exactly."
		Jacqueline asks, "Lord of the Flies?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your ear up to the wreathÃ¨d horn, and as if by magic you hear
Floyd | the soft sighing of a person in a coma, waiting to be awoken. Or maybe
Floyd | you're just hearing the noise of your own blood vessels, multiplied in
Floyd | the conical natural echo chamber. Since this is a magical dream world,
Floyd | it could be either one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the wreathÃ¨d horn tastes like
Floyd | Bavarian cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "nah, the one with the genetic experiments"
		Binder says, "The Portrait of Dorian Moreau."
		DavidW says, "creamy horn"
		Gunther says, "ew, earwax"
		Rotonoto says, "yummy horn"
		Binder tasted the bell end, y0
		Jacqueline says, "A Bavarian cream horn sounds pretty darn good right aboutnow."
		Binder says, "srsly"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "x horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a huge conical, spiral shell of the type you often find on
Floyd | islands, like in that book I can't remember. Shoot, what was it?
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like somebody has already drilled a hole in it for you to
Floyd | blow into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should we return to the Siren or blow it here?"
		Gunther asks, "do we blow it here or at the siren?"
		Gunther says, "timing"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "x horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a huge conical, spiral shell of the type you often find on
Floyd | islands, like in... Oh! Lord of the Flies. I knew I'd
Floyd | remember it eventually.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like somebody has already drilled a hole in it for you to
Floyd | blow into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "I say siren"
		Rotonoto says, "with brogmoid earwax"
		Jacqueline passes out this morning's feelies: everyone gets a Bavarian cream Nautilisia horn.
		Gunther says (to Rotonoto), "YES exactly"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "YAY"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "thanks!"
		Jacqueline says, "You're very welcome."
		Rotonoto says, "oh go on, let's summon something"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "blow horn" 		

Floyd ]  Ship of Pearl
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to blow into the horn, but the tremendous sound that emerges
Floyd | is too much for you to handle. It symbolizes the conclusion of the
Floyd | individuation process, which, if attained prematurely, would result in
Floyd | a psychological short-circuit. What I'm saying is, this is not the
Floyd | time or place for unleashing the power of the horn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Something symbolic."
		Binder exclaims, "We can't handle the toot!"
		Gunther says, "i.e. phallic"
		DavidW says, "Let's go find Jericho and wake him with it."
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "Sometimes a horn is just a horn, dude."
		Rotonoto says, "I guess we'll know when it's time to TOTALLY BLOW IT."
		Binder says (to Rotonoto), "ha"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, onwards?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. I want to try 'kiss siren'."
		Gunther says (to Jacqueline), "name ONE instance in which it is."
		Rotonoto says, "& upwards"
		Binder says, "Look, just because a lady is lying around with only a corset on doesn't mean she's fair kissing game."
		Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "Well, this one time, at band camp-- oh wait, that was a flute."
		DavidW says (to Binder), "fine, I'll just kiss the dudes, then."
		Binder says (to DavidW), "OK by me."
		Rotonoto exclaims, "referencey!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You leave the ship and swim back toward the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | The gulf that this enchanted beach envelops is itself enchanted, or
Floyd | ensorcelled, with a magical glamour which makes
Floyd | everyone who sees it want to just sit around and take a break for once
Floyd | in their lives. It symbolizes taking a break for once in your life.
Floyd | Only you are able to resist this enchantment, because you alone are so
Floyd | incredibly uptight about getting stuff done all the time and being on
Floyd | time for things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the northeast is the hill, and over to the west is that dark,
Floyd | scary jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little ways out into the water is a white ship, pitching and yawing
Floyd | on the restless sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is here, sitting and singing on a coral reef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, I have this horrible poem in my head now. David Wavid, pudding and pie, kissed the dudes and made them cry."
		Afterward asks, "is anybody making a map?"
		Rotonoto says, "Remove Corset would be more productive, as well as aesthetically pleasing."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh dear. No. Should we?"
		DavidW says, "I am."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Yay."
		Gunther says, "let's not get creepy"
		Binder says, "'get'"
		DavidW says, "we're only 4 rooms so far."
		Jacqueline asks, "Jungle?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to siren" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "listen siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren smiles and says hello. She is extremely helpful and would
Floyd | love to tell you about anything you want to ask her about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "you should stick around and bug the siren"
		Rotonoto says, "Impenetrable."
		Binder says, "A helpful NPC? I'm suspicious."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about jungle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT JUNGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | She says that she is a fan of the jungle, but can't hang out there as
Floyd | much as she'd like, because her legs are a fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT HERSELF

		Gunther says, "ha ha, a fish"

Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles. She says she's doing just fine, thanks for asking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about nautilisia" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT NAUTILISIA
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have to understand," explains the Siren, "After you solve all the
Floyd | puzzles, the dream will be over. It's in the nature of dreams, to end.
Floyd | And when the sleeper awakens, Nautilisia will be gone... only the
Floyd | memory of this dream land will exist in the waking world.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But someday, you might recall this island... That memory must be the
Floyd | real Nautilisia."
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles. "I stole that speech from a video game."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we pick her up and carry her into the jungle?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about sleeper" 		Binder says, "Yes."

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT SLEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren doesn't have anything interesting to say about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "Nautalisia. Nautalisia has changed."
		Rotonoto says, "Many leggies have I lost, many have I gained."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about girdle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT GIRDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you like it?" she asks. "I got it on Etsy for like sixteen bucks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "snicker"
		DavidW says, "ouch. That broke a wall."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Binder says, "I see no wall here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about horn" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | When you bring up the wreathÃ¨d horn, the Siren's eyes go wide. "That
Floyd | horn is an artifact of tremendous psychic potential!" she whispers.
Floyd | "Either that, or it symbolizes psychic potential."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "A wall begging to be broken."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about batman" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT BATMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren doesn't have anything interesting to say about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto asks, "Does it hurt you when a fourth wall breaks, David?"
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Binder says, "I am disappoint."
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask siren about beach" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT BEACH
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren says she isn't crazy about sand. You can't blame her,
Floyd | really. Sand is annoying sometime.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren sees you digging and freaks out. "Great!" she yells. "Dig
Floyd | it! Dig it! Dig to the center of the earth!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren sees you digging and freaks out. "Great!" she yells. "Dig
Floyd | it! Dig it! Dig to the center of the earth!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "My."
Gunther says (to Floyd), "Dig to the center of the earth" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to dig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe she's just messing with us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "make sandcastle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAKE SANDCASTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | The gulf that this enchanted beach envelops is itself enchanted, or
Floyd | ensorcelled, with a magical glamour which makes
Floyd | everyone who sees it want to just sit around and take a break for once
Floyd | in their lives. It symbolizes taking a break for once in your life.
Floyd | Only you are able to resist this enchantment, because you alone are so
Floyd | incredibly uptight about getting stuff done all the time and being on
Floyd | time for things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the northeast is the hill, and over to the west is that dark,
Floyd | scary jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little ways out into the water is a white ship, pitching and yawing
Floyd | on the restless sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is here, sitting and singing on a coral reef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coral" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Coral is super scratchy, you know that? It cuts you open and then the
Floyd | saltwater gets in there and it stings like a mother. This dream coral
Floyd | symbolizes the fundamental painfulness of existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | I guess I don't know why the Siren is sitting on it then.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ask siren about gulf" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT GULF
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren looks out to the sea and sighs. "This island symbolizes a
Floyd | lot of things," she says. "A lot of things." She sighs again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coral" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CORAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther asks, "give her the horn?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break coral" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK CORAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't start with that stuff. Nautilisia is a safe place, a peaceful
Floyd | place. Play along a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | When you start singing, the Siren glares at you and starts singing
Floyd | louder. So you stop singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "yeah, DAVID"
		Binder says, "HA"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fly" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop up in the air, but are unable to stay aloft. I've never been
Floyd | able to fly in a dream, so I'm deciding you can't fly either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your dancing is abominable! Quit ruining my dream-world!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "So judgey."
Afterward says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | No, I'm already asleep. A person in a coma is always asleep basically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Did we try to kiss her?"
		DavidW says, "nope"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren isn't the type to get all sexy on you unprovoked, but since
Floyd | you decided to initiate things, the Siren goes ahead and rocks
Floyd | your world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Binder says, "My."
		Jacqueline says, "World: rocked."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pick up siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > PICK UP SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose the Siren would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "kiss siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | When you move in for some more action, the Siren does that thing where
Floyd | she pulls her head away at the last moment. So annoying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought she would like to go to the jungle."
		DavidW says, "anyway, maybe we can find her a dulcimer."
		Afterward says, "This Siren is based on a lot of things, including this girl I dated in college"
		Jacqueline says, "Seems cruel to say, "Siren, follow me." and the go into the jungle."
		Zach says, "Feelings: hurt"
		DavidW asks, "I assume our only option is west into the jungle?"
		Afterward says, "uh hold on"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "x hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the long streaming hair)
Floyd | Her hair is black. Long and black and wet. It's all the more black for
Floyd | its being wet.The strands are all tangled up after a long day of
Floyd | swimming around, though, and she seems a bit frustrated at this.
Floyd |
Floyd | But I can't decide whether her hair should cover up her boobs or not.
Floyd | I mean, maybe it's not very important, but I'm getting hung up on it
Floyd | anyway. For now I'm gonna say it covers up... neither boob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unless there's directions to go that haven't been pointed out, of course."
		Jacqueline says, "Golly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boobs" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOBS
Floyd |
Floyd | As you gaze upon the Siren's boobs, which apparently the Siren does
Floyd | not mind you doing, I am going to decide whether they're covered up by
Floyd | her hair or not. It's not a completely arbitrary question, you know.
Floyd | This kind of detail does a lot to determine the overall tone of my
Floyd | dream world.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm gonna say... just the left boob is covered up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I hope all my comas are this risque."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking earlier that it would be fun to brush her hair."
		Rotonoto asks, "Did the girl in college flash you all the time?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's take the bait."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x left breast" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEFT BREAST
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, come on. Let's be mature, okay? Just say "boobs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward sighs:
Binder says (to Floyd), "x boobs" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOBS
Floyd |
Floyd | As you gaze upon the Siren's boobs, which apparently the Siren does
Floyd | not mind you doing, I am going to decide whether they're covered up by
Floyd | her hair or not. It's not a completely arbitrary question, you know.
Floyd | This kind of detail does a lot to determine the overall tone of my
Floyd | dream world.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm gonna say... both boobs are covered up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline rolls her eyes.
		Binder says, "Either the hair or the boobs are wriggly."
		Jacqueline says, "That's slightly disturbing, Binder."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "brush hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > BRUSH HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your hair or the long streaming hair?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "long streaming hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > LONG STREAMING HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a combing-instrument with you, do you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "No a.i.f. today, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "oho - combing instrument."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's find it."
Gunther says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah! Yeah, exactly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "To the bat-brush!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | No?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "maybe" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAYBE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "perhaps" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > PERHAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "& brush is a recognized verb"
		Jacqueline asks, "It's not normally, is it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jungle
Floyd | I keep forgetting what this jungle is supposed to symbolize. I think
Floyd | it was intrigue. The branches, heavy with purple leaves, lean down
Floyd | toward you in a vaguely threatening way. It's a scary experience, but
Floyd | it's also kind of exciting. That's the fun of being in a coma-induced
Floyd | dream world.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rough path through the vegetation leads from the gulf to the east to
Floyd | a clearing in the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long vine hangs from the trees, swaying like a snake in front of
Floyd | your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "haha what is wrong with me"
		Gunther says, "...what"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x vine" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It dances hypnotically before your vision. It's a symbol of risk. You
Floyd | have to take risks, see? Otherwise you can't get anywhere in life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "I do not remember why I implemented 'yes' and 'no'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb vine" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB VINE
Floyd |
Floyd | After giving a little resistance, the vine falls to the ground,
Floyd | dislodging something from the branches in the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the entire length of the vine has fallen, it turns into a giant
Floyd | green snake, which slithers off into the jungle. That snake symbolizes
Floyd | the horrible things that can happen when you take risks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The thing you dislodged finally hits the ground. It's a shell, a venus
Floyd | comb. That thing could have killed you!
Floyd |
Floyd | You see what happens when you take risks?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "go up, young pc"
		Binder says, "A COMB"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x comb" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMB
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a seashell, spiral in shape and conical in form, but it's covered
Floyd | in dozens of long, skinny spines, like a hairbrush designed by H.R.
Floyd | Giger. It symbolizes beauty as a desirable but fundamentally dangerous
Floyd | aspect of experience.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "COMB"
Binder says (to Floyd), "get shell" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the venus comb)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto asks, "convenient, ey?"
		DavidW asks, "Back to the Siren?"
		Binder says, "See, if she had legs instead of a fish, she wouldn't have rucked up hair."
		Gunther says, "nah, brush our own hair first"
		DavidW asks, "Are we a Venus?"
		Rotonoto says, "we will come rejoicing, grooming all the sirens"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "comb hair" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMB HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The venus comb pokes your hand something fierce, but it straightens
Floyd | your hair out nicely. When I say "your hand" and "your hair" I mean
Floyd | "your dream-hand" and "your dream-hair," obviously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Obviously."
		Jacqueline says, "So, Ryan, did you use a dream interpretation book, or did you just pull all of these interpretations out of your... I mean, out of thin air? They're rather good."
		DavidW says, "Of course, obviously, for sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | The gulf that this enchanted beach envelops is itself enchanted, or
Floyd | ensorcelled, with a magical glamour which makes
Floyd | everyone who sees it want to just sit around and take a break for once
Floyd | in their lives. It symbolizes taking a break for once in your life.
Floyd | Only you are able to resist this enchantment, because you alone are so
Floyd | incredibly uptight about getting stuff done all the time and being on
Floyd | time for things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the northeast is the hill, and over to the west is that dark,
Floyd | scary jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little ways out into the water is a white ship, pitching and yawing
Floyd | on the restless sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is here, sitting and singing on a coral reef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "comb long hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMB LONG HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach her hair with the dangerous shell, the Siren's eyes go
Floyd | wide.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is this what I think it is? Where on earth did you find this? Well,
Floyd | anyway, thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes the comb from you and immediately starts brushing her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I suppose it's customary to repay you somehow, right? Well, here."
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes off her girdle, which dream-logically turns into...
Floyd | something else, I guess, and hands it to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Siren's girdle
Floyd |   a wreathÃ¨d horn
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x girdle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIRDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that she's not wearing it, the Siren's girdle has turned into more
Floyd | of a two-dimensional curvy H shape, like a crude drawing of a girdle
Floyd | being worn around an hourglass waist. It's still pale and opalescent,
Floyd | though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Man we don't even get to brush her hair, our dream-self?"
		Rotonoto says, "go check out the clearing. maybe there'll be 69,105 leaves there ... or keys, pace DavidW."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear girdle" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR GIRDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not saying you don't have the figure for it, but that's not how
Floyd | you're supposed to use the girdle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put girdle on head" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT GIRDLE ON HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "gird loins" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIRD LOINS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder snorts.
		Jacqueline says, "I have no idea where these weird move impulses are coming from, but I'm guessing that there are some weird things in the game and we should try those weird ideas when we have them."
		DavidW asks, "onward to clearing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, let's go count the leaves."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Jungle
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jungle
Floyd | I keep forgetting what this jungle is supposed to symbolize. I think
Floyd | it was the unknown. The branches, heavy with purple leaves, lean down
Floyd | toward you in a vaguely threatening way. It's a scary experience, but
Floyd | it's also kind of exciting. That's the fun of being in a coma-induced
Floyd | dream world.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rough path through the vegetation leads from the gulf to the east to
Floyd | a clearing in the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ok by me"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | This is an open area in the jungle, symbolizing the eye of the
Floyd | storm. It isn't the center of the jungle, but it's the center of
Floyd | your experience at this point in time. It's like the guy says:
Floyd | Wherever you go, there you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path leading back into the jungle is southeast of here, but to
Floyd | your north is a rock wall, carved with a curious design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x design" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a carving, a depression kind of thing, in the shape of the
Floyd | astrological symbol for Pisces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "watch, it's missing an H"
		DavidW says, "Pisces is H shaped, yes."
		Binder says, "So put our thingy in that thingy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put girdle in carving" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT GIRDLE IN CARVING
Floyd |
Floyd | The girdle, which was all along the symbol for Pisces, fits perfectly
Floyd | into the slot on the wall. Both of them dissolve into a silver mist.
Floyd | You overcame the dream logic and defeated the puzzle!
Floyd |
Floyd | This is my favorite one, by the way. Because I'm a Pisces. Anyway,
Floyd | good job.
Floyd |
Floyd | It turns out that behind the rock is a huge cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "Hm, fishy ..."
		Binder asks, "A huge BAT cave?"
		DavidW says, "aha!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing
Floyd |
Floyd | > L

		Rotonoto says, "Mind your Wayne Manors."

Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | This is an open area in the jungle, symbolizing the eye of the
Floyd | storm. It isn't the center of the jungle, but it's the center of
Floyd | your experience at this point in time. It's like the guy says:
Floyd | Wherever you go, there you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path leading back into the jungle is southeast of here, but to
Floyd | your north is the mouth of an awesome-looking cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "n?"
		DavidW says, "If there's a boy wonder in there, he's getting smooched."
		Gunther asks, "man, why is the output so bork?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Caves of Thought
Floyd | You have finally found your way to the Caves of Thought. This cave
Floyd | represents thought, and thinking. There are stalactites and
Floyd | stalagmites and that kind of thing, but the area has been kept mostly
Floyd | empty, so as not to distract from your meditations as you approach the
Floyd | center of the island.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel continues to the northeast, but if you want you can return
Floyd | to the light and air of the clearing to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "The termcap for comas is lousy"
		Jacqueline asks (of Gunther), "What do you mean?"
		Gunther says, "uh, apparently it's an issue here somehow? never mind"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your thoughts reverberate against the walls, bouncing around and
Floyd | multiplying and colliding and eventually canceling each other out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "; Hi sorry hi."
		Binder says, "Nice."
		Jacqueline asks (of Afterward), "Did you see my question to you earlier?"
		Jacqueline | So, Ryan, did you use a dream interpretation book, or did you just pull all of these interpretations out of your... I mean, out of thin air? They're rather good.
		Afterward says, "Yes! Kinda! It's hard to scroll up in this client."
		Afterward says, "Oh thank you very much."
		Jacqueline asks, "You're welcome. Are they yours, or from a book?"
		Jacqueline says, "I've been wanting more good dream IF, but I generally think of it as serious. I'm liking this spin on it very much, though."
		Rotonoto says, "We forgot to taste the girdle."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "premeditate" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > PREMEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste cave" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE CAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "I didn't use a dream interpretation book, no, but I wouldn't say stuff is pulled out of thin air."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say echo" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY ECHO
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gunther says (to Floyd), "echo" 		

Floyd ]  Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > ECHO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "There are a few different things going on, and the narrator is trying to get certain ideas across."
		DavidW asks, "continue northeast?"
		Binder says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | This cave represents deep thought. See, there are always deeper levels
Floyd | of thought. Getting really deep in thought is a necessary step on the
Floyd | path to self-attainment. So, keep going.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out is southwest, but the deeper caves are to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "The symbolism of the jungle is randomized when you examine it though."
		Jacqueline says, "ah"
		Afterward says, "Oh, another good random response is 'going nowhere' in the jungle."
Afterward says (to Floyd), "x stalactites" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STALACTITES
Floyd |
Floyd | I actually don't remember the difference. Stalagmites might... They
Floyd | might something. Man, this is gonna keep me up all night. Or it would,
Floyd | if I wasn't in a coma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "taste stalactites" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE STALACTITES
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't be distracted by the beautiful cave formations!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto exclaims, "We're not goin' anywhere, Gilbert!"
		DavidW says, "Incidentally, we're walking in a spiral or circular path through locations, for what it's worth."
		Jacqueline says, "What a nice touch."
		Rotonoto asks, "Didn't interactive fiction begin with being distracted by beautiful cave formations?"
		Rotonoto says, "Yes, a chambered nautilus."
		Jacqueline says, "No wonder he wanted us to map. :)"
		Afterward exclaims, "aha yes!"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd | I know, it probably seems like there are too many sections in this
Floyd | cave. I totally understand why you would feel that way. But having a
Floyd | bunch of caves like this is a necessity. It's called
Floyd | "pacing." Just trust me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even deeper caves are to the south; the less deep caves are west of
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pace around" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > PACE AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your thoughts reverberate against the walls, bouncing around and
Floyd | multiplying and colliding and eventually canceling each other out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think deeper" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK DEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "think to the center of the earth" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Danke Schoen, darling, Danke Schoen,
Floyd |  Thank you for all the joy and pain...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah. Central Park in fall."
		Rotonoto says, "An appropriate song for being in a coma ..."
Gunther 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, "A reference I don't get, I guess."
Gunther arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		* Gunther has joined the channel.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Deeper Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Danke Schoen, darling, Danke Schoen,
Floyd |  Thank you for all the joy and pain...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "south?"
		Binder says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Okay, okay, here for once is something more interesting than just more
Floyd | caves.
Floyd |
Floyd | At this curve in the tunnel, the east wall is made up of a bunch of
Floyd | rocks. I mean, the whole place is made out of rocks, but these rocks
Floyd | are smaller and... rubblier.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's a well-known song. It got a big popularity boost from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clear rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAR RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently pushing on the wall of rocks doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the wall of rocks tastes like
Floyd | glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull out one of the rocks from the wall. The rest of the rocks
Floyd | immediately fall down in a big pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | But then: a rush of air! A shaft of light! You've uncovered a path to
Floyd | the surface. Nice job!
Floyd |
Floyd | Let's say this symbolizes an act of mutual recognition between your
Floyd | conscious and unconscious minds. I mean, my conscious and unconscious
Floyd | minds. Either way, good going.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "How do we know what glue tastes like? Bleh."
		Binder asks, "We're a stamp collector when we're not visiting someone's coma?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's all sort of Plato-esque. Sorta."
		DavidW says, "Siren rocked our world; we rocked this world."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Heehee"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Here's the place in the tunnel where there's an exit to the surface
Floyd | instead of an east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto asks, "a huffing dream?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Three options."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "What will this do to our spiral?!"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island. An entrance has opened into the caves beneath the
Floyd | jungle to the west of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "To continue the spiral, we shoulda gone sw, not east."
		Rotonoto says, "been here, done that"
		Afterward says, "uh, hold on"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stately Manor
Floyd | It's like stately Wayne manor, in that it's on top of a hill, and it's
Floyd | very expansive and full of expensive things, but there's no
Floyd | labyrinthine cave system underneath it. Well okay, I guess actually
Floyd | there turned out to be a labyrinthine cave system underneath it,
Floyd | sorry to disappoint you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's even a big grandfather clock in here, that symbolizes
Floyd | punctuality, but it doesn't tell the time. Because it's a dream!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go outside by going south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "It emerges that the narrator is making this up as they go along."
		Jacqueline asks (of Afterward), "Don't spoil us, please... little Easter eggs are fine, but not plot-revealing stuff, 'kay?"
		Rotonoto says, "but now DavidW has his bat-cave"
		DavidW says, "heh"
		Afterward says, "Sorry, I was afraid there wouldn't be a reason to get back to the mansion and resolve the batman issue."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we should go into the cave and continue onward?"
		Binder says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says (to AW), "heh"
		DavidW says, "please"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stately Manor
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Stately Manor
Floyd | It's like stately Wayne manor, in that it's on top of a hill, and it's
Floyd | very expansive and full of expensive things, but there's no
Floyd | labyrinthine cave system underneath it. Well okay, I guess actually
Floyd | there turned out to be a labyrinthine cave system underneath it,
Floyd | sorry to disappoint you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's even a big grandfather clock in here, that symbolizes
Floyd | punctuality, but it doesn't tell the time. Because it's a dream!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go outside by going south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island. An entrance has opened into the caves beneath the
Floyd | jungle to the west of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Here's the place in the tunnel where there's an exit to the surface
Floyd | instead of an east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "and sw to ...?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Incredibly Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Incredibly Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Sorry, this is another room where there isn't really anything going
Floyd | on. I swear I'm not doing this just to frustrate you.
Floyd |
Floyd | I know sometimes it seems like I'm doing stuff just to be annoying,
Floyd | but I always have a good reason. I mean, I always think I
Floyd | have a good reason. Sometimes it turns out later that I didn't
Floyd | actually have a good reason, but I never start out with the intention
Floyd | of doing nothing but screwing with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caves go northeast and northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "I like caves."
		Binder asks, "nw?"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
		Rotonoto says, "but a cave is really just a hole on its side."
		Afterward says (to Rotonoto), "You should be advised that everything you know about caves is wrong."
		DavidW says, "I suppose then, if we look really really closely in our horn, we'll see ourselves."
		Rotonoto exclaims, "I'm so happy you got that reference!"
		Afterward D
		Afterward says, "that was supposed to be a smiley face."
		Binder says, "All smile, no face."
		Gunther says, "you have to type :\:D"
		Gunther says, "it's dream logic"
Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd | This is it. You have reached the deepest part of the caves. From here
Floyd | on out, you've still got underground rooms, but it's more like an
Floyd | ancient underground shrine than a plain old cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here you can go back southeast, or you can go northeast, in which
Floyd | direction you can discern an unearthly glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | But first, gaze into that pool of still water, and see the face of
Floyd | your destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ooh our density"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | In the pool is a goat-fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "a what now"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x goat-fish" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOAT-FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a baby goat-fish. Maybe more of a kid-fish. It only has little
Floyd | nubby horns, and the fish end of it wriggles around energetically.
Floyd | This baby goat-fish represents youthful idealism, or youthful
Floyd | ignorance. I guess those are kind of the same thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "> estimate size of goat-fish whose severed horn we carry"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "taste goat-fish" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE GOAT-FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the goat-fish tastes like
Floyd | pickles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'Til Destiny makes a goat-fish out of you'"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Binder says, "Great, the briney sheep."
		Rotonoto says, "Another Zodiacal sign, no doubt."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask goat-fish about itself" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK GOAT-FISH ABOUT ITSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Apparently swimming about is not animate."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | The pool is too small for you to swim in, so you shrink down to the
Floyd | size of a frog and swim around in it for a while. Then you return to
Floyd | your normal size.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, ";Also, no doubt everyone has already seen this six times, but: [LINK]"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet goat-fish" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET GOAT-FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat-fish bleats contentedly as you nuzzle its goaty little face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto exclaims, "Well I'll be an inanimate goat-fish!"
		Afterward says, "I assure you it is animate in all the...most important ways"
		Rotonoto says, "You got to kiss a dude after all."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm glad we weren't eaten by the goatfish when we were a frog."
		DavidW asks, "so, shall we take Capricorn with us?"
		Rotonoto asks, "Can he breathe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take goat-fish" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GOAT-FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a couple tries, but eventually you scoop the baby goat-fish
Floyd | up out of the pool. It emits a few high-pitched bleats and then it
Floyd | calms down in your comforting grasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat-fish bleats a little bleating song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "Well, his top half presumably has lungs"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze it" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUEEZE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat-fish nibbles on your finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "Aw, a little bleating song. Now would be the time for Wayne Newton ..."
		Binder says, "Ouch."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd | This is it. You have reached the deepest part of the caves.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here you can go back southeast, or you can go northeast, in which
Floyd | direction you can discern an unearthly glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The baby goat-fish wriggles its way up your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glow" 		

Floyd ]  Uttermost Depths of Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It glimmers, or glistens, or maybe even glisters--no, I'd
Floyd | better stick with glistens--with a radiance you find very slightly
Floyd | unnerving.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kid-fish crawls up to your shoulder and tries to headbutt you in
Floyd | the neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Seriously, [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "Let's go into the light. It might be symbolic."
		Binder says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shining Archway
Floyd | This room is awash in light: In the south wall, an archway towers over
Floyd | you, glowing as if reflecting the brightness of a distant galaxy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room with the pool is back to the southwest, and it looks like
Floyd | there's a shortcut to the east. I put that shortcut there just for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The baby goat-fish almost falls to the ground, but you catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I used to have a pet goat, and he did headbutt a lot. It was cute but painful and annoying."
		Rotonoto says, "Glister. Impressive."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x archway" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ARCHWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | This archway is a symbol of the ultimate, I mean the penultimate
Floyd | barrier between my comatose mind and the outside world. It literally
Floyd | is that, but it's also symbolically that. The lines are beginning
Floyd | to blur.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path through the arch is blocked by a big door.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of a sudden, the baby goat-fish yawns and falls asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | This idle door is actually the barrier you have to worry about. I
Floyd | guess if the arch is the symbolic barrier, then this door is the
Floyd | literal barrier. By "literal" here I mean
Floyd | "literal-within-the-dream-world."
Floyd |
Floyd | In the door is another keyhole-depression, this one in the shape of,
Floyd | like, a V with a ridiculous curly thing attached to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Stick the cute little goat fish in there."
		DavidW says, "lick yer goat-fish before they get doored."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste fish" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the goat-fish tastes like
Floyd | pickles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in door" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IT IN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | See, that would make sense, but the goat-fish is a literal
Floyd | (dream-)goat-fish, not a Capricorn symbol. You've got a
Floyd | classic confusion between signifier and signified on your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ha ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put horn in door" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HORN IN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake fish" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Aw, but it's so cute when it's sleeping! Just let it rest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "symbolize goatfish" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > SYMBOLIZE GOATFISH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "haha, I think it's written such that the door isn't unlockable, but the depression is? good grief"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x capricorn" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAPRICORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the goat-fish)
Floyd | It's a baby goat-fish. Maybe more of a kid-fish. It only has little
Floyd | nubby horns, and the fish end of it wriggles around energetically.
Floyd | This baby goat-fish represents youthful idealism, or youthful
Floyd | ignorance. I guess those are kind of the same thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put capricorn in depression" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CAPRICORN IN DEPRESSION
Floyd |
Floyd | (the goat-fish in the keyhole-depression)
Floyd | See, that would make sense, but the goat-fish is a literal
Floyd | (dream-)goat-fish, not a Capricorn symbol. You've got a
Floyd | classic confusion between signifier and signified on your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | The baby goat-fish snores a little bleating snore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow horn" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to blow into the horn, but the tremendous sound that emerges
Floyd | is too much for you to handle. It symbolizes the conclusion of the
Floyd | individuation process, which, if attained prematurely, would result in
Floyd | a psychological short-circuit. What I'm saying is, this is not the
Floyd | time or place for unleashing the power of the horn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow capricorn" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW CAPRICORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the goat-fish)
Floyd | That's not something you can blow into. Or, at any rate, you don't
Floyd | need to blow into it. Let's do something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake it" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Aw, but it's so cute when it's sleeping! Just let it rest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop it" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP IT
Floyd |
Floyd | No, no! You can't leave it here alone! It can't fend for itself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "YOU ARE DEPRESSED - Achievement unlocked!"
		DavidW says, "well, we could ask the siren about it, I suppose"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a baby goat-fish. Maybe more of a kid-fish. It only has little
Floyd | nubby horns, and the fish end of it wriggles around energetically.
Floyd | This baby goat-fish represents youthful idealism, or youthful
Floyd | ignorance. I guess those are kind of the same thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It was alone when we found it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no handle in the door, just that goofy-looking depression.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just sayin'"
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "What are you implying?"
		DavidW asks, "oh, that it was alone in the pool and fended fine there?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, it's cute, and I like the idea of being responsible for it, so I like the response, but yeah, it was doing just fine until we came along."
		DavidW says, "Still, maybe Siren would like it. They're both half fish."
		Jacqueline says, "OOOOOOHHHH"
		Binder says, "Even the same half."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		Rotonoto says, "knock on the door"

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Here's the place in the tunnel where there's an exit to the surface
Floyd | instead of an east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest, and there's that tiny
Floyd | shortcut to the shining archway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline bounces up and down. "Do that, do that."
		Jacqueline says, "Not the knocking bit, the giving the kid to the siren bit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f e" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > F E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island. An entrance has opened into the caves beneath the
Floyd | jungle to the west of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat-fish burps in its sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | The gulf that this enchanted beach envelops is itself enchanted, or
Floyd | ensorcelled, with a magical glamour which makes
Floyd | everyone who sees it want to just sit around and take a break for once
Floyd | in their lives. It symbolizes taking a break for once in your life.
Floyd | Only you are able to resist this enchantment, because you alone are so
Floyd | incredibly uptight about getting stuff done all the time and being on
Floyd | time for things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the northeast is the hill, and over to the west is that dark,
Floyd | scary jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little ways out into the water is a white ship, pitching and yawing
Floyd | on the restless sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is here, sitting and singing on a coral reef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask siren about goat-fish" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SIREN ABOUT GOAT-FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren tells you she is extremely worried about the well-being of
Floyd | her little goat-fish Tarin, who got lost in a cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "feel streaming hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL STREAMING HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The Siren is totally cool with your feeling her hair, which falls away
Floyd | like bashful silk through your fingers. She must use one heck of a
Floyd | conditioner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give tarin to siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE TARIN TO SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | Her jaw drops. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh. You brought Tarin!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat-fish leaps into the Siren's arms with a triumphant bleat and
Floyd | she immediately begins cooing over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know, I actually have the perfect reward for you. Check this
Floyd | out:" She produces a piece of pearlescent material from an invisible
Floyd | drawer or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you recognize this? It's the symbol for Capricorn. It's
Floyd | thematically appropriate, because Tarin here is a goat-fish, right?
Floyd | Anyway, I want you to have it." She hands it to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank siren" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > THANK SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Well then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "taste flowing hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE FLOWING HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "taste streaming hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE STREAMING HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the long streaming hair tastes
Floyd | like finely-shredded dark chocolate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "taste streaming hair" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE STREAMING HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the long streaming hair tastes
Floyd | like finely-shredded dark chocolate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "DavidW wins the Internet today."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing, had to look it up."
		Jacqueline asks, "So it's not random, it's a... table?"
		DavidW asks, "hm?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or is it dynamically generated at game start, or?"
		Afterward says, "it's actually a huge list of "The taste of the hair is ''." because I am an idiot."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "The table of what objects taste like."
		DavidW says, "oh."
		Afterward says, "SOME of the tastes actually make sense"
		Rotonoto says, "He's a TADS person."
		Jacqueline asks, "But this is Inform, no?"
		DavidW asks, "shall I head back to the door?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste capricorn" 		Afterward says, "This is totally Inform."

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE CAPRICORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Capricorn symbol)
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the Capricorn symbol tastes
Floyd | like a goat-fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure, let's go use the symbol."
		DavidW says, "Capricorn tastes like something that tastes like pickles. I wonder what pickles taste like."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island. An entrance has opened into the caves beneath the
Floyd | jungle to the west of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "I meant DavidW. I know this is Inform."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Here's the place in the tunnel where there's an exit to the surface
Floyd | instead of an east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest, and there's that tiny
Floyd | shortcut to the shining archway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shining Archway
Floyd | This room is awash in light: In the south wall, an archway towers over
Floyd | you, glowing as if reflecting the brightness of a distant galaxy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room with the pool is back to the southwest, and it looks like
Floyd | there's a shortcut to the east. I put that shortcut there just for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | This idle door is actually the barrier you have to worry about. I
Floyd | guess if the arch is the symbolic barrier, then this door is the
Floyd | literal barrier. By "literal" here I mean
Floyd | "literal-within-the-dream-world."
Floyd |
Floyd | In the door is another keyhole-depression, this one in the shape of,
Floyd | like, a V with a ridiculous curly thing attached to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put capricorn in door" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CAPRICORN IN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Capricorn symbol in the idle door)
Floyd | The Capricorn symbol slides into place with a click. The door
Floyd | dematerializes, its constituent dream-atoms disappearing into the
Floyd | dream-aether.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nice job! The path to the final challenge is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunless Crypt
Floyd | You have reached the end of your quest. Here, at the center of
Floyd | Nautilisia, is the sunless crypt that symbolizes the spiritual and
Floyd | psychological profundity of the coma that I've been in all this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling above roils with irisdescent turmoil, symbolizing the
Floyd | conflux of emotions that are going on in my brain. A spiral design on
Floyd | the floor leads your gaze toward the center of the room, which is the
Floyd | center of the center of Nautilisia:
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying prostrate on a dais of nacreous stone and wrapped in webs of
Floyd | gauze is my own comatose body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunless Crypt
Floyd | You have reached the end of your quest. Here, at the center of
Floyd | Nautilisia, is the sunless crypt that symbolizes the spiritual and
Floyd | psychological profundity of the coma that I've been in all this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling above roils with irisdescent turmoil, symbolizing the
Floyd | conflux of emotions that are going on in my brain. A spiral design on
Floyd | the floor leads your gaze toward the center of the room, which is the
Floyd | center of the center of Nautilisia:
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying prostrate on a dais of nacreous stone and wrapped in webs of
Floyd | gauze is my own comatose body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto asks, "aw, we don't have to find all 12 signs?"
		Binder says, "Ooh nacreous"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's definitely me. You'd know my face anywhere. And I'm definitely,
Floyd | definitely in a coma. This symbolizes the fact that I'm in a coma
Floyd | right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | So, this is the final puzzle! How can you possibly wake me up, and
Floyd | release my mind from this nice nap? I mean, this coma?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rotonoto says, "unwrapping seems indicated"
		Binder exclaims, "horn horn horn!"
		DavidW says, "yeah, horn, obviously, but let's look at stuff first."
		Rotonoto says, "or horn :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spiral" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPIRAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're gonna have to take my word for it, but the spiral on the floor
Floyd | is a logarithmic spiral with a growth factor of about 1.6180339887.
Floyd | This symbolizes the mathematical perfection of pure thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the comatose body tastes like
Floyd | a comatose person. What is wrong with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Rotonoto), "Actually, David is multi-lingual."
		Rotonoto asks, "And maybe TADS has tables anyway, how should I know?"
		DavidW says, "uhh, Jacqueline is far more multi-lingual than me."
		Rotonoto says, "I used to know ALAN, but it's grown far beyond me."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunless Crypt
Floyd | You have reached the end of your quest. Here, at the center of
Floyd | Nautilisia, is the sunless crypt that symbolizes the spiritual and
Floyd | psychological profundity of the coma that I've been in all this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling above roils with irisdescent turmoil, symbolizing the
Floyd | conflux of emotions that are going on in my brain. A spiral design on
Floyd | the floor leads your gaze toward the center of the room, which is the
Floyd | center of the center of Nautilisia:
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying prostrate on a dais of nacreous stone and wrapped in webs of
Floyd | gauze is my own comatose body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I meant IF-platform wise."
		DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dais" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DAIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "nacreous" looks like it means "gross," but it actually
Floyd | refers to the texture of nacre, i.e. mother-of-pearl. So you can
Floyd | imagine this dais as like a great big pearl growing out of the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | I guess when I put it that way it sounds kind of gross anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste dais" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE DAIS
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the dais of nacreous stone
Floyd | tastes like asay Kleenex.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | The irised ceiling of the crypt casts all kinds of weird colored
Floyd | lights across the room, symbolizing the blurring of self, shadow,
Floyd | anima, and animus. It also symbolizes emotional turmoil. It symbolizes
Floyd | both things at the same time. That's part of the blurring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the irised ceiling tastes like
Floyd | the candy coating of an M&M.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh yum"
		DavidW says, "take ceiling. sell on ebay. profit."
		Binder says, "You could probably step all over it and still make bank."
Binder says (to Floyd), "taste me" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, yourself taste like vanilla
Floyd | ice cream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "what? lame"
		Binder says, "> blend self with ceiling"
		Rotonoto says, "melts above your head, not in your hand"
		DavidW asks, "Are we ready to be little boy blue and blow our horn?"
		Jacqueline says, "Belatedly, hooray for the line, 'According to the dream-logic of tastes, the comatose body tastes like a comatose person. What is wrong with you.'"
		Jacqueline says, "That was pure awesome."
		Binder says, "Yes, I liked that judgmental tone."
		Rotonoto says, "Go, little boy Boromir."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow horn" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | When you put your lips to the wreathÃ¨d horn, it emits a huge, deep
Floyd | moan like a mob of whales singing in unison. The ceiling rumbles. The
Floyd | sleeper stirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm trying to decide how many times you should have to blow the horn
Floyd | to make me wake up. How about nine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW blinks.
		Binder says, "Sound sleeper."
		Jacqueline says, "So cruel."
		Jacqueline says, "But I doubt it will be nine times."
		DavidW says, "Just call be Horatio."
		DavidW says, "er me"
		DavidW says, "Horatio Hornblower,."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow horn" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW HORN

		
Gunther says (to Floyd), "no" 		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | The conch blasts again, like waves crashing on a glass beach. The
Floyd | vibrations shake the irised ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, nine is probably too many. How about seven?
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine. Because I like you: three times. Just one more time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | No?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | No?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow horn" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOW HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You blow into the wreathÃ¨d horn again, with a tone like a hurricane
Floyd | inside a crystal bell.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the ceiling cracks, and shatters, and the light of the sun,
Floyd | symbolizing the clarity of conscious thought, shines into the
Floyd | previously sunless crypt, which symbolizes the stagnancy of
Floyd | absolute introspection, right onto my unconscious body, which
Floyd | symbolizes me.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | And then everything goes white.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |

		
Zach thought he was being ironic. Then a giant gorilla fell on him. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | And now I'm awake. Look, see? I'm awake. We can get going now.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway, thanks for putting up with all that nonsense. I know I
Floyd | probably goof off too much, and it gets to be a pain some of the time.
Floyd | I really do want both of us to have fun, even if some of the time the
Floyd | only one having any fun is me. So I really appreciate your tolerance.
Floyd | I guess "tolerance" isn't the right word. You know what I mean.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** No, seriously. Thank you. ***
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, "I wonder where we're going."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried...
Floyd |
Floyd | ...listening to a shell?
Floyd | ...listening to the Siren's songs?
Floyd | ...anything you wouldn't be able to get away with in the real world?
Floyd | ...manipulating something intangible?
Floyd | ...thinking? Jumping? All that nonsense?
Floyd | ...drawing a map?
Floyd | ...swimming? Swimming in different bodies of water?
Floyd | ...feeling a bunch of different things?
Floyd | ...tasting a bunch of different things?
Floyd | ...sitting on a reef?
Floyd | ...looking for an alternate win condition?
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 | >

		Rotonoto says, "Fun, Afterward."
		DavidW asks, "hmmm. Alternate win condition?"
		Afterward exclaims, "thanks!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we didn't think to sit on the painful coral."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunless Crypt
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "How do we get back there, David? To the siren?"
		DavidW says, "n, e a few times, sw"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "This one is easy. The alternate win condition seems harder. We could kiss the comatose body, perhaps!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shining Archway
Floyd | This room is awash in light: In the south wall, an archway towers over
Floyd | you, glowing as if reflecting the brightness of a distant galaxy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room with the pool is back to the southwest, and it looks like
Floyd | there's a shortcut to the east. I put that shortcut there just for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go to siren" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Here's the place in the tunnel where there's an exit to the surface
Floyd | instead of an east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest, and there's that tiny
Floyd | shortcut to the shining archway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island. An entrance has opened into the caves beneath the
Floyd | jungle to the west of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Nice try."

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | The gulf that this enchanted beach envelops is itself enchanted, or
Floyd | ensorcelled, with a magical glamour which makes
Floyd | everyone who sees it want to just sit around and take a break for once
Floyd | in their lives. It symbolizes taking a break for once in your life.
Floyd | Only you are able to resist this enchantment, because you alone are so
Floyd | incredibly uptight about getting stuff done all the time and being on
Floyd | time for things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the northeast is the hill, and over to the west is that dark,
Floyd | scary jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little ways out into the water is a white ship, pitching and yawing
Floyd | on the restless sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Siren is here, sitting and singing on a coral reef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "sometimes GO TO works in games."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe >GO TO [WHATEVER THAT LOCATION IS CALLED], but I doubt it."
		Afterward says, "I'm gonna decide right now that I object to implementing "GO TO" on a philosophical level"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, I realize."
		Afterward says, "and that it's not just because I'm lazy"
		Jacqueline asks (of Afterward), "As an excuse for why it's not implemented, you mean?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on reef" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |

		Rotonoto says, "It's kinda Colossal-Cave specific ..."

Floyd | > SIT ON REEF
Floyd |
Floyd | When you sit on the reef, it scratches your butt. I'm trying not to be
Floyd | sadistic, but you make it so easy sometimes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says (to Jacq), "Right."
		Rotonoto says, "ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take reef" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE REEF
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste reef" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE REEF
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the dream-logic of tastes, the bare coral reef tastes
Floyd | like .
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Afterward says, "there's another thing to try here..."
		Jacqueline says, "So, my only alternative solution at present is to kiss the dude, like David implied he would."
		Afterward exclaims, "!!! The reef has no flavor!"
		Binder says, "Like a severed tongue."
		Jacqueline says (to Bunder), "Exactly."
		Afterward says, "Indulge me please~~~"
Afterward says (to Floyd), "take a break" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd |

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oh, like in Sleeping Beauty."

Floyd | > TAKE A BREAK
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Let me tell you how it's done.

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
Afterward pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | Sit down on the sand and close your eyes. Listen to the nice lady
Floyd | singing. Listen to the wind.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit down" 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | See? Nothing is urgent. Everything will happen when it needs to
Floyd | happen.

		
Afterward pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | Maybe the moon is shining through some palm leaves. Maybe an old man
Floyd | is tuning his violin. Maybe it starts to rain a little, but then it
Floyd | stops.

		
Afterward pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Enchanted Gulf
Floyd | Okay, open your eyes. There. Wasn't that nice?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "It was!"
		Rotonoto says, "Dangerous for poets to write IF games. :)"
		Binder says, "Safer than letting them write poems."
		Afterward says, "My ideal IF game is one where you just hit SPACE repeatedly and I tell you about the moon"
		Rotonoto says, "Blat."
		Binder says, "If you're loosey-goosey about the meaning of 'moon' that could ALSO work as an AIF."
		Jacqueline says (to Afterward), "Yeah, I like writing stuff like that as well. Sadly, such linear low-interactivity gets poor reviews on the whole."
		Rotonoto says, "Cool little game. I forgot Club Floyd met today. I came to ask a question about mainframe Zork."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Rotonoto), "Ha - you came by for that and got looped into this? Nice!"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Should we try kissing the dude ala Sleeping Beauty?"
		DavidW says, "yes, I we should."
		DavidW says, "er, I think we should"
		DavidW asks, "shall I go and do the deed?"
		Afterward says, "you might also try pushing it"
		Jacqueline asks, "Could you, please?"
		Jacqueline says, "You said you would kiss the boys, iirc. So yes, you do it."
		DavidW says, "okalee dokalee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd | So, from up here in front of the stately manor, you can see all the
Floyd | rest of the island. An entrance has opened into the caves beneath the
Floyd | jungle to the west of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hill to the southwest is a white sandy beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Very Deep Caves of Thought
Floyd | Here's the place in the tunnel where there's an exit to the surface
Floyd | instead of an east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cave continues to the north and southwest, and there's that tiny
Floyd | shortcut to the shining archway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shining Archway
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shining Archway
Floyd | This room is awash in light: In the south wall, an archway towers over
Floyd | you, glowing as if reflecting the brightness of a distant galaxy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room with the pool is back to the southwest, and it looks like
Floyd | there's a shortcut to the east. I put that shortcut there just for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunless Crypt
Floyd | You have reached the end of your quest. Here, at the center of
Floyd | Nautilisia, is the sunless crypt that symbolizes the spiritual and
Floyd | psychological profundity of the coma that I've been in all this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling above roils with irisdescent turmoil, symbolizing the
Floyd | conflux of emotions that are going on in my brain. A spiral design on
Floyd | the floor leads your gaze toward the center of the room, which is the
Floyd | center of the center of Nautilisia:
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying prostrate on a dais of nacreous stone and wrapped in webs of
Floyd | gauze is my own comatose body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh! Oh, that's adorable! That wasn't the solution I had in mind, but
Floyd | maybe it should work. Do you think that should be what wakes me up?

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | All right, then. When you kiss me, it'll break the psychic spell, and
Floyd | Nautilisia will disappear, but I'll finally wake up from this coma and
Floyd | we can get going to whatever it is you think is so important.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** So, go ahead. ***
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 | >

		DavidW says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Yay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunless Crypt
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | No?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh! Oh, that's adorable! That wasn't the solution I had in mind, but
Floyd | maybe it should work. Do you think that should be what wakes me up?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, that's fine. Let's say you kiss me, but nothing happens. Go
Floyd | ahead and try to figure out the "real" solution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Gunther says (to Floyd), "kill body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Ow! Ow! Stop! STOP. Seriously, stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Ow! Cut that out!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "HA"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tickle body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > TICKLE BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Darn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search body" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Afterward says (to Floyd), "take gauze" 		

Floyd ]  Sunless Crypt
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GAUZE
Floyd |
Floyd | No no no no! I'm not wearing anything under those webs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Afterward), "Really nice. Thanks. I enjoyed this a great deal."
		Afterward says (to Jacqueline), "Thanks very much! This was great."


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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! by David Whyld
The Kazooist by Charlie Marcou
And A Hippo New Year by Adri (as "Erin Gigglecreek")
As played on ifMUD on March 3, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! written by David Whyld, The Kazooist written by Charlie Marcou, and And A Hippo New Year written by Adri (as "Erin Gigglecreek").

Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! was released as part of InsideADRIFT #41.

The Kazooist was released independent of any competition or collection.

And a Hippo New Year was released as part of the Yuletide 2012 exchange. Yuletide is an annual rare-fandoms gift exchange fanfic challenge where participants agree to write a 1,000-word (minimum) story for a randomly assigned recipient who has requested at least one of the things the writer offered to do, in return for receiving a story from a randomly assigned writer fulfilling one of the participant's requests.

The common thread of these three games is that they were all released during 2012, and ClubFloyd was going through games that were eligible to be nominated for the 2012 Xyzzies. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the ifWiki pages: Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire!, The Kazooist, and And A Hippo New Year.

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:

Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! by David Whyld
The Kazooist by Charlie Marcou
And A Hippo New Year by Adri (as "Erin Gigglecreek")
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
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Jacqueline hollers, "Hello, everybody! ClubFloyd will be playing.... something... in about ten minutes. A few fun options, so I hope you'll join us!" 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says (to DW,Roger), "G'morning/afternoon"
Binder arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Binder says, "mmm something"
		DavidW says, "hi hi"
		Roger says, "Yo"
		Johnny says (to Binder), "'bop'"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I hit some snags with our plan to play Cut the Wire or The White Bull. I'll explain in a few when everyone's here."
*** Time Passes *** 		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so, let me fill everyone in on the status of games we discussed."
		Jacqueline says, "We were thinking of playing Cut the Red Wire! No! The Blue Wire! (or whatever its exact title is), and then The Kazooist, and at some point The White Bull."
		Jacqueline says, "I loooked into all of these."
		Binder says, ". o O ( if you gaze into the kazooist, the kazoo gazes also into you )"
		Jacqueline says, "Whyld's Cut the Wire thing appears to be very short, and I'll be impressed if you guys figure out a way to win. I will let you guys play that and watch you. The Kazooist is evidently pretty short as well. As in, these two games could be over in half an hour."
		Jacqueline says, "The White Bull does not yet run on Floyd, but inky and vimes are looking into it."
		Jacqueline says, "I have thus uploaded some other 2012 games."
		DavidW asks, "The White Bull is a T3.1 game, I guess?"
		Jacqueline says, "We could also check out Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E., Under the Bed, A Killer Headache, and And a Hippo New Year."
		Jacqueline says, "So that's the list."
		Binder says, "I do not really do any IF playing outside of ClubFloyd so I'm okay with almost anything."
		Jacqueline says, "I would suggest we do the Cut the Wire thing and the Kazooist, because those got votes for today, and then pick a third game if we have time."
zarf arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Possibly. Floyd's terp does have to be updated, so that's probably it."
		inky says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I want to see you guys figure out Whyld's game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load cutwire" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load cut" 		

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Floyd | Loading game...
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
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Floyd | Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire!
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Floyd | Cut the Red Wire!
Floyd | No, the Blue Wire!
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		DavidW says, "Cut the One Wire, Cut the Two Wire, Cut the Red Wire, Cut the Blue Wire."
		Binder says, "Heh."
		inky says, "I can't find any tads distributions that are updated to 3.1 and support glk"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | A (very) short game by David Whyld
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to inky), "Skip 3.1 and go straight to TADS for Workgroups."
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing WE are the bomb disposal expert."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "haha"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You're a bit short for your height, but otherwise unremarkable.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "(BOOM)"
		DavidW asks, "oh, it's one of those one-turn and reboot games, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "Once again, Inform is ahead of the curve. I invite you to check out Inform for Workgroups, which we call Guncho."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut red wire" 		

Floyd | You cut the red wire.
Floyd |    A moment's breathless anticipation follows.
Floyd |    Followed by a thunderous explosion as the bomb explodes anyway. Ah
Floyd | well, it was a good try.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Do anything and die"
Tale arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut blue wire" 		

Floyd | You cut the blue wire.
Floyd |    A moment's breathless anticipation follows.
Floyd |    Followed by a thunderous explosion as the bomb explodes anyway. Ah
Floyd | well, it was a good try.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, it appears to be a one turn game akin to the classic Fingertips: I Hear the Wind Blow."
		zarf asks, "cut both wires? run?"
		DavidW says, "I expected either wire cutting to be bad."
		zarf asks, "grow wings?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "massage buttocks" 		

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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "hmm"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "pull blue wire" 		

Floyd | You pull the blue wire, hoping this might defuse the bomb.
Floyd |    The thunderously loud explosion which abruptly tears you apart
Floyd | indicates this isn't the case.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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		Tale asks, "Have we x-ed the bomb?"
Binder pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Binder presses the yellow enter button. 		

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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we'll have to waste several lives to just take inventory and examine the bomb and so on."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x bomb" 		

Floyd | It's a remarkably nasty and efficient looking bomb. The sort of bomb
Floyd | that immediately commands attention. A guy would have to be totally
Floyd | mad, or have a death wish on his hands, to try and defuse something
Floyd | like this.
Floyd |    Why is it, you wonder, that you decided to become a bomb disposal
Floyd | expert? Wasn't stacking shelves in Asda enough excitement for you?
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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		Binder says (to Tale), "Now we have"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "press green" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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		Binder says, "wow."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I'm beginning to hate that bull^Wbomb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw bomb at crowd" 		

Floyd | You attempt to engage the sightseers but as they're only here for the
Floyd | spectacle of seeing you go up in smoke, they don't prove very helpful.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, is there a girl here? Or just the crowd?"
		DavidW says, "I didn't see a girl."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The bomb explodes, taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Unless it's a girl bomb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | You try praying. It's never worked before and, unsurprisingly, it
Floyd | doesn't work now.
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Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The bomb explodes, taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "cut both wires" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, weird, because when I played this last night I was sure that there was a girl."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, maybe the girl shows up later."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x red wire" 		

Floyd | The red wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x red wire" 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		Tale says (to Jacqueline), "Did you get a call afterwards telling you "7 days?""

Floyd |
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So now I am wondering if the game is slightly different sometimes."
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "heh. No."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x blue wire" 		

Floyd | The blue wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Binder presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "whoops"
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "careful guys"
		Binder says, "Yeah, I think I'll just stay out of it."
		Binder says, "I had an idea to 'cut both wires'"
		zarf asks, "does floyd have a command-history-recall?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "cut the red wire, no the blue wire" 		

Floyd | You cut the red wire.
Floyd |    A moment's breathless anticipation follows.
Floyd |    Followed by a thunderous explosion as the bomb explodes anyway. Ah
Floyd | well, it was a good try.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "'cut both wires' failed."
		Binder says, "ok"
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "We haven't managed a 'i' yet."
		Tale says, "Has >i worked bbe...timing+"
Tale presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
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Floyd | [MORE]
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Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Tale pushes the green 'space' button. 		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "Just scroll back, I think. No command-history recall. Though, um, tell vimes and I'm sure he could code that up in six seconds like he does everything."

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying a pair of wire cutters.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		zarf says, "I might do that"
		Jacqueline says, "Scroll back is the poor man's command-history recall."
		Jacqueline says, "In the mean time."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "examine me" 		

Floyd | [x me]
Floyd | You're a bit short for your height, but otherwise unremarkable.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if the clamp or wall have descriptions."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | You utter the magic word, hoping it will defuse the bomb, move it to a
Floyd | safe location, shield you from its blast, or save you in some other
Floyd | way.
Floyd |    Unfortunately it doesn't do anything other than waste your last
Floyd | moment on Earth due to the bomb exploding a moment later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x clamp" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "oops"
		Tale says, "We need to have a space driver"
		Gerynar nominates Johnny
		DavidW says, "try 'turn off bomb'"
		Johnny goes northeast to play with the trophy case.
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn off bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "Space Cowboy Maurice^WJohnny"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Did you hear about the three ClubFloyders who walked into a space bar? Turns out it was a David Whyld game and they went KABOOM!"
Tale says (to Floyd), "x clamp" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | Your thoughts stray in the direction of the walls, but the bomb has
Floyd | other ideas and blows you up so the walls will forever remain a
Floyd | mystery.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "This game is not generous with hints"
		DavidW says, "hm. 'sit on bomb' (the refs to buttocks?)"
		Jacqueline says, "At least it didn't talk about how you were splattered on the walls."
Tale says (to Floyd), "sit on bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">run away"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "attach red wire to blue wire" 		

Floyd | The red wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We meet again, ADRIFT parser."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn bomb off" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hit bomb?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't expect you to play, Floyders. I expect you to die."
Tale says (to Floyd), "hit bomb" 		

Floyd | [kill bomb]
Floyd | Thoughts of violence enter your mind but are never acted upon due to
Floyd | the unfortunately timed explosion from the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "hit bomb with DavidW" 		

Floyd | [kill bomb with DavidW]
Floyd | Thoughts of violence enter your mind but are never acted upon due to
Floyd | the unfortunately timed explosion from the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "'cut green wire'?"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
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Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Maybe we were dead when this started and this is bomb disposal expert hell we're in"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "hahaha"
		DavidW asks, "'search bomb'?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "That is the best explanation yet, Binder!"
		DavidW says (to Binder), "Then 'wake up'"
		Binder exclaims, "Try it. Try it and die!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd | [wake u]
Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "wake u?"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "I was actually thinking green wire too"
		Binder asks, "oh, is it mapping up back to u?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut green wire" 		

Floyd | Which wire? The red wire or the blue wire?
Floyd |    Unfortunately, your struggles with disambiguation have cost you
Floyd | dearly.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The bomb explodes, taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "_Our_ struggles with disambiguation? OURS?"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "pull both wires?"
		Roger says, "random ideas: unclamp bomb, dispose bomb, connect wires"
Tale says (to Floyd), "connect wires" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "unclamp bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "kiss bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "'quit job', 'defuse bomb', 'wait', are my random ideas"
		zarf asks, "have we tried run?"
		Johnny says, "I'm sure they all end in death."
		Jacqueline says, "When we first booted this and zarf threw out the cut both wires, or run away, I was all... hm, gosh, maybe this IS solvable, and not some silly exercise in instanity. But I'm back to my first assumptions. >QUIT doesn't even work. You have to hard quit it."
		DavidW asks, "Have we examined the cordon yet?"
		Roger says, "Have we tried the classic first-turn UNDO perhaps"
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | You undo the last command, which was the one that moved you here in the
Floyd | first place.
Floyd |
Floyd | From outside the warehouse, you quickly sound an alert, evacuating the
Floyd | place and securing the perimeter. Then you stand back and
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B-O-O-M!!!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yep. There it goes. One exploding bomb taken care of without a single
Floyd | casualty.
Floyd |    Except your career, that is, which is now well and truly down the
Floyd | toilet. Ah well, at least Stacy is looking at you with hero-worship in
Floyd | her eyes so might still come out of this on top.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended and you're still alive which gives you a score of 1
Floyd | out of a maximum possible of 1. Well done.
Floyd |

		zarf says, "woo"
		Binder says, "WOW"
		Jacqueline says, "NICE"
		Roger says, "I is a genius"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "You is!"
		Binder says (to Roger), "Nicely done."
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Damn."
		Tale says, "We solved this the canadian way (by backing down)!"
		Roger exclaims, "Exactly!"
		Jacqueline says, "As inky would say, 'Man, that game.'"
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so, um, The Kazooist! Which I have not played."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Press RETURN if you feel like giving it another go.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "%quit" 		
Floyd says, "game ended by request of Jacqueline." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load kazooist" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please note that this game might be a little silly. thank you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at your birthday party and your about to eat some cake and
Floyd | stuff
Floyd | The Kazooist
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Charlie Marcou
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130105 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. The living room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which is a Pretty Cake) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | [You can't "undo" what hasn't been done!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Pretty Cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You are as good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cake" 		

Floyd | (first taking the Pretty Cake)
Floyd | It's a piece of cake to eat a pretty cake
Floyd |  Sugar.
Floyd | SUGAR.
Floyd | SUGAR!
Floyd |
Floyd |  All of the sugar rushes to your head and its like your high on drugs
Floyd | or even higher on a mountain or something. I don't know. It was
Floyd | awesome. Exhilarating. And then 30 minutes later you crash as if you
Floyd | drank eleven five hour energies and came off it. The cake was
Floyd | extraordinary. And now you are asleep. Your mother kindly takes you to
Floyd | bed
Floyd |
Floyd | in your bed
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | You awake in an unfamiliar place, and a tall bearded man in a robe is
Floyd | before you. You can't really make out his face-But you really like his
Floyd | beard-He speaks and says
Floyd |
Floyd |  "You sir, have come of age and now need to learn the sacred art of
Floyd | being a kazoo master. A prophecy has predicted that you'll be a pretty
Floyd | cool dude one day and your training will begin now. Now navigate the
Floyd | tunnel maze."
Floyd |
Floyd | And then the man threw down some pellet that released smoke onto the
Floyd | ground, started coughing muttered something or other about his lungs
Floyd | being infernal contraptions and then disappeared with the smoke.
Floyd | (imagine dramatic accents on a kazoo right now).
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "You have to do the cooking by the book."
		Jacqueline says, "I am immediately charmed by the opening warning of this game."
		DavidW says, "hm. abrupt venue change."
		Jacqueline says, "Quite."
		Binder says, "I'll take it over the last unchanging venue."
		Tale says, "I'm still laughing about | A prophecy has predicted that you'll be a pretty cool dude one day and your training will begin now"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You are as good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x torch" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Still have the same stuff."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | It sorta looks like a kazoo could fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "We just passed out fully dressed."
		Binder says, "hm, a keyzoo."
		DavidW says, "of course a kazoo could fit the lock. How stupid of me."
		Jacqueline says, "Dude, we were high on cake sugar, cut us some slack."
		Roger says, "As one does, in a diabetic coma"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'm betting we're in a coma."
		Jacqueline takes a bite of her donut, worried that she might end up on the floor of the coffee shop covered in sprinkles.
		Johnny says, "Comas are so silly."
		DavidW asks, "north?"
		Binder says (to DavidW), "Sure."
		Tale says, "Good thing our girlfriend is not in a coma, or this would be serious."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd | It's as dead end! The only way you could've gone is a dead end. Maybe
Floyd | you can find something interesting here. There is a mysterious hole in
Floyd | the ground and an interesting wall in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "There have been a lot of coma games lately. This one is a slightly different approach to the emerging genre."
		Jacqueline coughs.
Binder says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | After looking more closely at the wall you notice that there is a
Floyd | passage leading to the Northeast
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "xhole" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd | In the hole is a kazoo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder exclaims (at Tale), "Language!"
Tale says (to Floyd), "get kazoo" 		

Floyd | You pick up the kazoo and you're like "sweet a kazoo!".
Floyd |  You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by horror writer Garth Marenghi or mary
Floyd | had a little lamb or something.
Floyd |
Floyd |  After more careful examination you see that there is an inscription
Floyd | that reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it. Also,
Floyd | come to think of it you notice that the kazoo kinda looks like the
Floyd | abnormal lock on the abnormal door in the cave entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		Johnny says, "remember, hum don't blow"
		Jacqueline asks (of Binder), "?"
		DavidW asks, "now I'm torn. Do we want to unlock the door or go ne?"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Just riffing on xhole."
		Jacqueline asks (of Johnny), "You're just hoping one of us will make a joke, aren't you?"
Tale says (to Floyd), "hum" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to Jacq), "You'll tear the wax paper otherwise!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "blow" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder why the kazoo OF DESTINY isn't playable."
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like neither one works, in any case."
		Binder says, "Destiny isn't anything to play around with"
		Tale BACKSPACE BACKSPACE
		Tale says, "I vote for NE"
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "That is good to know... I haven't played a kazoo since I was about twelve, and if I ever knew about the wax paper I have forgotten."
		Binder says, "Seconded"
		DavidW says, "Let's abbrev Kazoo Of Destiny Or Something to KODOS."
		Jacqueline says, "I do not care."
Tale says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You stumble through the crack in the wall and enter the more mysterious
Floyd | part of the cave
Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sure, NE to instadeath, I bet."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Mysterious door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Cut the red wire."
Tale says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Mysterious door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "the wax paper goes on the comb"
Tale says (to Floyd), "spin dial" 		

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

		Binder says, "a combination door. hm."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "set dial to kazoo"
		Tale says, "I bet we need to do something in all of these rooms"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to kazoo" 		

Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Mysterious door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to kazoo" 		

Floyd | I didn't understand that number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Just wander around a bit guys"
		DavidW says, "yeah yeah"
		DavidW asks, "North?"
		Binder says, "Sre."
		Roger says, "Aye"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
zarf says (to floyd), "%history" 		
Floyd says (to zarf), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		zarf says, "damn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

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

		DavidW says, "oh, not the same MC as before."
Binder says (to Floyd), "search" 		

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

		Binder asks, "n again?"
		DavidW says, "I'd like to try S to see if we can return to the door."
		Binder says, "Sure, that works too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You must name something more substantial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, yay"
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		Binder says, "Nice Euclidean normalcy"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm worried this is a maze and we have only a kazoo and clothing."
		DavidW asks, "west?"
		Binder says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		Binder says, "Or maybe it's just two rooms, the door room and the non door room in every direction."
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe."
		DavidW says, "In which case, we outta go back to the kazoo locked door."
		Jacqueline says, "This game about a kazooist who can't play a kazoo may force me to get another coffee."
		olethros asks, "a kazoo is not a bird?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Maybe we're not The Kazooist yet."
olethros says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a kazoo
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "x kazoo" 		

Floyd | It reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by a horror writer or mary had a little
Floyd | lamb or something
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A kazoo is a whistle thing."
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "It's more like a kazoo than French toast, and more like a kazoo than a bird."
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		Roger says, "Like a harmonica with only one note, sort of."

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (first opening the Mysterious door)
Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (first opening the Mysterious door)
Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "hypothesis confirmed?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (first opening the Mysterious door)
Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "spin dial" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "spin dial" 		

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

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "set dial to 4" 		

Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "d" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This part of the cave is almost as sick-ass as that concert you went to
Floyd | last month! it goes on in almost directions
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I guess not *all* directions."
		olethros says, "aha"
olethros says (to Floyd), "look aroudn" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "look around" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "x south" 		

Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "d" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "se" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | You are in a library with lots of books on songs you can play on your
Floyd | kazoo are located. To play them just say play  the _____ song. The rest
Floyd | of the library is north, east and south of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door, a dusty book, a shiny book and a cool
Floyd | book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh. I caution you against searching YouTube for kazoo. The first link I clicked on was rather Not Safe for the Coffee Shop."
		olethros says, "tada"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought kazoos were such pure things."
		Jacqueline is slightly (just slightly) traumatized now.
		DavidW asks, "That was NW from the 4 way or the 8 way?"
		olethros says, "well"
		olethros says, "sw, nw from the 8 way"
inky says (to Floyd), "x dusty" 		

Floyd | You flip to the first page and it reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | One thing you can play on your kazoo is the kill song. Its supposed to
Floyd | kill people but no one really knows if it does it for real.
Floyd |
Floyd | An evil dude popped out and is going to kill you!
Floyd |
Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "whoah"
		Binder says, "Books are dangerous."
olethros says (to Floyd), "play kill song" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "play kill" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

Floyd | It doesn't appear to have killed anything...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Evil dude pulls out a hammer and smashes your skull!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You died, yo. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 51 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

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 | >

		olethros says, "noooooooo"
		Roger says, "Haha"
		Binder says, "bogus"
olethros says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "kill evil dude" 		

Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "hi" 		

Floyd | command?
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 | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "%showpartial" 		
Floyd says (to inky), "No partial line. Bo-ring." 		inky says, "hmm"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "kill evil dude" 		

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

		DavidW says, "oh yes it is"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "It would be nice to see an sociological study of how angry the phrase 'Violence isn't the answer to this one' makes people."
		Jacqueline says, "s/an/a"
		DavidW asks, "so 'play the kill song' didn't work, but it's unclear what will?"
		Binder asks, "> close book?"
		Binder says, "Maybe it's a pop-up book of evil dudes"
		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps, like in the YouTube video, you stick your kazoo where the sun doesn't shine and blow it that way."
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "..."
		Jacqueline says, "Because, let's face it, we're less likely to think of doing that than typing 'undo' on the first turn."
		DavidW says, "We teleported to BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM, though. Not sure if the book is even in scope."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "I am happy to provide you with the traumatizing link."
		Binder exclaims (at Jacqueline), "OK!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |

		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "A modern day Petomane?"

Floyd | >

		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dude" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Evil dude.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You looked at him and he killed you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 53 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play the kill song at the evil dude" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to play the kill song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

Floyd | It doesn't appear to have killed anything...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Evil dude pulls out a hammer and smashes your skull!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You died, yo. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 53 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to DW), "Already did that remember."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gotta love the random death. Not as in, whether or not you die is random, but rather, how."
		Zach says, "Have you tried >play kazoo"
		DavidW says, "So we can't direct the song, and the song does nothing useful in time."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Zach says, "Err, "we tried""
		Jacqueline says, "Play kazoo is not implemented."
		Zach says, "Ah"
		DavidW asks, "But here, though?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, no."
inky says (to Floyd), "give kazoo to evil dude" 		

Floyd | The Evil dude doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Go for it."
		Johnny says, "The syntax is play the (something) song"
inky says (to Floyd), "kill evil dude with kazoo" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to kill the Evil dude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If it works, I will be very angry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a kazoo
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "burn kazoo" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "burn evil dude" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "throw torch at evil dude" 		

Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask evil dude about life" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "play kill song on kazoo" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "search jeans" 		

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

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "evil dude, hello" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close book" 		

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

		
Roger says (to floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "run away" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to evil dude" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to evil dude" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "blow on kazoo" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kazoo" 		

Floyd | It reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by a horror writer or mary had a little
Floyd | lamb or something
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get coffee" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		Binder says, "ha"
		Tale asks, "maybe we can kill something else with the kill song?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, brb. There's a lull in the coffee line."
		Binder says, "It's undirectable, I thought."
		DavidW says, "The kill song is undirectable, yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "play some sick-ass songs" 		

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

		Binder says, "Oh, the kill song DOES work, it just kills US when we play it."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		inky says, "it might be a thing where we have to use a song from another book here or something"
		Binder says, "Maybe that's the problem, we're irritating the evil dude."
		inky says, "but I don't know how we'd know that"
		DavidW asks, "so give kazoo to evil dude and let HIM play it?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x battlefield" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give kazoo to dude" 		

Floyd | The Evil dude doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "teabag dude" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "For the record, that was a good idea."
Binder says (to Floyd), "leave battlefield" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "leave" 		

Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "(The coffee line got long again before I could get into it, so I am still here.)"
		Johnny says, "inky already tried giving the dude the kazoo."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "The giving kazoo idea, I assume you meant"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off shirt" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "So that he'd kill himself."
		Roger asks, "Did we look at any of the other books?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off t-shirt" 		

Floyd | You take off the t-shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "No. Looking at the firstbook moved us here."
		DavidW says (to Roger), "no. We had no chance to."
		Johnny says, "My guess is each book is its own deal."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Looking at the dude is fatal, playing the kill song is fatal, hm."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we opened the books in the wrong order and we're screwed. I have little confidence that this game is programmed robustly."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x t-shirt" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the t-shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave shirt" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Well, we could restart."
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "We could relive the delightful opening text again, back before the game became frustrating."
		inky says, "hmm, I thought we could undo out of the book, but maybe not"
inky says (to Floyd), "/duno" 		

Floyd | Undefined command.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		

Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">CAKE"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "Well we've done a bunch of nonfatal stuff in here."

Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I guess so!"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok I give up"
		Binder says, "> /undo back to the interesting part"
		Binder says, "I like the restart idea."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'm okay with a restart"
		Johnny says (to inky), "The up is not interested!"
		Binder says, "Since we had achieved what seems like not very much"
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyone opposed to a restart?"
		Jacqueline counts to ten.
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Showoff."
		Jacqueline asks, "Whadido?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "You and your big numbers."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please note that this game might be a little silly. thank you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at your birthday party and your about to eat some cake and
Floyd | stuff
Floyd | The Kazooist
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Charlie Marcou
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130105 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. The living room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which is a Pretty Cake) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Did we see west before we caked before?"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "I'll try to remember that that's a delicate area for you in the future."
		DavidW says, "no, I ate the cake immediately."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm getting in line. brb"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Yeah, I can play a kazoo with my numbers."
		DavidW says, "But I bet our sister will eat the cake if we don't."
		DavidW says, "but fine, try west"
Binder says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "uh wow there's lots of space"
		inky says, "ha ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd | The lamp is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn lamp off" 		

Floyd | You switch the lamp off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn lamp on" 		

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

		DavidW says, "bwa-ha-ha"
		Binder says, "DANGIT"
Binder says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "This is so untested, isn't it?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder what a 'box room' is."
		Binder exclaims, "Let's go see!"
		Johnny says, "Room for boxes."
		DavidW says (to Johnny), "Don't be boring."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cardboard box (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "bwa-ha--ha"
		Binder says, "Wow, a room just for one box, it must be pretty important."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh. maybe not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a spare key and a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Great! Now we can turn off that hated lamp."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear box" 		

Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flashlight" 		

Floyd | The flashlight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a spare key
Floyd |     a flashlight
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "d?"
		DavidW says, "With this box, I am the carrier of worlds."
		Binder asks (of DavidW), "A delivery boy?"
		DavidW says, "oh, attic please"
		Binder says, "ok, up is as good as down to me"
Binder says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "light flashlight" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | attic
Floyd | You can see a chest (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "mmkay"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'light' means 'set aflame'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock chest with key" 		

Floyd | (first taking the spare key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Well, then at least I said what I wanted to happen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd | Its a spare key to the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "off to utility room?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get chest" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ok, now the utility room"
Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Binder says, "it's not nailed down, QED, it is OURS"
		DavidW says, "oh, take the sofa too, if we can."
		Binder exclaims, "OK!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the

		DavidW says, "and search it for change"

Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sofa" 		

Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hrmph"
		DavidW says, "drat"
		Binder asks, "utility?"
		DavidW says, "please"
Binder says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x washer" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Washer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dryer" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in washer" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in dryer" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x fusebox" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x the fusebox" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fuse box" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the fuse box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get washer" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get dryer" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm back, and I see that the first path we took through this game appeared to be a dead end."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open fuse box" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in fuse box" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get fuse box" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "we're not sure, but it wasn't promising success."
		Zach says, "Yeah, we're playing the non-kazoo solution to Kazooist."
		Binder says, "This is the -ist part"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "south?"
		Binder says, "aye"
Binder says (to Floyd), "wash clothes" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | You can see a mirror and a shower here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | You are as good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd | You take off your clothes, jump into the shower, clean yourself exit
Floyd | and dry off feeling squeaky clean
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | You can see tennis shoes, jeans, a t-shirt, a mirror and a shower here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "woo, we're naked"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You feel squeaky clean
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "DANGIT"
		DavidW says, "should we leave our clothes here>"
		Binder says, "ofc"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Once again, I direct you to [LINK]"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | You feel squeaky clean
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "squeak" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we're not naked. We have towel."
		Binder exclaims (at Jacqueline), "I've got it on continuous loop!"
		Jacqueline says, "hahahaha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under towel" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Wait, is the flashlight still in the cardboard box?"
		Binder says, "That's great, we've made a papercraft lantern."
Binder says (to Floyd), "close box" 		

Floyd | You close the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | You can see tennis shoes, jeans, a t-shirt, a mirror and a shower here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, we took the key, chest, box, and flashlight into the shower,"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (closed)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps the box is a transmogrifier."
		Binder says, "That would be cool."
		DavidW asks, "so the bathroom is lit and the utility room isn't lit?"
		DavidW asks, "Can we see the office next?"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Binder says (to Floyd), "close box" 		

Floyd | You close the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Sure."
Binder says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No bedroom in this place."
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "sure ther eis"
		Binder says, "south of here"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "A person who lives on sugar needs no bed."
Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | You can see a computer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. I missed that exit."
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | Its a nice computer complete with 8GB of ram. The internet and only the
Floyd | internet is open because otherwise the whole computer runs slowly. Your
Floyd | dock consists of The internet and all of your favorite games like
Floyd | Skyrim, Minecraft and Portal. And then there is the application you
Floyd | play interactive fiction on. The page the internet is open to is
Floyd | kazoos.com, kazoobie kazoo's website.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | Its a nice computer complete with 8GB of ram. The internet and only the
Floyd | internet is open because otherwise the whole computer runs slowly. Your
Floyd | dock consists of The internet and all of your favorite games like
Floyd | Skyrim, Minecraft and Portal. And then there is the application you
Floyd | play interactive fiction on. The page the internet is open to is
Floyd | kazoos.com, kazoobie kazoo's website.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oof timing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read website" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kazoos" 		

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

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play skyrim" 		

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

		DavidW says (to inky), "oh, nice try with that."
inky says (to Floyd), "close internet" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "use computer" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search internet" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "read kazoos.com" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | Its a nice computer complete with 8GB of ram. The internet and only the
Floyd | internet is open because otherwise the whole computer runs slowly. Your
Floyd | dock consists of The internet and all of your favorite games like
Floyd | Skyrim, Minecraft and Portal. And then there is the application you
Floyd | play interactive fiction on. The page the internet is open to is
Floyd | kazoos.com, kazoobie kazoo's website.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "play interactive fiction" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "install real OS" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Now now."
		DavidW says, "incidentally, kazoos.com really is Kazoobie Kazoos."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "also, yay"
		Zach says, "The problem is our computer has 8GB of ram but no CPU."
		Binder says, "So this is a simulation."
		Jacqueline says (to z), "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "buy kazoo" 		

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

		Binder says, "This scenery isn't very chewy."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Office
Floyd | You can see a computer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Bedroom, next?"
		Binder says, "Sure"
Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | That's where your bedroom is and the only thing in there is your bed
Floyd | and you aren't particularly sleepy right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "or not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd | There is nothing on the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "cloakroom?"
		DavidW says, "oh, sure"
Binder says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd | You can see a coat and a jacket here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Cloakroom of darkness..."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x jacket" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | coat: Taken.
Floyd | jacket: Taken.
Floyd | flashlight: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, probably"
inky says (to Floyd), "look in pocket" 		

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

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | You put on the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear jacket" 		

Floyd | You put on the jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a jacket (being worn)

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No room description at all."
		Binder says, "The room is cloaked in mystery."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "So... does that leave the front door?"
		Jacqueline asks, "What is it with you people and my forbidden cloakroom of mystery?"
		Binder says (to DavidW), "apparently"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, don't tell my cats there's a forbidden cloakroom of mystery, or they'll start trying to break into it."
		Jacqueline says, "Most likely at 3am while I'm trying to sleep."
		Binder says, "I've never managed to tell cats ANYTHING and believe me, I've tried."
		DavidW says, "Forbidden salmon."
		inky says, "I dunno, I've got our cats pretty well trained to walk around on our head around 6am every morning"
		Binder says, "I'm going to try the frontdoor."
Binder says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Binder), "please"
Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | There isn't anything for you to do outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Apparently we live in a void."
		DavidW says, "ah. No mailbox of wonder."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to inky), "I didn"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "I didn't know you had cats."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You open the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | There isn't anything for you to do outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd | What do you want to lock the front door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "they came with the wife"
		Binder asks, "So it's a locked front door we can find a key to and then ... nothing?"
		Binder says (to inky), "That's a hell of a meowry."
		DavidW says, "I guess? There's still cake."
		inky says, "hee hee"
		Binder says, "Yeah, I mean in the house, there's a special key for this door which using does nada."
		Binder says, "There's ALWAYS cake. Unless it's a fiction."
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a jacket (being worn)
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "maybe we can use the key to unlock the door and the kazoo is just a fake-out"
		Binder asks, "Did we want to reclaim our clothes before we diabeticoma?"
		DavidW says, "um. Save first."
		DavidW says, "but I'd like to be towelclad this time."
		Binder says, "OK by me."
		Binder says, "Victory should be naked."
		Binder asks, "Cake, then?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. save. Then cake"
Binder says (to Floyd), "save game" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "save" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. The living room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which is a Pretty Cake) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get cake" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Pretty Cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "eat cake" 		

Floyd | It's a piece of cake to eat a pretty cake
Floyd |  Sugar.
Floyd | SUGAR.
Floyd | SUGAR!
Floyd |
Floyd |  All of the sugar rushes to your head and its like your high on drugs
Floyd | or even higher on a mountain or something. I don't know. It was
Floyd | awesome. Exhilarating. And then 30 minutes later you crash as if you
Floyd | drank eleven five hour energies and came off it. The cake was
Floyd | extraordinary. And now you are asleep. Your mother kindly takes you to
Floyd | bed
Floyd |
Floyd | in your bed
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | You awake in an unfamiliar place, and a tall bearded man in a robe is
Floyd | before you. You can't really make out his face-But you really like his
Floyd | beard-He speaks and says
Floyd |
Floyd |  "You sir, have come of age and now need to learn the sacred art of
Floyd | being a kazoo master. A prophecy has predicted that you'll be a pretty
Floyd | cool dude one day and your training will begin now. Now navigate the
Floyd | tunnel maze."
Floyd |
Floyd | And then the man threw down some pellet that released smoke onto the
Floyd | ground, started coughing muttered something or other about his lungs
Floyd | being infernal contraptions and then disappeared with the smoke.
Floyd | (imagine dramatic accents on a kazoo right now).
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a jacket (being worn)
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "huh"
		Binder says, "they took our flashlight"
		Jacqueline says, ";Jerks."
Binder says (to Floyd), "get torch" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Wow... what, specifically?"
		DavidW says, "That the author removed the flashlight like that. It's at odds with everything else."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah"
		DavidW says, "It's as if not having the flashlight was important somehow."
		Johnny says (to DW), "I'm pretty sure the game came out exactly as the author intended."
		Jacqueline says, "Wel, we have a torch."
		Binder says, "Maybe they cheat by renaming the flashlight torch and move it to this place after we cake."
		DavidW asks, "Can we try getting the kazoo from the hole and opening the door here?"
		Binder says, "go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd | It's as dead end! The only way you could've gone is a dead end. Maybe
Floyd | you can find something interesting here. There is a mysterious hole in
Floyd | the ground and an interesting wall in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | In the hole is a kazoo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | After looking more closely at the wall you notice that there is a
Floyd | passage leading to the Northeast
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take kazoo" 		

Floyd | You pick up the kazoo and you're like "sweet a kazoo!".
Floyd |  You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by horror writer Garth Marenghi or mary
Floyd | had a little lamb or something.
Floyd |
Floyd |  After more careful examination you see that there is an inscription
Floyd | that reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it. Also,
Floyd | come to think of it you notice that the kazoo kinda looks like the
Floyd | abnormal lock on the abnormal door in the cave entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with kazoo" 		

Floyd | You unlock the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe our imagination turned the flashlight into a torch because we've been listening to too much BBC radio or something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You pull the door open and it reveals a room to the east
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Key Room
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | Base 3 is the coolest yo. 1020.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is that the dial code, then, in base 3?"
		Binder says, "Seems like it might be that easy."
		DavidW asks, "so 99?"
		DavidW asks, "shall I go try it?"
		Binder says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yes, please."
		inky says, "33"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd | It's as dead end! The only way you could've gone is a dead end. Maybe
Floyd | you can find something interesting here. There is a mysterious hole in
Floyd | the ground and an interesting wall in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You stumble through the crack in the wall and enter the more mysterious
Floyd | part of the cave
Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to 99" 		

Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spin dial to 99" 		

Floyd | Click! and nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "is this still kazooba?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spin dial to 33" 		

Floyd | The door swung open and revealed a room to the east
Floyd | >

		inky says, "is it ever"
		olethros says, "oh my"
		olethros says, "just in time for the big reveal"
		DavidW says, "hm. I better review my base arithmetic skills, I guess."
		DavidW says, "how embarassing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | You are in a library with lots of books on songs you can play on your
Floyd | kazoo are located. To play them just say play  the _____ song. The rest
Floyd | of the library is north, east and south of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door, a dusty book, a shiny book and a cool
Floyd | book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tada!"
		Binder says, "Great."
		olethros asks, "again?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "save" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		Binder says, "There, now we've got Evil Dude Recourse."
		olethros asks, "hadnt we entered this library from the sw/nw route?"
		Binder says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
		Binder says, "All roads lead to the library."
		olethros says, "so the door is useless? but we didnt see a door there did we/... oh .. maybe we did"
		Johnny says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "yeah. I guess we assumed it was a second Mysterious door."
inky says (to Floyd), "x cool" 		

Floyd | There is a nice song about a buff baby. Its called the buff baby
Floyd | song... There is a nice song about a tropical island. Its called the
Floyd | tropical island song.... There is a song about a daddy who eats some
Floyd | fries. Its called the fries song.
Floyd |
Floyd | An evil dude, who kinda looks like Dr. Lucien Sanchez, popped out and
Floyd | is going to kill you!
Floyd |
Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "ha ha"
		inky says, "hunh, weird"
inky says (to Floyd), "play the fries song" 		

Floyd | It was soo sad that the evil dude gave up on trying to kill you
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You didn't die! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "yay?"
		inky says, "ha ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "heh."
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Zach says, "The prophecy is fulfilled!"
		Binder says, "Waiter, this prophecy isn't very good."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW asks, "um, Is that supposed to be a game ending? Seriously?"
		inky says, "good question"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play the buff baby song" 		Jacqueline says, "That may be but one ending."

Floyd | It was soo sad that the evil dude gave up on trying to kill you
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You didn't die! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		Zach asks, "Try the other books?"
		Binder asks, "So cool book gives us sad songs?"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

Floyd | It doesn't appear to have killed anything...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Evil dude pulls out a hammer and smashes your skull!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You died, yo. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play the tropical island song" 		

Floyd | It turned you into a lava man!
Floyd |
Floyd |  Then you killed the evil dude and that mysterious man from earlier
Floyd | showed up and was all "you saved the world from the evil dude like in
Floyd | the prophecy. The kazoo cult is eternally grateful man."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
		Binder says, "Now THAT'S an ending"
		olethros asks, "is this written by a jamaican?"
		DavidW says, "Pelee it again, Sam."
		Johnny says, "There's still the shiny book."
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		Jacqueline says, "This game."
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "read shiny" 		

Floyd | The kill song doesn't work dog... by the time you read this its
Floyd | probably too late. its a prophecy. I think...
Floyd |
Floyd | An evil dude popped out and is going to kill you!
Floyd |
Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "heh"
olethros says (to Floyd), "run awaaaaaaaaay" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "what, the shiny book doesn't even give you a song?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not very shiny."
		Binder says, "I hope the kazoo gives us alignment-vision and we're not just shallowly assuming that the dude is evil just because of how he looks."
		Binder says, "It gives us the TRUTH. The useless truth."
		DavidW says, "This is no Augmented Fourth."
		Johnny says, "If we'd had the sense to be attracted to shiny things, we'd have read it first."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we good for today, or do we want to go one more?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, my internet keeps freezing ever so slightly, so if I delay in replying, that is why."
		DavidW says, "I could play another, if it's as short as these ones were."
		Johnny says, "mmmmm, iced coffee"
		Jacqueline says, "Is And a Hippo New Year short? I'm thinking it probably is."
		DavidW says, "oh, I think on the name alone it must be short."
		Jacqueline says, "It's a ggg game."
		Jacqueline says, "Almost got carried away and called her gggg"
		DavidW says, "I can't remember offhand if I played it already or not."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, the others I uploaded are probably a bit longer to very long, so that's the one I'd suggest."
		Zach says, "Yeah, it's a short one."
		Jacqueline says, "I've started it, but not gotten far."
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, let's play that."
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?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask hipponewyear" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, the
Floyd | only creature stirring was a hippo the size of a mouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | This year you're going to stay awake long enough to see Santa Claws.
Floyd | You have set up a temporary nest in the living room closet, and it
Floyd | just needs a few final touches. You intend to venture out to have a
Floyd | snack and look at the tree one more time, and then you will go hide in
Floyd | the closet and wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | And A Hippo New Year
Floyd | an interactive holiday tale by Adri ("Erin Gigglecreek")
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130210 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | If you are unfamiliar with Interactive Fiction, type HELP for a
Floyd | quick introduction on how to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table off to one side. The closet is to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I shall hang back until you've gotten as far as I got."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table off to one side, draped in a bright blue tablecloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snack" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SNACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather lovely Christmas tree, covered with rainbow lights, a
Floyd | silver garland and colorful, shiny ornaments. There is a collection of
Floyd | presents underneath the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x presents" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRESENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are piles of presents surrounding the tree. There is one rather
Floyd | tall pile of presents in a neat stack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILE
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of presents stacked neatly under the tree, with the largest
Floyd | package on the bottom and the smallest at the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "pillars of presents! Where is Samson?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x largest package" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGEST PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny blue paper, tied with a big red bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny green paper, tied with a big yellow
Floyd | bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x largest package" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGEST PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny green paper, tied with a big blue
Floyd | bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmmm. Inconsistency there."
		Jacqueline says, "Random, methinks."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a very fine specimen of Hippopotamus domestica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. We are a literal hippo, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "This was written for that secret santa game exchange thingy whateveritwascalled. We also played a zarf game from this."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > About "And A Hippo New Year"
Floyd |    How to Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Walkthrough
Floyd |    Credits

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    About "And A Hippo New Year"
Floyd | "And A Hippo New Year" was created for Yuletide 2012, an annual
Floyd | fanfiction exchange. It is based in the world of the House Hippo, a
Floyd | PSA by the Concerned Children's Advertisers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author can be contacted at <genericgeekgirl@gmail.com>.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline says, "That's it. Yuletide."
		inky says, "hmm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                    About "And A Hippo New Year"

		inky asks, "someone requested fanfic about a hippo?"
		inky says, "oh ah"
		DavidW says, "unless there's a kitchen in an unmentioned direction, I suppose we just go into the closet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ornaments" 		

Floyd ]                    About "And A Hippo New Year"

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > About "And A Hippo New Year"
Floyd |    How to Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Walkthrough
Floyd |    Credits

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/10
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oops, sorry - thought I had us all the way out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > N

		Zach says, "I think this was the inspiration | [LINK]"

Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to explore the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is covered with tiny rainbow lights. The string of lights
Floyd | trails down from the lower branches to the power outlet. The wire is
Floyd | emitting quite a bit of heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unplug lights" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNPLUG LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | If you do that, the pretty lights will go out!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if there's a water cooler in the closet. Or maybe we melt a snowman and drink its flesh."
		DavidW asks, "se?"
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Zach. I hadn't seen that. Also, that is a super awesome PSA and one of my favorite things on YouTube ever now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ornaments" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORNAMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is adorned with colorful, mismatched ornaments, many of which
Floyd | have been made by the small humans of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No gingerbread, no candy canes. Silly ornaments."
		DavidW says, "oh. I've seen this video before."
		Zach says, "Well, the house hippo is endemic to Canada."
		zarf says, "'hippo... hippo...'"
		Jacqueline asks, "But I have to agree with the guy in the comments who is all, will anyone actually get this is a PSA, or will everyone just be focused on how they want to have a house hipp?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, hippo."
		Jacqueline says, "Because yeah, I want a house hippo now."
		Jacqueline says, "Particularly seeing as they can hold their own against cats."
		DavidW asks, "se?"
		olethros says, "house hippo hippo hippo"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "(I suspect the tree will catch fire, but we can't prevent that.)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest and a mitten here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of olethros), "Is that from something, or is it just fun to say hippo hippo hippo?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small mitten. It is sopping wet, and the mate is nowhere to be
Floyd | seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "enter mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "chew mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHEW MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the mitten a lick. Bleh! That doesn't appear to be food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a warm, comfortable mass of dryer lint and bits of string. It's
Floyd | not as nice as your nest in the bedroom closet, but it will do for
Floyd | tonight. It's still looking a little sparse, though. Perhaps you could
Floyd | find just one or two more items before you settle in for the night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mitten in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MITTEN IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all wet! Maybe you can find a way to dry it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. well, the wire was hot."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the wet mitten. Ick. Soggy mittens don't make good bedding
Floyd | material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mitten on wire" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MITTEN ON WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lay the mitten across the string of lights where it nearly touches
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "suck mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > SUCK MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Surely you can find a more sanitary source of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "That is because of me."
		Jacqueline says, "Adri was slightly weirded out that I thought that should be implemented."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But I was trying to find something to drink!"
		DavidW says, "hm. I wonder what else can be used for nesting material."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open package" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe ribbons?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ribbon" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mitten starts to smoke. You'd better go get it before you burn
Floyd | down the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          3/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly retrieve the mitten. It is now dry, and warm to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Woo!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull ribbon" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          3/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | You try with all your might, but it barely moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice one, David."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite ribbon" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          3/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    3/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mitten in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MITTEN IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the mitten on the nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 4 out of a possible 15, in 30 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search presents" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PRESENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x prettiest present" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRETTIEST PRESENT
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny red paper, tied with a big yellow
Floyd | bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You try with all your might, but it barely moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It's wrapped in amazing, color-changing chameleon paper."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a length of shiny green ribbon, tied into a fancy bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNTIE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake present" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE PRESENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open present" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PRESENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps ribbon is not the answer."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe not."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather lovely Christmas tree, covered with rainbow lights, a
Floyd | silver garland and colorful, shiny ornaments. There is a collection of
Floyd | presents underneath the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x garland" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garland" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree has been wrapped in a long strand of puffy blue garland. It
Floyd | looks very soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree has been wrapped in a long strand of puffy blue garland. It
Floyd | looks very soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "ooh. want."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take garland" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You tug on a dangling bit of garland with your teeth. A piece breaks
Floyd | off, about as long as you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ooh - soft garland."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest (on which is a mitten) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garland" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a short length of blue garland, very soft to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The garland is extremely soft to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    5/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IT IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the piece of garland on the nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    5/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 5 out of a possible 15, in 46 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "now what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh. Only one-third of the way there."
		DavidW asks, "enter nest?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, we're thirsty still, aren't we?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "It mentioned wanting a snack."
		Jacqueline says, "The last time I played this I tried climbing the presents to get at the Santa snack, I think, but I don't think it worked."
		DavidW asks, "so, will the game let us explore more, now that we're thirsty and hungry?"
Tale leaves, shouting : "Screw this! I've only got 14 hit points!" 		
Tale has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		Jacqueline says, "I probably didn't approach it correctly."

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You briefly eye the tree, wondering how long it would take to climb
Floyd | it. Maybe you'll try it tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You tug on the tablecloth with your teeth, but you can't quite pull it
Floyd | off the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You attempt to scale the tablecloth, gripping tightly with your teeth
Floyd | and feet, but it's not an easy task. After just a few inches, you let
Floyd | go and drop back down to the floor. Ouch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb presents" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB PRESENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb to the top of the presents. You seem to be about level with
Floyd | the table, on which stands a glass of milk and a plate of cookies. The
Floyd | pile starts to wobble, and you quickly make your way back down to
Floyd | the...
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh - it did work."
		Jacqueline says, "So much for my memory."
		DavidW says, "the idea of a mini hippo climbing the tablecloth is ultra cute."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it didn't work."
		DavidW says, "ah, the table and pile being the same height -- shoulda remembered that."
		Jacqueline says, "We were close, but it is unstable."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push pile to table" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PILE TO TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the bottom package with your head, being careful to prevent
Floyd | the pile from falling over. It's hard work, but eventually you move
Floyd | the entire stack over to the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb pile" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           5/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB PILE
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up the pile of presents onto the table top.
Floyd |
Floyd | High above the Living Room
Floyd | You are standing on top of the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plate of cookies and a glass of milk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "consume mass quantities"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cookies" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           5/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COOKIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't be greedy! You should save the rest of the cookies for Santa.
Floyd |
Floyd | Visions of raisins dance in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cookie" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COOKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You nibble hungrily at the cookie.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink milk" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK MILK
Floyd |
Floyd | Little known fact: house hippos are lactose intolerant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | High above the Living Room
Floyd | You are standing on top of the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plate of cookies and a glass of milk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Good going with pushing the pile. I never think of push."
		DavidW says, "hm. Can't see anything else of the room here."
		inky says, "ha ha"
inky says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather lovely Christmas tree, covered with rainbow lights, a
Floyd | silver garland and colorful, shiny ornaments. There is a collection of
Floyd | presents underneath the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If we can't drink the milk... hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 8 out of a possible 15, in 59 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "swim in milk" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM IN MILK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* rockersuke has left the channel.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing to swim in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick glass" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the glass of milk a lick. Mmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh - wonder if that was enough."
		DavidW says, "(I was hoping for lactose-free condensation.)"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "We got no points for it, so I suspect that was a default generic lick response."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The tablecloth is a lovely shade of blue, and it reaches down nearly
Floyd | to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Mrm, yeah. Perhaps."
Zach says (to Floyd), "lick cookie" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK COOKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the partially-eaten cookie a lick. Mmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the tablecloth a lick. Bleh! That doesn't appear to be food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Lick is probably a synonym for taste and taste is probably separate from eat, but only edible things can be tasted."
		DavidW asks, "shall we at least try to enter our nest? See if we get a hint of what yet to do?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As you start back down the stack of presents, the cat of the house
Floyd | pads into the room, the bell on its collar jingling softly. It
Floyd | immediately takes notice of you. You freeze in fear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Go snuggle up, cute little hippo."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait."
		Jacqueline says, "But... we are a HIPPO we can be MEAN that cat is NOTHING"
		DavidW says, "yeah, but cats are bigger than house hippos."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump on cat" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP ON CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood the first part of that.
Floyd | You might try: >JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | To stop these messages entirely, type NOVICE OFF.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an orange tabby cat. It is wearing a thin nylon collar with a
Floyd | small gold bell that jingles when it walks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a loud roar. HIPPO!
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat cringes at the sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I think I have this thirst puzzle worked out."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don a pink tutu and the tiniest pair of ballet slippers and
Floyd | pirouette around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Clearly, we are meant to kill the cat and drink its blood."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour milk on cat" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR MILK ON CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push milk" 		

Floyd ]  Underneath the Table                                 10/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH MILK
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass of milk goes crashing to the floor. A light goes on in the
Floyd | hallway, and you quickly dash back down the pile of presents and hide
Floyd | behind a table leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the big humans of the house wanders sleepily into the room. The
Floyd | cat looks up guiltily and slinks off towards the bedroom. She cleans
Floyd | up the milk and broken glass, scolds the cat and goes back to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underneath the Table
Floyd | You are hiding underneath the table. There is a puddle of water here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "boo"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I was just about to do that!"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice one, D."
		DavidW says, "ooh, puddle"
		Jacqueline says, "HA! Take that, cat."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's this water from?"
		DavidW asks, "um.... boots?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Underneath the Table                                 10/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the small humans must have brought in an icicle and left it
Floyd | under the table. It has melted into a puddle of cold water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Also, I am shocked that my solution to the thirst puzzle was evidently wrong.</sarcasm?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, >"
		DavidW says, "oh. kids' icicle."
Tale arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Underneath the Table                                 13/72
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lap at the cold water and feel instantly refreshed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very tired. Maybe you could just take a quick nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "w00"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          13/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, next to which is a neat stack of
Floyd | presents, forming a staircase to the top. The closet is to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/74
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest (on which are a piece of garland and a mitten)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We are going to fall asleep and not see Santa. Whatchawannabet?"
		DavidW says, "no bet"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nest you can see a piece of garland and a mitten.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yawn" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > YAWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very tired. Maybe you could just take a quick nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nap" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > NAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, just for a moment... When you awaken, it is
Floyd | daytime and there is a tiny wrapped present next to your nest. Oh
Floyd | well. Maybe next year!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Happy Holidays! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 13 out of a possible 15, in 76 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, or see the FULL score for that game?
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "hey that was it"
		DavidW says, "oh. We missed 2 points."
		Jacqueline says, "For the record, when you typed >YAWN, I could help but yawn. Yawning is weird."
		Jacqueline asks, "But what was in our tiny present??"
		Gerynar yawns because of jacq's talking about yawning, which he agrees is weird
		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what's in our present. I suppose that'll be in sequel."
		Jacqueline says, "LLTPs"
		DavidW says, "House Hippo II: Hippo Birdie Two Ewe."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, are we good for today, or, more likely, are you going to try to figure out the other two points?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. Unless it's xyzzy or happy new year, not sure what it would be."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we should try at least one of those."
		DavidW says, "okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Though given that this was written for someone unfamiliar with IF..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.
Floyd | Only a hippopotamus will do.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You bellow out "mini cheddars!" a few times.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very tired. Maybe you could just take a quick nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, just for a moment... When you awaken, it is
Floyd | daytime and there is a tiny wrapped present next to your nest. Oh
Floyd | well. Maybe next year!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Happy Holidays! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 13 out of a possible 15, in 77 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, or see the FULL score for that game?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Implemented, but no points."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and the sleeping thing is on a timer."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		DavidW says, "I think I'm good stopping here."
		Jacqueline nods.
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks, David and the peeps who were here earlier!"
		Zach says, "I'm trying to remember if there's anything for the nest we missed."
		olethros says, "it was good while it lasted"
		Zach says, "But I'm good too."
		Johnny says, "Leave something for the Transcript-only Floyders."
		Binder says, "that Hippo New Year thing looked fun."
		Jacqueline says, "It was cute, yeah. You should play it."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "And you should definitely watch the YouTube video!"
		Jacqueline says, "(Not the one I posted during The Kazooist, the one of the house hippo...)"
		Limax asks, "Was the hippo hungry?"
		Binder says, "Lest there be confusion."
olethros has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Yeah. They're, um, not easily confused."
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NightFloyd Transcript:
Speculative Fiction by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack
As played on ifMUD on Feb 21 & 28, March 7 & 14, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Speculative Fiction written by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack. Speculative Fiction was originally released as part of the 2011 IntroComp, where it won second place. It wnet on to be nominated for two Xyzzies: Best Individual NPC and Best Implementation. 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
		

genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask specfictionfull" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]         Money will come when you are doing the right thing.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                                            ---Mike Phillips
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          Speculative Fiction
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                       [Press any key to begin.]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Babe, I'm really sorry, but I'm going to have to cancel dinner.
Floyd | Yeah, I've got to stop the boss from being executed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Speculative Fiction
Floyd | Beginner's Lessons from "The Big Book of Financial Crimes"
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2011--2012 by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 120630 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11
Floyd | First-time players should type ABOUT.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a Dungeon
Floyd |
Floyd | No! My shiniest of shiny objects! Don't fly aw--- Come back! I
Floyd | love you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, now that my girlfriend's mad at me, where were we? Ah, right.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the
Floyd | dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being
Floyd | up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various---
Floyd | do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's
Floyd | some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your
Floyd | height up. Can we leave?
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a tapestry, a bed, a vase, a mirror, and an annoying git in
Floyd | a dress here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "is the the one with the bird?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah."
		jenrexrode says, "cool, I don't think I ever finished it"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x tapestry" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/1
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPESTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a garish sight. I guess the artist might have been trying to do
Floyd | something in the Colorist style. (Purple and green dyes became cheap
Floyd | around the turn of the century, and there was a rainbow explosion in
Floyd | the art world for about a decade.) I don't know, though--- these
Floyd | colors don't really go together. Colorism usually involves more
Floyd | realistic pairings, and I don't think humans are supposed to be that
Floyd | shade of orange. I think the blobby thing is meant to be a unicorn,
Floyd | but that's speculation.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tapestry was probably made by the late queen. I've heard stories
Floyd | about her prolific and unusual talent. I'm sure the old guy couldn't
Floyd | bear to throw it out, and nobody else could bear to look at it.
Floyd | There's a wobbly inscription woven into the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
Ellison has connected. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x inscription" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INSCRIPTION
Floyd |
Floyd | "To my beloved on our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. May our love
Floyd | always be as eternal as the flowing fountain."
Floyd |
Floyd | That's a fountain? I guess this was made by the queen. Aw,
Floyd | that's so sad. I mean, she had no taste, but they say the old guy
Floyd | really loved her and went mad with grief after she died. I guess that
Floyd | was good for us, with you getting the job here and him never caring
Floyd | what you did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x unicorn" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNICORN
Floyd |
Floyd | That is not a fountain, regardless of what the inscription says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a mediocre wizard. No, no, boss, don't look sad! Wait for me to
Floyd | finish! You're a great inventor! See, there was a compliment coming.
Floyd | You always have the best ideas. Remember Primo Eyeballs-in-a-Can? That
Floyd | was my personal favorite, for obvious reasons. But your ideas don't
Floyd | always, er, work right. That's why you took the wizarding job: 'cause
Floyd | it gets you money to work on your inventions until we hit it big.
Floyd | Which we will, as soon as we replace all that missing money and keep
Floyd | you from getting killed and, um, okay, this is probably not cheering
Floyd | you up as much as I'd hoped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Right now your body is in the corner, unconscious. You're wearing your
Floyd | completely awesome purple robe, but your hat got lost in the arrest
Floyd | fiasco. The stupid fat guy searched you and took all your stuff, but
Floyd | maybe there's something he missed. I don't know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x you" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm W.D., your familiar, and I'm awesome. Check out these feathers!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x feathers" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FEATHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I have black feathers, which means I go with everything. They shine a
Floyd | little bit in the light. My lovely girlfriend says they look slightly
Floyd | blue in very bright light, but I don't see it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wooden bed frame that would be big enough for one human with a
Floyd | mattress or pillows, but there aren't any around. It doesn't look
Floyd | particularly comfortable, and the wood's splintering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing but a bit of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an oval mirror with a steel frame bolted to the wall. The frame
Floyd | has little diamond-shaped cutouts in it. The mirror itself is about as
Floyd | big as I am. It's got a big dent in it, but it still works as a
Floyd | reflective surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, it's me! I'm W.D., your familiar, and I'm awesome. Check out
Floyd | these feathers!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dent" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I love your robe. It's so stylish. It's purple and dark purple and
Floyd | darker purple and all swirly patterned and stuff, and it's covered in
Floyd | sequins and sparkles and shiny and glittery and glowy! It's
Floyd | mesmerizing. You look great, even unconscious. There are big floppy
Floyd | pockets sewn inside. You usually keep all kinds of stuff in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a delicate glass vase with a narrow neck, although it widens at
Floyd | the bottom. It's the kind of vase that holds a few flowers instead of
Floyd | a whole bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "> get distracted and spend entire game looking at shiny things"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look in pockets" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN POCKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, hey, there's a magic wand in one of the pockets! Man, the fat guy
Floyd | didn't even think it was worth taking? That's just sad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take wand" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mind" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's...well...it's hard to describe what it's like to have someone
Floyd | else in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Very deep."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read mind" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's just a joke, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wand" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the Aetheric Coin Generator Mark III! It turns air into faery
Floyd | coins. The Mark I only lasted through seven thousand uses or so, and
Floyd | Mark II backfired and turned coins into air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hug me" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG ME
Floyd |
Floyd | No can do, boss. No lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug without lips" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG WITHOUT LIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Uh, what kind of hug..."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hug is frequently linked in with kiss."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look in vase" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The vase is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push vase" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay. Ngrrghnhgh! ...Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a delicate glass vase with a narrow neck, although it widens at
Floyd | the bottom. It's the kind of vase that holds a few flowers instead of
Floyd | a whole bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "How are we carrying these things?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x git" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a mediocre wizard. No, no, boss, don't look sad! Wait for me to
Floyd | finish! You're a great inventor! See, there was a compliment coming.
Floyd | You always have the best ideas. Remember Primo Eyeballs-in-a-Can? That
Floyd | was my personal favorite, for obvious reasons. But your ideas don't
Floyd | always, er, work right. That's why you took the wizarding job: 'cause
Floyd | it gets you money to work on your inventions until we hit it big.
Floyd | Which we will, as soon as we replace all that missing money and keep
Floyd | you from getting killed and, um, okay, this is probably not cheering
Floyd | you up as much as I'd hoped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Right now your body is in the corner, unconscious. You're wearing your
Floyd | completely awesome purple robe, but your hat got lost in the arrest
Floyd | fiasco. The stupid fat guy searched you and took all your stuff, but
Floyd | maybe there's something he missed. I don't know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Magic!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "get git" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're way too bulky and heavy for me to lift with my little talons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop vase on me" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP VASE ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think putting things on the annoying git in a dress would
Floyd | accomplish anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a big wooden door, wide enough for two humans to walk through it
Floyd | at once. Based on all the noise when they threw us in here, it's
Floyd | locked from the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The "window" is just a space in the stones. It's smaller than a human
Floyd | but bigger than a raven, if you catch my drift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open vase" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something I can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an opening in the wall; there's no glass or anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fly through window" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 0/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLY THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Whooooosh! I'm flying out the window to sweet, delicious
Floyd | freedom! And to sweet, delicious rotting meat, with any luck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 0/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a maple. It has some really nice branches higher up. It's got
Floyd | a good view and is relatively quiet, or it was until those stupid kids
Floyd | started climbing it all the time. When I settle down, my girlfriend
Floyd | and I are probably going to need something bigger--- maybe something
Floyd | where we can look out over Sandie's Hot Meats. But for now, it's where
Floyd | I tend to perch when I'm not doing anything for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hang out" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 0/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > HANG OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "perch" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 0/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > PERCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a Dungeon
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror, and an annoying git in a dress
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fly through window" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 0/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLY THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter tree" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TREE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In a Tree
Floyd | From here, I can see all sorts of things. Sandie's got her Hot Meats
Floyd | stall set up in the middle of Big Street. The castle (and your body)
Floyd | are off to the south. The bank sparkles faintly in the distance. There
Floyd | are streamers and balloons out in front of the magic shop. Farmland
Floyd | stretches off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, there's a piece of red paper here. Argh. Humans. Get your own
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oops. Meant to go up the tree."
		mwmiller says, "'Up' goes back in the dungeon? Okay."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hot. Meats."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x streamers" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STREAMERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x balloons" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLOONS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank's probably our best bet for getting a lot of money at once.
Floyd | It's a fair distance north and then northeast of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shop" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's Mel's, a bit north of here and then east. We should go there to
Floyd | ask for advice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I want a red balloon."
Zach says (to Floyd), "hot meats" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOT MEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hot meats" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOT MEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to examine the meats stall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stall" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats is to the north. If we get some spare money, I'd
Floyd | love lunch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Then I can be richer than any [missing?] king."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "North?"
		mwmiller asks, "So it just kind of carries on with the wacky zany wiseacre routine, huh?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yup."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | He's got no eyeballs. Man, that's the best part of the human. His
Floyd | clothes are old but mostly in one piece. He's holding out a cup for
Floyd | money.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cup" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the chipped cup is a strange coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't think I can't hear you, birdie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Sheesh. The story of my life is getting slapped by humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite man" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I feel so wrong for saying this, but I just don't see a reason for
Floyd | random violence right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop vase on man" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP VASE ON MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think putting things on the beggar would accomplish anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put mind in cup" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MIND IN CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | If only it was that easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Indeed"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to man" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "caw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > CAW
Floyd |
Floyd | "Caaaaw caaaaw!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not getting a response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like it's made of gold and silver swirled together. The face
Floyd | I can see shows a lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. This coin isn't our money. It's not any money I recognize. It
Floyd | looks vaguely familiar, though, like--- oh! I've seen that in a book
Floyd | before! This is a coin from the ancient Se--- Sevoran, maybe? Anyway,
Floyd | there was some kind of ancient empire, and this is a coin from it. It
Floyd | could be worth something to a collector.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave wand at man" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to wave the magic wand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave wand at beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to wave the magic wand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "zap beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > ZAP BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the faery coin)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x faery coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FAERY COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This is one of your majick faery coins. They were incredibly useful
Floyd | for a while, but then some wiseacre figured out that they explode if
Floyd | you put salt on them. Now everyone in town knows they're not real
Floyd | gold. The coins are useless as currency, at least until we find a new
Floyd | idiot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x faery coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FAERY COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This is one of your majick faery coins. They were incredibly useful
Floyd | for a while, but then some wiseacre figured out that they explode if
Floyd | you put salt on them. Now everyone in town knows they're not real
Floyd | gold. The coins are useless as currency, at least until we find a new
Floyd | idiot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put faery coin in cup" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FAERY COIN IN CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, birdi---" He narrows the empty sockets where he delicious
Floyd | eyeballs should be. He takes the coin and taps against the side of his
Floyd | mug. "This sounds wrong. This is one of those magic exploding coins!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He coldly tosses the faery coin back to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah."
		Zach says, "Hot meat, here we come!"
		mwmiller says, "I was thinking we could somehow do an Indiana Jones swap."
Zach says (to Floyd), "switch faery coin with coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH FAERY COIN WITH COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to switch the faery coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the faery coin)
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take strange coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRANGE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't think I can't hear you, birdie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Sheesh. The story of my life is getting slapped by humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about strange coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT STRANGE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, birdie. You like shiny things, don't you? I like shiny things,
Floyd | too. Would you like to give me something shiny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? No! I---" Yeah, yeah, you don't speak Raven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > N

		mwmiller exclaims, "We can't? We're a bird! We can fly!"

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give coin to sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy knows all about the fake money, Boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask sandie about hot meat" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SANDIE ABOUT HOT MEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know what you want, W.D., but I'm not giving you any food unless
Floyd | you have some real money. Your tab is already ridiculous."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show mind to sandie" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look pathetic" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW MIND TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's just a joke, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK PATHETIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy
Floyd | the last coin first. Conservation of energy, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hooray, science magic."
		mwmiller says, "(or not wanting to generate a zillion database items)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A red balloon is here, probably as part of some promotion.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh man. There *is* a red balloon. Happiest day."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cockroaches" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COCKROACHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel notices me and greets me boisterously. "Hey, W.D.! How's my
Floyd | favorite raven doing? How's your boss? Need more color-changing
Floyd | powder? I have to warn you, I don't think this 'Cow of a Different
Floyd | Color' project is going to catch on."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not good, Mel. The Perfectly Foolproof Illusion on the
Floyd | treasury...wasn't."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh. Does that mean you are recently unemployed? Would you like a job?
Floyd | I've been meaning to branch out into delivery, but people are afraid
Floyd | of golems, so..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, no. The boss is still good, at least for a few hours. I may be
Floyd | back tomorrow, though. (No offense, boss.) We, er, figure the only
Floyd | thing that might save the chief's bacon is to, uh, turn the fake
Floyd | treasure into...er..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "...real treasure. Uh, you wouldn't happen to have a Midas potion
Floyd | just, you know, lying around?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's normally placid face darkens, and he glowers at me. "W.D., you
Floyd | know that I like you and your master, but I do not typically keep
Floyd | potions which are primarily composed of irreplaceable components just
Floyd | 'lying around'. Besides, their manufacture is highly illegal, and I
Floyd | have an unfortunate allergy to prison."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know, I know. It was a long shot. We just thought you might have
Floyd | something."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel sighs. "I could possibly sell you some components, and then what
Floyd | you did with them would be up to you. But these ingredients are not
Floyd | cheap, and my favor to you would be selling them at all. You would
Floyd | have to come up with nearly enough money to repopulate the treasury on
Floyd | your own."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh. Well, I'm sure we can come up with something. I like shiny
Floyd | objects, after all. I can probably scrounge up some money."
Floyd |
Floyd | "All right. Good luck, W.D."
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Oh, shoot, I forgot what you asked me to do. Sorry, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Waiting for some French kid to find it, no doubt."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Forgot?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cockroaches" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COCKROACHES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're amazingly realistic, except for the exploding part.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat cockroach" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COCKROACH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Exploding Cockroaches)
Floyd | As you well know, those little guys are extremely unstable.
Floyd | Also, Mel's Magic Shop is you-break-it-you-buy-it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Are we ever going to find out what the initials stand for, I wonder."
Zach says (to Floyd), "explode cockroach" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXPLODE COCKROACH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x trinkets" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRINKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's got a ridiculous quantity of, well, magical minutiae. There are
Floyd | the things over there with the...and the...and over there
Floyd | there's...uh, let me know if you want to search for something
Floyd | specific.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search for shiny" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a shiny red balloon on a string, filled with that special air
Floyd | that makes things float. It's really shiny. We should keep it and look
Floyd | at it for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mel about ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, the boss told me I should be asking for a Midas potion, but I'm
Floyd | not really sure what that gets us. I mean, they clearly turn things to
Floyd | into gold. Do I just pour it on the treasury walls and poof!
Floyd | Full of treasure again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you had a true Midas potion, then yes, anything the potion touched
Floyd | would turn to gold, so you could turn all of your employer's decoys
Floyd | into real treasure," answers Mel. "Midas potions are an entire class
Floyd | of potions, though. There are simpler ones which turn wood to gold, or
Floyd | metal to gold, or silver to gold. There are also un-Midas potions, but
Floyd | I suspect that is not what you want.
Floyd |
Floyd | "When you get enough money for the potion's ingredients," Mel
Floyd | continues, "let me know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Heh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mel about list of ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT LIST OF INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel shakes his head. "Sorry, I didn't catch that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mel about money" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/72
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "So where do we get money?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Typically, one gets a job and does work. I suppose this isn't an
Floyd | option, given the time. Well, there is trade, common theft,
Floyd | embezzlement (although your master already appears to be proficient
Floyd | there), insurance fraud, day-trading, kidnapping for ransom, throwing
Floyd | a birthday party for yourself, faking your own death, blackmail,
Floyd | counterfeiting, turning in a bounty to the city guard, finding lost
Floyd | kittens... "
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ooo day trading"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Kittens! We can do that. Maybe."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Also, birthday parties have balloons."
		Zach says, "Let's through a birthday party for the kittens!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "mel, what are the ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEL, WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pardon? I didn't follow that," says Mel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mel about ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/74
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, the boss told me I should be asking for a Midas potion, but I'm
Floyd | not really sure what that gets us. I mean, they clearly turn things to
Floyd | into gold. Do I just pour it on the treasury walls and poof!
Floyd | Full of treasure again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you had a true Midas potion, then yes, anything the potion touched
Floyd | would turn to gold, so you could turn all of your employer's decoys
Floyd | into real treasure," answers Mel. "Midas potions are an entire class
Floyd | of potions, though. There are simpler ones which turn wood to gold, or
Floyd | metal to gold, or silver to gold. There are also un-Midas potions, but
Floyd | I suspect that is not what you want.
Floyd |
Floyd | "When you get enough money for the potion's ingredients," Mel
Floyd | continues, "let me know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Come on."
		Zach says, "I think we just need the money."
		genericgeekgirl says, "But we don't know how much."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give balloon to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give coin to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your employer's counterfeit money is charming, but you know I don't
Floyd | accept it, W.D. If you need a reminder why, please watch as I sprinkle
Floyd | a pinch of salt on the coin. See? It explodes--- rather more
Floyd | forcefully than I remember, actually. I think it's scorched the
Floyd | counter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/78
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Better be careful about doing that around the cockroaches"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/79
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy Bench
Floyd | This is the back corner of the magic shop, where Mel actually puts
Floyd | magical things together. He's got a giant oak workbench. Unlike your
Floyd | workbench, though, it's perfectly clean and shows no signs of ever
Floyd | having caught on fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front counter's back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a workbench, a shelf (on top of which are three bottles of
Floyd | blue dye, and a bottle of clear fluid), and a spell book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x workbench" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/80
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | They probably killed some really nice tree to make this thing. If it
Floyd | fell on you, it would kill you. It's spotless, and it's got a nice
Floyd | finish that glows just a little bit. I don't know whether it's magic
Floyd | or just really nice polish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "touch workbench" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/81
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't feel anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | An ordinary shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | On top of the shelf are three bottles of blue dye, and a bottle of
Floyd | clear fluid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x dye" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/83
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DYE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a bottle of blue dye. It contains, in my estimation, enough to
Floyd | dye two ravens. That is not a suggestion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x fluid" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/84
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLUID
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a bottle of blue dye. It contains, in my estimation, enough to
Floyd | dye two ravens. That is not a suggestion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x clear fluid" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/85
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLEAR FLUID
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle is filled with a colourless fluid. It's labelled, "Problem
Floyd | Solvent: Misspelled a word? Problem Solve-it with Problem Solvent!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a book entitled "Transmutation Potions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/87
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "solve problem" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | workbench: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | shelf: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | spell book: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/87
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOLVE PROBLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/88
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Uh, I'm not going to read the whole book right this minute. Let me
Floyd | check the table of contents and see if there's anything
Floyd | interesting...Hey, Midas potions, page 78...mmhm...
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm just going to rip this page out and pray Mel doesn't kill me, all
Floyd | right?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/89
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/90
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/91
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "There we go :D"
		Zach says, "huzzah"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Gold to gold."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oooh, pancakes."
		mwmiller says, "Wizard ash? That sounds slightly ominous."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm sure we can incinerate some *other* wizard.."
		genericgeekgirl eyes vimes.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take clear fluid" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/92
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CLEAR FLUID
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/93
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy Bench
Floyd | This is the back corner of the magic shop, where Mel actually puts
Floyd | magical things together. He's got a giant oak workbench. Unlike your
Floyd | workbench, though, it's perfectly clean and shows no signs of ever
Floyd | having caught on fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front counter's back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a workbench and a shelf (on top of which are two bottles of
Floyd | blue dye) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Is one bottle enough?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Should we grab all three?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "And more importantly, can we actually sneak out with all this?"
		Zach asks, "How many ravens do we need to dye?"
		Zach says, "I'm wondering if he'll notice the book"
		genericgeekgirl says, "All of them."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take dye" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               0/94
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DYE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle of blue dye)
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Well, fine."
		Zach says, "I guess we shouldn't get greedy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/95
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/96
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/97
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess he doesn't mind."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/99
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mel about wizard's ash" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT WIZARD'S ASH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pardon? I didn't follow that," says Mel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mel about wizard ash" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/101
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT WIZARD ASH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pardon? I didn't follow that," says Mel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search trinkets for wizard ash" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TRINKETS FOR WIZARD ASH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't find anything like that in the pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "All right."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/103
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/103
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Speculative Fiction is now in its normal "verbose" mode, which always
Floyd | gives long descriptions of locations (even if you've been there
Floyd | before).]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/104
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask sandie about phoenix kidney" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/105
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SANDIE ABOUT PHOENIX KIDNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk awk caw!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know what you want, W.D., but I'm not giving you any food unless
Floyd | you have some real money. Your tab is already ridiculous."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ask sandie about money" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SANDIE ABOUT MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know what you want, W.D., but I'm not giving you any food unless
Floyd | you have some real money. Your tab is already ridiculous."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/107
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cord" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/109
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Done! Let's see if anything happens...
Floyd |
Floyd | A mob of guardsmen charge out of the Watchtower towards the bank. I
Floyd | think I'll follow them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wanted poster on the wall by the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three guys wearing identical green tunics and brandishing sticks rush
Floyd | in. The tallest shouts, "Nobody move! This is the Guard!" The middle
Floyd | one shouts, "Where's the robber?" They look around, confused. The
Floyd | teller shrugs. The short one complains about a false alarm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, they're leaving. That was exciting!
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man grumbles under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine poster" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/110
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXAMINE POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wanted poster offering five thousand florins for the capture of
Floyd | the infamous bank robber Two-Handed Bart (not to be confused with
Floyd | One-Handed Bart). He looks dashing with his shiny hair, his handlebar
Floyd | moustache, and his flapping green scarf. Is that dashing? That's the
Floyd | sort of thing you guys find dashing, right?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/111
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wanted poster offering five thousand florins for the capture of
Floyd | the infamous bank robber Two-Handed Bart (not to be confused with
Floyd | One-Handed Bart). He looks dashing with his shiny hair, his handlebar
Floyd | moustache, and his flapping green scarf. Is that dashing? That's the
Floyd | sort of thing you guys find dashing, right?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoops"
		mwmiller says, "My thoughts exactly. :)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/112
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're covered in tiny lines and boxes to fill in. I suppose they're
Floyd | for applying for loans, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/113
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks like any other human, I guess. He's wearing grey pants, a
Floyd | grey fedora, and a grey shirt, and he has a wispy, pathetic moustache.
Floyd | He's cursing under his breath as he tries to fill out paperwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, he looks vaguely like Two-Handed Bart from the poster. They both
Floyd | have noses, for example.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man shivers slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fill out forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/113
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL OUT FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to fill the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "fill forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/114
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing here with which to fill them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/114
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/115
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | I hate to break this to you, boss, but ravens don't have good credit.
Floyd | Neither do you, which is why you started funding your inventions with
Floyd | the royal treasury.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask man about robber" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/116
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ROBBER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!"
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give coin to man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/117
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/118
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give faery coin to man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/119
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FAERY COIN TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man crumples up his form and starts over on a clean one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Weird."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wanted poster on the wall by the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "spill dye on forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPILL DYE ON FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour dye on man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/121
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DYE ON MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think that will hold dye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give clear fluid to man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/122
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE CLEAR FLUID TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take poster" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/123
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah, that was a generic response"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/124
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Window
Floyd | This part of the bank is cut off from the public by a gilded cage.
Floyd | There's a big, grey, solid-looking door back there, presumably a
Floyd | vault. The room is big and echoey, thirty or forty feet high and
Floyd | brightly lit from a huge gold chandelier overhead. The main lobby is
Floyd | back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking teller behind the bars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x vault" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/124
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VAULT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/125
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an imposing door, presumably leading to the bank's vault.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/126
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't actually get to the vault, boss. It's behind the walled-off
Floyd | area. I can't fit through the bars in front of the teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x teller" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/127
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller's a young, female human wearing something white and floofy
Floyd | and staring off into space. She's sitting on a stool behind the gold
Floyd | cage area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">turn bars into pancakes"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chandelier" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/128
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHANDELIER
Floyd |
Floyd | This chandelier up here is pretty sweet. It must have been designed by
Floyd | a fan of late Moodism; it's made of about a hundred pieces of
Floyd | swooping, spiralling gold. Each element ends in a round light.
Floyd | Definitely late Moodism--- spirals were a sign of cheer. This
Floyd | chandelier is like a... a... a big nest of glowing rat tails! It's
Floyd | beautiful. Although from up here I can see it's not real gold; it's
Floyd | just iron or something with gold paint on it. Meh. Moodism always
Floyd | stressed using real materials.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, there's a black cord running along the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cord" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/129
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, there's some kind of cord running along the ceiling. There are
Floyd | rings every couple of feet holding it up. Where is it attached...? It
Floyd | looks like one end goes behind the area with the teller and the vault
Floyd | and the other end goes out a little round hole high up in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/130
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't reach it from the chandelier, and I can't get purchase on the
Floyd | ceiling. Sorry, boss, but it's out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/130
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rings" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/130
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/130
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give coin to teller" 		mwmiller says, "They're really pushing the 'Zork-esque pseudo-medieval' schtick for all it's worth."

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/131
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from generally being nonplussed at serving a bird, the teller
Floyd | seems uninterested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to teller" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/131
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask teller about coin" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/132
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK TELLER ABOUT COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ack! A bird! Shoo shoo!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...I've been shud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha."
		Zach says, "Aw"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoo" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/132
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 0/133
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | They're gold--- sorry, gold-painted--- bars blocking off one
Floyd | half of the room. At person height, they're just straight up and down,
Floyd | but above that they turn into a lacy pattern. Psh. Whoever designed
Floyd | this bank doesn't know doesn't know Moodism at all; lace implies
Floyd | hunger, and that completely clashes with the chandelier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm. Back outside?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/134
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/135
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" The merchant steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer,
Floyd | takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x coffer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/136
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a strongbox full of stock certificates.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Reliable Bear Organization," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/136
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to bid on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/136
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to bid on the stock certificate with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I need to organize my bears!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with coin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/137
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Even from over here, I can tell that coin is counterfeit," scolds the
Floyd | auctioneer. "Come back when you have some real money."
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces another merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares a different merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" bids a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" shouts a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x certificate" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/138
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CERTIFICATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stock certificate for 12 shares of Reliable Bear Organization.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" The merchant steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer,
Floyd | takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/139
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be,
Floyd | like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the
Floyd | most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Royal Shad Bonds?" he
Floyd | asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x auctioneer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/140
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AUCTIONEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer is wearing a fancy black suit. He seems faintly oily,
Floyd | but not in the delicious fried meats kind of way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" declares a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares another merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares a different merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid eight florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask horse about auction" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/141
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HORSE ABOUT AUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | I perch near the livestock pens. "Hello, I---"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No time to talk! Can't stop moooooooving! The farmer might come
Floyd | back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" The merchant steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer,
Floyd | takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cows" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/142
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COWS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be,
Floyd | like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the
Floyd | most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Majestic Snake Company?"
Floyd | he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with vase" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/143
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, raven. We only accept money here," says the auctioneer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" shouts a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" shouts another merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces a different merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" shouts a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Can we sell the vase somewhere?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maaaaybe?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sell vase" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                0/144
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELL VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no place to sell anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" The merchant steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer,
Floyd | takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/145
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x money changers" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/145
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONEY CHANGERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/146
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/147
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a tall, skinny old man. He's wearing a suit that's definitely my
Floyd | style; it's got at least twenty buttons, and at least ten of them are
Floyd | superfluous. It's a suit that says, "I would be in at least five
Floyd | different colors if I weren't made of stone." I already hate this guy
Floyd | less than I hate most humans. The stone itself is polished red
Floyd | granite, which implies to me that the statue is a few hundred years
Floyd | old; granite fell out of favor after the Neo-Blockade movement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, and there's also a plaque beneath the statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/148
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the plaque, the statue depicts Wingworm Mindo, Chancellor
Floyd | of the Kingdom from blah blah blah to blah blah. Founded the livestock
Floyd | markets yadda yadda, thus bringing Commerce to the city. He was
Floyd | apparently named in an ancient tradition in which children weren't
Floyd | given names until they survived their first disease. He had two
Floyd | sisters named Blue Fever and...Syphilis? What? Is this a joke? Oh, I
Floyd | guess it was; that last bit was in crayon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/149
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone has left a fishing rod here.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/150
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a chalk circle drawn on the dock around the fish barrel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/151
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | This is an old wooden barrel. It smells slightly rotten, but the
Floyd | rot-smell is drowned out by the delicious smell of fish within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look in barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/152
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | Fish! Hey, is that a salmon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take salmon" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/153
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALMON
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to enter the circle first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/153
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ominous."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/154
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can feel a faint eldritch humming in the air as I step into the
Floyd | circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/153
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah..."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/154
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "No stealing fish! Seagulls, this means you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Pssh. Seagulls can't read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take rod" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/155
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rod" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour dye on circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/156
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, you made this! It's your Fishing-Rod-With-Self-Baiting-Hook!
Floyd | Somebody is using something you made! Or, well, maybe they were at
Floyd | some point; they've apparently abandoned it. It still counts as a
Floyd | sale, though. There's no line or hook on the fishing rod; it looks a
Floyd | lot like a tree branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/157
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DYE ON CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think that will hold dye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rub circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/158
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Good idea; the circle's probably magical in some way.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Hmm. I can't actually erase it. That must not be normal chalk. It's
Floyd | like my wings pass right through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scarecrow" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/159
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCARECROW
Floyd |
Floyd | The scarecrow is a human-shaped and roughly human-sized figure made of
Floyd | cloth. It has a rough, cartoonish face painted on it, and a sign hangs
Floyd | around its neck. It's wearing some overalls, and it's not not wearing
Floyd | a hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x overalls" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/160
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The scarecrow is a human-shaped and roughly human-sized figure made of
Floyd | cloth. It has a rough, cartoonish face painted on it, and a sign hangs
Floyd | around its neck. It's wearing some overalls, and it's not not wearing
Floyd | a hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take overalls" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't have the dexterity to remove the overalls from the scarecrow.
Floyd | Hey, boss, have you humans contemplated nudity? It's a lot simpler.
Floyd | Actually, now that I consider the image, don't do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, I bet it's anti-bird magic"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take salmon with rod" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALMON WITH ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "'not not wearing a hat'?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/162
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, man."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/163
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, it's your un-hat! You created it by accident when you were trying
Floyd | to make your Infinite Closet. It's a hole in space shaped like a hat.
Floyd | I still remember the slogan, "The Un-Hat: It's what the unfashionable
Floyd | people aren't wearing!" I really thought that one was going to catch
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I missed that."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/164
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! No clothes on the bird! I'm not one of those little yappy dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yap" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/164
Floyd |
Floyd | > YAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Right, it's that other game where we're a yappy canine."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | This is an old wooden barrel. It smells slightly rotten, but the
Floyd | rot-smell is drowned out by the delicious smell of fish within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push barrel with rod" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/166
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BARREL WITH ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put rod in barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/167
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ROD IN BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to enter the circle first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess we can save and see what happens?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put clear fluid on circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/168
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CLEAR FLUID ON CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The chalk circle is a bit wet, but nothing further happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Because I'm morbidly curious."
		Zach says, "Sure"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/168
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/169
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can feel a faint eldritch humming in the air as I step into the
Floyd | circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take salmon" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/170
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALMON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I can hear the humming and not just feel it. Something is rumbling
Floyd | beneath the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/171
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sproing! Some sort of weird magical glowing beams are
Floyd | shooting up from the circle and--- help! They're surrounding me! The
Floyd | beams coalesce into a sphere barely large enough to contain me, then
Floyd | solidify into iron bars as their glow fades. Help, boss! I'm stuck in
Floyd | some sort of freaky magical cage! Let me out!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Eek."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/172
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf (in the cage) (in the chalk circle)
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a cage and a barrel)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the chalk circle I can also see a barrel (which contains a fish).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat salmon" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/173
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SALMON
Floyd |
Floyd | Done! Not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/174
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is some kind of magic cage, serenely floating about a foot off
Floyd | the ground. There's a very unserene raven trapped inside. The bars are
Floyd | still faintly glowing with an unnerving green light. You didn't make
Floyd | this, did you? It doesn't look like your work. Also, it hasn't
Floyd | exploded or turned me into cucumber or anything. I don't have a lot of
Floyd | room to move around. Help, I'm becoming claustrophobic here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open cage" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/175
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I...don't know how. There's no lock or door. Oh no I am going to
Floyd | die here haaaaaaaaaalp!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "We're trapped, but at least we got some fish to eat."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/176
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to open the cage first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/177
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to get out of the cage first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open cage" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/178
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I...don't know how. There's no lock or door. Oh no I am going to
Floyd | die here haaaaaaaaaalp!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit cage" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/179
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I can do violence! Kapow! I snapped one of the bars.
Floyd | I'm almost through!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/180
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, okay. Right. Violence solves so many problems. Thud!
Floyd | The cage has enough and disappears in a puff of green smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		Limax says, "As long as it's not tuna"

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/180
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo."
		Zach says, "Hooray for violence"
		Zach asks, "Should we keep the fish for later?"
		mwmiller says, "I guess seagulls are too stupid to try that."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe there's more?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/181
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | This is an old wooden barrel. It smells slightly rotten, but the
Floyd | rot-smell is drowned out by the delicious smell of fish within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/182
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I can hear the humming and not just feel it. Something is rumbling
Floyd | beneath the circle. Let's get out of here before I have to break out
Floyd | of that cage again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/183
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sproing! Some sort of weird magical glowing beams are
Floyd | shooting up from the circle and--- oh, no. Not this again. No no no no
Floyd | no! They're surrounding me and, once again, forming some sort of
Floyd | magical cage around me. Get me out of here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, come on."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit cage.g" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/185
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CAGE.G
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I can do violence! Kapow! I snapped one of the bars.
Floyd | I'm almost through!
Floyd | Okay, okay. Right. Violence solves so many problems. Thud!
Floyd | The cage has enough and disappears in a puff of green smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/186
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I've gotten out of the chalk circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/187
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/188
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | This is an Eastern Spotted Shortfin. They're fairly plentiful in the
Floyd | bay. I find their meat a little spongy for my taste, but any fish is a
Floyd | a good fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fish with fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/188
Floyd |
Floyd | > FISH WITH FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/189
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x boats" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/189
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOATS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the fishing boats or the cargo ships?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fishing boats" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/190
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FISHING BOATS
Floyd |
Floyd | Those are little fishing boats, crewed by one or two people. They go
Floyd | out in the morning and come back in the evening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cargo ships" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/191
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARGO SHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's one of the big trade ships from Caberry or High Point. I can't
Floyd | make out much detail from here. Those sorts of ships have crews of a
Floyd | couple of dozen people and all sorts of random stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stool" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/192
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a three-legged wooden stool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take stool" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/193
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too heavy for me to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/194
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
		genericgeekgirl | Hey, there's a piece of red paper here.
		genericgeekgirl says, "In the tree."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       0/195
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Wait, where was that?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "When we were up in the tree."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/196
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/197
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/198
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/199
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 0/200
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter tree" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/201
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TREE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In a Tree
Floyd | From here, I can see all sorts of things. Sandie's got her Hot Meats
Floyd | stall set up in the middle of Big Street. The castle (and your body)
Floyd | are off to the south. The bank sparkles faintly in the distance. There
Floyd | are streamers and balloons out in front of the magic shop. Farmland
Floyd | stretches off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, there's a piece of red paper here. Argh. Humans. Get your own
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/202
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the piece of red paper)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/202
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the piece of red paper or the torn page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read red paper" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/203
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ RED PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The note says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, my dearest love. I am away on sudden business and could
Floyd | not meet you here in our usual place. I have prepared a game for you
Floyd | in my absence. I promise you it will be worth following through to the
Floyd | end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your next clue will be at the left elbow of Blue Fever's brother."
Floyd |
Floyd | Uh, okay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ooo love game"
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit tree" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   0/203
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       0/204
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/205
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/206
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/207
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x elbow" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/207
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ELBOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the statue's left elbow or the statue's right
Floyd | elbow?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x left elbow" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/208
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEFT ELBOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The statue's left elbow is made of stone and not any more interesting
Floyd | than any other part. Oh, except for the piece of violet paper stuck to
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take violet paper" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/209
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VIOLET PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read violet paper" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                0/210
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ VIOLET PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The note says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "As you know, I've been trying to expand the business lately. I've had
Floyd | to fill out so many forms. I think my favorite was the X1-FSB: Small
Floyd | Business Loan To Be Repaid Within Thirty Days. I think you should look
Floyd | at one, too. They're quite entertaining."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/211
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/212
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man crumples up his form and starts over on a clean one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/213
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're covered in tiny lines and boxes to fill in. I suppose they're
Floyd | for applying for loans, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man grumbles under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x x1-fsb" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/213
Floyd |
Floyd | > X X1-FSB
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search forms" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/214
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, the business loans are in this box....Yep, there's a green note
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take green" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/215
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man absently scratches his upper lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read green" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  0/216
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, all of this travelling has made me hungry! You should follow me
Floyd | and look under the pan containing my favorite lunchtime meat!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       0/217
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/218
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under pan" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/218
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the pork pan, the beef pan, or the Excitement pan?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under excitement pan" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/219
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER EXCITEMENT PAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Good idea! Maybe there are some shiny coins or something!
Floyd |
Floyd | No, sadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under pork pan" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/220
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PORK PAN
Floyd |
Floyd | And now there's a yellow note. Boss, if the payoff of this is that we
Floyd | end up back at the tree and find a guy holding a bunch of roses, I'm
Floyd | going to be really cheesed off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take yellow" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/221
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read yellow" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/222
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ YELLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember our first date? We sat out under the stars, throwing
Floyd | toy bugs at the fence and laughing as they exploded. You'll find what
Floyd | you seek back where I bought the bugs, inside a cedar box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under beef" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          0/223
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BEEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Good idea! Maybe there are some shiny coins or something!
Floyd |
Floyd | No, sadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/224
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search trinkets for box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/225
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TRINKETS FOR BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | There are quite a few boxes in here, but I don't see anything
Floyd | interesting about them. They're not worth taking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search trinkets for cedar box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/226
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TRINKETS FOR CEDAR BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's interesting. There's only one cedar box in the pile, and it's
Floyd | deliberately hidden in the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Incidentally, would Sandie have salt or explosions?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "For."
		Zach says, "Hmm"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  0/227
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, let's see what we--- whoa. That's a diamond ring here! The
Floyd | inside of the lid reads, "Will You Marry Me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/228
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, mystery man, I hope she loves you more than she loves jewelry.
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "say yes" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/229
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY YES
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Mel)
Floyd | Frankly, boss, I don't think there's anything I can tell Mel that he
Floyd | doesn't already know. The man's a genius. We might have better luck
Floyd | asking questions, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/230
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large diamond set into the ring, and I can see all of the
Floyd | colors of rainbow reflected in its perfect, sparkly, perfect facets.
Floyd | For the rest of my life, every night I will dream of its resplendent
Floyd | beauty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "> pawn ring"
		Zach says, "I think I finally understand love"
		Zach says, "love = shiny"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yup."
		mwmiller says, "It's all about the shinies, yep."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I am reminded of Jeremy, from NIMH. "I need the shineee!!!!""
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sparkly, rather."
		genericgeekgirl says, "It's been a while."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat ring" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/231
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Hold on. Still staring at perfection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stare at ring" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/231
Floyd |
Floyd | > STARE AT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mel about ring" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/232
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, okay, I'll go back to the drab, non-sparkling real world.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel shakes his head. "Sorry, I didn't catch that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl | Mrs. Briz! Mrs. Briz! Gimme the sparkly! I gotta have the sparkly! Mrs. B, I gotta have it! Girls can't resist sparklys! Oh, please? PLEEEEEEEZ?
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/233
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a cedar box (which is open) and a pile of assorted
Floyd | trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cockroach" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/234
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COCKROACH
Floyd |
Floyd | As you well know, those little guys are extremely unstable.
Floyd | Also, Mel's Magic Shop is you-break-it-you-buy-it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               1/235
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy Bench
Floyd | This is the back corner of the magic shop, where Mel actually puts
Floyd | magical things together. He's got a giant oak workbench. Unlike your
Floyd | workbench, though, it's perfectly clean and shows no signs of ever
Floyd | having caught on fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front counter's back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a workbench and a shelf (on top of which are two bottles of
Floyd | blue dye) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under workbench" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Bench                                               1/236
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Good idea! Maybe there are some shiny coins or something!
Floyd |
Floyd | No, sadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/237
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a cedar box (which is open) and a pile of assorted
Floyd | trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/238
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/239
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Exploding Cockroaches: As you well know, those little guys are
Floyd | extremely unstable. Also, Mel's Magic Shop is
Floyd | you-break-it-you-buy-it.
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets: There are a million things here, and
Floyd | stealing from Mel would be suicidal.
Floyd | Mel: I don't see how, and I would probably just get shooed away again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search trinkets" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/240
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TRINKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see anything interesting or valuable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mel about ring" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  1/241
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pardon? I didn't follow that," says Mel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show ring to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/242
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW RING TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, W.D., I think I'm a little too old to marry you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very funny. Is it real? Is it worth something?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel reaches under the counter and throws some sort of powder on the
Floyd | ring. "Yes. Definitely." He frowns. "W.D., I am going to ask you a
Floyd | question, and I want you to answer honestly. I will know if you are
Floyd | lying."
Floyd |
Floyd | Uh oh. "Okay, Mel."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you rob a jewelry store?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mel, I can 100% say I did not rob a jewelry store."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay." Mel takes out a ledger from underneath the counter and
Floyd | carefully makes a note in it. "All right, that's certainly worth an
Floyd | ingredient. All right, W.D., I'm impressed. Perhaps you will be able
Floyd | to get enough money."
Floyd |
Floyd | This is wonderful, boss! I think we're well on our way to creating the
Floyd | potion and saving your bacon!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nooooo. It's mine."
		Zach says, "That's was our wedding ring!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/243
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of an annoying wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put mind in box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/244
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MIND IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | If only it was that easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show vase to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/245
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW VASE TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mel, did you make this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, yes. I was experiment with unbreakable glass and ended up
Floyd | producing this vase. It's not unbreakable, unfortunately, but it does
Floyd | reform itself after a few minutes when it breaks. It is not really
Floyd | practical for protecting flowers, but it can lead to some entertaining
Floyd | parlor tricks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/245
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break vase" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/246
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ploink! The vase cracks apart, and the shards of
Floyd | glass...disappear? Huh, weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/247
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/248
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/249
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/249
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/250
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/251
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kniolp! Shards of glass pop into existence and reform
Floyd | themselves into a glass vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "A ha"
		mwmiller says, "Mmmmmmmmright."
Zach says (to Floyd), "show rod to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/252
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW ROD TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mel, this isn't yours, is it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "W.D., I'm surprised you would forget one of your employer's
Floyd | inventions. That is his Fishing Wand, based off the Aetheric Coin
Floyd | Generator he liked so much. It was a surprisingly competent invention;
Floyd | it worked so well, in fact, that the bait attracted other animals,
Floyd | which scared away the fish. It was a decent try, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show hat to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/253
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW HAT TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show un-hat to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW UN-HAT TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show poster to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW POSTER TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe we can show stuff to other peoples"
		jenrexrode says, "last time we came up about 15 points from the full score"
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 2 out of a possible 40 in 255 turns, earning you
Floyd | the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smack mel with fish" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMACK MEL WITH FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show fish to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/256
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FISH TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we can explore those fields"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/257
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       2/258
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                2/259
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/260
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/261
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | I wish I could, but he's just too pointy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show fish to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/262
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FISH TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give fish to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/263
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FISH TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog sings happily:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Oh, being round is great,
Floyd |     But being fed is better!
Floyd |     I love foods and foods
Floyd |     And foods and foods
Floyd |     And foods and foods!
Floyd |
Floyd | You're the one who wanted to feed him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/262
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x barn" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/263
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bit far off to see very well.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "punch hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/264
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUNCH HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | I wish I could, but he's just too pointy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/264
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we have to keep feeding him fishes"
		Zach says, "Until he esplodes"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/265
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barn
Floyd | Yep, big red barn. It's got a new paint job, too. It looks like it's
Floyd | in good condition, actually. I don't see any cobwebs in the corners or
Floyd | birds' nests, so either it's been freshly-built or they really cleaned
Floyd | the place out recently. Even the hay in the stalls is untrampled. The
Floyd | exit back to the fields is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a pile of hay and some stalls here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hay" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/266
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The hay is dry and clean, which is pretty atypical for hay in a barn.
Floyd | I wonder if they haven't moved the animals in yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search hay" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/267
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on the pile of hay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stalls" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/268
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a large barn, with space for ten or so horses and many cows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search stalls" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see anything interesting or valuable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take hay" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/270
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Until we figure out how to spin straw into gold, I'd just as soon
Floyd | leave it here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat hay" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/271
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pile of hay)
Floyd | Until we figure out how to spin straw into gold, I'd just as soon
Floyd | leave it here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Cottage?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/272
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/273
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are some farming tools in the corner of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a scarf here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/274
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/275
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | The scarf is very light. I think it's made of silk. It's yellow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/276
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a round, wooden table. Six or seven people could fit around it.
Floyd | It's solid looking, but rough; it's functional rather than pretty. It
Floyd | has food stains that are several years old, giving it a pleasant aroma
Floyd | of meals past. Unfortunately, there's no actual food on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tools" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/277
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're some tools that you humans probably use to farm, uh, farm
Floyd | stuff. Some of them have pointy bits, if that helps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell table" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, I tell you one thing, boss. Somewhere there is food, and I'm not
Floyd | eating it, and that's a sad, sad thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search tools" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/279
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see anything interesting or valuable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tools" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/280
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/281
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Good idea! Maybe there are some shiny coins or something!
Floyd |
Floyd | No, sadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/282
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a scarf
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tools" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're some tools that you humans probably use to farm, uh, farm
Floyd | stuff. Some of them have pointy bits, if that helps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! No clothes on the bird! I'm not one of those little yappy dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/285
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/286
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Wasn't there another room?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/287
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "The guard tower?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/288
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/289
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | This is an alcove bordered by two sets of shelves. I think it's a
Floyd | food-storage area, based on the jars labeled "FLOUR" and such. There
Floyd | are assorted vegetables arranged in a few piles. The rest of the
Floyd | cottage is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a hatch set into the wall, with a lever next to it and a
Floyd | basket underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah, I missed that"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/290
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small covered hatch, about a quarter of my size, built into the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/291
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a red lever attached to the wall by the hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/292
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wicker basket lying directly below the hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vegetables" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/293
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VEGETABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pile of potatoes and a pile of carrots. There are also a few
Floyd | radishes that look like they're about to go off. (Er, I mean "rot" and
Floyd | not "explode." That would be great, though. You should invent an
Floyd | exploding radish.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ew."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/294
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg rolls out of the hatch into the basket, where it breaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | narf narf nom nom...Man, I love eggs. Uh, sorry, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/295
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The pantry is lined with shelves. There are various baking supplies
Floyd | and a few piles of vegetables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put scarf in basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/296
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SCARF IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The scarf is now inside the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/297
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops gently out of the hatch onto the scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | narf narf nom nom...Man, I love eggs. Uh, sorry, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/298
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | lever: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | basket: It's too bulky for me to carry around, and it's too large to
Floyd | put into my bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x egg" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/298
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Really, we ate it by default?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/299
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCARF

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/300
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg rolls out of the hatch into the basket, where it breaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | narf narf nom nom...Man, I love eggs. Uh, sorry, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/301
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a scarf
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/301
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh no."
		genericgeekgirl says, "We left it in the magic shop."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search vegetables" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/302
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH VEGETABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see anything interesting or valuable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vegetables" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/303
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VEGETABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't need a bunch of potatoes and whatnot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put scarf in basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/304
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SCARF IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The scarf is now inside the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x jars" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/305
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JARS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are spices and various baking supplies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/306
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops gently out of the hatch onto the scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | narf narf nom nom...Man, I love eggs. Uh, sorry, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/307
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops gently out of the hatch onto the scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, man, a magic faery just appeared and took away the egg.
Floyd | Burp. That's so sad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/308
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops gently out of the hatch onto the scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, man, a magic dragon just appeared and took away the egg with
Floyd | magic. No! Bad dragon! That mouth-wateringly enticing egg is for my
Floyd | boss, and its spectacular deliciousness is for him, not you! Go away!
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, I managed to scare the dragon off, but he left with your egg.
Floyd | Sorry, boss. Burp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "He just eats it, no matter what."
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/309
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops gently out of the hatch onto the scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, man, a magic dragon just appeared and took away the egg with
Floyd | magic. No! Bad dragon! That mouth-wateringly enticing egg is for my
Floyd | boss, and its spectacular deliciousness is for him, not you! Go away!
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, I managed to scare the dragon off, but he left with your egg.
Floyd | Sorry, boss. Burp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/310
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/311
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The pantry is lined with shelves. There are various baking supplies
Floyd | and a few piles of vegetables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl It's a delicate glass vase with a narrow neck, although it widens at the bottom.
		Zach asks, "Egg into vase?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I think we can trap the egg in there."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/312
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/313
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/314
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       2/315
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/316
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/317
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a vase and a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, W.D.," says Mel. "As a reminder, you still have one
Floyd | ingredient's worth of credit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  2/318
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/319
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       2/320
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/321
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/322
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/323
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/324
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | This is an alcove bordered by two sets of shelves. I think it's a
Floyd | food-storage area, based on the jars labeled "FLOUR" and such. There
Floyd | are assorted vegetables arranged in a few piles. The rest of the
Floyd | cottage is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a hatch set into the wall, with a lever next to it and a
Floyd | basket underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put vase in basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/325
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT VASE IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The vase is now inside the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/326
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops out of the hatch into the vase and breaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist...must eat egg! Shoot! I can't get my beak in
Floyd | there. Stupid narrow vase with its stupid narrow neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "scarf in vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/326
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCARF IN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put scarf in vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/327
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SCARF IN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done. Well, sort of done. I've crammed it in, but the scarf's still
Floyd | sticking out a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe if I tip the vase over...ah, no luck. Stupid vase designed for
Floyd | stupid humans with their stupid hands. My beak doesn't seem to be up
Floyd | to the task. Don't worry, delicious egg! I'll get to you eventually!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/328
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can hear something rattling around behind the hatch, but no further
Floyd | eggs are forthcoming. Don't worry, egg! I'll save you! Come to think
Floyd | of it, I should also save the last one we got.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Except that it broke."
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/329
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the vase are a scarf and an egg.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/330
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dump vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/330
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUMP VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/331
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ploink! The vase cracks apart, and the shards of glass
Floyd | disappear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, no, the treasurer just walked in! No, evil treasurer, you can't
Floyd | have my boss's egg! I know it looks irresistably tasty, but he needs
Floyd | it for some unnecessarily complicated scheme involving financial
Floyd | skulduggery. You can't just---
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, boss, he grabbed the egg and ran away. Man, that guy's
Floyd | horrible. Burp. Let's go stop him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z.z.z.z.z" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/336
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z.Z.Z.Z.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd | All right.
Floyd | All right.
Floyd | All right.
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kniolp! Shards of glass pop into existence and reform
Floyd | themselves into a glass vase. Ohhhh, it must be made out of Mel's
Floyd | self-repairing glass. It's cheaper than his unbreakable glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put scarf in vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/337
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SCARF IN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done. Well, sort of done. I've crammed it in, but the scarf's still
Floyd | sticking out a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/338
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg rolls out of the hatch into the basket, where it breaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, man, a magic faery just appeared and took away the egg.
Floyd | Burp. That's so sad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put vase in basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/339
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT VASE IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/340
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put vase in basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/341
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT VASE IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The vase is now inside the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | An egg plops out of the hatch into the vase, landing gingerly on the
Floyd | scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist...must eat egg! Shoot! I can't get my beak in
Floyd | there. Stupid narrow vase with its stupid narrow neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Stupid vase."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/342
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/343
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/344
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a sad little fireplace. There's no fire and no food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/345
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something I can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x chimney" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/346
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a red brick chimney. I'm not a great judge--- I don't know why
Floyd | anyone would ruin meat by setting it on fire--- but it looks nicer
Floyd | than the rest of the house. The bricks look like they're exactly the
Floyd | same size, and they're laid out in straight rows. Most of them,
Floyd | anyway; one is sticking out a bit. It looks like the mortar
Floyd | surrounding it has been cut away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x brick" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/347
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's one brick in the fireplace that's sticking out. It looks like
Floyd | the mortar around it's been cut away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take brick" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/348
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay. It's a rough surface. I can probably get my claws in and drag it
Floyd | out. Rrrgh! Well, I didn't manage to pry it all the way out, but I did
Floyd | shift it a little. There's a parchment concealed under the brick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/349
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is...well...man, this is a lot of text. I didn't know humans
Floyd | could write letters that tiny. Give me a minute.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Okay, I'm pretty sure it's some kind of insurance policy. Bearer
Floyd | gets...um, hmm. I think it's an insurance policy on a barn west of
Floyd | town, but don't quote me on that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oooh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Burn it to the ground."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/350
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "muwhaha"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/351
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/352
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | This is an alcove bordered by two sets of shelves. I think it's a
Floyd | food-storage area, based on the jars labeled "FLOUR" and such. There
Floyd | are assorted vegetables arranged in a few piles. The rest of the
Floyd | cottage is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a hatch set into the wall, with a lever next to it and a
Floyd | basket underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe if I tip the vase over...ah, no luck. Stupid vase designed for
Floyd | stupid humans with their stupid hands. My beak doesn't seem to be up
Floyd | to the task. Don't worry, delicious egg! I'll get to you eventually!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take salt" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/352
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search spices" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/353
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SPICES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see anything interesting or valuable.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Maybe the meat lady?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x basket" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/354
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wicker basket lying directly below the hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the basket is a vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, probably. Oh man, shut up about the egg."
		Zach says, "Maybe we can tease the hedgehog with the egg vase"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/355
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/356
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/357
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show vase to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/357
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW VASE TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It's in the basket"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/358
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/359
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/359
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/360
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | This is an alcove bordered by two sets of shelves. I think it's a
Floyd | food-storage area, based on the jars labeled "FLOUR" and such. There
Floyd | are assorted vegetables arranged in a few piles. The rest of the
Floyd | cottage is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a hatch set into the wall, with a lever next to it and a
Floyd | basket underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/361
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                                      2/362
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a delicate glass vase with a narrow neck, although it widens at
Floyd | the bottom. It's the kind of vase that holds a few flowers instead of
Floyd | a whole bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the vase are an egg and a scarf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     2/363
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/364
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show vase to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/365
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW VASE TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not getting any response. Pssh. I wish I had one of your Extremely
Floyd | Loud Icebreaker Crackers. Those always got a response, even if it was
Floyd | usually a violent one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give vase to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/366
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE VASE TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Annoying raven vs. annoying hedgehog. Whoever wins, we lose."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Aw :("
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop vase" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/367
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/368
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/369
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/370
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       2/371
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       2/372
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/373
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask sandie about salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/374
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SANDIE ABOUT SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk awk caw!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know what you want, W.D., but I'm not giving you any food unless
Floyd | you have some real money. Your tab is already ridiculous."
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/375
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm told that humans put salt on things to make them taste salty. Psh.
Floyd | The only seasoning meat needs is more meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/376
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lick salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/376
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/377
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't like eating my spices plain. I usually want to put some
Floyd | eyeballs or a nice steak under them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "wrap scarf around vase" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          2/377
Floyd |
Floyd | > WRAP SCARF AROUND VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Let's burn that barn"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       2/378
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/379
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/380
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/381
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put coin in hay" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/381
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/382
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/383
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barn
Floyd | Yep, big red barn. It's got a new paint job, too. It looks like it's
Floyd | in good condition, actually. I don't see any cobwebs in the corners or
Floyd | birds' nests, so either it's been freshly-built or they really cleaned
Floyd | the place out recently. Even the hay in the stalls is untrampled. The
Floyd | exit back to the fields is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a pile of hay and some stalls here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/384
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barn
Floyd | Yep, big red barn. It's got a new paint job, too. It looks like it's
Floyd | in good condition, actually. I don't see any cobwebs in the corners or
Floyd | birds' nests, so either it's been freshly-built or they really cleaned
Floyd | the place out recently. Even the hay in the stalls is untrampled. The
Floyd | exit back to the fields is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a pile of hay and some stalls here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put coin in hay" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/385
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I've put the faery coin on the pile of hay.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put salt on coin" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                                        2/386
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT ON COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fwoooom! The faery coin explodes! Sparks everywhere!
Floyd |
Floyd | I think the hay is on fire. Yep, it's kind of smoking. Oooh, I see
Floyd | flame!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    2/387
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a red barn off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oooh, I can see flames shooting out of the barn! There's a huge cloud
Floyd | of smoke going up!
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Insurance fraud. Check."
		Zach says, "Now, onward to the kitten party."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 2/388
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n.n.n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       2/391
Floyd |
Floyd | > N.N.N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bank, I presume."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  2/392
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 2/393
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Window
Floyd | This part of the bank is cut off from the public by a gilded cage.
Floyd | There's a big, grey, solid-looking door back there, presumably a
Floyd | vault. The room is big and echoey, thirty or forty feet high and
Floyd | brightly lit from a huge gold chandelier overhead. The main lobby is
Floyd | back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking teller behind the bars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show parchment to teller" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 4/394
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW PARCHMENT TO TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hmm, yes, this is one of our policies. If anything unfortunate
Floyd | should..." She trails off as she notices a rising plume of smoke in
Floyd | the distance. "I see. Well, then. I suppose this is yours." She takes
Floyd | the parchment from me and hands me a check.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 2 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x check" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 4/395
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHECK
Floyd |
Floyd | We got this check for burning down--- er, redeeming the policy on the
Floyd | barn at 1 Farmland Farm. Well, actually, we did both of those things.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cash check" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 4/395
Floyd |
Floyd | > CASH CHECK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show check to teller" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 4/396
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW CHECK TO TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from generally being nonplussed at serving a bird, the teller
Floyd | seems uninterested.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we just show it to mel"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  4/397
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       4/398
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          4/399
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  4/400
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, W.D.," says Mel. "As a reminder, you still have one
Floyd | ingredient's worth of credit."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show check to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  5/401
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW CHECK TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel looks it over. "Hm, made out to cash, even. All right." Mel takes
Floyd | out a ledger from underneath the counter and carefully makes a note in
Floyd | it. "All right, that's certainly worth another ingredient."
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah, we get to pick our ingredients"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  5/402
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Probably can wait on buying ingredients."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  5/402
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Tower?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/403
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       5/404
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                5/405
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/406
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a young guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in wastebasket" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/407
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WASTEBASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's full of crumpled vellum pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take vellum pages" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/408
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VELLUM PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read vellum pages" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/409
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ VELLUM PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | In familiar handwriting, the text of the page reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Guards,
Floyd |
Floyd | Please return the machine you confiscated from the king's wizard, who
Floyd | is very powerful and very good at magic except for that one time with
Floyd | the pancakes, which was a reasonable accident that could happen to
Floyd | anyone. Also, I am stupid and I smell bad and my mother is a platypus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The signature on this letter is somewhat unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x signature" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/410
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | A poorly-executed forgery of the treasurer's signature. I suspect his
Floyd | name is not actually "The Treasurer." I also suspect he knows how to
Floyd | spell "treasurer." I wish your Spelling Wasp had caught on, boss. That
Floyd | one should have made us millionaires. Anaphylactic shock is a small
Floyd | price to pay for proper spelling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/411
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic. He's
Floyd | dozing lightly. He has an impressive moustache that makes him look
Floyd | older than I suspect he actually is, or at least it would if it
Floyd | weren't obviously glued on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/412
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | Let me just peel the glue off....got it! The guard stirs a bit, but
Floyd | goes back to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/413
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! No clothes on the bird! I'm not one of those little yappy dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bell" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/414
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large (as in, about my size) bronze bell on the wall, tied
Floyd | to a cord going out the window. The bell's actually fairly
Floyd | interesting; its surface is covered with bronze dots making a floral
Floyd | pattern. I tend to associate Pre-Classical dots with sculpture, but
Floyd | there's no reason you couldn't cast a bell in that style.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/415
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A poorly-built but solid storage cabinet with "EVIDENCE" painted on
Floyd | the door. It's in bad shape; the wood is splintering in several
Floyd | places, and there's even a sizeable crack on top. It's padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/416
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic. He's
Floyd | dozing lightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/417
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wanted poster offering five thousand florins for the capture of
Floyd | the infamous bank robber Two-Handed Bart (not to be confused with
Floyd | One-Handed Bart). He looks dashing with his shiny hair, his handlebar
Floyd | moustache, and his flapping green scarf. Is that dashing? That's the
Floyd | sort of thing you guys find dashing, right?
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/418
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large crack on the top of the evidence box.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/419
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The padlock's rusty. It looks like the latch is nearly rusted through.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/420
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put coin in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/421
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not holding the faery coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coinf" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/421
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COINF
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/422
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put coin in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/423
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The faery coin drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/423
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put salt on coin" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/423
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT ON COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put salt in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/423
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Darn."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/424
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a mechanical moustache
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |     an egg
Floyd |     a scarf
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of an annoying wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can get some more salt"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull latch" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/424
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/425
Floyd |
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Ding! The guard jumps up from his nap. "Hey, get away from the alarm!
Floyd | Stupid bird." Yeah, well, get away from...your...face, you
Floyd | stupid human. Man, I'm going to think of a good comeback hours from
Floyd | now, when it won't do me any good.
Floyd |
Floyd | He returns to his nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/426
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to unlock it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "reach in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/426
Floyd |
Floyd | > REACH IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s. e. s." 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/429
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. E. S.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, wait, I got it: "Sure, I'll stay away from the alarm--- just like
Floyd | you always stay away from a bath." Heh, hilarious.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/430
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. w. n." 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/433
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. W. N.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a young guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put salt in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/434
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The salt drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fwoooom! The faery coin explodes! Sparks everywhere!
Floyd |
Floyd | The napping guard startles. "Hr! What the?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/435
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the evidence box)
Floyd | A poorly-built but solid storage cabinet with "EVIDENCE" painted on
Floyd | the door. It's in bad shape; the wood is splintering in several
Floyd | places, and there's even a sizeable crack on top. It's padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard laboriously stands up and rubs his eyes. "Why is the
Floyd | evidence locker smoking?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Because it's addicted."
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/436
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard unlocks and opens the evidence cabinet and stares stupidly
Floyd | at it, scratching his head. "Hullo, what's this? Nothing seems to be
Floyd | on fire."
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/437
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | In the evidence box are a scrap of paper and a metal device.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard closes up the evidence locker, locks it, and eagerly returns
Floyd | to his nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/436
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/437
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | black cord: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | wastebasket: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | bronze bell: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | evidence box: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | young guardsman: I don't see how, and I would probably just get shooed
Floyd | away again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard closes up the evidence locker, locks it, and eagerly returns
Floyd | to his nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/436
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/435
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/435
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/436
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the evidence box)
Floyd | Looking through the crack, I can see a scrap of paper and a metal
Floyd | device inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard unlocks and opens the evidence cabinet and stares stupidly
Floyd | at it, scratching his head. "Hullo, what's this? Nothing seems to be
Floyd | on fire."
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/437
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Time to use all my sneakiness and stealth to grab the scrap of paper
Floyd | while the guard's distracted! And...got it!
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard closes up the evidence locker, locks it, and eagerly returns
Floyd | to his nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/438
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads, "Give me the munny. I hav a bomm." Sheesh. I can
Floyd | spell better than that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo. undo." 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/438
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO. UNDO.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/438
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/437
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take metal" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/438
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE METAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/438
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look at box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/439
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the evidence box)
Floyd | A poorly-built but solid storage cabinet with "EVIDENCE" painted on
Floyd | the door. It's in bad shape; the wood is splintering in several
Floyd | places, and there's even a sizeable crack on top. It's padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/440
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a scrap of paper
Floyd |   a mechanical moustache
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |     an egg
Floyd |     a scarf
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/441
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic. He's
Floyd | dozing lightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tunic" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/442
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUNIC
Floyd |
Floyd | All the guards have green tunics with a stylized unicorn on the front.
Floyd | This guard also has a key on his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/443
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "That works too"
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/443
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the evidence box with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock box with key" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/444
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK BOX WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sure, boss. I'll just hover three feet off the ground, delicately
Floyd | insert the key into the lock using my beak, and then spin around a
Floyd | couple of times in mid-air to open it. I can't perch on the lock or
Floyd | reach it from the ground, and keys are tricky to handle with beaks. I
Floyd | don't think this is a job for a raven, even one as fiendishly clever
Floyd | as me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/445
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a young guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Up?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/446
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barracks
Floyd | This must be where the guards sleep. There are a bunch of cots here. A
Floyd | tired guardsman is sitting before a pile of paperwork, with an inkpad
Floyd | and wastebasket next to him. There's a staircase leading down to the
Floyd | main part of the guardhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see some cots (on top of which is a coarse blanket) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/446
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the vellum page, the vellum page, or the torn page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cots" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/447
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COTS
Floyd |
Floyd | A row of spartan cots.
Floyd |
Floyd | On top of the cots is a coarse blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blanket" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/448
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLANKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A coarse woolen blanket. It smells like guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take blanket" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/449
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLANKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Nghnghhngh! Sorry, boss, but the blanket is too heavy for me
Floyd | to budge. I did manage to tear a bit off the corner with my beak,
Floyd | though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smell blanket" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/450
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL BLANKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, I tell you one thing, boss. Somewhere there is food, and I'm not
Floyd | eating it, and that's a sad, sad thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take bit" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/451
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the scrap of paper)
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/452
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   an iron key
Floyd |   a scrap of paper
Floyd |   a mechanical moustache
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |     an egg
Floyd |     a scarf
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take corner" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/453
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x top page" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/453
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOP PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stack" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/454
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STACK
Floyd |
Floyd | They look like various administrative forms. The guardsman is
Floyd | methodically stamping a signature onto each one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x forms" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/455
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look like various administrative forms. The guardsman is
Floyd | methodically stamping a signature onto each one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stamp" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/456
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an oversized stamp with some sort of squiggly, almost illegible
Floyd | signature on its underside. If I had to guess, I'd say it was the
Floyd | treasurer's, but it could be yours. It might even be mine.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take stamp" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/457
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the tired guardsman.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/458
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks wiped out. His tunic is rumpled. He's dully applying a
Floyd | squiggly signature to the pile of forms with an oversized stamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tunic" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/459
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUNIC
Floyd |
Floyd | All the guards have green tunics with a stylized unicorn on the front.
Floyd | This guard also has a leather pouch on his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x unicorn" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/460
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNICORN
Floyd |
Floyd | All the guards have green tunics with a stylized unicorn on the front.
Floyd | This guard also has a leather pouch on his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/461
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a little leather bag. It's about the size of my Bag of Holding.
Floyd | It probably isn't magical, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | The leather pouch is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/462
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the leather pouch)
Floyd | Okay, I open the leather pouch, revealing a florin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take florin" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/463
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x florin" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/464
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a one-florin coin. A florin is one twentieth of a mark. One
Floyd | florin will not save your bacon. But hey, you could buy me
Floyd | some bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe for the beggar."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/465
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Because why not."
		Zach says, "hooray"
		Zach says, "I wonder if we can explode a coin in the box again and get the metal device"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    5/466
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/467
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a young guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                5/468
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       5/469
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/470
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/471
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       5/472
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                5/473
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/474
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a young guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/475
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/476
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the faery coin)
Floyd | There are too many things in my bag of holding.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put coin in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/477
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The florin drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put salt in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/478
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The salt drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/479
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oops wrong coin"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/478
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/477
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/476
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/477
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   some salt
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   an iron key
Floyd |   a scrap of paper
Floyd |   a mechanical moustache
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a vase
Floyd |     an egg
Floyd |     a scarf
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   the Un-Hat
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop vase" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/478
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take faery coin" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/479
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FAERY COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put faery coin in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/480
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FAERY COIN IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The faery coin drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put salt in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/481
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The salt drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fwoooom! The faery coin explodes! Sparks everywhere!
Floyd |
Floyd | The napping guard startles. "Hr! What the?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/482
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the evidence box)
Floyd | Looking through the crack, I can see a metal device inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard laboriously stands up and rubs his eyes. "Why is the
Floyd | evidence locker smoking?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/483
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard fumbles around in his tunic, sighs, and sits back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah, right"
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/484
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/485
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic. He's
Floyd | dozing lightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put key on guard's belt" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/485
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY ON GUARD'S BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/486
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic. He's
Floyd | dozing lightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put key on box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/487
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY ON BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the evidence box)
Floyd | I don't think putting things on the evidence box would accomplish
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put key on guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/488
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY ON GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think putting things on the young guardsman would accomplish
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give key to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/489
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE KEY TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard's suspicion and sleepiness fight it out for a while. After a
Floyd | couple of moments of painful deliberation, he takes the key from me
Floyd | and goes back to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s. e. s." 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/492
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. E. S.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take salt" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/493
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SALT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. w. n." 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/496
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. W. N.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a vase (which contains an egg and a scarf) and a young
Floyd | guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/497
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take faery coin" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/498
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FAERY COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put faery coin in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/499
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FAERY COIN IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The faery coin drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put salt in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/500
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SALT IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The salt drops into the evidence cabinet through the crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fwoooom! The faery coin explodes! Sparks everywhere!
Floyd |
Floyd | The napping guard startles. "Hr! What the?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in box" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/501
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the evidence box)
Floyd | Looking through the crack, I can see a metal device inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard laboriously stands up and rubs his eyes. "Why is the
Floyd | evidence locker smoking?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/502
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard unlocks and opens the evidence cabinet and stares stupidly
Floyd | at it, scratching his head. "Hullo, what's this? Nothing seems to be
Floyd | on fire."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/503
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Urgh, this thing weights a ton. I obviously can't fly with it, so
Floyd | let's see if I can drag it out of the box. Huff puff puff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoot! The noise must have altered the guard, or maybe it was when I
Floyd | accidentally dropped the device on his foot. "You don't want that,
Floyd | bird," he says, taking it from me despite my caws of protestation and
Floyd | gingerly returning it to the box. "It's not food. Leave it alone."
Floyd | Then he locks the cabinet and goes back to his nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Alas."
		Zach says, "Blurgh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s. e. s. s." 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       5/507
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. E. S. S.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       5/507
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put florin in cup" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       5/508
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLORIN IN CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't think I can't hear you, birdie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Sheesh. The story of my life is getting slapped by humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give florin to beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       5/509
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FLORIN TO BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take strange coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       5/510
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRANGE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't think I can't hear you, birdie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Sheesh. The story of my life is getting slapped by humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. e." 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  5/512
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. E.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show florin to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  5/513
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FLORIN TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x florin" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  5/514
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a one-florin coin. A florin is one twentieth of a mark. One
Floyd | florin will not save your bacon. But hey, you could buy me
Floyd | some bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/515
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy bacon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/515
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUY BACON
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show florin to sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/516
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FLORIN TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not getting any response. Pssh. I wish I had one of your Extremely
Floyd | Loud Icebreaker Crackers. Those always got a response, even if it was
Floyd | usually a violent one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take meat" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/516
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the pork pan, the beef pan, or the Excitement pan?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pork pan" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/517
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PORK PAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Boss, that is an excellent idea, but Sandie has a mean
Floyd | backhand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/517
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Thomas, could you put a random joke here? --Diane
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/517
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/517
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/518
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     Oooohhhhh,
Floyd |     I'm going to murder that hedgehog!
Floyd |     This is the hedgehog-murdering song!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmph.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "plover" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/518
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          5/518
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "The vase is in the watch tower, right?"
		Zach says, "Yup"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I wonder if we can get the scarf out safely."
		Zach says, "A think a bit was sticking out"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure, but without accidentally smashing the egg in the process."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. w. n" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/521
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. W. N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a vase (which contains an egg and a scarf) and a young
Floyd | guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/522
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm, that's going to be tricky. Let me tip it over, then lift up the
Floyd | neck like this, and...got it!
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/523
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a wanted poster offering five thousand florins for the capture of
Floyd | the infamous bank robber Two-Handed Bart (not to be confused with
Floyd | One-Handed Bart). He looks dashing with his shiny hair, his handlebar
Floyd | moustache, and his flapping green scarf. Is that dashing? That's the
Floyd | sort of thing you guys find dashing, right?
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dye scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/524
Floyd |
Floyd | > DYE SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, it turns a beautiful green. It reminds me of the leaves in my
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "nice"
		genericgeekgirl says, "We have a green scarf and a mustache and a guy who we think looks like Bart, because we're speciest."
		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah, I'm remembering this part"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/525
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Oh, the guy in the bank?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s. e. e." 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/528
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. E. E.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mustache" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/529
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is one of your Multitudinous Mechanical Moustaches! You can
Floyd | wind it to change its shape. The first version was prone to stuck
Floyd | gears. It's too bad; I thought this was going to be a popular
Floyd | invention. Right now it's shaped like a giant, bushy, overgrown
Floyd | moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wind mustache" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/530
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIND MUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's now a long moustache that would hang past the chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/531
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | It's now a handlebar moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Neato."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put moustache on man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/532
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MOUSTACHE ON MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I've always wanted to grow a better moustache, really..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, oh, he's taking it...he's putting it on...yes! Moustache go! Aw,
Floyd | man, don't pat me on the head. I'm not a dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put scarf on man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/533
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SCARF ON MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, thank you, little magpie. I am kind of cold."
Floyd |
Floyd | Magpie? I'm a raven! A raven! Stupid humans with their not
Floyd | knowing anything and their not speaking the language and their failing
Floyd | to look like proper bank robbers unless I do a bunch of stupid work...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bark" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/533
Floyd |
Floyd | > BARK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/534
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not done yet. Stupid humans with their stupid lack of feathers and
Floyd | stupid weird beaks and stupid clothes. "Ooh, look at me, I'm a human.
Floyd | I'm going to not fly all day, then sleep horizontally on the floor. I
Floyd | like to set perfectly good rotting meat on fire, then eat it with a
Floyd | delicate little fork so I don't get delicious grease on my weird,
Floyd | fleshy hands and oh-so-precious opposable thumbs." Bah.
Floyd |
Floyd | All right, now I'm done. Let's go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/535
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks like any other human, I guess. He's wearing grey pants, a
Floyd | grey fedora, a scarf, and a grey shirt, and he has a handlebar
Floyd | moustache. He's cursing under his breath as he tries to fill out
Floyd | paperwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man proudly rubs his moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fedora" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/536
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FEDORA
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm, it is a pretty nice hat. Let me just swoop in and
Floyd | grab--- Slap! Ow! Don't hit me! I just want to steal your
Floyd | hat!
Floyd |
Floyd | Boss, this isn't going to work. He's very attached to the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man grumbles under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put un-hat on fedora" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/537
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UN-HAT ON FEDORA
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, take that, Hat Boy! I'll just drop the unhat on his head and---
Floyd |
Floyd | !moobak
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, that's me trying to mimic the sound of a 'kaboom' going backwards.
Floyd | The hat and the unhat kind of shrank into each other and, well, no
Floyd | hat. I think some of the guy's hair went with it. Uh oh, I think he's
Floyd | kind of cheesed off. Okay, no need for that kind of violence! Whoa
Floyd | whoa! I'm retreating to the chandelier now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ordinary man grumbles under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put un-hat on man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/537
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UN-HAT ON MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/538
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks like any other human, I guess. He's wearing grey pants, a
Floyd | scarf, and a grey shirt, and he has a handlebar moustache. He's
Floyd | cursing under his breath as he tries to fill out paperwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hair" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/538
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shine hair" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/538
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHINE HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put fluid on hair" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/538
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLUID ON HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, he needs to rub the greasy hands on his hair"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe if you compliment him, he'll primp"
		Zach says, "Hmm. Maybe an egg would make his hair shiny."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ew."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask man about hair" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/539
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Quork quork quork?"
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		jenrexrode says, "oh..."
		jenrexrode says, "dw"
		DavidW says, "hello"
		DavidW says, "Sorry for the lateness."
		Zach says, "Hey DavidW"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe it's good enough."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Heya."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       5/540
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  5/541
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Done!
Floyd |
Floyd | A mob of guardsmen charge out of the Watchtower towards the bank. I
Floyd | think I'll follow them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some
Floyd | forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three guards come rushing into the bank. "Stop right there, Two-Handed
Floyd | Bart!" shouts the tallest guard. "You're under arrest!" shouts the
Floyd | middle guard. "Wait! I don't think that's Two-Handed Bart!" cries the
Floyd | shortest guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But he's got the moustache and the scarf and the no hat. He looks
Floyd | just like him!" says the tallest guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't he the same guy we didn't arrest last time?" says the short
Floyd | guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't think so. He looks exactly like Two-Handed Bart," says the
Floyd | middle guard. "Maybe you were just mistaken before."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I ... guess ..." says the short guard. "He does look just
Floyd | like the poster....Well, take him in. Good job, guys."
Floyd |
Floyd | The three guards drag the man out of the bank, while he wails
Floyd | incoherently about just being here for a loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | Heh heh heh. Time to go collect our reward money!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "but it said he had greasy hands"
		DavidW says, "I've had a day where I just couldn't do anything."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Nobody thinks there's anything weird about giving insurance money and rewards to a raven?"
		Zach says, "No hat? It must be him"
		jenrexrode says, "weird town, I guess"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w.w.n" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/544
Floyd |
Floyd | > W.W.N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a vase (which contains an egg) and a young guardsman
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  5/545
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I think this guard is pretty young, although I'm not great at telling
Floyd | with you humans. He's wearing the standard-issue guard tunic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show poster to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  8/546
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW POSTER TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Caw!" I brandish the poster and perch on the guard's head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, uh, bird. Huh, Two-Handed Bart. You know, we just captured
Floyd | him."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Caw!" Yes, I was there.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's supposed to be a criminal mastermind, but he was just standing
Floyd | around idly in the middle of the bank."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk awwwwk."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wonder who pulled the alarm," muses the guard. "The teller insists
Floyd | she didn't do it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Caw caw!" I hate you. I hate you I hate you I hate you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We'll get a bonus for being the guard shift that caught him. I guess
Floyd | nobody gets that five-thousand florin reward."
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe I can kill this guy and cash in his body with Mel. "Awk.
Floyd | Awk. Awk awk cawk awwwk awwk caww awk." Complicated pantomime
Floyd | ensues.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard is incredulous. "You? You're a bird."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwwk quork awww." Yes, I am a bird waving a poster at you
Floyd | and miming pulling an alarm cord. Maybe I know what I am talking
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard is still incredulous. "Enh, we get our bonus anyway. Here's
Floyd | a credit slip." Finally, you people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 3 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl | I hate you I hate you I hate you.
		genericgeekgirl says, "<3"
		Zach says, "heh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  8/547
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a large crack on the top of the evidence box.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  8/548
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking through the crack, I can see a scarf, a mechanical moustache,
Floyd | and a metal device inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  8/548
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                8/549
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       8/550
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/551
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" shouts another merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces a different merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" declares a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" bids a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/552
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be,
Floyd | like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the
Floyd | most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" The merchant steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer,
Floyd | takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/552
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/552
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/553
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Resolute Goat League," he announces. "We'll start
Floyd | the bidding at one florin. Do I hear one florin?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/554
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kwph!" I flap my wings and wave the florin in my beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, one florin bid to the raven," says the auctioneer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" shouts a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" bids another merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" declares a different merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" declares a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixty-four florins!" declares a merchant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I hear any more bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x auctioneer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/555
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AUCTIONEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer is wearing a fancy black suit. He seems faintly oily,
Floyd | but not in the delicious fried meats kind of way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" The merchant steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer,
Floyd | takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x merchant" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/555
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MERCHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the merchant, the merchant, the merchant, the
Floyd | merchant, the merchant, the merchant, the merchant, or the merchant?
Floyd |
Floyd | ...This clearly isn't working. To disambiguate the merchants, I'm
Floyd | going to give them human names. Let's see. I'm going to name that one
Floyd | Hortensia, and that one Percival, that one Rupertina, that one
Floyd | Elspeth, F'nyrx, Professor Demonspoon, Rombert, and Sunshine
Floyd | Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hortensia" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/556
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HORTENSIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Hortensia is a sad-looking man carrying his hat before him and
Floyd | twisting its brim nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Associated Rook Leverage," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x percival" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/557
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PERCIVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Percival is a middle-aged woman sitting calmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" announces Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" shouts Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about sixteen florins? Do I hear sixteen?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rupertina" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/558
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUPERTINA
Floyd |
Floyd | Rupertina is a tall, imposing woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Hortensia steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes
Floyd | the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x elspeth" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/559
Floyd |
Floyd | > X  ELSPETH
Floyd |
Floyd | Elspeth is a young, smartly-dressed woman missing an earring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Kingdom Flounder
Floyd | Interests?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x f'nyrx" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/560
Floyd |
Floyd | > X F'NYRX
Floyd |
Floyd | F'nyrx is a man with greying hair, pacing anxiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" declares Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I hear any more bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x professor" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/561
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PROFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Demonspoon is an elderly man in a rumpled three-piece suit,
Floyd | which he looks to have never changed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rombert" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/562
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROMBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | Rombert is a short, corpulent man.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Royal Ibis Bureau," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sunshine" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/563
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUNSHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunshine Gristlesplat is a stout man with a bowler hat and cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" declares Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cows about auction" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/564
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK COWS ABOUT AUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | I perch near the livestock pens. "Hey, animals, are---"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aww, it's terrible here. Let's run around! I hate being cooped up."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/564
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/565
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads, "Give me the munny. I hav a bomm." Sheesh. I can
Floyd | spell better than that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Associated Chicken Limited," he announces. "We'll
Floyd | start the bidding at one florin. Do I hear one florin?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "What happens if we try to rob the bank? :D"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give scrap to auctioneer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/566
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SCRAP TO AUCTIONEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" bids F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" bids Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about thirty-two florins? Do I hear thirty-two?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/567
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask pigs about auction" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/568
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK PIGS ABOUT AUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | I perch near the livestock pens. "Hey there, I---"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No time to talk! Can't stop moooooooving! The farmer might come
Floyd | back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Aggregate Sea Krait
Floyd | System?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It just might be crazy enough to work"
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                8/569
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kwph!" I flap my wings and wave the florin in my beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, one florin bid to the raven," says the auctioneer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" bids Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  8/570
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with florin" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  8/570
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       8/571
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from the guard tower to the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite cord" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       8/572
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay. Fear the beak. Snap! All right, it's broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Alarm broken!"
		Zach says, "Tricky"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e.e" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 8/574
Floyd |
Floyd | > E.E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Window
Floyd | This part of the bank is cut off from the public by a gilded cage.
Floyd | There's a big, grey, solid-looking door back there, presumably a
Floyd | vault. The room is big and echoey, thirty or forty feet high and
Floyd | brightly lit from a huge gold chandelier overhead. The main lobby is
Floyd | back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black cord running from a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bored-looking teller behind the bars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show scrap to teller" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 12/575
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SCRAP TO TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Deep breath, W.D. You can do this. I'm doing my serious
Floyd | face, boss. I look deadly. I have a bomm and I'm not afraid to use it.
Floyd | In fact, I'd love to use it. I'd rather blow this bank up than get my
Floyd | money! Just give me an excuse! One million florins or hot fiery death!
Floyd | One million florins AND hot fiery death! Forget the money; I'm taking
Floyd | you all with meeeeeeeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Darn it. I wish we had a real bomb. All the things you made that
Floyd | exploded by accident, and you never made a bomb on purpose?
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, right. I should actually give her the note. Okay, she's reading
Floyd | it. "Just one minute, sir," she says. (Ooh, I'm a sir.) She's reaching
Floyd | under the counter--- ooh, she's going to try to pull the alarm! She
Floyd | looks surprised. She looks down at her hand. I bet you were expecting
Floyd | some tension in that cord, huh? She looks at me nervously. Oh yeah, I
Floyd | am two seconds away from kaboom, ma'am. Better get me my money.
Floyd |
Floyd | She gets up and fumbles with the vault door. She pulls out several
Floyd | different keys. I keep glaring so she'll hurry up. She opens the door,
Floyd | reaches in, and grabs a sack. Then she comes back to me and unlocks
Floyd | something to open the bars. She tosses the sack at me and closes the
Floyd | bars.
Floyd |
Floyd | She suddenly claps her hands over her mouth. "Oh my god! You got
Floyd | Two-Handed Bart arrested just so you could rob the bank yourself!
Floyd | ...Pleasedon'tkillme."
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh yeah. I am W.D., and I am the King of Moneyville.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 4 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sack" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Window                                                 12/576
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sack of bearer bonds)
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">cheese it"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "What?"
		Zach says, "Run away"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w.w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       12/578
Floyd |
Floyd | > W.W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fix cord" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       12/579
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIX CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, boss, but ravens aren't known for their manual dexterity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s. e." 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  12/581
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. E.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show credit to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  12/581
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW CREDIT TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  12/582
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a sack of bearer bonds
Floyd |   a reward chit
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show reward chit to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  13/583
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW REWARD CHIT TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You captured Two-handed Bart?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Single-winged."
Floyd |
Floyd | "How?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He showed up in the bank, so I pulled the alarm."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, that's something. I suppose I'll cash this in before I mention
Floyd | knowing that Two-Handed Bart is always in Caberry this time of year."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh, yeah, you do that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel takes out a ledger from underneath the counter and carefully makes
Floyd | a note in it. "All right, that's certainly worth another ingredient."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show sack to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/584
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SACK TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's eyes bug out slightly. "How...?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lemonade stand."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...I'm just going to not think about it." Mel takes out a ledger from
Floyd | underneath the counter and carefully makes a note in it. "All right,
Floyd | that's certainly worth another ingredient."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel closes his account book. "Well, W.D., I think you might have
Floyd | enough to make one of the simpler Midas potions I'm familiar with.
Floyd | I'll open the door to the alchemy laboratory." Mel makes a smooth but
Floyd | arcane gesture. In a seemingly empty space on the shop floor, a
Floyd | trapdoor abruptly pops into existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, so that was what a Perfectly Foolproof Illusion is
Floyd | supposed to look like."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel says nothing as he crosses over to the trapdoor and opens it for
Floyd | me. "There. You'll be able to use the equiment in the laboratory to
Floyd | brew a potion."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wow, Mel, thank you so much. I'll definitely bring the boss here to
Floyd | buy you lunch, or something."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel nods. "I know you are in a hurry, W.D,. but you may want to look
Floyd | around a little more. I'm not entirely certain you have the right
Floyd | ingredients to make something useful."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh. Well, I'll check the lab out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "maybe it was 7 points that we were short"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/585
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Laboratory
Floyd | This is Mel's spooooky secret laboratory. I say "spooky" because it's
Floyd | lit bit a series of multicolored, floating orbs. Apart from the
Floyd | glowing elf balls, though, it's a relatively normal stone cellar. I
Floyd | can go up if you want to return to the shop proper.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a big pot on the floor and a sign on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x balls" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/586
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Glowing balls in red and green and purple. They drift lazily around
Floyd | the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/587
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm sure it's technically an "alchemical cauldron apparatus," but I
Floyd | will be referring to it as a "pot." The pot is filled with some kind
Floyd | of thick liquid, and there's a sigil embossed on its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/588
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | Save your notes! You do not like remaking potions from scratch.
Floyd | --Mel
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/589
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's some sort of intricate design. It means nothing to me, and it's
Floyd | way too complicated for me to describe to you. It looks impressively
Floyd | mystical and eldritch, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x liquid" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/590
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIQUID
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle of blue dye)
Floyd | This is a bottle of blue dye. It contains, in my estimation, enough to
Floyd | dye two ravens. That is not a suggestion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x thick liquid" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/591
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THICK LIQUID
Floyd |
Floyd | This is some kind of gooey liquid. It resembles syrup, but it's not
Floyd | brown, and I don't detect any obvious odor from it. I'm assuming it's
Floyd | some sort of potion base, but that's really your department.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we need to get the ingredients we want from Mel"
		Zach asks, "Do we know what kind of potion we want?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Probably we should wait until we know how many ingredients we can afford."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Like, if we can manage 7."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Since presumably that brings our score up."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/591
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "I think we did 6 last time, thus the short score"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/591
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the vellum page or the torn page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           14/592
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Golden hedgehog..."
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/593
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mel about credit" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/594
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT CREDIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel checks his ledger. "You've given me enough money and valuables for
Floyd | four spell ingredients."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/595
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, I missed you getting the farming tools"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Which we haven't found a use for yet, hm."
		jenrexrode asks, "how did you make him get them?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we have the beggar, the device, and something about the market."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I just took them, and he did!"
		jenrexrode asks, "i thought he said they were heavy?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Nope. | Taken."
		jenrexrode says, "huh"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Although that reminds me that we also have this scrap of blanket."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Because the blanket was too heavy."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/596
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a cedar box (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a piece of yellow paper
Floyd |   a piece of green paper
Floyd |   a piece of violet paper
Floyd |   a piece of red paper
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a wanted poster
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of an annoying wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put yellow and green and violet and red in box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/596
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT YELLOW AND GREEN AND VIOLET AND RED IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the piece of red paper or the red balloon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put red paper in box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/597
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RED PAPER IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The piece of red paper is now inside the cedar box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put yellow and green and violet in box" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/598
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT YELLOW AND GREEN AND VIOLET IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | piece of yellow paper: There is no more room in the cedar box.
Floyd | piece of green paper: There is no more room in the cedar box.
Floyd | piece of violet paper: There is no more room in the cedar box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put yellow and green and violet in pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/599
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT YELLOW AND GREEN AND VIOLET IN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | piece of yellow paper: Done.
Floyd | piece of green paper: Done.
Floyd | piece of violet paper: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take red paper.put red paper in pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/601
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED PAPER.PUT RED PAPER IN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | There is no more room in the leather pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Obsessively cleaning up."
		genericgeekgirl says, "And everything is too small!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all from pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/602
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | piece of violet paper: Removed.
Floyd | piece of green paper: Removed.
Floyd | piece of yellow paper: Removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop red paper.drop violet and green and yellow" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/604
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP RED PAPER.DROP VIOLET AND GREEN AND YELLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd | piece of violet paper: Dropped.
Floyd | piece of green paper: Dropped.
Floyd | piece of yellow paper: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop wanted" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/605
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP WANTED
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Wait, we took the torn page and the entire spell book?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop cedar" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/606
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP CEDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/607
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/608
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rod" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/609
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, you made this! It's your Fishing-Rod-With-Self-Baiting-Hook!
Floyd | Somebody is using something you made! Or, well, maybe they were at
Floyd | some point; they've apparently abandoned it. It still counts as a
Floyd | sale, though. There's no line or hook on the fishing rod; it looks a
Floyd | lot like a tree branch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "use rod" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/609
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "flick rod" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/609
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLICK ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/610
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A cricket materializes in the air in front of me and
Floyd | drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cricket" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/611
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | I despise the way these guys chirp. It's always satisfying
Floyd | when you catch one and then it's crunch crunch crunch crunch
Floyd | and one fewer chirpy annoyance. Crickets have a milder taste than
Floyd | grasshoppers.
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat cricket" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/612
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CRICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the cricket)
Floyd | Crunch. Ah, always satisfying to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/613
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/614
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the faery coin)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Possibly falling asleep."
		Zach says, "Sorry, I accidentally showered and shaved."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Gasp."
		Zach says, "I want to know about the magic crickets but I'm tired as well."
		Zach says, "Maybe they're a hedgehog treat."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hedgehogs are insectivores, so likely."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfspecfic1" 		
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "specfic1" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               0/0
Floyd | [Restore failed.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfspecfic1" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/614
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/615
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar box (which is
Floyd | open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece of green
Floyd | paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a pile of
Floyd | assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mel about credit" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/616
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT CREDIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel checks his ledger. "You've given me enough money and valuables for
Floyd | four spell ingredients."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/617
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We had that idea about using the cricket rod with the hedgehog."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/618
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/619
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                14/620
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/621
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/622
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/622
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/623
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a nightcrawler and a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/624
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy
Floyd | the last bait first. Conservation of energy, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Did we lose the balloon?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give nightcrawler to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/625
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE NIGHTCRAWLER TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't got the nightcrawler.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, I can't spell"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/626
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a shiny red balloon on a string, filled with that special air
Floyd | that makes things float. It's really shiny. We should keep it and look
Floyd | at it for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/626
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Testing.. :D"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give balloon to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/627
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Because this is a *great* idea."
		Zach says, "yay"
		genericgeekgirl says, "(I gave my husband a tshirt with a hedgehog and a balloon for New Year's!)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/628
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/629
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/630
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, hush. Play with your damn balloon."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I am going to make a great mother."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take nightcrawler" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/631
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NIGHTCRAWLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give nightcrawler to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/632
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE NIGHTCRAWLER TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/633
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take nightcrawler" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/634
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NIGHTCRAWLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give nightcrawler to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/635
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE NIGHTCRAWLER TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'm sure you'll raise a wonderful hedgehog."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/636
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/637
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! An earthworm materializes in the air in front of me
Floyd | and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat earthworm" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/638
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT EARTHWORM
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the earthworm)
Floyd | Chomp. Very tasty.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/639
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! An earthworm materializes in the air in front of me
Floyd | and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take earthworm" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/640
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EARTHWORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/641
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ooh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "We can lead."
		Zach says, "Ah ha"
		Zach asks, "What should we do with our new power?"
		mwmiller says, "Well, as long as the hedgehog's not frigging singing..."
Binder arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/642
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hedgehog, take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/642
Floyd |
Floyd | > HEDGEHOG, TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the faery coin, the florin, or the strange coin?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give hedgehog to beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/643
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HEDGEHOG TO BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I haven't got the hedgehog.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hedgehog, take strange coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/644
Floyd |
Floyd | > HEDGEHOG, TAKE STRANGE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, hedgehog, I---"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I think I'm done here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/645
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | He's like a ball of needles. And not in a good way, like your
Floyd | Spherical Sewing Engine. Come to think of it, that wasn't so hot
Floyd | either.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/646
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/647
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/648
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   an earthworm
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "What happened to our hedgedhog?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf. Bad hedgehog."
Zach says (to Floyd), "tie balloon to beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/649
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE BALLOON TO BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, boss, but ravens aren't known for their manual dexterity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wool" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/650
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The corner from a wool blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rub wool on balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/650
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB WOOL ON BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to rub the torn bit of
Floyd | wool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rub balloon with balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/650
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB BALLOON WITH BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to rub the red balloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm. I was thinking we could make some static electricity."
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell beggar about birthday" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/651
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL BEGGAR ABOUT BIRTHDAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, birdie. You like shiny things, don't you? I like shiny things,
Floyd | too. Would you like to give me something shiny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? No! I---" Yeah, yeah, you don't speak Raven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tools" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/652
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're some tools that you humans probably use to farm, uh, farm
Floyd | stuff. Some of them have pointy bits, if that helps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/652
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pop balloon with tool" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/652
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP BALLOON WITH TOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to pop the red balloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/653
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop! Gah! That balloon is loud. Well, that was fun while it
Floyd | lasted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/652
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shops" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/653
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOPS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wagon repair shop and a shoe store. I don't see anything
Floyd | useful to us.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shoe store" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/653
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOE STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/654
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/655
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                14/656
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/657
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/658
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                14/659
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/660
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat worm" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/661
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Chomp. Very tasty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/662
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take worm" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/663
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                14/664
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/665
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm. I guess he doesn't want to follow us that way."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/666
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/667
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/668
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/669
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "How did we get him to follow us before?"
		Zach says, "I was thinking about trying to take him to the stock market."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I was holding a nightcrawler and he just came with."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "hedgehog, follow me" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/670
Floyd |
Floyd | > HEDGEHOG, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, hedgehog, I---"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | I think I'm done here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller weeps. =(
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/671
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a nightcrawler
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to nightcrawler" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/671
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO NIGHTCRAWLER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/672
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/673
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/674
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/675
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/676
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/677
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess he only goes that far."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/676
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give balloon to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/677
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/678
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/679
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show wool to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/680
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WOOL TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not getting any response. Pssh. I wish I had one of your Extremely
Floyd | Loud Icebreaker Crackers. Those always got a response, even if it was
Floyd | usually a violent one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull wool over hedgehog's eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/680
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL WOOL OVER HEDGEHOG'S EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to pull the torn bit of
Floyd | wool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/681
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/682
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take worm" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/683
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/684
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/685
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/686
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/687
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/686
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/687
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/688
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take worm" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/689
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/690
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sell hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/691
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELL HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the hedgehog)
Floyd | He's like a ball of needles. And not in a good way, like your
Floyd | Spherical Sewing Engine. Come to think of it, that wasn't so hot
Floyd | either.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Resolute Aardvark Leverage," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "big hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/691
Floyd |
Floyd | > BIG HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Sorry, I got distracted. Anything new happen?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/691
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to bid the hedgehog on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid hedgehog on stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/692
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID HEDGEHOG ON STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, raven. We only accept money here," says the auctioneer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" shouts F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" declares Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" bids Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "No, I'm just trying to find a use for the hedgehog."
Zach says (to Floyd), "big 32 florins" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/692
Floyd |
Floyd | > BIG 32 FLORINS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid 32 florins" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/692
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID 32 FLORINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/693
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be,
Floyd | like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the
Floyd | most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/694
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/695
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/696
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A cricket materializes in the air in front of me and
Floyd | drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take worm" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/696
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cricket" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/697
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CRICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/698
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/699
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar box (which is
Floyd | open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece of green
Floyd | paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a pile of
Floyd | assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, W.D.," says Mel. "As a reminder, you still have four
Floyd | ingredients' worth of credit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/698
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give cricket to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/699
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE CRICKET TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/700
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar box (which is
Floyd | open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece of green
Floyd | paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a pile of
Floyd | assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, W.D.," says Mel. "As a reminder, you still have four
Floyd | ingredients' worth of credit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/699
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/700
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
Floyd | me and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take worm" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/701
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show worm to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/702
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WORM TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/703
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar box (which is
Floyd | open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece of green
Floyd | paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a pile of
Floyd | assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, W.D.," says Mel. "As a reminder, you still have four
Floyd | ingredients' worth of credit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe he won't follow us into the shop."
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  14/703
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 14 out of a possible 40 in 703 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Eventually, But at
Floyd | Least You'll Make a Delicious Corpse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/704
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/705
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/706
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               14/707
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a Dungeon
Floyd | It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the
Floyd | dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being
Floyd | up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various---
Floyd | do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's
Floyd | some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your
Floyd | height up. Can we leave?
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror, and an annoying git in a dress
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tapestry" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               14/708
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TAPESTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tapestry" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               14/709
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPESTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a garish sight. I guess the artist might have been trying to do
Floyd | something in the Colorist style. (Purple and green dyes became cheap
Floyd | around the turn of the century, and there was a rainbow explosion in
Floyd | the art world for about a decade.) I don't know, though--- these
Floyd | colors don't really go together. Colorism usually involves more
Floyd | realistic pairings, and I don't think humans are supposed to be that
Floyd | shade of orange. I think the blobby thing is meant to be a unicorn,
Floyd | but that's speculation.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tapestry was made by the late queen. I've heard stories about her
Floyd | prolific and unusual talent. I'm sure the old guy couldn't bear to
Floyd | throw it out, and nobody else could bear to look at it. There's a
Floyd | wobbly inscription woven into the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               14/710
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/711
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter tree" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   14/712
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TREE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In a Tree
Floyd | From here, I can see all sorts of things. Sandie's got her Hot Meats
Floyd | stall set up in the middle of Big Street. The castle (and your body)
Floyd | are off to the south. The bank sparkles faintly in the distance. There
Floyd | are streamers and balloons out in front of the magic shop. Farmland
Floyd | stretches off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit tree" 		

Floyd ]  In a Tree                                                   14/712
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/713
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig hole" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/713
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/714
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You should have thought of that before you had me burn the barn down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     14/715
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cottage
Floyd | These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good
Floyd | food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This
Floyd | particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The
Floyd | chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing
Floyd | cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't
Floyd | going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north
Floyd | is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     14/716
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a round, wooden table. Six or seven people could fit around it.
Floyd | It's solid looking, but rough; it's functional rather than pretty. It
Floyd | has food stains that are several years old, giving it a pleasant aroma
Floyd | of meals past. Unfortunately, there's no actual food on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push table" 		

Floyd ]  Cottage                                                     14/717
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/718
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/719
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                14/720
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       14/721
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I have no clue"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I was hoping he'd interact more with the balloon, and we could figure out how to use that."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       14/722
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       14/723
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a nightcrawler
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       14/724
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                14/725
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/726
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fix cord" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/727
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIX CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, boss, but ravens aren't known for their manual dexterity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/728
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/729
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/730
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/731
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/732
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smack hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/732
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMACK HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/732
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give balloon to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/733
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/734
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/736
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/737
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/738
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/739
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/740
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/741
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Hedgehogs are, sadly, inedible, so there's not much to say about them.
Floyd | This one is frolicking, which is very undignified. In fact, I
Floyd | think it's singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/742
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a nightcrawler
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of an annoying wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/742
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/732
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give balloon to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/733
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/734
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Weird."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/732
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny does like justice, but that's taking it a bit far. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/733
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a nightcrawler
Floyd |   a red balloon
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/734
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop fish" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/736
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop nightcrawler" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/736
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP NIGHTCRAWLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/737
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give balloon to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/738
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BALLOON TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog's playing with the stupid balloon. "I love you,
Floyd | balloooooon! Have a hug!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, seriously? Is he really going to---
Floyd |
Floyd | KABOOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Gah, those things are loud when they pop. The hedgehog looks dazed.
Floyd | "Oh no! Where did my balloon friend go?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehehehehe."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/732
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/733
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/734
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/736
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop! Gah! That balloon is loud. Well, that was fun while it
Floyd | lasted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/735
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/736
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/737
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop! Gah! That balloon is loud. Well, that was fun while it
Floyd | lasted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/736
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/737
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" announces F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" bids Rupertina.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen florins!" announces Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/738
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop! Gah! That balloon is loud. Well, that was fun while it
Floyd | lasted.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ha ha. That was a great noise. Oh, hey, I think it scared one of the
Floyd | cows. She's trying to break the fence. Whoa whoa, she did
Floyd | break the fence and now all of the cows are mooing really loudly and
Floyd | kind of running and now the pigs are--- woohoo! It's a stampede! Oh,
Floyd | hey, maybe I shouldn't be just standi---- ack!
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 14 out of a possible 40 in 738 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Eventually, But at
Floyd | Least You'll Make a Delicious Corpse.
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 | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "There we go."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/737
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Hedgehogs pop balloons, and popped balloons freak out animals. But why?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I mean, to what end :D Not 'why'."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/738
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/739
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Contemporary Donkey Unlimited," he announces.
Floyd | "We'll start the bidding at one florin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/740
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a coffer (which is open), and an auction
Floyd | block (on top of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" announces F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" shouts Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" announces Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid sixty-four florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/741
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/742
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/743
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/744
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/745
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/746
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/747
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only
Floyd | interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am
Floyd | surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to
Floyd | the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a hedgehog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/747
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/748
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy
Floyd | the last bait first. Conservation of energy, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show nightcrawler to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/749
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW NIGHTCRAWLER TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/750
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/749
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give nightcrawler to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/750
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE NIGHTCRAWLER TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/751
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! A cricket materializes in the air in front of me and
Floyd | drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/752
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/751
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmland
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cricket" 		

Floyd ]  Farmland                                                    14/752
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CRICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/753
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/754
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/755
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/754
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give cricket to hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/755
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE CRICKET TO HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/756
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy
Floyd | the last coin first. Conservation of energy, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/757
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/758
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! An earthworm materializes in the air in front of me
Floyd | and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take earthworm" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/759
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EARTHWORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/760
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/761
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give earthworm to hedgehog.wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/762
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE EARTHWORM TO HEDGEHOG.WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
Floyd |
Floyd |     Happy happy hedgehog
Floyd |     Is a happy happy hooooog!
Floyd |     It's a good day for eating
Floyd |     And singiiiiiiiing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good job. Now he's singing louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/763
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pfwarmp! An earthworm materializes in the air in front of me
Floyd | and drops to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take earthworm" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/764
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EARTHWORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Doop de dooooooo,
Floyd |     It's a round life for meeeeee!
Floyd |     We're roly and poly
Floyd |     And hedgyhogoly,
Floyd |     A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/765
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/766
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a coffer (which is open), and an auction
Floyd | block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Reliable Gopher Group," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog enters from the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/767
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" shouts F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" bids Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" shouts Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid sixty-four florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The hedgehog starts to sing:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Singing is the best,
Floyd |     The best, the best!
Floyd |     What's the best?
Floyd |     That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food.
Floyd | Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/768
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat earthworm" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/769
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT EARTHWORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Chomp. Very tasty.
Floyd | To the the north, I hear a cow cry out, "Augh, it's the Farmer! The
Floyd | Farmer is coming! It's the Farmer! Oh no oh no oh no oh no run run run
Floyd | run run runrunrunrunrun!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/770
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This the floor of the stock market, though the pen is sadly empty now.
Floyd | From here, I can go south to the bank or southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" bids Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" bids Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about sixteen florins? Do I hear sixteen?"
Floyd |
Floyd | This is great, boss! There are cows and pigs and ducks and sheep and
Floyd | more cows, and all of them are rushing towards me. Wow, it's a
Floyd | stampede! Oh, hey, maybe I shouldn't be just stand---- ack!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 14 out of a possible 40 in 770 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Eventually, But at
Floyd | Least You'll Make a Delicious Corpse.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/769
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/770
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Augh! It's a cow quake! Cows and dogs and pigs and chickens and at
Floyd | least one wildebeest charge in from the north, screaming and bleating.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Help! We're running!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whee! We're running!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to get stepped on!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Panic! Panic panic panic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Freedom! Panic! Freedom!"
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a breathtaking, mouth-watering sight, boss, but it might be a
Floyd | bit dangerous to hang around a horde of stampeding animals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/771
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stampede charges in from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie whips out a ladle and starts beating back some dogs that look
Floyd | more hungry than scared.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stampede charges in from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/773
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is great, boss! There are cows and pigs and ducks and sheep and
Floyd | more cows, and all of them are rushing towards me. Wow, it's a
Floyd | stampede! Oh, hey, maybe I shouldn't be just stand---- ack!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 14 out of a possible 40 in 773 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Eventually, But at
Floyd | Least You'll Make a Delicious Corpse.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the strange coin, the faery coin, or the florin?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take strange" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/773
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, try to hear me through the stampede. Yoink!
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is great, boss! There are cows and pigs and ducks and sheep and
Floyd | more cows, and all of them are rushing towards me. Wow, it's a
Floyd | stampede! Oh, hey, maybe I shouldn't be just stand---- ack!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 14 out of a possible 40 in 773 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Eventually, But at
Floyd | Least You'll Make a Delicious Corpse.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bleh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I figured the stampeded was loud, so the beggar wouldn't notice us? But we just get trampled, too."
		Zach asks, "What exactly causes the stampede?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "The balloon getting popped."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to take the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/773
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stampede charges in from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               14/774
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a Dungeon
Floyd | It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the
Floyd | dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being
Floyd | up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various---
Floyd | do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's
Floyd | some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your
Floyd | height up. Can we leave?
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror, and an annoying git in a dress
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/775
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/776
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take strange" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/777
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't think I can't hear you, birdie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Sheesh. The story of my life is getting slapped by humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe in the moment before the stampede charges in (a few turns back)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/776
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/775
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               14/774
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a Dungeon
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 14/773
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/773
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is great, boss! There are cows and pigs and ducks and sheep and
Floyd | more cows, and all of them are rushing towards me. Wow, it's a
Floyd | stampede! Oh, hey, maybe I shouldn't be just stand---- ack!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 14 out of a possible 40 in 773 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Going to Get Your Head Cut Off Eventually, But at
Floyd | Least You'll Make a Delicious Corpse.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/771
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/770
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I wasted a turn earlier maybe"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/769
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  14/768
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                14/767
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       14/768
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd | To the the northeast, I hear a cow cry out, "Augh, it's the Farmer!
Floyd | The Farmer is coming! It's the Farmer! Oh no oh no oh no oh no run run
Floyd | run run run runrunrunrunrun!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          14/769
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a deafening combination of mooing and bleating from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       14/770
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a deafening combination of mooing and bleating from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aieeee! My ears!" cries the beggar, although I can barely hear him
Floyd | over the chaos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take strange" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       19/771
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, try to hear me through the stampede. Yoink!
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Augh! It's a cow quake! Cows and dogs and pigs and chickens and at
Floyd | least one wildebeest charge in from the north, screaming and bleating.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Help! We're running!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whee! We're running!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to get stepped on!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Panic! Panic panic panic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Freedom! Panic! Freedom!"
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a breathtaking, mouth-watering sight, boss, but it might be a
Floyd | bit dangerous to hang around a horde of stampeding animals.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 19/772
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stampede charges in from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/773
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a Dungeon
Floyd | It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the
Floyd | dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being
Floyd | up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various---
Floyd | do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's
Floyd | some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your
Floyd | height up. Can we leave?
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror, and an annoying git in a dress
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x strange" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/774
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STRANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like it's made of gold and silver swirled together. One face
Floyd | shows some distinguished-looking older woman, and the other shows a
Floyd | lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat strange" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/775
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT STRANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ha ha, funny. I know you think I eat everything, but there are limits.
Floyd |
Floyd | I am kind of hungry, though. Let me know if you see any real food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave rod" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/776
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy
Floyd | the last bait first. Conservation of energy, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hooray"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/777
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a strange coin
Floyd |   an earthworm
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat earthworm" 		

Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/778
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT EARTHWORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Chomp. Very tasty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Not a Dungeon                                               19/778
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Show the strange coin to Mel?"
		Zach says, "Or buy lots of hot meat"
		genericgeekgirl says, "It's not that kind of game."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 19/779
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       19/780
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "mock beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       19/780
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          19/781
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  19/782
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show strange to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/783
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW STRANGE TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel examines the coin. "Where did you get a twenty septiva coin?
Floyd | Septivar was conquered and destroyed three hundred years ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I went and looked through my shiny object collection, and I
Floyd | didn't recognize this, so I figured it was probably valuable. Er, is
Floyd | it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh yes, definitely. Here." Mel takes out a ledger from underneath the
Floyd | counter and carefully makes a note in it. "All right, that's certainly
Floyd | worth another ingredient."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I think we need two more?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/783
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the vellum page or the torn page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x torn" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/783
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the torn bit of wool or the torn page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/784
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a torn page from a book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/785
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read vellum" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/786
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ VELLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | In familiar handwriting, the text of the page reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Guards,
Floyd |
Floyd | Please return the machine you confiscated from the king's wizard, who
Floyd | is very powerful and very good at magic except for that one time with
Floyd | the pancakes, which was a reasonable accident that could happen to
Floyd | anyone. Also, I am stupid and I smell bad and my mother is a platypus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The signature on this letter is somewhat unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x signature" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/787
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | A poorly-executed forgery of the treasurer's signature. I suspect his
Floyd | name is not actually "The Treasurer." I also suspect he knows how to
Floyd | spell "treasurer." I wish your Spelling Wasp had caught on, boss. That
Floyd | one should have made us millionaires. Anaphylactic shock is a small
Floyd | price to pay for proper spelling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "erase signature" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/787
Floyd |
Floyd | > ERASE SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to erase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/788
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of an annoying wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x clear fluid" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/789
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLEAR FLUID
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle is filled with a colourless fluid. It's labelled, "Problem
Floyd | Solvent: Misspelled a word? Problem Solve-it with Problem Solvent!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "solve signature" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/789
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOLVE SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour clear fluid on signature" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/790
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR CLEAR FLUID ON SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, let me sprinkle a few drops on it. Wow, the signature completely
Floyd | disappeared, and without the paper catching fire or turning into a
Floyd | swarm of angry bees or worse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vellum" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/791
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VELLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | An inexpert forgery on vellum, crumpled up a bit. It's unsigned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we want that device."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/791
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  20/792
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          20/793
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/794
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/795
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                20/796
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Majestic Lynx Acquisitions," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Really? All the animals are gone."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  20/797
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/798
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/799
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                20/800
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/799
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/800
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tower" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/801
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an oppressive stone building. I always feel like I'm going to fly
Floyd | into it even when I'm nowhere near it. It's only two stories high. I'm
Floyd | confident that in later years, art critics will point to this building
Floyd | as the quintessential Thuggist structure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter tower" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       20/802
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The entrance is farther to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                20/803
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/804
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a vase (which contains an egg) and a young guardsman
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/804
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show vellum to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/805
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW VELLUM TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard reluctantly stirs. The guard reluctantly stirs. "This form
Floyd | isn't signed. It's not valid." Glaring at me, he tears up the form and
Floyd | goes back to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/804
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/805
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/806
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barracks
Floyd | This must be where the guards sleep. There are a bunch of cots here. A
Floyd | tired guardsman is sitting before a pile of paperwork, with an inkpad
Floyd | and wastebasket next to him. There's a staircase leading down to the
Floyd | main part of the guardhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see some cots (on top of which is a coarse blanket) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put vellum on stack" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/807
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT VELLUM ON STACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I've put the vellum page on the pile of paperwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/808
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman picks up the vellum page and looks at it
Floyd | blearily. "Heh, platypus." The guard dutifully stamps the page and
Floyd | sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vellum" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/809
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VELLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vellum" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/810
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VELLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | A slightly better forgery on vellum, crumpled up a bit. It's stamped
Floyd | with the treasurer's signature.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl :D
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/811
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a vase (which contains an egg) and a young guardsman
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show vellum to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/812
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW VELLUM TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard reluctantly stirs. He scans the form. "Oh, you belong to the
Floyd | crazy wizard. That explains so much. Well, I suppose this looks
Floyd | legit." He fishes out his key, opens the cabinet, and drags out a
Floyd | metal device from it. After carefully relocking the cabinet while
Floyd | watching me suspiciously, he goes back to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/813
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have no idea what this is, boss. It's a metal box with red, blue,
Floyd | and green buttons on its side and a narrow slot beneath them. There's
Floyd | a tray, also made of metal, mounted on the top. The machine looks
Floyd | great--- the metal is wonderfully shiny--- but there aren't any
Floyd | convenient labels or instructions. I don't think this is something you
Floyd | designed. Hey, maybe that means it'll work!
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, sorry, boss. That came out wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick advice" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/813
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK ADVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/813
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/814
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something I can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/815
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barracks
Floyd | This must be where the guards sleep. There are a bunch of cots here. A
Floyd | tired guardsman is sitting before a pile of paperwork, with an inkpad
Floyd | and wastebasket next to him. There's a staircase leading down to the
Floyd | main part of the guardhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see some cots (on top of which is a coarse blanket) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stand on stack" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/816
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON STACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something I can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter stack" 		

Floyd ]  Barracks                                                    20/817
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER STACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something I can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleepy guardsman takes the top page off the stack, gives it a
Floyd | cursory glance, stamps it, and sets it aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Boo."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/818

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push green button" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The inside of the watchtower is even more oppressive than the outside.
Floyd | It's still a dark stone building, but now there's the smell of guard
Floyd | everywhere. I think bathing is illegal if you want to keep your job on
Floyd | the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition to the stench, there's an evidence cabinet and a spiral
Floyd | staircase leading upwards. The street and fresh air are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wastebasket in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large (as in, about my size) bronze bell is on the wall, tied to a
Floyd | cord going out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a metal device, a vase (which contains an egg) and a
Floyd | young guardsman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/819
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH GREEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps sadly, and a tinny voice issues from it. "Bip bop!
Floyd | Unused fraction cannot commence money protocols. Removing before to
Floyd | continue is a necessary." Whoa! It talks!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/820
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have no idea what this is, boss. It's a metal box with red, blue,
Floyd | and green buttons on its side and a narrow slot beneath them. There's
Floyd | a tray, also made of metal, mounted on the top. The machine looks
Floyd | great--- the metal is wonderfully shiny--- but there aren't any
Floyd | convenient labels or instructions. I don't think this is something you
Floyd | designed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tray" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/821
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a metal tray mounted on top of the strange device.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x buttons" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/821
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push red button" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/821
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/822
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps, and a tinny voice issues from it. "Bleep blorp!
Floyd | Fraction disposal commencing." Ack! It talks! The top of the machine
Floyd | pops open, and it spits out a dog-eared pamphlet. The top then snaps
Floyd | back into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Pressing all the butto--timing."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pamphlet" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/823
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAMPHLET
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you muchly for buyinged Super Wonderful Very Legal Money
Floyd | Device! For happy money time, please three of etherial fraction to
Floyd | take inside Device:
Floyd | - A wool (of clothing or not)
Floyd | - A blue of dye (inside bottle is happy-good also)
Floyd | - A egg (after breaked, is it acceptable? Very no!)
Floyd | The blue of button is for to transport fraction from platform to
Floyd | inside the Device. The red of button is for to unmake transportation
Floyd | by eversion. The green of button is for to Device initiation money
Floyd | protocols. Let's money together in every day!
Floyd |
Floyd | Neither this company nor its subsidiaries assume any liability for
Floyd | misuse of this Device for anything other than its recommended novelty
Floyd | purposes."
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, that's right, this is that counterfeiting machine you sent away
Floyd | for a while ago. I'm surprised you had so many problems with it; it
Floyd | sounds reliable enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "We have those things!"
		Zach says, "Huzzah!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/824
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   a torn bit of wool
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a bottle of blue dye
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put wool on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/825
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WOOL ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The torn bit of wool is now inside the metal tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press blue" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/826
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle of blue dye)
Floyd | Okay. Ngrrghnhgh! ...Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/827
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The top of the machine opens up as the tray splits apart into several
Floyd | pieces and dumps its contents into the interior of the machine. It
Floyd | then folds itself up again into a seamless box. Wow, boss. This thing
Floyd | is amazing. Are you getting all this? You need to make something like
Floyd | this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps, and a tinny voice issues from it. "Bip bip! Wool
Floyd | reception!" The talking creeps me out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put blue dye on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/828
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLUE DYE ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of blue dye is now inside the metal tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/829
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The top of the machine opens up as the tray splits apart into several
Floyd | pieces and dumps its contents into the interior of the machine. It
Floyd | then folds itself up again into a seamless box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps, and a tinny voice issues from it. "Bip bip bip! Dye
Floyd | reception!"
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
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. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put egg on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/830
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT EGG ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that without holding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/830
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I think he eats the egg as soon as we break the vase."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Because he's a jerk with no self control."
		mwmiller says, "put vase on tray, push blue button. Maybe it'll break the vase and vanish it in the process."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put vase on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/831
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT VASE ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't do that without holding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take vase" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/832
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put vase on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/833
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT VASE ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The vase is now inside the metal tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/834
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The top of the machine opens up as the tray splits apart into several
Floyd | pieces and dumps its contents into the interior of the machine. It
Floyd | then folds itself up again into a seamless box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps. "Bip! Bad reception causes very sadness." The top
Floyd | of the machine unfolds as it spits out the vase, then reassembles
Floyd | itself in a complicated way that gives me a headache just thinking
Floyd | about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/833
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm. Maybe if we eat the fish before breaking the vase we'll be full?"
		mwmiller says, "Foo."
		Zach says, "Though we're probably too greedy."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we tie our beak shut?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat fish" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/834
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Done! Not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break vase" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/835
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ploink! The vase cracks apart, and the shards of glass
Floyd | disappear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait, did I say there was an egg? Sorry, that was just a trick of the
Floyd | light. There was no mouth-wateringly delicious egg with the exact
Floyd | amount of staleness for perfect burp flavoring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/834
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nope."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/833
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/834
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. Urgh, this thing weights a ton.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/835
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay. Ngrrghnhgh! ...Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device out" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/836
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to put it down first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/837
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Huff puff puff. My load is too heavy to fly, or even hop,
Floyd | boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I can just get my beak a bit further in to the vase...Caw! No, the
Floyd | egg is too far down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/838
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device" 		

Floyd ]  Watchtower                                                  20/839
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay. Ngrrghnhgh! ...Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device s" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                20/840
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/841
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/842
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/842
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoops"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/842
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/841
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                20/840
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/841
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/842
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is apparently some sort of counterfeiting machine. It's a metal
Floyd | box with red, blue, and green buttons on its side and a narrow slot
Floyd | beneath them. There's a tray, also made of metal, mounted on the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Hey, I think our opinion of the wizard's mind is improving! Or maybe it's just random."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tray" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/843
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a metal tray mounted on top of the strange device.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the metal tray is a vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I hadn't noticed."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/844
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/845
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Done! Not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/846
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to enter the circle first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! Can't...resist....must eat egg! Shoot! I still can't get my beak
Floyd | in there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/847
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can feel a faint eldritch humming in the air as I step into the
Floyd | circle. Let's get out of here before the cage appears again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/848
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I can hear the humming and not just feel it. Something is rumbling
Floyd | beneath the circle. Let's get out of here before I have to break out
Floyd | of that cage again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is calling to me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "In this session it's gone from 'the mind of an annoying wizard' to 'mediocre' to 'foolish'."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break vase" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/849
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ploink! The vase cracks apart, and the shards of glass
Floyd | disappear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sproing! Some sort of weird magical glowing beams are
Floyd | shooting up from the circle and--- oh, no. Not this again. No no no no
Floyd | no! They're surrounding me and, once again, forming some sort of
Floyd | magical cage around me. Get me out of here!
Floyd |
Floyd | You know what would make being stuck in this weird magic cage worth
Floyd | it, boss? That egg. Help me get out of here so I can get my talons on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/850
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't get to that while I'm stuck in this cage. Thanks again for
Floyd | getting me locked in here, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh no, the delectable egg is just out of reach! Don't worry, egg, I'll
Floyd | get out of here soon and will savor your eggy deliciousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button with rod" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/851
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON WITH ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | That is all the way on the other side of the wharf, but I'm stuck in
Floyd | this freaky cage. Let me out!
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh no, the delectable egg is just out of reach! Don't worry, egg, I'll
Floyd | get out of here soon and will savor your eggy deliciousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button with wand" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/852
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON WITH WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | As I am stuck in this freaky cage, I can't reach that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh no, the delectable egg is just out of reach! Don't worry, egg, I'll
Floyd | get out of here soon and will savor your eggy deliciousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button with tool" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/853
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON WITH TOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | As I am stuck in this freaky cage, I can't reach that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arrrgh! The delicious egg is right there, but I'm stuck in
Floyd | this freaky magical cage. This is unbearably frustrating, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/854
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of an annoying wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | Kniolp! Shards of glass pop into existence and reform
Floyd | themselves into a glass vase. Ohhhh, it must be made out of Mel's
Floyd | self-repairing glass. It's cheaper than his unbreakable glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh no, the delectable egg is just out of reach! Don't worry, egg, I'll
Floyd | get out of here soon and will savor your eggy deliciousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button with tools" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/855
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON WITH TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is all the way on the other side of the wharf, but I'm stuck in
Floyd | this freaky cage. Let me out!
Floyd |
Floyd | You know what would make being stuck in this weird magic cage worth
Floyd | it, boss? That egg. Help me get out of here so I can get my talons on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Grrr."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/854
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/853
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/852
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/851
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/850
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/849
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/848
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/847
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/846
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/845
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/844
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/843
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/842
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/841
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                20/840
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device w" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/841
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes
Floyd | are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and
Floyd | financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us
Floyd | textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the
Floyd | bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck.
Floyd | Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push device into circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/842
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DEVICE INTO CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The metal device is now inside the chalk circle.
Floyd | I'll have to enter the circle first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ack! I want that tasty egg! Arrgggh, it's right there, mocking me with
Floyd | its tantalizing deliciousness! You will soon be mine, egg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter circle" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/843
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can feel a faint eldritch humming in the air as I step into the
Floyd | circle. Let's get out of here before the cage appears again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/844
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | I already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/845
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Done! Not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, egg. Get out of that vase and get into my break. Arrgh, I can't
Floyd | reach. Come on, egg, just crawl up here so I can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/846
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I can hear the humming and not just feel it. Something is rumbling
Floyd | beneath the circle. Let's get out of here before I have to break out
Floyd | of that cage again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time for a delicious eggy snack! ...Oh crud. I still can't get to the
Floyd | egg at the bottom of the vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break vase" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/847
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ploink! The vase cracks apart, and the shards of glass
Floyd | disappear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sproing! Some sort of weird magical glowing beams are
Floyd | shooting up from the circle and--- oh, no. Not this again. No no no no
Floyd | no! They're surrounding me and, once again, forming some sort of
Floyd | magical cage around me. Get me out of here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh no, the delectable egg is just out of reach! Don't worry, egg, I'll
Floyd | get out of here soon and will savor your eggy deliciousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/848
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Urgghgh! Close, but I can't quite reach the blue button from inside
Floyd | the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You know what would make being stuck in this weird magic cage worth
Floyd | it, boss? That egg. Help me get out of here so I can get my talons on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push blue button with wand" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/849
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON WITH WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, the magic wand will just barely fit through the bars,
Floyd | and....nrgh...almost...success!
Floyd |
Floyd | The top of the machine opens up as the tray splits apart into several
Floyd | pieces and dumps its contents into the interior of the machine. It
Floyd | then folds itself up again into a seamless box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps, and a tinny voice issues from it. "Bip bop bop! Egg
Floyd | reception!" The talking still creeps me out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whee."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit bars" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/850
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I can do violence! Kapow! I snapped one of the bars.
Floyd | I'm almost through!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/851
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, okay. Right. Violence solves so many problems. Thud!
Floyd | The cage has enough and disappears in a puff of green smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/851
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/852
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is apparently some sort of counterfeiting machine. It's a metal
Floyd | box with red, blue, and green buttons on its side and a narrow slot
Floyd | beneath them. There's a tray, also made of metal, mounted on the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kniolp! Shards of glass pop into existence and reform
Floyd | themselves into a glass vase. Ohhhh, it must be made out of Mel's
Floyd | self-repairing glass. It's cheaper than his unbreakable glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "EGG RECEPTION!!!!! =D =D =D"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push green button" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/853
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH GREEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine emits a complicated series of beeps, and a tinny voice
Floyd | issues from it. "Beep bleep bip bip boop bleep bip! Here is your
Floyd | money! Please remember always that Device is for happy money time with
Floyd | friends only. Using it as real money? Very never! Let's all remember
Floyd | together." The machine ejects a banknote from the narrow slot and
Floyd | beeps happily a few more times before becoming quiet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x banknote" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       20/854
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BANKNOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a note for one million florins! That's only fifty thousand
Floyd | marks, but it's still nothing to sneeze at. The paint's still a little
Floyd | tacky, so I'm being careful when touching it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Happy Money Time."
		mwmiller exclaims, "Let's money together in every day!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take banknote" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       26/855
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BANKNOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 6 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       26/856
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to get out of the chalk circle first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                                       26/857
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, I've gotten out of the chalk circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mindo Street                                                26/858
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mindo Street
Floyd | This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago
Floyd | or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard
Floyd | tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel
Floyd | like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less
Floyd | likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people.
Floyd | Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       26/859
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          26/860
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  26/861
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show banknote to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/862
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BANKNOTE TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel looks at the note. Then he touches it lightly. I'm trying to look
Floyd | innocent, boss. I don't think he's buying it. Wait, wait. He shrugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell. It's funny, if nothing else."
Floyd |
Floyd | Victory is ours!
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel takes out a ledger from underneath the counter and carefully makes
Floyd | a note in it. "All right, that's certainly worth another ingredient."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "A new balloon!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "They regenerate :)"
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pop balloon" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/863
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop! Gah! That balloon is loud. Well, that was fun while it
Floyd | lasted.
Floyd | Checking a sigh, Mel incants "Kadara!", and a red balloon pops into
Floyd | existence. Man, that's handy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl glee!
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/864
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          27/865
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       27/866
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/867
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that
Floyd | humans do.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top
Floyd | of which is a stock certificate) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/868
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be,
Floyd | like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the
Floyd | most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Contemporary Cardinal Interests," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Magically regenerating animals, too. Or maybe someone rounded them all up?"
		Zach asks, "Are we going to turn a cow into gold?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/869
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stock certificate for 16 shares of Contemporary Cardinal
Floyd | Interests.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" shouts Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen florins!" announces Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x coffer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/870
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a strongbox full of stock certificates.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/871
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's full of all sorts of stock certificates for all kinds of animals.
Floyd | I can try looking for something specific, if you want.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Amalgamated Weasel
Floyd | Company?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for raven" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/872
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR RAVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Those are just pictures of animals.
Floyd | They're not food--- oh, wait. You're that wizard's bird. Well, if you
Floyd | want to participate in the auction, I don't mind. It makes sense, I
Floyd | suppose," he says hesitantly. "He's been trying to start his own
Floyd | businesses for a while without much luck, so why not invest in someone
Floyd | else's business instead, and why not send a magical bird to handle the
Floyd | transactions?
Floyd |
Floyd | "All right, bird, you're welcome to join us. Just wait till this round
Floyd | is over."
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" bids Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen florins!" shouts Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for crow" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/873
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR CROW
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for dog" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/874
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! I hold it up for the auctioneer. "Thanks. I'm not tipping
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Efficient Dog Unlimited," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/875
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" shouts Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about thirty-two florins? Do I hear thirty-two?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/876
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Hortensia steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes
Floyd | the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I don't know what to do here."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for hedgehog" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/877
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR HEDGEHOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! Ack! The auctioneer grabs me and takes the certificate. "You
Floyd | have to actually buy the stock, bird." He shrugs. "Well, I guess this
Floyd | one is as good as any other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Future Hedgehog Company," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid one florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/877
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ONE FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to bid the florin on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid one florin on stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/878
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ONE FLORIN ON STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kwph!" I flap my wings and wave the florin in my beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, one florin bid to the raven," says the auctioneer resignedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" bids Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen florins!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" declares Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixty-four!" bids Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about 128 florins? Do I hear 128?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/879
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess we want to find a stock that nobody else wants to outbid us on?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "steal money" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/879
Floyd |
Floyd | > STEAL MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "You'll probably have to bid your funny money at some point, I guess."
		mwmiller says, "Um, *we'll* bid *our* funny money. :)"
		genericgeekgirl says, "We're all in this together!"
		mwmiller exclaims, "Exactly. Let's money together in every day!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/880
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be,
Floyd | like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the
Floyd | most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Allied Reindeer Syndicate," he announces. "We'll
Floyd | start the bidding at one florin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search animals" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/881
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ANIMALS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see anything interesting or valuable.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" bids F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" shouts Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about thirty-two florins? Do I hear thirty-two?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Maybe we're overthinking this. Maybe which *particular* stock we bid on doesn't matter so much as just having something to rub Mel's nose in?"
		Zach asks, "Don't we have enough credits for 6 ingredients now?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure, but we can't outbid anyone else."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/882
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/883
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a one-florin coin. A florin is one twentieth of a mark. One
Floyd | florin will not save your bacon. But hey, you could buy me
Floyd | some bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Reliable Lamb Securities," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So, most stocks go for 32 (unless we bid first, which drives it up). Occasionally one person doesn't bid, and they only go for 16."
		Zach asks, "I mean, isn't 6 enough to win the game? I guess 7 gives the optimal ending?"
		mwmiller says, "Oh wait! We already gave the banknote to Mel, I'm dumb. Daaaah."
		jenrexrode says (to Zach), "yes & yes"
Zach says (to Floyd), "search for fish" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/883
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for fish" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/884
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" announces F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" bids Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" bids Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" announces Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" declares Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixty-four!" announces Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I hear any more bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/885
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for fish" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/886
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. I can't find anything like that in the coffer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Efficient Beaver Properties," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "OH WELL. Save our place, see if we can cash in on our credit. Maybe somebody can try for a seventh item on his/her/its own time."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, I guess so."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/886
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I am pretty tired, so we should try that."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfspecfic2" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/886
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bank Lobby                                                  27/887
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Lobby
Floyd | Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
Floyd | marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and
Floyd | ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is
Floyd | fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside,
Floyd | and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms
Floyd | and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       27/888
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          27/889
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/890
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/891
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ask mel about midas potion" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/892
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT MIDAS POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, the boss told me I should be asking for a Midas potion, but I'm
Floyd | not really sure what that gets us. I mean, they clearly turn things to
Floyd | into gold. Do I just pour it on the treasury walls and poof!
Floyd | Full of treasure again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you had a true Midas potion, then yes, anything the potion touched
Floyd | would turn to gold, so you could turn all of your employer's decoys
Floyd | into real treasure," answers Mel. "Midas potions are an entire class
Floyd | of potions, though. There are simpler ones which turn wood to gold, or
Floyd | metal to gold, or silver to gold. There are also un-Midas potions, but
Floyd | I suspect that is not what you want.
Floyd |
Floyd | "When you get enough money for the potion's ingredients," Mel
Floyd | continues, "let me know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ask mel about credit" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/893
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MEL ABOUT CREDIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel checks his ledger. "You've given me enough money and valuables for
Floyd | six spell ingredients."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "buy unicorn fur" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/894
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUY UNICORN FUR
Floyd |
Floyd | "All right, W.D., here you go." Mel hands me the unicorn fur and makes
Floyd | a note in his ledger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Oh wait, wrong list."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/893
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "buy sapphire whiskey. buy phoenix kidney. buy ivory runestone. buy daffodil blood. buy refined starmetal. buy wizard ash." 		mwmiller asks, "Yoo-hoo? Floyd?"
		mwmiller says, "Uh-oh. I didn't crash the bot, did I? :("
		mwmiller says, "Apparently not only did I crash the bot, I also crashed everyone else."
		mwmiller says, "Oh well, YOLO."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "i" 		Ellison says, "yeah, he has hated multiple commands in the past, I think."
		mwmiller says, "Sorry folks. Seems a decent place to cut off anyway. G'night."
		
*** SESSION THREE *** 		
		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfspecfic2" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/886
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "I think we need to find a stock that nobody will bid on so that we can buy it for a single florin."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Also, if we finish Speculative Fiction tonight (and we technically could, if we don't figure this last thing out quickly), we can start Tale's Parasite."
		Zach asks, "Are the patterns affected by our biding?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I don't think so."
		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "Which is just the straight text culled from the log"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I mean, we haven't confirmed that the same thing happens each time for a given animal, either."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I do want to see if we can find something that Rupertina will bid on. There was exactly one incidence of her bidding, and it was as we entered the space, so we don't know what the stock was."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/887
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" bids F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" declares Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" bids Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid sixty-four florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/888
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/889
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! Ack! The auctioneer grabs me and takes the certificate. "You
Floyd | have to actually buy the stock, bird." He shrugs. "Well, I guess this
Floyd | one is as good as any other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Focused Crocodile Company," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/890
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces Rupertina.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" declares Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" shouts Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I hear any more bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah, there we go."
		genericgeekgirl says, "First thing with at least 9 letters I could think of. So that might be it."
		genericgeekgirl says, "However, it's a reptile that Gristlesplat bid on. So maybe it's the legs thing."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for worm" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/891
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR WORM
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/892
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. I can't find anything like that in the coffer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Amalgamated Spider Company," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/892
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to bid the florin on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "spiders are tasty"
		genericgeekgirl says, "bid florin on stock"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid florin on stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/893
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID FLORIN ON STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kwph!" I flap my wings and wave the florin in my beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, one florin bid to the raven," says the auctioneer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" bids Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" declares Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two florins!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid sixty-four florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm."
		Zach asks, "Or we need to find some more money?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/894
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   a florin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Hortensia steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes
Floyd | the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I dunno. What do Hortensia and Demonspoon's bids have in common?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for dolphin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/895
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR DOLPHIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! I hold it up for the auctioneer. "Thanks. I'm not tipping
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Majestic Dolphin Properties," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/896
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I hear any more bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/897
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for bee" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/898
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR BEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! I hold it up for the auctioneer. "Thanks. I'm not tipping
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Majestic Bee Corporation?"
Floyd | he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/899
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" shouts Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid eight florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/900
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Hortensia steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes
Floyd | the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Is the idea that every bidder is looking for specific traits of animals (or the words in the stock?)"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "What's a name with five letters?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search for horse" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/900
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR HORSE
Floyd |

		Zach says, "I guess people don't like bugs"

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

		DavidW says, "raven"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for horse" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/901
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! Ack! The auctioneer grabs me and takes the certificate. "You
Floyd | have to actually buy the stock, bird." He shrugs. "Well, I guess this
Floyd | one is as good as any other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next up is Global Horse Acquisitions," he says. "Any bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh. Good call."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/902
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" declares Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about thirty-two florins? Do I hear thirty-two?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "poor horse"
		genericgeekgirl says, "So we're possibly looking for something with 7 letters (odd between 6 and 8), which has a double letter, and has no legs, but does not live on land, which means it probably lives in the water."
		genericgeekgirl says, "And which inexplicably neither Hortensia nor the Professor want to bid on."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Because I can't find their patterns."
Zach says (to Floyd), "search for turtle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/902
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for turtle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/903
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Hortensia steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes
Floyd | the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for turtle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/904
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! Ack! The auctioneer grabs me and takes the certificate. "You
Floyd | have to actually buy the stock, bird." He shrugs. "Well, I guess this
Floyd | one is as good as any other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Contemporary Turtle
Floyd | Properties?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat cows" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/905
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COWS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see how, and I would probably just get shooed away again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thirty-two!" shouts Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid sixty-four florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "manatee?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid 64 florins" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/905
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID 64 FLORINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for manatee" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/906
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR MANATEE
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/907
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Personal Chipmunk Company," he announces. "We'll
Floyd | start the bidding at one florin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/906
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for manatee" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/907
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR MANATEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! Ack! The auctioneer grabs me and takes the certificate. "You
Floyd | have to actually buy the stock, bird." He shrugs. "Well, I guess this
Floyd | one is as good as any other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Majestic Manatee Interests," he announces. "We'll
Floyd | start the bidding at one florin. Do I hear one florin?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/908
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" bids Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about four florins? Do I hear four?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Man."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Those jerks."
		Zach says, "Getting closer!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/909
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for porpoise" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/910
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR PORPOISE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! I hold it up for the auctioneer. "Thanks. I'm not tipping
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Personal Porpoise
Floyd | Company?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/911
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One!" declares Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two florins!" announces Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I hear any more bids?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/912
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for narwhal" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/913
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR NARWHAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! I hold it up for the auctioneer. "Thanks. I'm not tipping
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Advanced Narwhal
Floyd | Organization?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bid on stock with florin" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/914
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID ON STOCK WITH FLORIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kwph!" I flap my wings and wave the florin in my beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, one florin bid to the raven," says the auctioneer resignedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight florins!" declares Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid sixteen florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, looking through [LINK] the first thing that maybe fits is herring."
		DavidW says, "ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/915
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search coffer for red herring" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/916
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR RED HERRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. I can't find anything like that in the coffer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Contemporary Budgerigar Company," he announces.
Floyd | "We'll start the bidding at one florin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/917
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" bids Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Rupertina.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four florins!" declares Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" announces Hortensia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" bids Professor Demonspoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who wants to bid thirty-two florins?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for herring" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/918
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR HERRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer shoos me away. "Not yet, I've got to finish this
Floyd | auction first."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the
Floyd | auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/919
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. I can't find anything like that in the coffer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and
Floyd | puts it on the auction block.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, who wants to own these fine shares of Unified Mink
Floyd | Organization?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/920
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One florin!" declares F'nyrx.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two!" declares Sunshine Gristlesplat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four!" announces Elspeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eight!" bids Rombert.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixteen!" bids Percival.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How about thirty-two florins? Do I hear thirty-two?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/921
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...sold!" Percival steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes
Floyd | the stock, and sits down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coffer for herring" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/922
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COFFER FOR HERRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it! I hold it up for the auctioneer. "Thanks. I'm not tipping
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our next company is Consolidated Herring Securities," he announces.
Floyd | "We'll start the bidding at one florin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/923
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | The merchants are silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyone? I'll take just one florin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bid florin on stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/924
Floyd |
Floyd | > BID FLORIN ON STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sold to the bird!" The auctioneer exchange the florin for the stock
Floyd | certificate.
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at me with a combination of confusion and suspicion. "It's
Floyd | market close, everybody. Thanks for buying. We'll meet again in the
Floyd | morning. I'll set up the stock ticker if you want to see what's going
Floyd | on in the other markets, and I'll stick around for a while if you want
Floyd | to engage in any after-hours trading."
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd disperses. The auctioneer locks up the coffer and places a
Floyd | stock ticker on the auction block, then takes out a book and sits down
Floyd | to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huzzah!"
		DavidW says, "oh wow"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Incidentally, there are many species of herring. I did not know."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "So.. now what?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		Zach says, "Narwhal could have worked too :/"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Narwhal has no double letters."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/924
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "they tried narwhal earlier"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/924
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, actually, Zach tried that :D"
		genericgeekgirl says, "And apparently forgot."
		genericgeekgirl :)
		genericgeekgirl says, "I still don't understand what those last two bidders wanted, though."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Wikipedia to the rescue."
		Zach says, "I know; I'm just pouting :)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sell stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/925
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELL STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the stock certificate)
Floyd | There's no place to sell anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cash in stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/925
Floyd |
Floyd | > CASH IN STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe one of the bidders wanted a's."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/926
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a stock certificate
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/927
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the stock ticker)
Floyd | The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top
Floyd | that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow
Floyd | button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x certificate" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/928
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CERTIFICATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stock certificate for a thousand shares of Consolidated Herring
Floyd | Securities. Wow, do you think that means it's good for one thousand
Floyd | herring? That's got to be at least five times as many as I could eat
Floyd | in a one sitting. This thing must be worth...hmm, I paid one florin
Floyd | for it, so....I have no idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bubble" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/929
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top
Floyd | that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow
Floyd | button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/930
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The panel is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we just show it to Mel"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/931
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoa. Whoa. I'm not sure how to....This thing is complicated
Floyd | on the inside. There's a mass of complex parts inside. I think I can
Floyd | see gears, flanges, gadgets, thingies, and doodads. The only part of
Floyd | it I can make sense of is a series of...wossnames...they're kind of
Floyd | like tubes, but they wind around the gears and twist around
Floyd | to...something....
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm confused, boss. The best I can do to explain this is that there
Floyd | are a bunch of wossnames connected to a bunch of receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a black wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a brown wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe. But this thing is interesting."
		Zach says, "Oh ho"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "It was never mentioned before, was it?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember no wossnames."
		Zach says, "I don't think so, but maybe we can make herrings very valuable."
		genericgeekgirl | after-hours trading
		genericgeekgirl says, "> eat all the herrings"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x green wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/932
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GREEN WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a thin green tube that's attached to the green socket.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/933
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/934
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to brown" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/934
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO BROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the brown wossname or the brown receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/935
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Are wossnames cables-with-plugs?"
		Zach says, "They appear to be something like that"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/936
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | A ADEDEHIHILMLMPQPQTUTUXYXY2323BCBCFGF
Floyd | GJKJKNONORSRSVWVWZ1Z14545
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/937
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oho"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/938
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's already disconnected, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/939
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/940
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/941
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-+
Floyd | /1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19*,./?!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press yellow button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/942
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS YELLOW BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder if somehow the spacing is off for this?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take green tube and brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/943
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE AND BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | green wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | brown wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  IHT E3I  |  QPI D2Y  |  EUL D3U  |  DPL EY   |  AHP DYA  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/942
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/943
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer
Floyd | is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah, so we just have to figure out which tubes control the prices."
		DavidW says, "this is hyper weird"
		Zach says, "Not much weirder than the real stock market"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/944
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |  CSH 8Y/11  |  BPJ 718  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/945
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABC ABCHIJKHIJKPQRSPQRSXYZ1XYZ16789678
Floyd | 9/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/5/10/11/12/13/10/11/12/13/18/19*,/18/19*,
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BPJ 718  |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |  CSH 8Y/11  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take yellow tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/946
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CCH 8I7  |  B J 7K8  |  AH  8K9  |  KH  7K/3  |  C I 8HK  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/947
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABC ABCHIJKHIJK ABC ABCHIJKHIJK6789678
Floyd | 9/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/567896789/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/5
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  C I 8HK  |  CCH 8I7  |  B J 7K8  |  AH  8K9  |  KH  7K/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/948
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHP /111/3  |  C I /12XK  |  SSX /12Y/11  |  R Z /11K8  |  AH
Floyd | /12K9  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/949
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHD /12O9  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |  SWX /123/15  |  RDZ
Floyd | /11O8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/949
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large red button or the large yellow button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/950
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCPQRSHIJKXYZ1DEFGTUVWLMNO23456789/10/11/12
Floyd | /13/2/3/4/5/18/19*,0-+/1/14/15/16/17/6/7/8/9./?!
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  RDZ /11O8  |  AHD /12O9  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |  SWX
Floyd | /123/15  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Seems like a lot of combinations to just experiment with randomly."
		genericgeekgirl says, "We should see what he says if we just offer him the stock now."
Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/950
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/951
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SWX /123/15  |  RDZ /11O8  |  AHD /12O9  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI
Floyd | /122O  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       27/952
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe the ticker is *coughs* a red herring. Or not. I just wanted to say that."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          27/953
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/954
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show stock to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  27/955
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW STOCK TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel looks at it. "Sorry, W.D., but I don't accept stock; the price is
Floyd | too variable. But you've already established that you know how to
Floyd | day-trade. Why don't you go see if you can turn it into something more
Floyd | solid?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh fine."
		Zach asks, "Silly Mel. Doesn't he know about long term investing?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          27/956
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       27/957
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/958
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | An auctioneer is here, although he's not auctioneering at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a stock ticker, a coffer (which is closed), and an
Floyd | auction block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |  SWX /123/15  |  RDZ /11O8  |  AHD
Floyd | /12O9  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take orange" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/958
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the orange wossname or the orange receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take orange tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/959
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGE TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  A D /12G9  |  C T /11W7  |  GDA /12TG  |  SWP /12U/15  |  RDR /11G8
Floyd | |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take yellow tube and red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/960
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW TUBE AND RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | yellow wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | red wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  B B 7C8  |  A   8C9  |  C   7C7  |  C A 8 C  |  CC  8A7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/961
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CS  8Q/11  |  BPB 7S8  |  A P 8S9  |  C P 7S7  |  SPA 8PS  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/962
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPA +TS  |  GWD +U/15  |  FPF -S8  |  A P +S9  |  C T -W7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/963
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCDEFG ABCDEFGPQRSTUVWPQRSTUVW67890-+
Floyd | /167890-+/1/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  C T -W7  |  SPA +TS  |  GWD +U/15  |  FPF -S8  |  A P +S9  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't even understand what the goal is here. What sort of thing are we trying to get the ticker tape to say?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Presumably +something for CHS."
		genericgeekgirl says, "So we can sell it back to the auctioneer."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "and a positive number?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/964
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a black wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a brown wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an empty
Floyd | orange receptacle, a yellow receptacle containing a yellow wossname,
Floyd | and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There is also a
Floyd | disconnected orange wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  A P +S9  |  C T -W7  |  SPA +TS  |  GWD +U/15  |  FPF -S8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Not knowing anything about stocks, do things like +S9 and +TS mean anything useful?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Or is that just because we're screwing around with the wires?"
		Zach says, "The latter I believe"
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/965
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "disconnect yellow tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/966
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT YELLOW TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GGL +M-  |  F N -K8  |  AH  +K9  |  KHD -O/3  |  C I +LK  |
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/967
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO67890-+
Floyd | /1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/967890-+/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  C I +LK  |  GGL +M-  |  F N -K8  |  AH  +K9  |  KHD -O/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think +S9 means anything. It looks like we're scrambling the existing letters and numbers into new arrangements."
		genericgeekgirl says, "AH is up a K9! I would sell things for a puppy."
		Zach says, "A Hedgehog!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/968
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/969
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   HP +Z8  |  JHT 04/2  |  RPH +2Z  |  FVL +2/14  |  FPN 0Z8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/970
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd |  BBDDFFHHJJLLNNPPRRTTVVXXZZ2244668800+
Floyd | +/2/2/4/4/6/6/8/8/10/10/12/12/14/14/16/16/18/18**..??
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FPN 0Z8  |   HP +Z8  |  JHT 04/2  |  RPH +2Z  |  FVL +2/14  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "although I don't understand what's up with the /"
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/971
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "To separate the numbers"
		Zach says, "So 1/2 is different than 12, I think"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/972
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/973
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | A ADEDEHIHILMLMPQPQTUTUXYXY232367670-0
Floyd | -/2/3/2/3/6/7/6/7/10/11/10/11/14/15/14/15/18/19/18/19././
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  IHT -3/3  |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/974
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/975
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FPN E1B  |  AHP F1C  |  KHT E5I  |  SPI F21  |  GWL F3U  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/976
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ12345 ABCDEF
Floyd | GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ12345
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL F3U  |  FPN E1B  |  AHP F1C  |  KHT E5I  |  SPI F21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/977
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "this is the sort of puzzle I just can't follow this way. I'd have to play solo at my own pace to have a chance at grasping it."
		Zach says, "I'll upload some data"
		DavidW says, "I'm finding it hard to concentrate regardless, I'm afraid."
		Zach says, "Ah, OK"
		DavidW says, "(I ate half a pizza and now I'm kinda torpid.)"
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press the red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/978
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS THE RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-+
Floyd | /1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19*,./?!
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[LINK]
		Zach says, "I think that's right."
		DavidW says, "Like, I'd want to systematically map out one by one, what every wossname does, trying to leave the other ones alone, as I move it from one receptacle to another."
		Zach says (to DavidW), "Feel free to play around"
		DavidW says, "no, my head's not in the right space."
		DavidW asks, "I look at your chart and it seems like half the info is missing. 'red' what? Where's the other tape info?"
		Zach says, "That's taking the red tube out of the red receptacle. That's the info from pressing the red button."
		Zach says, "I assume the other tape changes to reflect those changes in the alphanumerical table."
		DavidW says, "well, I don't get how the tapes are related to each other either."
		DavidW asks, "I look at the red output and I can't succinctly describe how it's different from the baseline. Is it groups of four characters scooped out and remaining ones duplicated?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take out red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/978
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OUT RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/979
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |  CSH 8Y/11  |  BPJ 718  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "And is there supposed to be another space before the A in the baseline? Is that why there's a space after the C in the red?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/980
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABC ABCHIJKHIJKPQRSPQRSXYZ1XYZ16789678
Floyd | 9/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/5/10/11/12/13/10/11/12/13/18/19*,/18/19*,
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BPJ 718  |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |  CSH 8Y/11  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "I don't know why there's a space with the red. To indicate where the alphabet begins to change?"
		Zach says, "The first HIJK occurs at the place it ought to."
		DavidW says, "powers of 2 seem to be involved. red = 4, yellow = 16, orange = 8, black = 1, brown = 2, green = 32."
		Zach says, "Ah, yes. Maybe that's a hint on how to combine the colors."
		Zach says, "This puzzle might go better with a pot of coffee."
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lie down. Good luck, guys."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Aw, ok."
		Zach says (to genericgeekgirl), "Have you any thoughts on the puzzle? My brain's a bit tired as well."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Not particularly."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect all" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/981
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | stock ticker: That isn't really connected, boss.
Floyd | coffer: That isn't really connected, boss.
Floyd | auction block: That isn't really connected, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CSH 8Y/11  |  BPJ 718  |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/981
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black wossname, the brown wossname, the red
Floyd | wossname, the orange wossname, the yellow wossname, or the green
Floyd | wossname?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect black" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/981
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black wossname, the black receptacle, or the
Floyd | suit?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect black wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/982
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT BLACK WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  RPH 8XZ  |  BRH 8X/10  |  BPJ 6Z8  |   HP 8Z8  |  JHP 6Z/2  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect brown wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/983
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT BROWN WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  HHP 6X/2  |  PPH 6XX  |   PH 6X/10  |   PH 6X6  |   HP 6X6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect red wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/984
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT RED WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | It's already disconnected, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   HP 6X6  |  HHP 6X/2  |  PPH 6XX  |   PH 6X/10  |   PH 6X6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect orange wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/985
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT ORANGE WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   P  6P6  |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |  PP  6PP  |   P  6P/10  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ticker" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/986
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TICKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top
Floyd | that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow
Floyd | button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   P  6P/10  |   P  6P6  |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |  PP  6PP  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/987
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: an empty
Floyd | black receptacle, an empty brown receptacle, an empty red receptacle,
Floyd | an empty orange receptacle, a yellow receptacle containing a yellow
Floyd | wossname, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There
Floyd | are also disconnected black, brown, red, and orange wossnames.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  PP  6PP  |   P  6P/10  |   P  6P6  |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconect green wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/987
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONECT GREEN WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect yellow wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/988
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT YELLOW WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |      6 6  |      6    |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6 6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect red wossname to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/989
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED WOSSNAME TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |      0 6  |    D 0D6  |      0D   |  DDD 0D0  |  D D 0 6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect red wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/990
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT RED WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6    |      6 6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect red wossname to blue receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/990
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED WOSSNAME TO BLUE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect red wossname to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/991
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED WOSSNAME TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BBB 8B8  |  B B 8 6  |      8 6  |    B 8B6  |      8B   |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/991
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large red button, the red wossname, or the red
Floyd | receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/992
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd |    BBBB    BBBB    BBBB    BBBB6666888
Floyd | 8666688886666888866668888
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |      8B   |  BBB 8B8  |  B B 8 6  |      8 6  |    B 8B6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press yellow button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/993
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS YELLOW BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I 'unno."
		Zach says, "I tried disconnecting each one at a time, and there seemed to some pattern, but I couldn't make much of it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/994
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: an empty
Floyd | black receptacle, a brown receptacle containing a red wossname, an
Floyd | empty red receptacle, an empty orange receptacle, an empty yellow
Floyd | receptacle, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There
Floyd | are also disconnected black, brown, orange, and yellow wossnames.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/995
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/996
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd |                                6666666
Floyd | 6666666666666666666666666
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/997
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's already disconnected, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/998
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/999
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1000
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Floyd | A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1001
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1002
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1003
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd |  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB  B
Floyd | B  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB  BB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1004
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1005
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1006
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd |    DDDD    DDDD    DDDD    DDDD    DDD
Floyd | D    DDDD    DDDD    DDDD
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1007
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1008
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1009
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd |        HHHHHHHH        HHHHHHHH
Floyd |  HHHHHHHH        HHHHHHHH
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "This appears to also relate to powers of two"
		genericgeekgirl says, "HHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take orange tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1010
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGE TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1011
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1012
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Floyd | H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "A ha!"
		Zach says, "So tube = number, receptacle = letter"
		Zach says, "However that helps"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1013
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1014
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1015
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Floyd | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "where'd the bars come from?"
		Zach says, "Yup, 6 is the 36th "letter""
		Johnny says, "When the young people move into a neighborhood, they start opening up."
		Zach says, "Wait,"
		jenrexrode says, "hah"
		Zach says, "I mean 32th"
		jenrexrode says, "my tooth"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1016
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1017
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1018
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1019
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC AB
Floyd | C ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "neat"
		Zach says, "1 + 2 I guess"
		Zach says, "Hopefully black, brown, and red will be ABCDEF"
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1020
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1021
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEF
Floyd | G ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "gee"
		Zach says, "Noo"
		Zach says, "Oh that does make sense"
		Zach says, "1 + 2 + 4"
		Zach says, "I guess now to find a pattern in the ticker tape"
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect orange to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1021
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the orange wossname or the orange receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect yellow to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1021
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large yellow button, the yellow wossname, or
Floyd | the yellow receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1022
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1023
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1024
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press yellow button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1025
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS YELLOW BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1026
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1027
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hooray for a small stock market"
		jenrexrode says, "well those look like stocks"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1029
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the stock ticker)
Floyd | The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top
Floyd | that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow
Floyd | button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x herring stock" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1029
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HERRING STOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1030
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a stock certificate
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a mediocre wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stock certificate" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1031
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOCK CERTIFICATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stock certificate for a thousand shares of Consolidated Herring
Floyd | Securities. Wow, do you think that means it's good for one thousand
Floyd | herring? That's got to be at least five times as many as I could eat
Floyd | in a one sitting. This thing must be worth...hmm, I paid one florin
Floyd | for it, so....I have no idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "so will CHS show up?"
		Zach says, "We have to make it!"
		Zach says, "When we change the tubes it also changes the ticker tape."
		jenrexrode says, "that makes sense."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube, red tube, orange tube, yellow tube, and green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1031
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE, RED TUBE, ORANGE TUBE, YELLOW TUBE, AND GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1032
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1033
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  IHP 7Y/3  |  QPI 6XY  |  AQH 6Y/11  |   PH 7Y6  |  AHP 6Y7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take orange tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1034
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGE TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  A P 6Q7  |  A P 7Q7  |  QPA 6PQ  |  AQ  6Q/11  |   P  7Q6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take yellow tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1035
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |      7A6  |  A   6A7  |  A   7A7  |  A A 6 A  |  AA  6A7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1036
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AA   AA  |      AA   |  A    AA  |  A   AAA  |  A A   A  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I not sure what math to use to best approach this."
		jenrexrode asks, "so if they're all connected, does the ticker look like stocks?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Zach | GWL +3/15 | FPN -18 | AHP +19 | KHT -5/3 | SPI +21 |
		jenrexrode says, "AHP was there even when disconnecting them"
		Zach says, "In different orders"
		Zach says, "Good eye! That could be important..."
		Zach says, "Yup, removing brown would leave all those letters in place."
		Zach says, "Which would allow us to remove brown and perhaps have CHS"
		Zach says, "Each turn the last stock on the tape moves to the front I believe"
		jenrexrode says, "AHP +19 , AHP 0Y7, AHP 6Y7"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1037
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a black wossname, an empty brown receptacle, an
Floyd | empty red receptacle, an empty orange receptacle, an empty yellow
Floyd | receptacle, and an empty green receptacle. There are also disconnected
Floyd | brown, red, orange, yellow, and green wossnames.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  A A   A  |  AA   AA  |      AA   |  A    AA  |  A   AAA  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yup, only removing black would get rid of A"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |           |           |           |           |           |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |    P  P   |    P  P   |  PP   PP  |   P   PP  |   P   P   |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1040
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   PH  X   |   HP  X   |  HHP  XH  |  PPH  XX  |   PH  XP  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1041
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  DTL D2T  |  DPL DX   |   HP DX   |  HHT D2H  |  PPH D2X  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1042
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  PPH 02X  |  DTL 02/14  |  DPL 0X6  |   HP 0X6  |  HHT 02/2  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1043
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  JHT 04/2  |  RPH +2Z  |  FVL +2/14  |  FPN 0Z8  |   HP +Z8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "But without black the rest of the alphabet gets screwed | BBDDFFHHJJLLNNPPRRTTVVXXZZ2244668800+"
		jenrexrode says, ";I thought you were removing brown, not black"
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1044
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1045
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "those don't look like stocks anymore, can you switch the brown with another?"
		jenrexrode says, "like red"
		Zach says, "You can, but I haven't done a huge amount of experimentation with that."
		jenrexrode says, "well it seems like they all have to be connected to get the expected results"
		jenrexrode says, "otherwise there is garbage on the print"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1045
Floyd |
Floyd | > X
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to examine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1046
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a black wossname, an empty brown receptacle, a
Floyd | red receptacle containing a red wossname, an orange receptacle
Floyd | containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle containing a yellow
Floyd | wossname, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There is
Floyd | also a disconnected brown wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |  QPI 02Y  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1047
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  PPH 02X  |  DTL 02/14  |  DPL 0X6  |   HP 0X6  |  HHT 02/2  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1048
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  JHT +4/4  |  RPJ 02Z  |  FVL 04/16  |  DPL +Z6  |  BHP 0Z8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1049
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hooray!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1050
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | BACDFEGHJIKLNMOPRQSTVUWXZY1243568790+-
Floyd | /1/2/4/3/5/6/8/7/9/10/12/11/13/14/16/15/17/18*/19,.?/!
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "is that good?"
		Zach says, "Well, the letters changed but the numbers are still sane"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1051
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FVL 04/16  |  DPL +Z6  |  BHP 0Z8  |  JHT +4/4  |  RPJ 02Z  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1052
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  RPJ 6XZ  |  BRH 6Z/12  |   PH 8Z6  |  BHP 6Z8  |  JHP 8Z/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1053
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  JHQ 91/4  |  RPJ 7YZ  |  CSI 71/13  |  API 9Z6  |  BHP 7Z8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1054
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BHP -4+  |  NHQ 95/4  |  VPJ -Y4  |  GWI -1/13  |  EPM 940  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1055
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a red wossname, a brown receptacle containing a
Floyd | black wossname, a red receptacle containing a brown wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EPM 940  |  BHP -4+  |  NHQ 95/4  |  VPJ -Y4  |  GWI -1/13  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1056
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FVH 0Z/12  |  DPL 840  |  BHP 04+  |  NHP 84/4  |  VPJ 0X4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1057
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  TPH 0X2  |  DTH 0X/10  |  DPL 620  |   HP 020  |  LHP 62/2  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1058
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  MHP 73/3  |  UPI 0X3  |  EUH 0Y/11  |  DPL 730  |  AHP 03-  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1059
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP +3-  |  MHR 95/3  |  UPI +Z3  |  GWJ +1/13  |  FPN 930  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1060
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to empty it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  FPN 930  |  AHP +3-  |  MHR 95/3  |  UPI +Z3  |  GWJ +1/13  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1061
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EUH 0Y/11  |  DPL 730  |  AHP 03-  |  MHP 73/3  |  UPI 0X3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1062
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to empty it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  UPI 0X3  |  EUH 0Y/11  |  DPL 730  |  AHP 03-  |  MHP 73/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1063
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  MHR 95/3  |  UPI +Z3  |  GWJ +1/13  |  FPN 930  |  AHP +3-  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1064
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a black wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a red wossname, a red receptacle containing a brown wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHP +3-  |  MHR 95/3  |  UPI +Z3  |  GWJ +1/13  |  FPN 930  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, ";aww, garbage"
		Zach says, "Blurgh, I need to get to sleep. Feel free to experiment."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1065
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  DPL 730  |  AHP 03-  |  MHP 73/3  |  UPI 0X3  |  EUH 0Y/11  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1066
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AQH 6Y/11  |   PH 7Y6  |  AHP 6Y7  |  IHP 7Y/3  |  QPI 6XY  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1067
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brownn receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1067
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWNN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1068
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take yellow tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1069
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AH  +K9  |  KHD -O/3  |  C I +LK  |  GGL +M-  |  F N -K8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take orange tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1070
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGE TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  F F -C8  |  A   +C9  |  C D -G7  |  C A +DC  |  GGD +E-  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1071
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GOD +M/7  |  FHF -K8  |  A H +K9  |  C L -O7  |  KHA +LK  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1072
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHQ +21  |  GOT +3/7  |  FHV -18  |  APH +19  |  SPL -5/11  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay - no garbage"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1073
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a black wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a brown wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing a yellow wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing an orange wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPL -5/11  |  KHQ +21  |  GOT +3/7  |  FHV -18  |  APH +19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale asks, "Oh, Nightfloyding?"
		jenrexrode says, "yup"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take black" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1073
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black wossname, the black receptacle, or the
Floyd | suit?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take black tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1074
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   PH +Z8  |  RPL 04/10  |  JHP +2Z  |  FNT +2/6  |  FHV 0Z8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take brown tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1075
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROWN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  DHT 0X6  |   PH 0X6  |  PPL 02/10  |  HHP 02X  |  DLT 02/6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect brown tube to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1076
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN TUBE TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EMT -2/6  |  EHU 0Y7  |   PH -Y7  |  QPL 03/10  |  IHP -2Y  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect black tube to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1077
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK TUBE TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHR -21  |  GOT -4/8  |  EHU +17  |  BPH -19  |  SPL +5/12  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ok more non-garbage"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1078
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPH 81/12  |  KHR 7X1  |  CKP 7Z/4  |  AHQ 817  |  BPH 719  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1079
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BPH A1C  |  SPH B1R  |  KHR AX1  |  CKP AZJ  |  AHQ B1A  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1080
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  7H/11 81A  |  BPH 71C  |  SP/2 8,R  |  KHR 7/181  |  9/5/10 7*/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1081
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  9/5/10 -*/8  |  7H/11 +1E  |  BPH -1G  |  SP/2 +,V  |  KHR -/181  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "eek, garbage"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1080
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1081
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CKP AZJ  |  AHQ B1A  |  BPH A1C  |  SPH B1R  |  KHR AX1  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "How quickly one turns from aww to eek."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1082
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHR 7X1  |  CKP 7Z/4  |  AHQ 817  |  BPH 719  |  SPH 81/12  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1083
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPL +5/12  |  KHR -21  |  GOT -4/8  |  EHU +17  |  BPH -19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1084
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a brown wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a black wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing a yellow wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing an orange wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BPH -19  |  SPL +5/12  |  KHR -21  |  GOT -4/8  |  EHU +17  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1085
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  AHQ 817  |  BPH 719  |  SPH 81/12  |  KHR 7X1  |  CKP 7Z/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take orange tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1086
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGE TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CK  7J/4  |  AHA 8K7  |  B H 7K9  |  C H 8K8  |  KHB 7HK  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1087
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHF 7LO  |  CKD 7N/4  |  AHE 8O7  |  BDH 7O9  |  GDH 8O+  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take yellow tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1088
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GD  8G+  |  C F 7DG  |  CCD 7F8  |  A E 8G7  |  BD  7G9  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to orange receptacle." 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1089
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE.
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BD  /3G9  |  GDH /4O+  |  C F /3LG  |  KKL /3N/4  |  I M /4G7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1090
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  IPM /4W7  |  BDP /3W9  |  GDX /45+  |  SPF /32W  |  K1L /34*  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1089
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1090
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  I M JGA  |  BD  IGC  |  GDH JOF  |  C F ILG  |  KKL INJ  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1091
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KKL YNZ  |  I M ZGQ  |  BD  YGS  |  GDH ZOV  |  C F YLG  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1092
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  96F Y/6/1  |  K/5L Y/8*  |  I6M Z/1Q  |  BD6 Y/1S  |  GD/2 Z/9V  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aww. more garbage"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take yellow tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1093
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE YELLOW TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GDH ZOV  |  C F YLG  |  KKL YNZ  |  I M ZGQ  |  BD  YGS  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take green tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1094
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BD  IGC  |  GDH JOF  |  C F ILG  |  KKL INJ  |  I M JGA  |
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect green tube to green receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1095
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN TUBE TO GREEN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  I M /4G7  |  BD  /3G9  |  GDH /4O+  |  C F /3LG  |  KKL /3N/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect yellow tube to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1096
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW TUBE TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  K1L /34*  |  IPM /4W7  |  BDP /3W9  |  GDX /45+  |  SPF /32W  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1097
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a brown wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a black wossname, a red receptacle containing an orange wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing a red wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPF /32W  |  K1L /34*  |  IPM /4W7  |  BDP /3W9  |  GDX /45+  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take orangetube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1097
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ORANGETUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red tune" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1097
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUNE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large red button, the red wossname, or the red
Floyd | receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1098
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GDP 8W+  |  SPF 7TW  |  CSD 7V/12  |  APE 8W7  |  BDP 7W9  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1099
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I'll have to empty it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BDP 7W9  |  GDP 8W+  |  SPF 7TW  |  CSD 7V/12  |  APE 8W7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect orange tube to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1100
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE TUBE TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  API 817  |  BHP 719  |  KHP 81/4  |  SPJ 7X1  |  CSH 7Z/12  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1101
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a brown wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a black wossname, an empty red receptacle, an orange receptacle
Floyd | containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle containing a yellow
Floyd | wossname, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There is
Floyd | also a disconnected red wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CSH 7Z/12  |  API 817  |  BHP 719  |  KHP 81/4  |  SPJ 7X1  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "connect red tube to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1102
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED TUBE TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "argh, I need to get ready for bed, too"
Tale has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1102
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfspecfic3" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1102
Floyd | [Ok.]

		
		
*** SESSION FOUR *** 		
		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfspecfic3" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1102
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "what happened at the stock market?"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline asks, "Hm?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Not a whole lot. Here, I parsed out some stuff, in case anyone can make sense of it:"
		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "That's what you see when you press the red button, on any given combination. (if not mentioned, assume it's normal. Like red is in red.)"
		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops."
		[LINK]
		genericgeekgirl says, "And that one is what it shows when the ticker is running (the yellow button turns this on and off)."
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		jenrexrode asks, "what is the name of our stock?"
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		genericgeekgirl says, "CHS"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Consolidated Herring Securities"
		Zach says, "I have a feeling there's some mathematical way to figure this out, but I don't know what that would be."
		Zach says, "Powers of 2, adding exponents, and... math stuff."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "unplug black" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1102
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNPLUG BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize, boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect black" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1102
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black wossname, the black receptacle, or the
Floyd | suit?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect black wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1103
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT BLACK WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  IHT 03/2  |  QPH -2Y  |  EUL -2/14  |  EPM 0Y7  |   HP -Y7  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "disconnect brown wossname" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1104
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT BROWN WOSSNAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |   HP 0X6  |  HHT 02/2  |  PPH 02X  |  DTL 02/14  |  DPL 0X6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect brown wossname to black outlet" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1104
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN WOSSNAME TO BLACK OUTLET
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect brown wossname to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1105
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN WOSSNAME TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EPM 0Y7  |   HP -Y7  |  IHT 03/2  |  QPH -2Y  |  EUL -2/14  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect black wossname to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1106
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK WOSSNAME TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1106
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large red button, the red wossname, or the red
Floyd | receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1107
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | BACDFEGHJIKLNMOPRQSTVUWXZY1243568790+-
Floyd | /1/2/4/3/5/6/8/7/9/10/12/11/13/14/16/15/17/18*/19,.?/!
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1108
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a closed strongbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1109
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | An auctioneer is here, although he's not auctioneering at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a stock ticker, a coffer (which is closed), and an
Floyd | auction block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |
Floyd |
Floyd | Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1110
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a brown wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a black wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1110
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | For more information about the game, use the commands below:
Floyd | ABOUT CREDITS will list the game's credits.
Floyd | ABOUT HINT will list the major puzzles in the game, if you find
Floyd | yourself unsure where to start looking.
Floyd | ABOUT NOTES will display some notes on the structure of the game.
Floyd | ABOUT VERBS will give you a list of verbs that might be useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | To report bugs, tell us you love us, tell us you hate us, or otherwise
Floyd | comment on the game, you can reach us at
Floyd | speculative.fiction.if@gmail.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "> about hint?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I don't think anyone, myself included, really wants to think about this puzzle anymore."
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		genericgeekgirl says, "Unless Gerynar does! :D"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "about hint" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1110
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | There are seven valuable objects to collect and thus seven major
Floyd | puzzles in the game. The puzzles are:
Floyd | 1) Buy low and sell high (with a bit of helpful fraud) in the stock
Floyd | market.
Floyd | 2) Collect the insurance policy on the barn.
Floyd | 3) Collect the reward for having a criminal arrested.
Floyd | 4) Complete the treasure hunt.
Floyd | 5) Counterfeit money.
Floyd | 6) Rob the bank.
Floyd | 7) Steal from the blind.
Floyd |
Floyd | We apologize for not designing a puzzle around stealing candy from a
Floyd | baby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Not helpful!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hint 1" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1110
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT 1
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1110
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | For more information about the game, use the commands below:
Floyd | ABOUT CREDITS will list the game's credits.
Floyd | ABOUT HINT will list the major puzzles in the game, if you find
Floyd | yourself unsure where to start looking.
Floyd | ABOUT NOTES will display some notes on the structure of the game.
Floyd | ABOUT VERBS will give you a list of verbs that might be useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | To report bugs, tell us you love us, tell us you hate us, or otherwise
Floyd | comment on the game, you can reach us at
Floyd | speculative.fiction.if@gmail.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Bwah"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1111
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stock Market
Floyd | This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals.
Floyd | There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry
Floyd | just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or
Floyd | southwest to Big Street.
Floyd |
Floyd | An auctioneer is here, although he's not auctioneering at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a stock ticker, a coffer (which is closed), and an
Floyd | auction block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x ticker" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1112
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TICKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top
Floyd | that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow
Floyd | button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "what happens when one presses the buttons?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1113
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black
Floyd | receptacle containing a brown wossname, a brown receptacle containing
Floyd | a black wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an
Floyd | orange receptacle containing an orange wossname, a yellow receptacle
Floyd | containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a
Floyd | green wossname.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "The red button prints out the current.. key? I guess."
		genericgeekgirl says, "And the yellow button turns the stock ticker off and on."
		genericgeekgirl says, "So if you pressed it now, it would stop automatically advancing on each turn."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1113
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large red button, the red wossname, or the red
Floyd | receptacle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1114
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | BACDFEGHJIKLNMOPRQSTVUWXZY1243568790+-
Floyd | /1/2/4/3/5/6/8/7/9/10/12/11/13/14/16/15/17/18*/19,.?/!
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[LINK]
		jenrexrode asks, "so are we operating on the theory that the ticker needs to spit out CHS?"
		jenrexrode asks, "and then we can sell our stock to whom?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Back to the auctioneer."
		genericgeekgirl says, "The auctioneer said he'd be available for "after hours trading" and our magic shop guy suggested we "turn it into something more solid.""
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask auctioneer about ticker" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1115
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK AUCTIONEER ABOUT TICKER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Quork quork quork!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that, my friend? You want to buy some stock? Well, any person
Floyd | or bird with money is welcome to join my auction."
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask auctioneer about day-trdaing" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1116
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK AUCTIONEER ABOUT DAY-TRDAING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Quork quork quork?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that, my friend? You want to buy some stock? Well, any person
Floyd | or bird with money is welcome to join my auction."
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask auctioneer about day-trading" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1117
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK AUCTIONEER ABOUT DAY-TRADING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk awk caw?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that, my friend? You want to buy some stock? Well, any person
Floyd | or bird with money is welcome to join my auction."
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |  KHT +5/4  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1118
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
Floyd |
Floyd | BACDFEGHJIKLNMOPRQSTVUWXZY1243568790+-
Floyd | /1/2/4/3/5/6/8/7/9/10/12/11/13/14/16/15/17/18*/19,.?/!
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  KHT +5/4  |  SPJ -21  |  GWL -4/16  |  EPM +17  |  BHP -19  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Anyone object to just using the walkthrough solution and skipping ahead?"
		jenrexrode says, "i do not object"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Disconnect all wossnames."
		Gerynar says, "none from me"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "Disconnect all wossnames." 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1119
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCONNECT ALL WOSSNAMES.
Floyd |
Floyd | black wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | brown wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | red wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | orange wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | yellow wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd | green wossname: Disconnected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |           |           |           |           |           |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect green wossname to green receptacle." 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1120
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT GREEN WOSSNAME TO GREEN RECEPTACLE.
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6    |      6 6  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect orange wossname to yellow receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1121
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT ORANGE WOSSNAME TO YELLOW RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |   P  6P6  |  PP  6P/10  |    P 6PP  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect yellow wossname to orange receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1122
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT YELLOW WOSSNAME TO ORANGE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  HHP 6XX  |   HP 6X/2  |   HP 6X6  |   PH 6X6  |  PPH 6X/10  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect black wossname to red receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1123
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BLACK WOSSNAME TO RED RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  TPH 02/14  |  LHT 6X2  |  DLP 62/6  |   HP 026  |  DPH 620  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect brown wossname to black receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1124
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT BROWN WOSSNAME TO BLACK RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  DPH 73-  |  UPH 03/14  |  MHT 7X3  |  EMP 72/6  |  AHQ 037  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "connect red wossname to brown receptacle" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1125
Floyd |
Floyd | > CONNECT RED WOSSNAME TO BROWN RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Connected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  CHS +37  |  DPH 93-  |  UPJ +5/14  |  MHT 9Z3  |  GOR 94/8  |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Magic."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sell stock to auctioneer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1125
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELL STOCK TO AUCTIONEER
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sell certificate to auctioneer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                27/1125
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELL CERTIFICATE TO AUCTIONEER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting me to sell the stock
Floyd | certificate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give certificate to auctioneer" 		

Floyd ]  Stock Market                                                34/1126
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE CERTIFICATE TO AUCTIONEER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, let's see how your stock is doing,", says the auctioneer,
Floyd | picking up the ticker tape. "Wow, your stock has gone up considerably.
Floyd | Herring's been down for months; I guess it was time. I suppose the
Floyd | Fish Festival in Aderbean is going to be big this year. Well, I don't
Floyd | have enough cash on me to cover you, obviously, so this sovereign bond
Floyd | will have to do. Here you go." He hands it to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stock ticker tape advances:
Floyd | |  GOR 94/8  |  CHS +37  |  DPH 93-  |  UPJ +5/14  |  MHT 9Z3  |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 7 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Back to Mel, and I think we can have all the ingredients now. So we should save and play around with all the possibilities, if we want :)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, North End                                       34/1127
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, North End
Floyd | This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a
Floyd | bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get
Floyd | money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting
Floyd | food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here
Floyd | sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a
Floyd | minute there.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by
Floyd | guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and
Floyd | Big Street continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower
Floyd | and the bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          34/1128
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  34/1129
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show bond to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1130
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BOND TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, Mel! You can own one three thousand one hundred eighty-fifth of
Floyd | the country!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Which entitles me to one three thousand one hundred eighty-fifth of
Floyd | the treasury?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, exac--- no, no. I know why you're giving me that look. But
Floyd | think about it. If we keep the boss from getting killed, no one will
Floyd | ever know how much is in the treasury. Who cares what's
Floyd | really there? Everybody in the kingdom believes that bond is worth
Floyd | mega moolah."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...Fair enough." Mel takes out a ledger from underneath the counter
Floyd | and carefully makes a note in it. "All right, that's certainly worth
Floyd | another ingredient."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hooray, golden everythings!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1130
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1131
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "so are we enlightened at all, or was it a matter of guessing?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "The walkthrough basically said "just keep plugging things into other things." It didn't explain the six-bit hint at all."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "buy ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1131
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUY INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the Midas potion, the unicorn fur, the sapphire
Floyd | whiskey, the phoenix kidney, the ivory runestone, the daffodil blood,
Floyd | the refined starmetal, or the wizard ash?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "buy all ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1132
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUY ALL INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Midas potion: "Mel, can I have the ingredients for the Midas potion?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, if you give me the money for them."
Floyd | unicorn fur: "Okay, W.D. Be careful. That's the only one I have in
Floyd | stock." Mel hands me the unicorn fur and makes a note in his ledger.
Floyd | sapphire whiskey: "Okay, W.D. Be careful. That's the only one I have
Floyd | in stock." Mel hands me the sapphire whiskey and makes a note in his
Floyd | ledger.
Floyd | phoenix kidney: "Okay, W.D. Be careful. That's the only one I have in
Floyd | stock." Mel hands me the phoenix kidney and makes a note in his
Floyd | ledger.
Floyd | ivory runestone: "Here you go, W.D. Good luck." Mel hands me the ivory
Floyd | runestone and makes a note in his ledger.
Floyd | daffodil blood: "Okay, W.D. Be careful. That's the only one I have in
Floyd | stock." Mel hands me the daffodil blood and makes a note in his
Floyd | ledger.
Floyd | refined starmetal: "Here you go, W.D. Good luck." Mel hands me the
Floyd | refined starmetal and makes a note in his ledger.
Floyd | wizard ash: "All right, W.D., here you go." Mel hands me the wizard
Floyd | ash and makes a note in his ledger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1132
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1133
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a torn page from a book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1134
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1135
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Laboratory
Floyd | This is Mel's spooooooky secret laboratory. I say "spooky" because
Floyd | it's lit bit a series of multicolored, floating orbs. Apart from the
Floyd | glowing elf balls, though, it's a relatively normal stone cellar. I
Floyd | can go up if you want to return to the shop proper.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a big pot on the floor and a sign on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1136
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | Save your notes! You do not like remaking potions from scratch.
Floyd | --Mel
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I wonder what the 5th one really says."
		Zach says, "Something tricky"
		genericgeekgirl says, "We can find out now, I think :D"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1137
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm sure it's technically an "alchemical cauldron apparatus," but I
Floyd | will be referring to it as a "pot." The pot is filled with some kind
Floyd | of thick liquid, and there's a sigil embossed on its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i'm sure it's a trick"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined starmetal and wizard ash in pot" 		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1137
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UNICORN FUR, SAPPHIRE WHISKEY, IVORY RUNESTONE, REFINED
Floyd | STARMETAL AND WIZARD ASH IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to put those things in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1138
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's some sort of intricate design. It means nothing to me, and it's
Floyd | way too complicated for me to describe to you. It looks impressively
Floyd | mystical and eldritch, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put unicorn fur and sapphire whiskey and ivory runestone and refined starmetal and wizard ash in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1138
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UNICORN FUR AND SAPPHIRE WHISKEY AND IVORY RUNESTONE AND REFINED
Floyd | STARMETAL AND WIZARD ASH IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to put those things in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put unicorn fur and sapphire whiskey and ivory runestone and refined starmetal and wizard ash into pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1138
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UNICORN FUR AND SAPPHIRE WHISKEY AND IVORY RUNESTONE AND REFINED
Floyd | STARMETAL AND WIZARD ASH INTO POT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to put those things in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1138
Floyd |
Floyd | > POT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to put those things in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put unicorn fur in pot. put sapphire whisey in pot. put ivory runestone in pot. put refined starmetal in pot. put wizard ash in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1139
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UNICORN FUR IN POT. PUT SAPPHIRE WHISEY IN POT. PUT IVORY
Floyd | RUNESTONE IN POT. PUT REFINED STARMETAL IN POT. PUT WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The unicorn fur disappears under the surface of the liquid in the pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sigil on the side of the pot begins glowing with a soft blue
Floyd | light.
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Grrr."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put sapphire whiskey in pot. put ivory runestone in pot. put refined starmetal in pot. put wizard ash in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1140
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SAPPHIRE WHISKEY IN POT. PUT IVORY RUNESTONE IN POT. PUT REFINED
Floyd | STARMETAL IN POT. PUT WIZARD ASH IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | The sapphire whiskey disappears under the surface of the liquid in the
Floyd | pot.
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Fine. I'll do it one at a time."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1141
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   some wizard ash
Floyd |   some refined starmetal
Floyd |   some daffodil blood
Floyd |   an ivory runestone
Floyd |   a phoenix kidney
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a foolish wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put ivory runestone in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IVORY RUNESTONE IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | The ivory runestone disappears under the surface of the liquid in the
Floyd | pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put refined starmetal in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT REFINED STARMETAL IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | The refined starmetal disappears under the surface of the liquid in
Floyd | the pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put wizard ash in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1144
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WIZARD ASH IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | The wizard ash disappears under the surface of the liquid in the pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           38/1145
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as I touch the sigil, all the glowing orbs stop moving. Uh oh.
Floyd | Has time frozen? No, I can still move. Now the orbs are growing
Floyd | smaller, and--- whoa! The orbs streak towards the pot and collide with
Floyd | the surface of the liquid with a giant poof of smoke!
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I'm somehow holding a vial. Wow. that was crazy.
Floyd |
Floyd | We've done it, boss! Now all I need to do is get this back to you, so
Floyd | that you can restock the treasury and, more importantly, get out of my
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 3 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on spell book" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           38/1146
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Boss? I have put up with a lot today. I wandered all around town
Floyd | following someone's love notes. I burned down a barn. I played Pretty
Floyd | Pretty Princess Dress-Me-Up with some random guy in order to get him
Floyd | arrested for a crime he didn't commit. I robbed a bank. I had to spend
Floyd | a good ten minutes with the world's stupidest hedgehog
Floyd | singing at me just so you could rob a blind guy. I let you
Floyd | stick me in a cage just so you could make fake money. I had to learn
Floyd | how to play your incomprehensible stock market. There is no way I am
Floyd | letting you do anything with this potion until we get into
Floyd | the treasury.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Awwww."
		Zach says, "I miss the hedgehog already"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm sure he survived the stampede."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Well, I suppose we can go see what this one does and then restore."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vial" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           38/1147
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeaugh! I'm sure there's a potion in there, but all I get is some
Floyd | shifting colors and an overwhelming smell of blue cheese.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  38/1148
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show vial to mel" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  38/1149
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW VIAL TO MEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Like I said, boss, let's get back to your body first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          38/1150
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       38/1151
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 38/1152
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1153
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Nearly back at the room with your body. Now you can get out
Floyd | of my head and take this potion, and I can have a nice meal with my
Floyd | girlfriend. Here you g---
Floyd |
Floyd | No. No no nononnononononono! You're not here. Your body isn't here.
Floyd | Also the door is open. The treasurer must have found the king. We've
Floyd | got to get to the treasury--- oh man--- I hope they haven't killed you
Floyd | yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | flapflapflapflapflapflapflapflapflap
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, okay, it's not over yet. I can see you. You're not dead. The
Floyd | king and the treasurer and some guards and some you are all here.
Floyd | Okay, okay. We can still work this out. We just have to get up to the
Floyd | treasury before they do.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | We're at the bottom of the elevator leading up the tower to the vault.
Floyd | The lift itself is a giant stone disk operated by a magic key.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see your comatose body, a treasurer, some guards, and a king
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasurer fumbles with his key ring and holds up a bright blue
Floyd | key. "Alakazam!" he incants. Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on spell book" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1154
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think this will do anything, but okay. Done. Now the spell
Floyd | book is wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasures holds up the key again. "Alakazoo!" he incants. Nothing
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's 'Alakazar'," says the king.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was getting there!" shouts the treasurer. "Alakazar!" he cries
Floyd | triumphantly. The stone lift hums and starts moving upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1153
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1154
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasures holds up the key again. "Alakazoo!" he incants. Nothing
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's 'Alakazar'," says the king.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was getting there!" shouts the treasurer. "Alakazar!" he cries
Floyd | triumphantly. The stone lift hums and starts moving upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1155
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, boss! Death is imminent!
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've always wanted to see the treasury," says one of the guards.
Floyd | "This is so exciting."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The treasury is empty!" yells the treasurer. "This is a
Floyd | travesty."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've always wanted to see the treasury," repeats the guard. "This is
Floyd | such an exciting travesty."
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift rises steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "There's a lack of inanimate things here to pour it on."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1156
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The king sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift rises steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1157
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, boss! Death is imminent!
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the guards rifles through your pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift rises steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I have pocke-- oh. The wizard."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift arrives at the top of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1159
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasurer leads the way east towards the vault. You're going to
Floyd | die. Nice knowing you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1160
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, boss! Death is imminent!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1161
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | All right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1162
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, boss! Death is imminent!
Floyd |
Floyd | Boss, please stop dawdl--- what the....I think that was your body
Floyd | sailing past us. Hmm, yeah, that's definitely a smashed you down
Floyd | there. Good job.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You are stuck in W.D.'s head forever. He is not happy about
Floyd | this. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 38 out of a possible 40 in 1162 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1161
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1160
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1159
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1157
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my bag of holding, I have:
Floyd |   an iridescent potion
Floyd |   some daffodil blood
Floyd |   a phoenix kidney
Floyd |   a fish
Floyd |   a vellum page
Floyd |   a faery coin
Floyd |   some farming tools
Floyd |   a fishing rod
Floyd |   a bottle of clear fluid
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a spell book
Floyd |   a magic wand
Floyd |   the mind of a desperate wizard
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift arrives at the top of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on fish" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1159
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think this will do anything, but okay. Done. Now the fish is
Floyd | wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasurer leads the way east towards the vault. You're going to
Floyd | die. Nice knowing you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "should we fly up before the lift gets there?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1160
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | We're already at the top of the tower; the vault is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Top of Tower                                                38/1161
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Tower
Floyd | This is the top of the treasure house tower. Notable features include
Floyd | the vault, to the north, and the bottom of the tower, to the, um,
Floyd | downward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                       38/1162
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This room is supposed to be filled with treasure. Failing that, it's
Floyd | supposed to be filled with the illusion of treasure. But it's broken.
Floyd | If I tilt my head one way, the illusion's still there: a giant pile of
Floyd | gold and jewelry. If I tilt my head the other way, all I see is a pile
Floyd | of logs. It's making me dizzy. The exit from the vault is to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see your comatose body, a treasurer, some guards, a king, and a
Floyd | pile of logs here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The king sighs. "Just get rid of him. I don't care what you do." He
Floyd | sits on a log and puts his head in his hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, man, we're such jerks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guards chop off your head and toss your body down the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You are stuck in W.D.'s head forever. He is not happy about
Floyd | this. Also, you are a jerk. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 38 out of a possible 40 in 1162 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Drat. Short one turn.Maybe the logs."
		Zach asks, "Hmm. What does this vial do?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "This is supposed to turn inanimate things into gold somethings."
		genericgeekgirl says, "But it just seems to be making things wet."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Top of Tower                                                38/1161
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Tower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1160
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1159
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo.undo.undo.undo.undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO.UNDO.UNDO.UNDO.UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1157
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1156
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1157
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the guards rifles through your pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift rises steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1158
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | We're already at the top of the tower; the vault is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift arrives at the top of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Top of Tower                                                38/1159
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Tower
Floyd | This is the top of the treasure house tower. Notable features include
Floyd | the vault, to the north, and the bottom of the tower, to the, um,
Floyd | downward.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasurer leads the king and his retinue here from the west.
Floyd | You're going to die. Nice knowing you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                       38/1160
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This room is supposed to be filled with treasure. Failing that, it's
Floyd | supposed to be filled with the illusion of treasure. But it's broken.
Floyd | If I tilt my head one way, the illusion's still there: a giant pile of
Floyd | gold and jewelry. If I tilt my head the other way, all I see is a pile
Floyd | of logs. It's making me dizzy. The exit from the vault is to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a pile of logs here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Uh oh. They're here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on logs" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                       38/1160
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON LOGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay. Here goes. I fly out of hiding and splash the potion around the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room explodes. This is not quite what I expected. There's a crazy
Floyd | shower of birds everywhere. The pile of logs has become a swarm
Floyd | of...of goldfinches. Oops.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm trying to get back in my hiding place, but there's too much chaos.
Floyd | The birds are going wild. They're all screaming at each other to get
Floyd | out of each other's way. The humans are throwing their hands up to
Floyd | protect their heads from the aerial assault. The guards drop you on
Floyd | the floor. I've got to try to get out of here before I--- oh, thank
Floyd | the meat gods, are you finally going back into your own head? Good
Floyd | luck, boss; good time to try running.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue.]

		genericgeekgirl says, "Gold finches!!!!"
		Zach says, "Hooray!"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                       40/1161
Floyd |
Floyd | I swear it happened exactly like that, babe. Goldfinches everywhere.
Floyd | Would I make something like that up? Well, then why do you think there
Floyd | are so many more birds around here lately?
Floyd |
Floyd | The king and the treasurer? Well, they probably got pooped on a lot.
Floyd | You know how it is. The boss and I got out of the room as soon as
Floyd | possible. He ran off to a closet where he had some Anywhere-But-Here
Floyd | Dust stashed, and he poofed away. I have no idea where he went; I hope
Floyd | it was to some kingdom with with dumber treasurers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway, as far as I know, he's gone for good. That means I'm yours for
Floyd | the foreseeable future, love. Want to go get some food? I've worked up
Floyd | a heck of an appetite saving the boss and all. Let's eat somewhere
Floyd | quiet; I'm going to go crazy if I hear one more finch asking where to
Floyd | get the good seeds.
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You live to swindle some other kingdom. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 40 out of a possible 40 in 1161 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Not Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "yay!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm satisfied with that ending, but feel free to play around if you want. Or we can play Tale's Parasites. He fixed it up just for us!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Although there are also potions that turn *anything* into gold, including living people :)"
		Zach says, "Let's do the one that takes all the ingredients."
		Zach says, "Since we spent the time getting there."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1132
Floyd | [Ok.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  35/1133
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1134
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Laboratory
Floyd | This is Mel's spooooooky secret laboratory. I say "spooky" because
Floyd | it's lit bit a series of multicolored, floating orbs. Apart from the
Floyd | glowing elf balls, though, it's a relatively normal stone cellar. I
Floyd | can go up if you want to return to the shop proper.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a big pot on the floor and a sign on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put all ingredients in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1135
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL INGREDIENTS IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | wizard ash: The wizard ash disappears under the surface of the liquid
Floyd | in the pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sigil on the side of the pot begins glowing with a soft blue
Floyd | light.
Floyd | refined starmetal: The refined starmetal disappears under the surface
Floyd | of the liquid in the pot.
Floyd | daffodil blood: The daffodil blood disappears under the surface of the
Floyd | liquid in the pot.
Floyd | ivory runestone: The ivory runestone disappears under the surface of
Floyd | the liquid in the pot.
Floyd | phoenix kidney: The phoenix kidney disappears under the surface of the
Floyd | liquid in the pot.
Floyd | sapphire whiskey: The sapphire whiskey disappears under the surface of
Floyd | the liquid in the pot.
Floyd | unicorn fur: The unicorn fur disappears under the surface of the
Floyd | liquid in the pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read torn page" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           35/1136
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a list of Midas potions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to lead
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, and phoenix kidney
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to silver
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, and daffodil blood
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute gold to gold
Floyd | Components: phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and refined starmetal
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to pancakes
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, phoenix kidney, daffodil blood, and wizard
Floyd | ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object to gold (there's a smudge after
Floyd | 'gold', and I can't read what's written there)
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, ivory runestone, refined
Floyd | starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute any inanimate object or animal to gold
Floyd | Components: sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory runestone,
Floyd | daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | Transmute anything to gold
Floyd | Components: unicorn fur, sapphire whiskey, phoenix kidney, ivory
Floyd | runestone, daffodil blood, refined starmetal, and wizard ash
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I wonder if we can turn the king into gold."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Laboratory                                           38/1137
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as I touch the sigil, all the glowing orbs stop moving. Uh oh.
Floyd | Has time frozen? No, I can still move. Now the orbs are growing
Floyd | smaller, and--- whoa! The orbs streak towards the pot and collide with
Floyd | the surface of the liquid with a giant poof of smoke!
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I'm somehow holding a vial. Wow. that was crazy.
Floyd |
Floyd | We've done it, boss! Now all I need to do is get this back to you, so
Floyd | that you can restock the treasury and, more importantly, get out of my
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Our score has just gone up by 3 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Magic Shop                                                  38/1138
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic Shop
Floyd | Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all
Floyd | sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't
Floyd | work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic
Floyd | (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask
Floyd | Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
Floyd | bacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller
Floyd | area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mel's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a red balloon, a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar
Floyd | box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece
Floyd | of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a
Floyd | pile of assorted trinkets here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, Center                                          38/1139
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, Center
Floyd | Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although
Floyd | people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's
Floyd | is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The
Floyd | financial district is farther north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Big Street, South End                                       38/1140
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Street, South End
Floyd | Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four
Floyd | wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually
Floyd | cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various
Floyd | shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This
Floyd | stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is
Floyd | farther north, and the castle is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a beggar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                                 38/1141
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot
Floyd | of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's
Floyd | bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to
Floyd | figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to
Floyd | attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a
Floyd | window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland
Floyd | to the west, and Big Street is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | My hanging-out tree is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | All right. Nearly back at the room with your body. Now you can get out
Floyd | of my head and take this potion, and I can have a nice meal with my
Floyd | girlfriend. Here you g---
Floyd |
Floyd | No. No no nononnononononono! You're not here. Your body isn't here.
Floyd | Also the door is open. The treasurer must have found the king. We've
Floyd | got to get to the treasury--- oh man--- I hope they haven't killed you
Floyd | yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | flapflapflapflapflapflapflapflapflap
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, okay, it's not over yet. I can see you. You're not dead. The
Floyd | king and the treasurer and some guards and some you are all here.
Floyd | Okay, okay. We can still work this out. We just have to get up to the
Floyd | treasury before they do.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | We're at the bottom of the elevator leading up the tower to the vault.
Floyd | The lift itself is a giant stone disk operated by a magic key.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see your comatose body, a treasurer, some guards, and a king
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasurer fumbles with his key ring and holds up a bright blue
Floyd | key. "Alakazam!" he incants. Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on king" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON KING
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoa. Harsh, boss, but okay: one solid-gold king, coming up. I hope
Floyd | you have plans for an exciting chess set.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sploosh. Wow, he looks offended that I threw the potion at
Floyd | him. I wouldn't want to be frozen with that face for all eternity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, boss, the treasurer looks even angrier, and the guards are
Floyd | still--- Oh, you seem to be leaving my head. Good luck with that. I'm
Floyd | out of here.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You don't get executed for robbing the treasury! Yay! You
Floyd | do get executed for murdering the king! Boo! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 38 out of a possible 40 in 1143 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoops."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on treasurer" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON TREASURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ooh, I like the way you think. I leave my perch and, like a streak of
Floyd | black lightning, I strike! The fat guy is still complaining about what
Floyd | a horrid little toad of a thief you are as I pour the potion on him.
Floyd | His lips continue whining even as the top of his head turns to gold.
Floyd | Well, that was--- oh, you seem to be leaving my mind finally. Good
Floyd | riddance.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue.]

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              42/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, babe, it all happened just like that. After the treasurer got
Floyd | turned into a statue, the boss managed to convince the king that the
Floyd | new gold treasurer was far more valuable than the old one, and, you
Floyd | know, nobody really liked the old treasurer anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boss? Well, the boss decided he should probably skip town even
Floyd | though he wasn't in immediate danger of losing his legs, arms,
Floyd | eyeballs, or liver. Eventually the king's going to think about the
Floyd | moral implications of restocking the treasury with the
Floyd | treasurer. I don't know where the boss has gone and I really don't
Floyd | want to know. But he gave me my freedom for my help, and...one other
Floyd | thing. He did one last enchantment before he left, and this one seems
Floyd | to actually work.
Floyd |
Floyd | So, the bag of Marginal Holding? Well, he made it a little less and a
Floyd | little more useful. Now it only holds eyeballs. But there's always one
Floyd | more in the bag. Infinite Eyeballs--- more than we could ever possibly
Floyd | eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Could I interest you in a little snack, my love?
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You've rampaged through this game and saved W.D. from
Floyd | yourself. You live to swindle another kingdom. Go you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 42 out of a possible 40 (or so) in 1143 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Spared from any Unpleasant Consequences of
Floyd | Your Actions.
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 | >

		Zach says, "Dang. I was hoping they'd appreciate the irony."
		jenrexrode exclaims, "oh hey!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh my god. Infinite eyeballs. Best. Day. Ever."
		genericgeekgirl says, "42 out of 40. Man."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              42/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 42 out of a possible 40 (or so) in 1143 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Spared from any Unpleasant Consequences of
Floyd | Your Actions.
Floyd |
Floyd | The score is made up as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd |      1 for obtaining someone's diamond ring
Floyd |      2 for obtaining the insurance check
Floyd | 3 for obtaining the reward money for turning in Two-Handed Bart
Floyd | (more or less)
Floyd |      4 for obtaining the money we stole from the bank
Floyd |      5 for obtaining the rare coin
Floyd |      6 for obtaining the counterfeit banknote
Floyd |      7 for obtaining the sovereign bond
Floyd |      7 for buying seven ingredients from Mel
Floyd |      3 for making a potion to save your miserable hide
Floyd |      4 for saving your miserable hide
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 | >

		Zach says, "We're just that good."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              42/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried:
Floyd |
Floyd | Asking Mel about the king, queen, treasurer, money, wizard, raven,
Floyd | etc.?
Floyd | Listening to all seven of the hedgehog's songs?
Floyd | ...without going crazy?
Floyd | Praying?
Floyd | Crying?
Floyd | Singing (before, during, and after your encounter with the hedgehog)?
Floyd | Putting an object into or on top of itself?
Floyd | Repeatedly trying to eat inedible things?
Floyd | Waking up the wizard?
Floyd | Referring to the egg immediately after W.D. eats it?
Floyd | ...with several different eggs?
Floyd | Ringing the bell?
Floyd | Tasting the liquid in the pot, then calling W.D. a coward?
Floyd | Buying a stock in a raven or crow company (repeatedly)?
Floyd | Giving the faery coin to the beggar?
Floyd | Giving the hedgehog the balloon and waiting around for a few turns?
Floyd | Pulling the alarm cord while "Two-Handed Bart" is only partly
Floyd | dressed-up?
Floyd | Pouring the anything-to-gold potion on the castle guards?
Floyd | Drinking the potion once you've made it?
Floyd | Making the hedgehog cry?
Floyd |
Floyd | And what does W.D. stand for, anyway?
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 | >

		Zach asks, "Awww, did we ever make the hedgehog cry?"
		jenrexrode says, "sounds familiar, but maybe it was the last go-round"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on wizard" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (your comatose body)
Floyd | HHAHAHHAA. Yes, sir! One wizard-to-gold potion, coming right up.
Floyd | Gloop. Gooey stuff, man.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hahahahaha. Oh, man, I don't know why he wanted to kill himself, but
Floyd | the sight of his smug face turning to solid gold will keep me happy
Floyd | for yea---
Floyd |
Floyd | Why are you still here? Shouldn't you be out of my head? Shouldn't you
Floyd | be dead? Shouldn't--- oh, oh god. Oh god. Why? Why--- now there is no
Floyd | body for you to get back to. Why would you do that to me?
Floyd | AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Well, at least it was funny. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 38 out of a possible 40 in 1143 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on me" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | HHAHAHHAA. Yes, sir! One wizard-to-gold potion, coming right up.
Floyd | Gloop. Gooey stuff, man.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hahahahaha. Oh, man, I don't know why he wanted to kill himself, but
Floyd | the sight of his smug face turning to solid gold will keep me happy
Floyd | for yea---
Floyd |
Floyd | Why are you still here? Shouldn't you be out of my head? Shouldn't you
Floyd | be dead? Shouldn't--- oh, oh god. Oh god. Why? Why--- now there is no
Floyd | body for you to get back to. Why would you do that to me?
Floyd | AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Well, at least it was funny. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 38 out of a possible 40 in 1143 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1142
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Treasure House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ugh. Not that me. Me me."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour vial on you" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1143
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | Absolutely not. Look, boss, I've done a lot for you today. I wandered
Floyd | all around town following someone's love notes. I burned down a barn.
Floyd | I played Pretty Pretty Princess Dress-Me-Up with some random guy in
Floyd | order to get him arrested for a crime he didn't commit. I robbed a
Floyd | bank. I had to spend a good ten minutes with the world's stupidest
Floyd | hedgehog singing at me just so you could rob a blind guy. I
Floyd | let you stick me in a cage just so you could make fake money. I had to
Floyd | learn how to play your incomprehensible stock market. And I was happy
Floyd | to do so; all things considered, you're not the worst possible master
Floyd | for a bird to have. But if you think I'm going to spend eternity as a
Floyd | golden raven statuette just so you can skip the consequences of your
Floyd | embezzlement, I should have let the executioner chop your head off
Floyd | hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasures holds up the key again. "Alakazoo!" he incants. Nothing
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's 'Alakazar'," says the king.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was getting there!" shouts the treasurer. "Alakazar!" he cries
Floyd | triumphantly. The stone lift hums and starts moving upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "drink it?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drink vial" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1144
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Absolutely not. Look, boss, I've done a lot for you today. I wandered
Floyd | all around town following someone's love notes. I burned down a barn.
Floyd | I played Pretty Pretty Princess Dress-Me-Up with some random guy in
Floyd | order to get him arrested for a crime he didn't commit. I robbed a
Floyd | bank. I had to spend a good ten minutes with the world's stupidest
Floyd | hedgehog singing at me just so you could rob a blind guy. I
Floyd | let you stick me in a cage just so you could make fake money. I had to
Floyd | learn how to play your incomprehensible stock market. And I was happy
Floyd | to do so; all things considered, you're not the worst possible master
Floyd | for a bird to have. But if you think I'm going to spend eternity as a
Floyd | golden raven statuette just so you can skip the consequences of your
Floyd | embezzlement, I should have let the executioner chop your head off
Floyd | hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The king sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift rises steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "pour vial on lift" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1145
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON LIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think this will do anything, but okay. Done. Now the magic
Floyd | lift is wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've always wanted to see the treasury," says one of the guards.
Floyd | "This is so exciting."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The treasury is empty!" yells the treasurer. "This is a
Floyd | travesty."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've always wanted to see the treasury," repeats the guard. "This is
Floyd | such an exciting travesty."
Floyd |
Floyd | The lift rises steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour vial on guards" 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              38/1145
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON GUARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I never liked those guys anyway. I fly out of my hiding space and
Floyd | splash both of the guards. They look briefly stunned but transform
Floyd | before they can do anything to me in retaliation. They don't release
Floyd | their grip on your body, though, so you're now squished between two
Floyd | beefy gold statues. That looks uncomfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treasurer starts screaming bloody murder about how you're a bloody
Floyd | murderer, and the king looks like he's trying to figure out where the
Floyd | guards went. Now the--- oh, thank the Meat Gods, are you finally
Floyd | leaving my head? Toodles.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue.]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Treasure House                                              40/1146
Floyd |
Floyd | No, babe, I swear it's all true. We goldificated both of the guards,
Floyd | but the boss was trapped between them. The treasurer wouldn't stop
Floyd | screaming about the guards. The boss wouldn't stop screaming about how
Floyd | he'd gotten the treasure back, and what more did they want? I thought
Floyd | the treasurer was going to strangle the chief himself, but the king
Floyd | said he had to get more guards, and they both left. The boss mostly
Floyd | managed to work his way free, but one of his fingers ended up wedged
Floyd | between the two statues. It was crazy. We could hear the treasurer
Floyd | coming back with a whole pile of guards, and the boss kept pulling at
Floyd | his hand, and...
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, of course you see where this is going. I heroically saved the
Floyd | day once again, and the boss (or, well, most of him) fled to where had
Floyd | some Anywhere-But-Here Dust stashed. I'm sure he's fine wherever he
Floyd | is.
Floyd |
Floyd | So, anyway, I think I'm free for the foreseeable future, love. Want a
Floyd | snack? I saved you half a finger.
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Hey, 99% of you survived! Good job! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | We have so far scored 40 out of a possible 40 in 1146 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Not Gotten Your Head Cut Off.
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 | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ew."
		


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NightFloyd Transcript:
Parasites by Marius Müller
As played on ifMUD on March 14, 2013 March 14, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Parasites written by Marius Müller. Parasites was released during the 2012 Ectocomp, in which it took 4th place. Parasites was released during the 2012 Ectocomp, in which it took 4th 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 (to Floyd), "load sleepmask parasites" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Eastern Seabord went dark a few hours ago. You had lost radio
Floyd | contact some time earlier, but Verdade was only convinced that it
Floyd | wasn't a technical fault on your end when you stood on the cliffs and
Floyd | saw the city lights go out, one by one, in crazy, flickering patterns.
Floyd | They attacked the urban areas first.  There were  reports from London.
Floyd | Alien pod ships from behind the moon; Insectoid passengers. And then
Floyd | the horrors. In the talks with the heads of state they attacked,
Floyd | latching onto their necks and drinking everything, from childhood
Floyd | dreams to nuclear codes. Europe went up in flame, and soon they had
Floyd | crossed the Atlantic. Frantic news reports with less and less news and
Floyd | more and more rumors. The last reports from Washington spoke of a
Floyd | siege; Then silence. But you are relatively safe here, the irony not
Floyd | lost on anyone. This station was set up to search the sky for alien
Floyd | signals. Far away from the cities. This has saved you, so far. And now
Floyd | there's not much to do, really; You went out to feed the sheep.
Floyd | Mundane tasks to keep you sane. It hasn't really worked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parasites
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Marius Müller
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130303 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a P229
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x p229" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X P229
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard issue Sig Sauer P229.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Verdade's voice on the wind, like a lost child "Hey! HEY!
Floyd | LUCA! Come here!" It comes from your communications center, on the
Floyd | west side of the island
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky, the sheep, is your animal companion. He is kinda stupid and
Floyd | ugly, but out here you take what you get.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         5
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Sorry, but I gotta."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot sheep" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SHEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Tempting as it is, it's just not the time for animal cruelty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Not Blasky!"
		Zach says, "He's not even singing"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         6
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | A hollow voice says, "DOOM III rocks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         7
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Parasites" was written for the 2012 Ectocomp by Marius Müller. This
Floyd | is Version 2, updates for NightFloyd. I can be reached at
Floyd | marius.ts.mueller@googlemail.com
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         7
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Parasites" was written for the 2012 Ectocomp by Marius Müller. This
Floyd | is Version 2, updates for NightFloyd. I can be reached at
Floyd | marius.ts.mueller@googlemail.com
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter shack" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                9
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shack
Floyd | Rusted metal panes offer little comfort or warmth.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a plastic table sits your radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You built it yourself as a project, from a kit you bought on your
Floyd | first trip to the mainland some time ago. You reach enthusiasts on it;
Floyd | And angry police, trying you to get off the channel. You haven't
Floyd | received anyone for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take radio" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                11
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                12
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit shack" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                12
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             13
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         14
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            15
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad. To the west is the radio
Floyd | station. To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Radio Station
Floyd | A small, concrete building, with smudged, bulletproof windows, crowned
Floyd | by the huge radio dish and miscellaneous  equipment. An airtight steel
Floyd | door, banged up and scratched leads inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter door" 		

Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                18
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications Center
Floyd | This room is clean and stale, the salty air kept out by AC and the
Floyd | airtight door. Monitors adorn the wall, tracking radio waves that hit
Floyd | earth, searching for patterns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade sits here, watching the screens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter building" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                18
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Or that."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | He is a Spaniard in his 30s. Your third partner on the island, and the
Floyd | first to have family. A sister he hasn't heard from. A mother who was
Floyd | in Europe when the bombs fell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x screens" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                19
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                20
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x monitors" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                21
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONITORS
Floyd |
Floyd | On the screens, there are rows upon rows of random number. Sometimes,
Floyd | when you look at them too long, you think you begin to see patterns
Floyd | the alogorithms miss. But now is not the time to look for them out
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot monitors" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                22
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT MONITORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You're only willing to use your weapon in case of an emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                23
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're only willing to use your weapon in case of an emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot emergency" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                23
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT EMERGENCY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                24
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Luca, I got a signal. It was on the emergency frequency. First I
Floyd | though it was, them, you know - I thought I intercepted them, but it's
Floyd | someone else, listen-" He turns a knob with shaky fingers. "It's
Floyd | someone else." he presses REPLAY. "We are coming to help. We are
Floyd | coming to fend off the invasion. Your enemy is our enemy. Please
Floyd | respond with landing coordinates. We are coming to ..." Verdade's eyes
Floyd | look feverish as he stares at you. "Luca, this is our chance. Mabye we
Floyd | are caught in the middle of some ... some..." -he giggles -
Floyd | "Intergalactic war. I send them the the coordinates of the helipad.
Floyd | They should be arriving any minute. I must see if there's anything
Floyd | else." He turns to face the monitors again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Nooo"
		Zach says, "I was content to live a quite life with Blasky."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we shoot him now?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                25
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're only willing to use your weapon in case of an emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                26
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the loud cackle of static from your radio, to the north of
Floyd | the island.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                27
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Radio
Floyd |   a P229
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Is there another copy of our radio still in the shack?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "On purpose, or by accident? :D"
		Zach says, "POD RADIO"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Communications Center                                28
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        29
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Radio Station
Floyd | A small, concrete building, with smudged, bulletproof windows, crowned
Floyd | by the huge radio dish and miscellaneous  equipment. An airtight steel
Floyd | door, banged up and scratched leads inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            30
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad. To the west is the radio
Floyd | station. To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         31
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             32
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             33
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                34
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shack
Floyd | Rusted metal panes offer little comfort or warmth.
Floyd |
Floyd | There seems to be nothing but loud static. After you stared at the
Floyd | radio for a minute, trying to will it into coherence, you can make out
Floyd | a faint voice. "Can anyone hear me? This is Corporal Dave Thompson
Floyd | from Washington. The invaders are trying to fool you! They mask their
Floyd | radio communications as friendlies. I repeat, they're masking
Floyd | communications as friendlies. If you can hear me, please don't
Floyd | respond, please pass this message on! I repeat, they are maskin-" He's
Floyd | cut off. Then there's only static again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                35
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take radio" 		

Floyd ]  Shack                                                36
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             37
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop radio" 		

Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             38
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You might need it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh fine."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I wanted to see if I could have more than one :)"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Infinite radios."
		Zach says, "That'll show Verdade!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         39
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pet blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         40
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You run your hands through the sheep's thicky, wiry wool. It's not
Floyd | really pleasant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         41
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Blasky would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sheer blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         41
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHEER BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance with blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         41
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE WITH BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss blasky" 		

Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         42
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            43
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad. To the west is the radio
Floyd | station. To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                44
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | In the purple light of the evening, the sand looks treacherous, like
Floyd | quicksand. A small military boat has capsized a some distance from the
Floyd | shore, last night. You tried to reach it this morning, but it was too
Floyd | far away then. Both you and Verdade thought you heard screams from
Floyd | there at the time, but weren't sure. And now the tide has shoved it
Floyd | further towards the shore. It's only a short swim away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Beach                                                44
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                44
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 45
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You wade a few feet into the freezing water, then swim the last meters
Floyd | untily you reach a ladder on the side of the ship. It bits into your
Floyd | hand with icy teeth, and you climb on deck with gritted teeth. Your
Floyd | boots thump far too loud on the metal deck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | This ship is very small, for coastal operations.  The bridge is
Floyd | nothing more than steel frame above the steering wheel, covered by a
Floyd | tarp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A soldier lies here, face down. You can see something black and bulky
Floyd | on his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x soldier" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly he stirs, slowly pulling himself up on the guardrail. His
Floyd | eyes are bloodshot and empty. He gurgles and blood pours over his
Floyd | lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x neck" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NECK
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never seen one of the parasites up close, and its details are
Floyd | hard to make out in this light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot soldier" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to shuffle towards you as your  training kicks in. You draw
Floyd | your gun, taking just a second too long for aiming on the slippery,
Floyd | sloping deck.  The shot is incredibly loud, blinding, and you see the
Floyd | rest almost in negative. He stumbles backwards and over the guard rail
Floyd | and is gone. You slide over to the railing and cast a glance into the
Floyd | dark waters. Nothing moves down there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take parasite" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PARASITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot parasite" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT PARASITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | This ship is very small, for coastal operations.  The bridge is
Floyd | nothing more than steel frame above the steering wheel, covered by a
Floyd | tarp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A soldier lies here, face down. You can see something black and bulky
Floyd | on his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x soilder" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOILDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x soldier" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Outstretched arms  grab you; choke you; pull you down, gently, like a
Floyd | lover. Blood rushes in your ears. The face above is distorted,
Floyd | inhuman. Then everything goes dark.
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 | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot soldier" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 49
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to shuffle towards you as your  training kicks in. You draw
Floyd | your gun, taking just a second too long for aiming on the slippery,
Floyd | sloping deck.  The shot is incredibly loud, blinding, and you see the
Floyd | rest almost in negative. He stumbles backwards and over the guard rail
Floyd | and is gone. You slide over to the railing and cast a glance into the
Floyd | dark waters. Nothing moves down there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tarp" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, neither you nor Verdade know how to operate one of
Floyd | these.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 52
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | This ship is very small, for coastal operations.  The bridge is
Floyd | nothing more than steel frame above the steering wheel, covered by a
Floyd | tarp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a RPG here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rpg" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 53
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RPG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rpg" 		

Floyd ]  Ship                                                 54
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RPG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a one-shot LAW. It's still loaded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah ha, this'll take care of Verdade."
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                55
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb down the ladder and make your way back to shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | In the purple light of the evening, the sand looks treacherous, like
Floyd | quicksand. A small military boat has capsized a some distance from the
Floyd | shore, last night. You tried to reach it this morning, but it was too
Floyd | far away then. Both you and Verdade thought you heard screams from
Floyd | there at the time, but weren't sure. And now the tide has shoved it
Floyd | further towards the shore. It's only a short swim away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            56
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad.The flares are lit now. You
Floyd | can see Verdade over there, waiting. To the west is the radio station.
Floyd | To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade stands here, looking at the sky, then at you. "Luca, what do
Floyd | you want with that thing?" He points at the RPG and understanding
Floyd | dawns on him. "I can't let you do this!" He draws his gun and levels
Floyd | it at you, unsteadily. You think you could go for your own gun if you
Floyd | really wanted to. "Please, Luca, think! Give me the RPG! They're
Floyd | coming to help! Please, Luca, don't make me. Give it to me and I will
Floyd | forget this. We need to work together!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade stands here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         58
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a moment when he casts his eyes upwards to the constantly
Floyd | growing spaceship. His eyes flicker back you moment you have steadied
Floyd | your gun, but before he can steady himself, you've shot him twice. His
Floyd | body crumples, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot helicopter" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT HELICOPTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         58
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         59
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Please, Luca! Give me the RPG or I have to  shoot you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give rpg to verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE RPG TO VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade takes the RPG, visbibly relieved. "Thanks, Luca." He looks
Floyd | upwards, and the next instance the bright light from the spaceship is
Floyd | blinding you."
Floyd |
Floyd | The blip of light has turned into a spindle-shaped spaceship, glowing
Floyd | golden, but featureless. A searchlight flashes on, focussing on you.
Floyd | As you blink into the glare with shielded eyes, you can make a
Floyd | humanoid shape in it. And then a gun shape. The weapon makes a sound
Floyd | like you've never heard before. You are dead before you hit the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!"
		Zach says, "Hooray for nonviolence!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         58
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a moment when he casts his eyes upwards to the constantly
Floyd | growing spaceship. His eyes flicker back you moment you have steadied
Floyd | your gun, but before he can steady himself, you've shot him twice. His
Floyd | body crumples, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         59
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot spaceship" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         59
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SPACESHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blip of light has turned into a spindle-shaped spaceship, glowing
Floyd | golden, but featureless. A searchlight flashes on, focussing on you.
Floyd | As you blink into the glare with shielded eyes, you can make a
Floyd | humanoid shape in it. And then a gun shape. The weapon makes a sound
Floyd | like you've never heard before. You are dead before you hit the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
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 ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot spaceship" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SPACESHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot blip" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT BLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | With squinted eyes you aim against the glaring light of the spaceship,
Floyd | and fire. There is a second of the rocket in flight, a snapshot, a
Floyd | still life : Verdade's corpse, the helipad lit up by the spaceship,
Floyd | the rocket and it's trail of smoke. Then the spaceship explodes in a
Floyd | blue fireball, above the sea. You vaguely glimpse green, humanoid
Floyd | shapes, burning, falling into the sea. And as the heat wave knocks you
Floyd | down and you roar with pain, you have sudden, last moment of clarity
Floyd | in what will be decades of slavery. With a shuddering hand you touch
Floyd | the thing on your neck. The parasite. And then it takes control again.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You doomed humanity. ***
Floyd |
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 ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blip of light has turned into a spindle-shaped spaceship, glowing
Floyd | golden, but featureless. A searchlight flashes on, focussing on you.
Floyd | As you blink into the glare with shielded eyes, you can make a
Floyd | humanoid shape in it. And then a gun shape. The weapon makes a sound
Floyd | like you've never heard before. You are dead before you hit the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Crazy."
		Zach goes to check his neck in the mirror



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! by David Whyld
The Kazooist by Charlie Marcou
And A Hippo New Year by Adri (as "Erin Gigglecreek")
As played on ifMUD on March 3, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! written by David Whyld, The Kazooist written by Charlie Marcou, and And A Hippo New Year written by Adri (as "Erin Gigglecreek").

Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! was released as part of InsideADRIFT #41.

The Kazooist was released independent of any competition or collection.

And a Hippo New Year was released as part of the Yuletide 2012 exchange. Yuletide is an annual rare-fandoms gift exchange fanfic challenge where participants agree to write a 1,000-word (minimum) story for a randomly assigned recipient who has requested at least one of the things the writer offered to do, in return for receiving a story from a randomly assigned writer fulfilling one of the participant's requests.

The common thread of these three games is that they were all released during 2012, and ClubFloyd was going through games that were eligible to be nominated for the 2012 Xyzzies. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the ifWiki pages: Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire!, The Kazooist, and And A Hippo New Year.

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:

Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! by David Whyld
The Kazooist by Charlie Marcou
And A Hippo New Year by Adri (as "Erin Gigglecreek")
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		
Jacqueline hollers, "Hello, everybody! ClubFloyd will be playing.... something... in about ten minutes. A few fun options, so I hope you'll join us!" 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says (to DW,Roger), "G'morning/afternoon"
Binder arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Binder says, "mmm something"
		DavidW says, "hi hi"
		Roger says, "Yo"
		Johnny says (to Binder), "'bop'"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I hit some snags with our plan to play Cut the Wire or The White Bull. I'll explain in a few when everyone's here."
*** Time Passes *** 		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so, let me fill everyone in on the status of games we discussed."
		Jacqueline says, "We were thinking of playing Cut the Red Wire! No! The Blue Wire! (or whatever its exact title is), and then The Kazooist, and at some point The White Bull."
		Jacqueline says, "I loooked into all of these."
		Binder says, ". o O ( if you gaze into the kazooist, the kazoo gazes also into you )"
		Jacqueline says, "Whyld's Cut the Wire thing appears to be very short, and I'll be impressed if you guys figure out a way to win. I will let you guys play that and watch you. The Kazooist is evidently pretty short as well. As in, these two games could be over in half an hour."
		Jacqueline says, "The White Bull does not yet run on Floyd, but inky and vimes are looking into it."
		Jacqueline says, "I have thus uploaded some other 2012 games."
		DavidW asks, "The White Bull is a T3.1 game, I guess?"
		Jacqueline says, "We could also check out Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E., Under the Bed, A Killer Headache, and And a Hippo New Year."
		Jacqueline says, "So that's the list."
		Binder says, "I do not really do any IF playing outside of ClubFloyd so I'm okay with almost anything."
		Jacqueline says, "I would suggest we do the Cut the Wire thing and the Kazooist, because those got votes for today, and then pick a third game if we have time."
zarf arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Possibly. Floyd's terp does have to be updated, so that's probably it."
		inky says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I want to see you guys figure out Whyld's game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load cutwire" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load cut" 		

Floyd |
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Floyd | Loading game...
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
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Floyd | Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire!
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Floyd | Cut the Red Wire!
Floyd | No, the Blue Wire!
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		DavidW says, "Cut the One Wire, Cut the Two Wire, Cut the Red Wire, Cut the Blue Wire."
		Binder says, "Heh."
		inky says, "I can't find any tads distributions that are updated to 3.1 and support glk"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | A (very) short game by David Whyld
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row | Score: 0 ]
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to inky), "Skip 3.1 and go straight to TADS for Workgroups."
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing WE are the bomb disposal expert."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "haha"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You're a bit short for your height, but otherwise unremarkable.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "(BOOM)"
		DavidW asks, "oh, it's one of those one-turn and reboot games, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "Once again, Inform is ahead of the curve. I invite you to check out Inform for Workgroups, which we call Guncho."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut red wire" 		

Floyd | You cut the red wire.
Floyd |    A moment's breathless anticipation follows.
Floyd |    Followed by a thunderous explosion as the bomb explodes anyway. Ah
Floyd | well, it was a good try.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Do anything and die"
Tale arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut blue wire" 		

Floyd | You cut the blue wire.
Floyd |    A moment's breathless anticipation follows.
Floyd |    Followed by a thunderous explosion as the bomb explodes anyway. Ah
Floyd | well, it was a good try.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, it appears to be a one turn game akin to the classic Fingertips: I Hear the Wind Blow."
		zarf asks, "cut both wires? run?"
		DavidW says, "I expected either wire cutting to be bad."
		zarf asks, "grow wings?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "massage buttocks" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "hmm"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "pull blue wire" 		

Floyd | You pull the blue wire, hoping this might defuse the bomb.
Floyd |    The thunderously loud explosion which abruptly tears you apart
Floyd | indicates this isn't the case.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Tale asks, "Have we x-ed the bomb?"
Binder pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Binder presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we'll have to waste several lives to just take inventory and examine the bomb and so on."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x bomb" 		

Floyd | It's a remarkably nasty and efficient looking bomb. The sort of bomb
Floyd | that immediately commands attention. A guy would have to be totally
Floyd | mad, or have a death wish on his hands, to try and defuse something
Floyd | like this.
Floyd |    Why is it, you wonder, that you decided to become a bomb disposal
Floyd | expert? Wasn't stacking shelves in Asda enough excitement for you?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Binder says (to Tale), "Now we have"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "press green" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "wow."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I'm beginning to hate that bull^Wbomb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw bomb at crowd" 		

Floyd | You attempt to engage the sightseers but as they're only here for the
Floyd | spectacle of seeing you go up in smoke, they don't prove very helpful.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, is there a girl here? Or just the crowd?"
		DavidW says, "I didn't see a girl."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The bomb explodes, taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Unless it's a girl bomb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | You try praying. It's never worked before and, unsurprisingly, it
Floyd | doesn't work now.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The bomb explodes, taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "cut both wires" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, weird, because when I played this last night I was sure that there was a girl."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, maybe the girl shows up later."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x red wire" 		

Floyd | The red wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x red wire" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		Tale says (to Jacqueline), "Did you get a call afterwards telling you "7 days?""

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So now I am wondering if the game is slightly different sometimes."
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "heh. No."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x blue wire" 		

Floyd | The blue wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Binder presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "whoops"
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "careful guys"
		Binder says, "Yeah, I think I'll just stay out of it."
		Binder says, "I had an idea to 'cut both wires'"
		zarf asks, "does floyd have a command-history-recall?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "cut the red wire, no the blue wire" 		

Floyd | You cut the red wire.
Floyd |    A moment's breathless anticipation follows.
Floyd |    Followed by a thunderous explosion as the bomb explodes anyway. Ah
Floyd | well, it was a good try.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "'cut both wires' failed."
		Binder says, "ok"
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "We haven't managed a 'i' yet."
		Tale says, "Has >i worked bbe...timing+"
Tale presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Tale pushes the green 'space' button. 		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "Just scroll back, I think. No command-history recall. Though, um, tell vimes and I'm sure he could code that up in six seconds like he does everything."

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying a pair of wire cutters.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		zarf says, "I might do that"
		Jacqueline says, "Scroll back is the poor man's command-history recall."
		Jacqueline says, "In the mean time."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "examine me" 		

Floyd | [x me]
Floyd | You're a bit short for your height, but otherwise unremarkable.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if the clamp or wall have descriptions."
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | You utter the magic word, hoping it will defuse the bomb, move it to a
Floyd | safe location, shield you from its blast, or save you in some other
Floyd | way.
Floyd |    Unfortunately it doesn't do anything other than waste your last
Floyd | moment on Earth due to the bomb exploding a moment later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x clamp" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "oops"
		Tale says, "We need to have a space driver"
		Gerynar nominates Johnny
		DavidW says, "try 'turn off bomb'"
		Johnny goes northeast to play with the trophy case.
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn off bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "Space Cowboy Maurice^WJohnny"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Did you hear about the three ClubFloyders who walked into a space bar? Turns out it was a David Whyld game and they went KABOOM!"
Tale says (to Floyd), "x clamp" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | Your thoughts stray in the direction of the walls, but the bomb has
Floyd | other ideas and blows you up so the walls will forever remain a
Floyd | mystery.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "This game is not generous with hints"
		DavidW says, "hm. 'sit on bomb' (the refs to buttocks?)"
		Jacqueline says, "At least it didn't talk about how you were splattered on the walls."
Tale says (to Floyd), "sit on bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">run away"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "attach red wire to blue wire" 		

Floyd | The red wire stares at you and you stare at it. Unfortunately, this
Floyd | staring contest has only one winner: the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We meet again, ADRIFT parser."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn bomb off" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hit bomb?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't expect you to play, Floyders. I expect you to die."
Tale says (to Floyd), "hit bomb" 		

Floyd | [kill bomb]
Floyd | Thoughts of violence enter your mind but are never acted upon due to
Floyd | the unfortunately timed explosion from the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "hit bomb with DavidW" 		

Floyd | [kill bomb with DavidW]
Floyd | Thoughts of violence enter your mind but are never acted upon due to
Floyd | the unfortunately timed explosion from the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "'cut green wire'?"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Maybe we were dead when this started and this is bomb disposal expert hell we're in"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "hahaha"
		DavidW asks, "'search bomb'?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "That is the best explanation yet, Binder!"
		DavidW says (to Binder), "Then 'wake up'"
		Binder exclaims, "Try it. Try it and die!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd | [wake u]
Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "wake u?"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "I was actually thinking green wire too"
		Binder asks, "oh, is it mapping up back to u?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut green wire" 		

Floyd | Which wire? The red wire or the blue wire?
Floyd |    Unfortunately, your struggles with disambiguation have cost you
Floyd | dearly.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The bomb explodes, taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "_Our_ struggles with disambiguation? OURS?"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "pull both wires?"
		Roger says, "random ideas: unclamp bomb, dispose bomb, connect wires"
Tale says (to Floyd), "connect wires" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "unclamp bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "kiss bomb" 		

Floyd | Whatever that was, it won't be done.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [MORE]
Floyd |

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Unfortunately, your hesitation has cost you dearly. The bomb explodes,
Floyd | taking you, and it, up in a large cloud of smoke.
Floyd |    The sightseers give a raucous cheer and conclude that this was the
Floyd | best damn explosion they've witnessed all week.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You float up to Heaven where Saint Paul, decked out in Armani garb to
Floyd | die for, informs you that the Big Guy is mightily disappointed in your
Floyd | shoddy performance and has determined you're going to go right back
Floyd | down and get it done properly. You aren't given a say in this, but
Floyd | Saint Paul does give you a hefty kick up the backside to speed you on
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |    Massage your aching buttocks and press the RETURN key if you'd be so
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "'quit job', 'defuse bomb', 'wait', are my random ideas"
		zarf asks, "have we tried run?"
		Johnny says, "I'm sure they all end in death."
		Jacqueline says, "When we first booted this and zarf threw out the cut both wires, or run away, I was all... hm, gosh, maybe this IS solvable, and not some silly exercise in instanity. But I'm back to my first assumptions. >QUIT doesn't even work. You have to hard quit it."
		DavidW asks, "Have we examined the cordon yet?"
		Roger says, "Have we tried the classic first-turn UNDO perhaps"
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | You undo the last command, which was the one that moved you here in the
Floyd | first place.
Floyd |
Floyd | From outside the warehouse, you quickly sound an alert, evacuating the
Floyd | place and securing the perimeter. Then you stand back and
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B-O-O-M!!!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yep. There it goes. One exploding bomb taken care of without a single
Floyd | casualty.
Floyd |    Except your career, that is, which is now well and truly down the
Floyd | toilet. Ah well, at least Stacy is looking at you with hero-worship in
Floyd | her eyes so might still come out of this on top.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has ended and you're still alive which gives you a score of 1
Floyd | out of a maximum possible of 1. Well done.
Floyd |

		zarf says, "woo"
		Binder says, "WOW"
		Jacqueline says, "NICE"
		Roger says, "I is a genius"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "You is!"
		Binder says (to Roger), "Nicely done."
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Damn."
		Tale says, "We solved this the canadian way (by backing down)!"
		Roger exclaims, "Exactly!"
		Jacqueline says, "As inky would say, 'Man, that game.'"
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so, um, The Kazooist! Which I have not played."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Press RETURN if you feel like giving it another go.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Old Warehouse on Throggmorton Row
Floyd | The warehouse itself is nothing special. The large bomb clamped to a
Floyd | wall in the centre of the main area is. A cordon has been erected
Floyd | around it, keeping back a crowd of sightseers eager to see a bomb
Floyd | disposal expert blown to pieces.
Floyd |    A red wire and a blue wire dangle from the side of the bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "%quit" 		
Floyd says, "game ended by request of Jacqueline." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load kazooist" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please note that this game might be a little silly. thank you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at your birthday party and your about to eat some cake and
Floyd | stuff
Floyd | The Kazooist
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Charlie Marcou
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130105 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. The living room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which is a Pretty Cake) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | [You can't "undo" what hasn't been done!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Pretty Cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You are as good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cake" 		

Floyd | (first taking the Pretty Cake)
Floyd | It's a piece of cake to eat a pretty cake
Floyd |  Sugar.
Floyd | SUGAR.
Floyd | SUGAR!
Floyd |
Floyd |  All of the sugar rushes to your head and its like your high on drugs
Floyd | or even higher on a mountain or something. I don't know. It was
Floyd | awesome. Exhilarating. And then 30 minutes later you crash as if you
Floyd | drank eleven five hour energies and came off it. The cake was
Floyd | extraordinary. And now you are asleep. Your mother kindly takes you to
Floyd | bed
Floyd |
Floyd | in your bed
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | You awake in an unfamiliar place, and a tall bearded man in a robe is
Floyd | before you. You can't really make out his face-But you really like his
Floyd | beard-He speaks and says
Floyd |
Floyd |  "You sir, have come of age and now need to learn the sacred art of
Floyd | being a kazoo master. A prophecy has predicted that you'll be a pretty
Floyd | cool dude one day and your training will begin now. Now navigate the
Floyd | tunnel maze."
Floyd |
Floyd | And then the man threw down some pellet that released smoke onto the
Floyd | ground, started coughing muttered something or other about his lungs
Floyd | being infernal contraptions and then disappeared with the smoke.
Floyd | (imagine dramatic accents on a kazoo right now).
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "You have to do the cooking by the book."
		Jacqueline says, "I am immediately charmed by the opening warning of this game."
		DavidW says, "hm. abrupt venue change."
		Jacqueline says, "Quite."
		Binder says, "I'll take it over the last unchanging venue."
		Tale says, "I'm still laughing about | A prophecy has predicted that you'll be a pretty cool dude one day and your training will begin now"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You are as good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x torch" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Still have the same stuff."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | It sorta looks like a kazoo could fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "We just passed out fully dressed."
		Binder says, "hm, a keyzoo."
		DavidW says, "of course a kazoo could fit the lock. How stupid of me."
		Jacqueline says, "Dude, we were high on cake sugar, cut us some slack."
		Roger says, "As one does, in a diabetic coma"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'm betting we're in a coma."
		Jacqueline takes a bite of her donut, worried that she might end up on the floor of the coffee shop covered in sprinkles.
		Johnny says, "Comas are so silly."
		DavidW asks, "north?"
		Binder says (to DavidW), "Sure."
		Tale says, "Good thing our girlfriend is not in a coma, or this would be serious."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd | It's as dead end! The only way you could've gone is a dead end. Maybe
Floyd | you can find something interesting here. There is a mysterious hole in
Floyd | the ground and an interesting wall in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "There have been a lot of coma games lately. This one is a slightly different approach to the emerging genre."
		Jacqueline coughs.
Binder says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | After looking more closely at the wall you notice that there is a
Floyd | passage leading to the Northeast
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "xhole" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd | In the hole is a kazoo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder exclaims (at Tale), "Language!"
Tale says (to Floyd), "get kazoo" 		

Floyd | You pick up the kazoo and you're like "sweet a kazoo!".
Floyd |  You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by horror writer Garth Marenghi or mary
Floyd | had a little lamb or something.
Floyd |
Floyd |  After more careful examination you see that there is an inscription
Floyd | that reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it. Also,
Floyd | come to think of it you notice that the kazoo kinda looks like the
Floyd | abnormal lock on the abnormal door in the cave entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		Johnny says, "remember, hum don't blow"
		Jacqueline asks (of Binder), "?"
		DavidW asks, "now I'm torn. Do we want to unlock the door or go ne?"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Just riffing on xhole."
		Jacqueline asks (of Johnny), "You're just hoping one of us will make a joke, aren't you?"
Tale says (to Floyd), "hum" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to Jacq), "You'll tear the wax paper otherwise!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "blow" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder why the kazoo OF DESTINY isn't playable."
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like neither one works, in any case."
		Binder says, "Destiny isn't anything to play around with"
		Tale BACKSPACE BACKSPACE
		Tale says, "I vote for NE"
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "That is good to know... I haven't played a kazoo since I was about twelve, and if I ever knew about the wax paper I have forgotten."
		Binder says, "Seconded"
		DavidW says, "Let's abbrev Kazoo Of Destiny Or Something to KODOS."
		Jacqueline says, "I do not care."
Tale says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You stumble through the crack in the wall and enter the more mysterious
Floyd | part of the cave
Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sure, NE to instadeath, I bet."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Mysterious door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Cut the red wire."
Tale says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Mysterious door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "the wax paper goes on the comb"
Tale says (to Floyd), "spin dial" 		

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

		Binder says, "a combination door. hm."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "set dial to kazoo"
		Tale says, "I bet we need to do something in all of these rooms"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to kazoo" 		

Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Mysterious door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to kazoo" 		

Floyd | I didn't understand that number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Just wander around a bit guys"
		DavidW says, "yeah yeah"
		DavidW asks, "North?"
		Binder says, "Sre."
		Roger says, "Aye"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
zarf says (to floyd), "%history" 		
Floyd says (to zarf), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		zarf says, "damn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

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

		DavidW says, "oh, not the same MC as before."
Binder says (to Floyd), "search" 		

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

		Binder asks, "n again?"
		DavidW says, "I'd like to try S to see if we can return to the door."
		Binder says, "Sure, that works too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You must name something more substantial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, yay"
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		Binder says, "Nice Euclidean normalcy"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm worried this is a maze and we have only a kazoo and clothing."
		DavidW asks, "west?"
		Binder says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		Binder says, "Or maybe it's just two rooms, the door room and the non door room in every direction."
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe."
		DavidW says, "In which case, we outta go back to the kazoo locked door."
		Jacqueline says, "This game about a kazooist who can't play a kazoo may force me to get another coffee."
		olethros asks, "a kazoo is not a bird?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Maybe we're not The Kazooist yet."
olethros says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a kazoo
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "x kazoo" 		

Floyd | It reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by a horror writer or mary had a little
Floyd | lamb or something
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A kazoo is a whistle thing."
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "It's more like a kazoo than French toast, and more like a kazoo than a bird."
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		Roger says, "Like a harmonica with only one note, sort of."

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (first opening the Mysterious door)
Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (first opening the Mysterious door)
Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "hypothesis confirmed?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (first opening the Mysterious door)
Floyd | The mysterious door opens only when the dial is spun to the right
Floyd | combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "spin dial" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "spin dial" 		

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

		
Tale says (to Floyd), "set dial to 4" 		

Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This is the part of the cave that seems to go in all directions dawg!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "d" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | This part of the cave is almost as sick-ass as that concert you went to
Floyd | last month! it goes on in almost directions
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I guess not *all* directions."
		olethros says, "aha"
olethros says (to Floyd), "look aroudn" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "look around" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "x south" 		

Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "d" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "se" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | You are in a library with lots of books on songs you can play on your
Floyd | kazoo are located. To play them just say play  the _____ song. The rest
Floyd | of the library is north, east and south of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door, a dusty book, a shiny book and a cool
Floyd | book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh. I caution you against searching YouTube for kazoo. The first link I clicked on was rather Not Safe for the Coffee Shop."
		olethros says, "tada"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought kazoos were such pure things."
		Jacqueline is slightly (just slightly) traumatized now.
		DavidW asks, "That was NW from the 4 way or the 8 way?"
		olethros says, "well"
		olethros says, "sw, nw from the 8 way"
inky says (to Floyd), "x dusty" 		

Floyd | You flip to the first page and it reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | One thing you can play on your kazoo is the kill song. Its supposed to
Floyd | kill people but no one really knows if it does it for real.
Floyd |
Floyd | An evil dude popped out and is going to kill you!
Floyd |
Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "whoah"
		Binder says, "Books are dangerous."
olethros says (to Floyd), "play kill song" 		

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

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "play kill" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

Floyd | It doesn't appear to have killed anything...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Evil dude pulls out a hammer and smashes your skull!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You died, yo. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 51 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

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 | >

		olethros says, "noooooooo"
		Roger says, "Haha"
		Binder says, "bogus"
olethros says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "kill evil dude" 		

Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "hi" 		

Floyd | command?
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 | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "%showpartial" 		
Floyd says (to inky), "No partial line. Bo-ring." 		inky says, "hmm"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "kill evil dude" 		

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

		DavidW says, "oh yes it is"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "It would be nice to see an sociological study of how angry the phrase 'Violence isn't the answer to this one' makes people."
		Jacqueline says, "s/an/a"
		DavidW asks, "so 'play the kill song' didn't work, but it's unclear what will?"
		Binder asks, "> close book?"
		Binder says, "Maybe it's a pop-up book of evil dudes"
		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps, like in the YouTube video, you stick your kazoo where the sun doesn't shine and blow it that way."
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "..."
		Jacqueline says, "Because, let's face it, we're less likely to think of doing that than typing 'undo' on the first turn."
		DavidW says, "We teleported to BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM, though. Not sure if the book is even in scope."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "I am happy to provide you with the traumatizing link."
		Binder exclaims (at Jacqueline), "OK!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |

		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "A modern day Petomane?"

Floyd | >

		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dude" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Evil dude.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You looked at him and he killed you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 53 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play the kill song at the evil dude" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to play the kill song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

Floyd | It doesn't appear to have killed anything...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Evil dude pulls out a hammer and smashes your skull!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You died, yo. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 53 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to DW), "Already did that remember."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gotta love the random death. Not as in, whether or not you die is random, but rather, how."
		Zach says, "Have you tried >play kazoo"
		DavidW says, "So we can't direct the song, and the song does nothing useful in time."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Zach says, "Err, "we tried""
		Jacqueline says, "Play kazoo is not implemented."
		Zach says, "Ah"
		DavidW asks, "But here, though?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, no."
inky says (to Floyd), "give kazoo to evil dude" 		

Floyd | The Evil dude doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Go for it."
		Johnny says, "The syntax is play the (something) song"
inky says (to Floyd), "kill evil dude with kazoo" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to kill the Evil dude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If it works, I will be very angry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a kazoo
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "burn kazoo" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "burn evil dude" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "throw torch at evil dude" 		

Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask evil dude about life" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "play kill song on kazoo" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "search jeans" 		

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

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "evil dude, hello" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close book" 		

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

		
Roger says (to floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "run away" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to evil dude" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "play kazoo" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to evil dude" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "blow on kazoo" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kazoo" 		

Floyd | It reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by a horror writer or mary had a little
Floyd | lamb or something
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get coffee" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		Binder says, "ha"
		Tale asks, "maybe we can kill something else with the kill song?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, brb. There's a lull in the coffee line."
		Binder says, "It's undirectable, I thought."
		DavidW says, "The kill song is undirectable, yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "play some sick-ass songs" 		

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

		Binder says, "Oh, the kill song DOES work, it just kills US when we play it."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		inky says, "it might be a thing where we have to use a song from another book here or something"
		Binder says, "Maybe that's the problem, we're irritating the evil dude."
		inky says, "but I don't know how we'd know that"
		DavidW asks, "so give kazoo to evil dude and let HIM play it?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x battlefield" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give kazoo to dude" 		

Floyd | The Evil dude doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "teabag dude" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "For the record, that was a good idea."
Binder says (to Floyd), "leave battlefield" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "leave" 		

Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "(The coffee line got long again before I could get into it, so I am still here.)"
		Johnny says, "inky already tried giving the dude the kazoo."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "The giving kazoo idea, I assume you meant"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off shirt" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "So that he'd kill himself."
		Roger asks, "Did we look at any of the other books?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off t-shirt" 		

Floyd | You take off the t-shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "No. Looking at the firstbook moved us here."
		DavidW says (to Roger), "no. We had no chance to."
		Johnny says, "My guess is each book is its own deal."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Looking at the dude is fatal, playing the kill song is fatal, hm."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we opened the books in the wrong order and we're screwed. I have little confidence that this game is programmed robustly."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x t-shirt" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the t-shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wave shirt" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Well, we could restart."
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "We could relive the delightful opening text again, back before the game became frustrating."
		inky says, "hmm, I thought we could undo out of the book, but maybe not"
inky says (to Floyd), "/duno" 		

Floyd | Undefined command.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		

Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">CAKE"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |

		Binder says, "Well we've done a bunch of nonfatal stuff in here."

Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I guess so!"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok I give up"
		Binder says, "> /undo back to the interesting part"
		Binder says, "I like the restart idea."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'm okay with a restart"
		Johnny says (to inky), "The up is not interested!"
		Binder says, "Since we had achieved what seems like not very much"
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyone opposed to a restart?"
		Jacqueline counts to ten.
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Showoff."
		Jacqueline asks, "Whadido?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "You and your big numbers."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please note that this game might be a little silly. thank you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at your birthday party and your about to eat some cake and
Floyd | stuff
Floyd | The Kazooist
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Charlie Marcou
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130105 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. The living room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which is a Pretty Cake) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Did we see west before we caked before?"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "I'll try to remember that that's a delicate area for you in the future."
		DavidW says, "no, I ate the cake immediately."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm getting in line. brb"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Yeah, I can play a kazoo with my numbers."
		DavidW says, "But I bet our sister will eat the cake if we don't."
		DavidW says, "but fine, try west"
Binder says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "uh wow there's lots of space"
		inky says, "ha ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd | The lamp is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn lamp off" 		

Floyd | You switch the lamp off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn lamp on" 		

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

		DavidW says, "bwa-ha-ha"
		Binder says, "DANGIT"
Binder says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "This is so untested, isn't it?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder what a 'box room' is."
		Binder exclaims, "Let's go see!"
		Johnny says, "Room for boxes."
		DavidW says (to Johnny), "Don't be boring."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cardboard box (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "bwa-ha--ha"
		Binder says, "Wow, a room just for one box, it must be pretty important."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh. maybe not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a spare key and a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Great! Now we can turn off that hated lamp."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear box" 		

Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flashlight" 		

Floyd | The flashlight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a spare key
Floyd |     a flashlight
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "d?"
		DavidW says, "With this box, I am the carrier of worlds."
		Binder asks (of DavidW), "A delivery boy?"
		DavidW says, "oh, attic please"
		Binder says, "ok, up is as good as down to me"
Binder says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "light flashlight" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | attic
Floyd | You can see a chest (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "mmkay"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'light' means 'set aflame'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock chest with key" 		

Floyd | (first taking the spare key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Well, then at least I said what I wanted to happen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd | Its a spare key to the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "off to utility room?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   tennis shoes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get chest" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ok, now the utility room"
Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Binder says, "it's not nailed down, QED, it is OURS"
		DavidW says, "oh, take the sofa too, if we can."
		Binder exclaims, "OK!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the

		DavidW says, "and search it for change"

Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sofa" 		

Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hrmph"
		DavidW says, "drat"
		Binder asks, "utility?"
		DavidW says, "please"
Binder says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x washer" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Washer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dryer" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in washer" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in dryer" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x fusebox" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x the fusebox" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fuse box" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the fuse box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get washer" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get dryer" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm back, and I see that the first path we took through this game appeared to be a dead end."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open fuse box" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in fuse box" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get fuse box" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "we're not sure, but it wasn't promising success."
		Zach says, "Yeah, we're playing the non-kazoo solution to Kazooist."
		Binder says, "This is the -ist part"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "south?"
		Binder says, "aye"
Binder says (to Floyd), "wash clothes" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | You can see a mirror and a shower here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | You are as good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd | You take off your clothes, jump into the shower, clean yourself exit
Floyd | and dry off feeling squeaky clean
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | You can see tennis shoes, jeans, a t-shirt, a mirror and a shower here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "woo, we're naked"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You feel squeaky clean
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "DANGIT"
		DavidW says, "should we leave our clothes here>"
		Binder says, "ofc"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Once again, I direct you to [LINK]"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | You feel squeaky clean
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "squeak" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we're not naked. We have towel."
		Binder exclaims (at Jacqueline), "I've got it on continuous loop!"
		Jacqueline says, "hahahaha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under towel" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open)
Floyd |     a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Wait, is the flashlight still in the cardboard box?"
		Binder says, "That's great, we've made a papercraft lantern."
Binder says (to Floyd), "close box" 		

Floyd | You close the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | You can see tennis shoes, jeans, a t-shirt, a mirror and a shower here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, we took the key, chest, box, and flashlight into the shower,"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (closed)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps the box is a transmogrifier."
		Binder says, "That would be cool."
		DavidW asks, "so the bathroom is lit and the utility room isn't lit?"
		DavidW asks, "Can we see the office next?"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Binder says (to Floyd), "close box" 		

Floyd | You close the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Sure."
Binder says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility room
Floyd | This is the utility room, there isn't much to do here at the moment,
Floyd | theres a washer, a dryer and the fusebox. The bathroom is south of here
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Box Room
Floyd | The Utility room is down from here, while the attic is up....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No bedroom in this place."
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "sure ther eis"
		Binder says, "south of here"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "A person who lives on sugar needs no bed."
Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | You can see a computer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. I missed that exit."
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | Its a nice computer complete with 8GB of ram. The internet and only the
Floyd | internet is open because otherwise the whole computer runs slowly. Your
Floyd | dock consists of The internet and all of your favorite games like
Floyd | Skyrim, Minecraft and Portal. And then there is the application you
Floyd | play interactive fiction on. The page the internet is open to is
Floyd | kazoos.com, kazoobie kazoo's website.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | Its a nice computer complete with 8GB of ram. The internet and only the
Floyd | internet is open because otherwise the whole computer runs slowly. Your
Floyd | dock consists of The internet and all of your favorite games like
Floyd | Skyrim, Minecraft and Portal. And then there is the application you
Floyd | play interactive fiction on. The page the internet is open to is
Floyd | kazoos.com, kazoobie kazoo's website.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oof timing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read website" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kazoos" 		

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

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play skyrim" 		

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

		DavidW says (to inky), "oh, nice try with that."
inky says (to Floyd), "close internet" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "use computer" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search internet" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "read kazoos.com" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | Its a nice computer complete with 8GB of ram. The internet and only the
Floyd | internet is open because otherwise the whole computer runs slowly. Your
Floyd | dock consists of The internet and all of your favorite games like
Floyd | Skyrim, Minecraft and Portal. And then there is the application you
Floyd | play interactive fiction on. The page the internet is open to is
Floyd | kazoos.com, kazoobie kazoo's website.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "play interactive fiction" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "install real OS" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Now now."
		DavidW says, "incidentally, kazoos.com really is Kazoobie Kazoos."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "also, yay"
		Zach says, "The problem is our computer has 8GB of ram but no CPU."
		Binder says, "So this is a simulation."
		Jacqueline says (to z), "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "buy kazoo" 		

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

		Binder says, "This scenery isn't very chewy."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Office
Floyd | You can see a computer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Bedroom, next?"
		Binder says, "Sure"
Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | That's where your bedroom is and the only thing in there is your bed
Floyd | and you aren't particularly sleepy right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "or not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd | There is nothing on the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "cloakroom?"
		DavidW says, "oh, sure"
Binder says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd | You can see a coat and a jacket here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Cloakroom of darkness..."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x jacket" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | coat: Taken.
Floyd | jacket: Taken.
Floyd | flashlight: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, probably"
inky says (to Floyd), "look in pocket" 		

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

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | You put on the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear jacket" 		

Floyd | You put on the jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a jacket (being worn)

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No room description at all."
		Binder says, "The room is cloaked in mystery."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "So... does that leave the front door?"
		Jacqueline asks, "What is it with you people and my forbidden cloakroom of mystery?"
		Binder says (to DavidW), "apparently"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, don't tell my cats there's a forbidden cloakroom of mystery, or they'll start trying to break into it."
		Jacqueline says, "Most likely at 3am while I'm trying to sleep."
		Binder says, "I've never managed to tell cats ANYTHING and believe me, I've tried."
		DavidW says, "Forbidden salmon."
		inky says, "I dunno, I've got our cats pretty well trained to walk around on our head around 6am every morning"
		Binder says, "I'm going to try the frontdoor."
Binder says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Binder), "please"
Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | There isn't anything for you to do outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Apparently we live in a void."
		DavidW says, "ah. No mailbox of wonder."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to inky), "I didn"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "I didn't know you had cats."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You open the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | There isn't anything for you to do outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a kitchen to the east, your bedroom to the south, the
Floyd | cloakroom is west of this room and then the box room is northwards. And
Floyd | I almost forgot the front door is to the northwest and the office is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sofa and a lamp (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd | What do you want to lock the front door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "they came with the wife"
		Binder asks, "So it's a locked front door we can find a key to and then ... nothing?"
		Binder says (to inky), "That's a hell of a meowry."
		DavidW says, "I guess? There's still cake."
		inky says, "hee hee"
		Binder says, "Yeah, I mean in the house, there's a special key for this door which using does nada."
		Binder says, "There's ALWAYS cake. Unless it's a fiction."
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a jacket (being worn)
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "maybe we can use the key to unlock the door and the kazoo is just a fake-out"
		Binder asks, "Did we want to reclaim our clothes before we diabeticoma?"
		DavidW says, "um. Save first."
		DavidW says, "but I'd like to be towelclad this time."
		Binder says, "OK by me."
		Binder says, "Victory should be naked."
		Binder asks, "Cake, then?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. save. Then cake"
Binder says (to Floyd), "save game" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "save" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. The living room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which is a Pretty Cake) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get cake" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the Pretty Cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "eat cake" 		

Floyd | It's a piece of cake to eat a pretty cake
Floyd |  Sugar.
Floyd | SUGAR.
Floyd | SUGAR!
Floyd |
Floyd |  All of the sugar rushes to your head and its like your high on drugs
Floyd | or even higher on a mountain or something. I don't know. It was
Floyd | awesome. Exhilarating. And then 30 minutes later you crash as if you
Floyd | drank eleven five hour energies and came off it. The cake was
Floyd | extraordinary. And now you are asleep. Your mother kindly takes you to
Floyd | bed
Floyd |
Floyd | in your bed
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | zzz
Floyd |
Floyd | You awake in an unfamiliar place, and a tall bearded man in a robe is
Floyd | before you. You can't really make out his face-But you really like his
Floyd | beard-He speaks and says
Floyd |
Floyd |  "You sir, have come of age and now need to learn the sacred art of
Floyd | being a kazoo master. A prophecy has predicted that you'll be a pretty
Floyd | cool dude one day and your training will begin now. Now navigate the
Floyd | tunnel maze."
Floyd |
Floyd | And then the man threw down some pellet that released smoke onto the
Floyd | ground, started coughing muttered something or other about his lungs
Floyd | being infernal contraptions and then disappeared with the smoke.
Floyd | (imagine dramatic accents on a kazoo right now).
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a jacket (being worn)
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a towel (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest (closed and locked)
Floyd |   a spare key
Floyd |   a cardboard box (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "huh"
		Binder says, "they took our flashlight"
		Jacqueline says, ";Jerks."
Binder says (to Floyd), "get torch" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Wow... what, specifically?"
		DavidW says, "That the author removed the flashlight like that. It's at odds with everything else."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah"
		DavidW says, "It's as if not having the flashlight was important somehow."
		Johnny says (to DW), "I'm pretty sure the game came out exactly as the author intended."
		Jacqueline says, "Wel, we have a torch."
		Binder says, "Maybe they cheat by renaming the flashlight torch and move it to this place after we cake."
		DavidW asks, "Can we try getting the kazoo from the hole and opening the door here?"
		Binder says, "go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd | It's as dead end! The only way you could've gone is a dead end. Maybe
Floyd | you can find something interesting here. There is a mysterious hole in
Floyd | the ground and an interesting wall in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | In the hole is a kazoo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | After looking more closely at the wall you notice that there is a
Floyd | passage leading to the Northeast
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take kazoo" 		

Floyd | You pick up the kazoo and you're like "sweet a kazoo!".
Floyd |  You figure that you can probably play some pretty sick-ass songs on it
Floyd | like tunes originally whistled by horror writer Garth Marenghi or mary
Floyd | had a little lamb or something.
Floyd |
Floyd |  After more careful examination you see that there is an inscription
Floyd | that reads "The kazoo of destiny or something" on the side of it. Also,
Floyd | come to think of it you notice that the kazoo kinda looks like the
Floyd | abnormal lock on the abnormal door in the cave entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with kazoo" 		

Floyd | You unlock the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe our imagination turned the flashlight into a torch because we've been listening to too much BBC radio or something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You pull the door open and it reveals a room to the east
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Key Room
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | Base 3 is the coolest yo. 1020.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is that the dial code, then, in base 3?"
		Binder says, "Seems like it might be that easy."
		DavidW asks, "so 99?"
		DavidW asks, "shall I go try it?"
		Binder says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | It is candlelit here, It is too dangerous and unfamiliar to leave the
Floyd | cave, so the only way to go is northwards into the heart of the cave...
Floyd | There is a wooden door to the east of here... not something you would
Floyd | expect in a cave such as this, but okay...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yes, please."
		inky says, "33"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd | It's as dead end! The only way you could've gone is a dead end. Maybe
Floyd | you can find something interesting here. There is a mysterious hole in
Floyd | the ground and an interesting wall in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You stumble through the crack in the wall and enter the more mysterious
Floyd | part of the cave
Floyd |
Floyd | Mysterious Cave
Floyd | It's pretty cool in this cave,  it goes on in the four cardinal
Floyd | directions
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to 99" 		

Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spin dial to 99" 		

Floyd | Click! and nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "is this still kazooba?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spin dial to 33" 		

Floyd | The door swung open and revealed a room to the east
Floyd | >

		inky says, "is it ever"
		olethros says, "oh my"
		olethros says, "just in time for the big reveal"
		DavidW says, "hm. I better review my base arithmetic skills, I guess."
		DavidW says, "how embarassing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | You are in a library with lots of books on songs you can play on your
Floyd | kazoo are located. To play them just say play  the _____ song. The rest
Floyd | of the library is north, east and south of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Mysterious door, a dusty book, a shiny book and a cool
Floyd | book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tada!"
		Binder says, "Great."
		olethros asks, "again?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "save" 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		Binder says, "There, now we've got Evil Dude Recourse."
		olethros asks, "hadnt we entered this library from the sw/nw route?"
		Binder says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
		Binder says, "All roads lead to the library."
		olethros says, "so the door is useless? but we didnt see a door there did we/... oh .. maybe we did"
		Johnny says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "yeah. I guess we assumed it was a second Mysterious door."
inky says (to Floyd), "x cool" 		

Floyd | There is a nice song about a buff baby. Its called the buff baby
Floyd | song... There is a nice song about a tropical island. Its called the
Floyd | tropical island song.... There is a song about a daddy who eats some
Floyd | fries. Its called the fries song.
Floyd |
Floyd | An evil dude, who kinda looks like Dr. Lucien Sanchez, popped out and
Floyd | is going to kill you!
Floyd |
Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "ha ha"
		inky says, "hunh, weird"
inky says (to Floyd), "play the fries song" 		

Floyd | It was soo sad that the evil dude gave up on trying to kill you
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You didn't die! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "yay?"
		inky says, "ha ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "heh."
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Zach says, "The prophecy is fulfilled!"
		Binder says, "Waiter, this prophecy isn't very good."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW asks, "um, Is that supposed to be a game ending? Seriously?"
		inky says, "good question"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play the buff baby song" 		Jacqueline says, "That may be but one ending."

Floyd | It was soo sad that the evil dude gave up on trying to kill you
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You didn't die! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		Zach asks, "Try the other books?"
		Binder asks, "So cool book gives us sad songs?"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play the kill song" 		

Floyd | It doesn't appear to have killed anything...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Evil dude pulls out a hammer and smashes your skull!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You died, yo. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play the tropical island song" 		

Floyd | It turned you into a lava man!
Floyd |
Floyd |  Then you killed the evil dude and that mysterious man from earlier
Floyd | showed up and was all "you saved the world from the evil dude like in
Floyd | the prophecy. The kazoo cult is eternally grateful man."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 115 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
		Binder says, "Now THAT'S an ending"
		olethros asks, "is this written by a jamaican?"
		DavidW says, "Pelee it again, Sam."
		Johnny says, "There's still the shiny book."
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		Jacqueline says, "This game."
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "read shiny" 		

Floyd | The kill song doesn't work dog... by the time you read this its
Floyd | probably too late. its a prophecy. I think...
Floyd |
Floyd | An evil dude popped out and is going to kill you!
Floyd |
Floyd | BATTLEFIELD OF DOOM
Floyd | You can see an Evil dude here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "heh"
olethros says (to Floyd), "run awaaaaaaaaay" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "what, the shiny book doesn't even give you a song?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not very shiny."
		Binder says, "I hope the kazoo gives us alignment-vision and we're not just shallowly assuming that the dude is evil just because of how he looks."
		Binder says, "It gives us the TRUTH. The useless truth."
		DavidW says, "This is no Augmented Fourth."
		Johnny says, "If we'd had the sense to be attracted to shiny things, we'd have read it first."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we good for today, or do we want to go one more?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, my internet keeps freezing ever so slightly, so if I delay in replying, that is why."
		DavidW says, "I could play another, if it's as short as these ones were."
		Johnny says, "mmmmm, iced coffee"
		Jacqueline says, "Is And a Hippo New Year short? I'm thinking it probably is."
		DavidW says, "oh, I think on the name alone it must be short."
		Jacqueline says, "It's a ggg game."
		Jacqueline says, "Almost got carried away and called her gggg"
		DavidW says, "I can't remember offhand if I played it already or not."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, the others I uploaded are probably a bit longer to very long, so that's the one I'd suggest."
		Zach says, "Yeah, it's a short one."
		Jacqueline says, "I've started it, but not gotten far."
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, let's play that."
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?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask hipponewyear" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, the
Floyd | only creature stirring was a hippo the size of a mouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | This year you're going to stay awake long enough to see Santa Claws.
Floyd | You have set up a temporary nest in the living room closet, and it
Floyd | just needs a few final touches. You intend to venture out to have a
Floyd | snack and look at the tree one more time, and then you will go hide in
Floyd | the closet and wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | And A Hippo New Year
Floyd | an interactive holiday tale by Adri ("Erin Gigglecreek")
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130210 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | If you are unfamiliar with Interactive Fiction, type HELP for a
Floyd | quick introduction on how to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table off to one side. The closet is to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I shall hang back until you've gotten as far as I got."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a table off to one side, draped in a bright blue tablecloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snack" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SNACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather lovely Christmas tree, covered with rainbow lights, a
Floyd | silver garland and colorful, shiny ornaments. There is a collection of
Floyd | presents underneath the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x presents" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRESENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are piles of presents surrounding the tree. There is one rather
Floyd | tall pile of presents in a neat stack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILE
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of presents stacked neatly under the tree, with the largest
Floyd | package on the bottom and the smallest at the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "pillars of presents! Where is Samson?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x largest package" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGEST PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny blue paper, tied with a big red bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny green paper, tied with a big yellow
Floyd | bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x largest package" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGEST PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny green paper, tied with a big blue
Floyd | bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmmm. Inconsistency there."
		Jacqueline says, "Random, methinks."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a very fine specimen of Hippopotamus domestica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. We are a literal hippo, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "This was written for that secret santa game exchange thingy whateveritwascalled. We also played a zarf game from this."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > About "And A Hippo New Year"
Floyd |    How to Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Walkthrough
Floyd |    Credits

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    About "And A Hippo New Year"
Floyd | "And A Hippo New Year" was created for Yuletide 2012, an annual
Floyd | fanfiction exchange. It is based in the world of the House Hippo, a
Floyd | PSA by the Concerned Children's Advertisers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author can be contacted at <genericgeekgirl@gmail.com>.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline says, "That's it. Yuletide."
		inky says, "hmm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                    About "And A Hippo New Year"

		inky asks, "someone requested fanfic about a hippo?"
		inky says, "oh ah"
		DavidW says, "unless there's a kitchen in an unmentioned direction, I suppose we just go into the closet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ornaments" 		

Floyd ]                    About "And A Hippo New Year"

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > About "And A Hippo New Year"
Floyd |    How to Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Walkthrough
Floyd |    Credits

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/10
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oops, sorry - thought I had us all the way out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > N

		Zach says, "I think this was the inspiration | [LINK]"

Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to explore the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is covered with tiny rainbow lights. The string of lights
Floyd | trails down from the lower branches to the power outlet. The wire is
Floyd | emitting quite a bit of heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unplug lights" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNPLUG LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | If you do that, the pretty lights will go out!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if there's a water cooler in the closet. Or maybe we melt a snowman and drink its flesh."
		DavidW asks, "se?"
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Zach. I hadn't seen that. Also, that is a super awesome PSA and one of my favorite things on YouTube ever now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ornaments" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORNAMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is adorned with colorful, mismatched ornaments, many of which
Floyd | have been made by the small humans of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No gingerbread, no candy canes. Silly ornaments."
		DavidW says, "oh. I've seen this video before."
		Zach says, "Well, the house hippo is endemic to Canada."
		zarf says, "'hippo... hippo...'"
		Jacqueline asks, "But I have to agree with the guy in the comments who is all, will anyone actually get this is a PSA, or will everyone just be focused on how they want to have a house hipp?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, hippo."
		Jacqueline says, "Because yeah, I want a house hippo now."
		Jacqueline says, "Particularly seeing as they can hold their own against cats."
		DavidW asks, "se?"
		olethros says, "house hippo hippo hippo"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "(I suspect the tree will catch fire, but we can't prevent that.)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest and a mitten here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of olethros), "Is that from something, or is it just fun to say hippo hippo hippo?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small mitten. It is sopping wet, and the mate is nowhere to be
Floyd | seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "enter mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "chew mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHEW MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the mitten a lick. Bleh! That doesn't appear to be food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a warm, comfortable mass of dryer lint and bits of string. It's
Floyd | not as nice as your nest in the bedroom closet, but it will do for
Floyd | tonight. It's still looking a little sparse, though. Perhaps you could
Floyd | find just one or two more items before you settle in for the night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mitten in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MITTEN IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all wet! Maybe you can find a way to dry it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. well, the wire was hot."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the wet mitten. Ick. Soggy mittens don't make good bedding
Floyd | material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mitten on wire" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MITTEN ON WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lay the mitten across the string of lights where it nearly touches
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "suck mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > SUCK MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Surely you can find a more sanitary source of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "That is because of me."
		Jacqueline says, "Adri was slightly weirded out that I thought that should be implemented."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But I was trying to find something to drink!"
		DavidW says, "hm. I wonder what else can be used for nesting material."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open package" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe ribbons?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ribbon" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          0/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mitten starts to smoke. You'd better go get it before you burn
Floyd | down the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mitten" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          3/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly retrieve the mitten. It is now dry, and warm to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Woo!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull ribbon" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          3/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | You try with all your might, but it barely moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice one, David."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite ribbon" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          3/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    3/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put mitten in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MITTEN IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the mitten on the nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 4 out of a possible 15, in 30 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search presents" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PRESENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x prettiest present" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRETTIEST PRESENT
Floyd |
Floyd | This present is wrapped in shiny red paper, tied with a big yellow
Floyd | bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You try with all your might, but it barely moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It's wrapped in amazing, color-changing chameleon paper."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a length of shiny green ribbon, tied into a fancy bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNTIE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bow" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake present" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE PRESENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open present" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PRESENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick out the prettiest present in the pile and tug on the ribbon
Floyd | with your teeth. The ribbon slips ever so slightly, and you feel a
Floyd | sudden burst of shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps ribbon is not the answer."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe not."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather lovely Christmas tree, covered with rainbow lights, a
Floyd | silver garland and colorful, shiny ornaments. There is a collection of
Floyd | presents underneath the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x garland" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garland" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree has been wrapped in a long strand of puffy blue garland. It
Floyd | looks very soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree has been wrapped in a long strand of puffy blue garland. It
Floyd | looks very soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "ooh. want."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take garland" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          4/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You tug on a dangling bit of garland with your teeth. A piece breaks
Floyd | off, about as long as you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ooh - soft garland."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest (on which is a mitten) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garland" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a short length of blue garland, very soft to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The garland is extremely soft to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    4/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    5/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IT IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the piece of garland on the nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    5/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 5 out of a possible 15, in 46 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "now what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh. Only one-third of the way there."
		DavidW asks, "enter nest?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, we're thirsty still, aren't we?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "It mentioned wanting a snack."
		Jacqueline says, "The last time I played this I tried climbing the presents to get at the Santa snack, I think, but I don't think it worked."
		DavidW asks, "so, will the game let us explore more, now that we're thirsty and hungry?"
Tale leaves, shouting : "Screw this! I've only got 14 hit points!" 		
Tale has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		Jacqueline says, "I probably didn't approach it correctly."

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You briefly eye the tree, wondering how long it would take to climb
Floyd | it. Maybe you'll try it tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You tug on the tablecloth with your teeth, but you can't quite pull it
Floyd | off the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You attempt to scale the tablecloth, gripping tightly with your teeth
Floyd | and feet, but it's not an easy task. After just a few inches, you let
Floyd | go and drop back down to the floor. Ouch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb presents" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB PRESENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb to the top of the presents. You seem to be about level with
Floyd | the table, on which stands a glass of milk and a plate of cookies. The
Floyd | pile starts to wobble, and you quickly make your way back down to
Floyd | the...
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, about the same height as the stack
Floyd | of presents under the tree. The closet is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh - it did work."
		Jacqueline says, "So much for my memory."
		DavidW says, "the idea of a mini hippo climbing the tablecloth is ultra cute."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it didn't work."
		DavidW says, "ah, the table and pile being the same height -- shoulda remembered that."
		Jacqueline says, "We were close, but it is unstable."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push pile to table" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          5/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PILE TO TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the bottom package with your head, being careful to prevent
Floyd | the pile from falling over. It's hard work, but eventually you move
Floyd | the entire stack over to the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb pile" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           5/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB PILE
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up the pile of presents onto the table top.
Floyd |
Floyd | High above the Living Room
Floyd | You are standing on top of the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plate of cookies and a glass of milk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "consume mass quantities"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cookies" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           5/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COOKIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't be greedy! You should save the rest of the cookies for Santa.
Floyd |
Floyd | Visions of raisins dance in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cookie" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COOKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You nibble hungrily at the cookie.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink milk" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK MILK
Floyd |
Floyd | Little known fact: house hippos are lactose intolerant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | High above the Living Room
Floyd | You are standing on top of the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plate of cookies and a glass of milk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Good going with pushing the pile. I never think of push."
		DavidW says, "hm. Can't see anything else of the room here."
		inky says, "ha ha"
inky says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather lovely Christmas tree, covered with rainbow lights, a
Floyd | silver garland and colorful, shiny ornaments. There is a collection of
Floyd | presents underneath the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If we can't drink the milk... hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 8 out of a possible 15, in 59 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tale has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "swim in milk" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM IN MILK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* rockersuke has left the channel.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing to swim in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick glass" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the glass of milk a lick. Mmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh - wonder if that was enough."
		DavidW says, "(I was hoping for lactose-free condensation.)"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "We got no points for it, so I suspect that was a default generic lick response."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The tablecloth is a lovely shade of blue, and it reaches down nearly
Floyd | to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Mrm, yeah. Perhaps."
Zach says (to Floyd), "lick cookie" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK COOKIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the partially-eaten cookie a lick. Mmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the tablecloth a lick. Bleh! That doesn't appear to be food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Lick is probably a synonym for taste and taste is probably separate from eat, but only edible things can be tasted."
		DavidW asks, "shall we at least try to enter our nest? See if we get a hint of what yet to do?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As you start back down the stack of presents, the cat of the house
Floyd | pads into the room, the bell on its collar jingling softly. It
Floyd | immediately takes notice of you. You freeze in fear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Go snuggle up, cute little hippo."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait."
		Jacqueline says, "But... we are a HIPPO we can be MEAN that cat is NOTHING"
		DavidW says, "yeah, but cats are bigger than house hippos."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump on cat" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP ON CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood the first part of that.
Floyd | You might try: >JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | To stop these messages entirely, type NOVICE OFF.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an orange tabby cat. It is wearing a thin nylon collar with a
Floyd | small gold bell that jingles when it walks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a loud roar. HIPPO!
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat cringes at the sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I think I have this thirst puzzle worked out."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don a pink tutu and the tiniest pair of ballet slippers and
Floyd | pirouette around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat hisses at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Clearly, we are meant to kill the cat and drink its blood."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour milk on cat" 		

Floyd ]  High above the Living Room                           8/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR MILK ON CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push milk" 		

Floyd ]  Underneath the Table                                 10/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH MILK
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass of milk goes crashing to the floor. A light goes on in the
Floyd | hallway, and you quickly dash back down the pile of presents and hide
Floyd | behind a table leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the big humans of the house wanders sleepily into the room. The
Floyd | cat looks up guiltily and slinks off towards the bedroom. She cleans
Floyd | up the milk and broken glass, scolds the cat and goes back to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underneath the Table
Floyd | You are hiding underneath the table. There is a puddle of water here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "boo"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I was just about to do that!"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice one, D."
		DavidW says, "ooh, puddle"
		Jacqueline says, "HA! Take that, cat."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's this water from?"
		DavidW asks, "um.... boots?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Underneath the Table                                 10/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the small humans must have brought in an icicle and left it
Floyd | under the table. It has melted into a puddle of cold water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Also, I am shocked that my solution to the thirst puzzle was evidently wrong.</sarcasm?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, >"
		DavidW says, "oh. kids' icicle."
Tale arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Underneath the Table                                 13/72
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lap at the cold water and feel instantly refreshed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very tired. Maybe you could just take a quick nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "w00"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          13/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | There is a tree here, decorated with ornaments and surrounded by piles
Floyd | of presents. There is also a table, next to which is a neat stack of
Floyd | presents, forming a staircase to the top. The closet is to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/74
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | This is the closet where you will be spending the night. It is full of
Floyd | things that you don't need to think about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your nest (on which are a piece of garland and a mitten)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We are going to fall asleep and not see Santa. Whatchawannabet?"
		DavidW says, "no bet"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter nest" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nest you can see a piece of garland and a mitten.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yawn" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > YAWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very tired. Maybe you could just take a quick nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nap" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > NAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, just for a moment... When you awaken, it is
Floyd | daytime and there is a tiny wrapped present next to your nest. Oh
Floyd | well. Maybe next year!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Happy Holidays! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 13 out of a possible 15, in 76 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, or see the FULL score for that game?
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "hey that was it"
		DavidW says, "oh. We missed 2 points."
		Jacqueline says, "For the record, when you typed >YAWN, I could help but yawn. Yawning is weird."
		Jacqueline asks, "But what was in our tiny present??"
		Gerynar yawns because of jacq's talking about yawning, which he agrees is weird
		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what's in our present. I suppose that'll be in sequel."
		Jacqueline says, "LLTPs"
		DavidW says, "House Hippo II: Hippo Birdie Two Ewe."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, are we good for today, or, more likely, are you going to try to figure out the other two points?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. Unless it's xyzzy or happy new year, not sure what it would be."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we should try at least one of those."
		DavidW says, "okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Closet
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Though given that this was written for someone unfamiliar with IF..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.
Floyd | Only a hippopotamus will do.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn loudly. It is getting late.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Closet                                    13/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You bellow out "mini cheddars!" a few times.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling very tired. Maybe you could just take a quick nap.
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, just for a moment... When you awaken, it is
Floyd | daytime and there is a tiny wrapped present next to your nest. Oh
Floyd | well. Maybe next year!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Happy Holidays! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 13 out of a possible 15, in 77 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, or see the FULL score for that game?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Implemented, but no points."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and the sleeping thing is on a timer."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		DavidW says, "I think I'm good stopping here."
		Jacqueline nods.
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks, David and the peeps who were here earlier!"
		Zach says, "I'm trying to remember if there's anything for the nest we missed."
		olethros says, "it was good while it lasted"
		Zach says, "But I'm good too."
		Johnny says, "Leave something for the Transcript-only Floyders."
		Binder says, "that Hippo New Year thing looked fun."
		Jacqueline says, "It was cute, yeah. You should play it."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "And you should definitely watch the YouTube video!"
		Jacqueline says, "(Not the one I posted during The Kazooist, the one of the house hippo...)"
		Limax asks, "Was the hippo hungry?"
		Binder says, "Lest there be confusion."
olethros has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Yeah. They're, um, not easily confused."
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E. by Marshal Tenner Winter
As played on ifMUD on March 10, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E. written by Marshal Tenner Winter. This game was released in 2012. You can learn more about this game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki. (As of the date of this transcript, however, there's a lot more information about the game over at IFDB.)

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		DavidW says, "I am both attracted and repelled from Zorkian Stories. Like, I like Zork stuff, but new authors have a tendency to just. not. get. it."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "Well, we could be like the grand Implementors in the sky and look down upon that game and judge it!"
		Jacqueline says, "I have been pleased by at least one modern, non-Infocom Zork thing."
		Jacqueline says, "So it's possible that it's great."
		DavidW says, "That would be pleasant."
		DavidW says, "unlike that zork blood choas part 1, or whatever it was called."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, maga hates Zork full stop, but he rarely plays anyway, and no one else is talking, so maybe since you and I both are open to the possibility that it will be fun, perhaps we should see if the Zork game is fun."
		DavidW asks (of maga), "??"
		Jacqueline says, "(The pleasant new Zork experience I was in reference to was Zork: A Troll's-Eye View, btw... which I thought was just terribly clever.)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'm not making this up."
		Jacqueline says, "He hates everything that is old school."
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "He hates the kids on our lawn, too."
		DavidW says, "oh dear"
		Jacqueline asks, "maga is 78. Did you not know this?"
		DavidW says, "I did not."
		maga says, "meh"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "See?"
		maga says, "(and yes, I have never enjoyed Zork very much, and consider homages to it to be a giant waste of everybody's time)"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "See?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I don't understand it, either."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, shall we?"
		DavidW says, "I'm getting verklempt."
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says, "I'll give you a moment."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline chuckles to herself, but wonders idly if David needs a kleenex or a glass of water or something.
		DavidW says (to maga), "The Great Underground Empire was neither Great nor Underground. Don't bother to discuss."
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, on that note."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zorkianstories1" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		Jacqueline says, "Well, that was anti-climatic."
		Jacqueline says, "I hate when I do that."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh! I put a typo in the file name. Oops."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zorkainstories1" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally making it to the Eastlands, you find a shaft leading to the
Floyd | depths of the Great Underground Empire where, supposedly, lost
Floyd | treasures that have been forgotten for centuries are waiting to be
Floyd | found again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E.
Floyd | A diversion by Marshal Tenner Winter
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 121014 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N) SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This chamber is made of black stone.  The walls are pocked with age;
Floyd | showing faded frescos, the subject of which can no longer be
Floyd | determined.  The only exit is west, into a long. sloping tunnel that
Floyd | eventually leads back outside.  The weight of stone presses upon you,
Floyd | and you feel you must be deep underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So far, I like it. But I have to wonder if it's even Xyzzy-eligible, given that it's a copyrighted universe."
		maga says, "the XYZZYs don't care about copyright"
		Zach says, "Can't...breathe... stone"
		maga says, "you're thinking of the comp"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not trying to start a copyright rabbit trail, just wondering... hm, maybe I'm confusing these rules with the comp--"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, cool."
		Jacqueline asks (of Zach), "Can you at least breathe if it's old skool?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd | The frescos are faded from countless centuries.  It is diffifcult to
Floyd | make out the scene, but you can see that there are images of people
Floyd | around an arch.  Given the faint colors and barely-recognizable
Floyd | costuming, you think one of the people in the image is none other than
Floyd | King Duncanthrax who created the G.U.E. centuries ago.  On this image,
Floyd | his eyes are still fresh-seeming; standing out from the rest of the
Floyd | faded image.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I hope there's not a breath timer"
		DavidW says, "hm. This setting seems familiar. I may have already played it and forgot."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pusth eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSTH EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your fingers onto the eyes of the fresco and push them
Floyd | inward.  They do, in fact, sink in slightly and you hear an audible
Floyd | click.  Around the edges of the fresco, dust falls as if
Floyd | pushed by wind behind the wall itself.  This fresco is most certainly
Floyd | a door that can be opened, you feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah. I've played this before. oops."
		Jacqueline says, ";wow"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, Zach, shall we?"
		Zach says, "After you, madame"
		DavidW says, "It's coming back to me."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "feel door" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Okay, Celine."
		DavidW says, "fresco"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the fresco.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd | The frescos are faded from countless centuries.  It is diffifcult to
Floyd | make out the scene, but you can see that there are images of people
Floyd | around an arch.  Given the faint colors and barely-recognizable
Floyd | costuming, you think one of the people in the image is none other than
Floyd | King Duncanthrax who created the G.U.E. centuries ago.  On this image,
Floyd | his eyes are still fresh-seeming; standing out from the rest of the
Floyd | faded image.  The wall that the fresco is painted onto is open like a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                1/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This chamber is made of black stone.  The walls are pocked with age;
Floyd | showing faded frescos, the subject of which can no longer be
Floyd | determined.  The only exit is west, into a long. sloping tunnel that
Floyd | eventually leads back outside.  The weight of stone presses upon you,
Floyd | and you feel you must be deep underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter fresco" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Passage                                       1/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER FRESCO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Passage
Floyd | You are in a secret passage beyond the fresco wall.  The air is thick
Floyd | with dust that has not been disturbed in what must be a millenia.
Floyd | There are dark passages to the north, east, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ancient Shrine
Floyd | This is an ancient shrine.  A dust covered altar sits at the north
Floyd | wall.  On that wall is an engraving of a forgotten god.  Whatever
Floyd | treasures lay in offering have long since been pillaged.  On the floor
Floyd | are bones of a long-dead adventurer or pilgrim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Hm, so I guess that, had we gone west in the first room, the game would have ended? One of those CYOA 'You decide to not enter the cave of time, because you suck and don't like adventures, so this is THE END.'?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x engraving" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ENGRAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an engraving of an obsolete god with many arms and legs.  It is
Floyd | androgynous and appears to be frozen while in some sort of frenzied
Floyd | dance.  Thinking back to your days at G.U.E. Tech's Contrastable
Floyd | Religions course, you think it is Sheeva; a god who was believed
Floyd | to keep the universe in motion while he danced and if he ever stopped,
Floyd | the world would end.  You think that, given the state of things, maybe
Floyd | he stopped dancing long ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I just remembered that this game is rather buggy in a few places."
		DavidW says, "Not yet though, but later on."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Or 'The cavern collapses in on you and you die! THE END'"
		Fang says, "maybe the game will just tell you that you can't go that way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are an adventurer and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to once have been a traveler or adventurer who met his fate
Floyd | down here long ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the altar)
Floyd | It is a simple affair since the engraving is complicated enough.
Floyd | Whatever offerings were once left on this altar for this god have long
Floyd | since vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sword" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is your standard elvish sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put sword on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SWORD ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the altar)
Floyd | You put the elvish sword on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The backpack is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | It is your typical Frobozz Ev-R-Lit lantern.  It remains lit for an
Floyd | entire generation before dying out.  Too bad you found this one during
Floyd | your travel to the Eastlands and you aren't sure how long it's been
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ancient Shrine
Floyd | This is an ancient shrine.  A dust covered altar sits at the north
Floyd | wall.  On that wall is an engraving of a forgotten god.  Whatever
Floyd | treasures lay in offering have long since been pillaged.  On the floor
Floyd | are bones of a long-dead adventurer or pilgrim.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar is an elvish sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search altar" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the altar)
Floyd | On the altar is an elvish sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the elvish sword from the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "guess we can't sacrifice the sword"
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the altar)
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look under altar" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the altar)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this altar is just supposed to be atmospheric eye-candy to get us in the proper mood."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x engraving" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Shrine                                       1/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ENGRAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an engraving of an obsolete god with many arms and legs.  It is
Floyd | androgynous and appears to be frozen while in some sort of frenzied
Floyd | dance.  Thinking back to your days at G.U.E. Tech's Contrastable
Floyd | Religions course, you think it is Sheeva; a god who was believed
Floyd | to keep the universe in motion while he danced and if he ever stopped,
Floyd | the world would end.  You think that, given the state of things, maybe
Floyd | he stopped dancing long ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Back and try the other directions?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Passage                                       1/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Passage
Floyd | You are in a secret passage beyond the fresco wall.  The air is thick
Floyd | with dust that has not been disturbed in what must be a millenia.
Floyd | There are dark passages to the north, east, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Long Tunnel                                          1/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Tunnel
Floyd | You are in a long tunnel that runs east to west.  The walls are made
Floyd | of black stone and the passages stretch into ominous darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         1/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | This intersection is dominated by an ancient gate blocking passage to
Floyd | the east.  Tunnels run north, west, and south; each into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         1/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient gate is black and the design is the Gothic style that was
Floyd | popular centuries ago in the Great Underground Empire.  It would be
Floyd | impossible to squeeze through, and darkness dominates the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         1/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is this implying that Zork stuff is way in our future?"
		DavidW asks, "um, we're already in Zork, no?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, I mean 'our' as in 'yours and mine IRL'"
		Jacqueline says, "Like the gothic reference and ... hm, no, I guess Shiva was spelled Sheeva but maybe that is how it's really spelled..."
		Zach asks, "Why in our future?"
		DavidW says, "I've never thought that Zork could be the future of the real world, ever."
		Jacqueline says, "No, looks like it's spelled 'Shiva' or 'Siva', so maybe that was just an homage or something."
		Jacqueline says, "Nor I."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, gothic is a particular style and time period in our world, one I've never seen referenced in Zork, that's all."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, carry on."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wet Cave
Floyd | This chamber is half-carved as a dungeon room, but then the back half
Floyd | degenerates into rough walls of a cave; unfinished by the carvers of
Floyd | these tunnels.  Water drips from the ceiling of the rough portion of
Floyd | the chamber, forming a puddle in the back portion of the area.  The
Floyd | drip echoes around the chamber, giving the place an air of creepiness,
Floyd | but otherwise, it appears empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Zork has always borrowed homages or parodies of real world items and people ,though."
		Zach says, "Ah, I don't know enough about the architectural.periods"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dark and murky, but probably not too deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You move your hand around the cold, dark water, finding nothing at
Floyd | first and about to give up, when you feel something.  Pulling it out,
Floyd | you see you have found a skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "old-style anglicisation often uses double letters"
		Jacqueline says, "bleh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | It is small; maybe that of a child or a small person.  It has been
Floyd | washed clean having been underwater for who-knows-how-long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Does it? Huh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss skull" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Keep the skull."
		maga says, "(Sheeva for Shiva, Hindoo for Hindu, etc. Usually it's avoided now because it looks colonialist and patronising)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in skull" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eeagh"
		Jacqueline says, "Aiee and I see."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "our hero is not a lot of fun at parties"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's not a default verb."
		Jacqueline says, "Neither of the."
		Jacqueline says, "er, them."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/37
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop skull" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smash skull with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMASH SKULL WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit skull with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SKULL WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, keep skull. Skull is our friend."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack skull" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I saved."
		Jacqueline says, "I just wanted to see."
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like I can't even experiment."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the skull from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang exclaims, "jacq! That's a valuable anthropological artifact!"
		Zach says, "Remind me not to invite Jacqueline to my funeral."
		Fang says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, where or what now?"
		Jacqueline looks around for other things to smash.
		Fang says, "I guess Indiana Jones 4 would be a lot shorter with jacq"
		Zach asks, "Back north?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             1/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wet Cave

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | This chamber is half-carved as a dungeon room, but then the back half
Floyd | degenerates into rough walls of a cave; unfinished by the carvers of
Floyd | these tunnels.  Water drips from the ceiling of the rough portion of
Floyd | the chamber, forming a puddle in the back portion of the area.  The
Floyd | drip echoes around the chamber, giving the place an air of creepiness,
Floyd | but otherwise, it appears empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Intersection                                         1/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | This intersection is dominated by an ancient gate blocking passage to
Floyd | the east.  Tunnels run north, west, and south; each into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         1/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rubbish Room
Floyd | This chamber smells like rodents; fur, droppings, the whole deal.
Floyd | Ancient junk litters the place; rusting, rotting and slimy.  The only
Floyd | exit is south, back to the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a huge rat in here.  It sees you and squeeks a horrible sound.
Floyd | Its shivering body quivers as its fur on its nape stands on end at the
Floyd | sight of you.  It scurries towards you, jaw open and sharp teeth
Floyd | gnashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So that puddle room was a dead end?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Right?"
		DavidW says, "I should warn people that in the game won't be finishable because of bugs, but you'll be able to see and do quite a lot before that point of too-bugginess."
		Zach says, "It didn't give exits, but it sounds like it from the description."
		Jacqueline nods.
Fang says (to Floyd), "kill rat" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         1/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, um, will you guys make fun if I try to smash the --"
		Jacqueline asks, "Attack?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack rat" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         1/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to attack the huge rat with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sword" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         1/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You swing and cut the huge rat deeply, but its not enough to kill it.
Floyd | The huge rat, in turn, chomps at you, but, like you, it misses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "attack rat with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         2/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK RAT WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You swing and plunge your sword into the huge rat's neck.  It must be
Floyd | your lucky day as it dies before its attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "rats have no anthropological value"
		DavidW says, "yeah, how the author managed to bugger up things so 'kill' isn't a known verb is a puzzle."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rat" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         2/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a huge dead rat; pretty disgusting.  You wonder if there are more
Floyd | around...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         2/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | This must be where the denizens of this portion of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire threw its trash.  It smells awful and the garbage
Floyd | is old and molded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Nah, he didn't bugger it up - that was part of the puzzle, finding the verb!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search garbage" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH GARBAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | After some digging around, you find an ancient zorkmid; a gold coin of
Floyd | the G.U.E.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "woo"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x zorkmid" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a gold coin of the Great Underground Empire.  The image on it is
Floyd | that of Duncanthrax the Bellicose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search rat" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Rubbish Room
Floyd | This chamber smells like rodents; fur, droppings, the whole deal.
Floyd | Ancient junk litters the place; rusting, rotting and slimy.  The only
Floyd | exit is south, back to the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a huge dead rat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take rat" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need that disgusting thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x junk" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | This must be where the denizens of this portion of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire threw its trash.  It smells awful and the garbage
Floyd | is old and molded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "how long ago did the ancient empire fall?"
		Fang says, "seems unlikely there's still stuff to be mouldy"
		Zach says, "It's only been a week or so"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Zach says, "We're really more of a looter"
		Fang says, "haha"
		Fang says, "maybe we're here to deal with their rat infestation"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Room                                         3/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Rubbish Room
Floyd | This chamber smells like rodents; fur, droppings, the whole deal.
Floyd | Ancient junk litters the place; rusting, rotting and slimy.  The only
Floyd | exit is south, back to the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a huge dead rat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | This intersection is dominated by an ancient gate blocking passage to
Floyd | the east.  Tunnels run north, west, and south; each into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             3/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wet Cave
Floyd | This chamber is half-carved as a dungeon room, but then the back half
Floyd | degenerates into rough walls of a cave; unfinished by the carvers of
Floyd | these tunnels.  Water drips from the ceiling of the rough portion of
Floyd | the chamber, forming a puddle in the back portion of the area.  The
Floyd | drip echoes around the chamber, giving the place an air of creepiness,
Floyd | but otherwise, it appears empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             3/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             3/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             3/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Cave                                             3/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "just checking"
		DavidW asks, "if you're looking for an exit you missed...?"
		Fang asks, "I guess we have nowhere to go but back west?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | This intersection is dominated by an ancient gate blocking passage to
Floyd | the east.  Tunnels run north, west, and south; each into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "gate" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient gate is black and the design is the Gothic style that was
Floyd | popular centuries ago in the Great Underground Empire.  It would be
Floyd | impossible to squeeze through, and darkness dominates the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I guess this wouldn't be coin operated"
		DavidW says, "no, it's key operated. Hope that's not a spoiler."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         3/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
		DavidW says, "yeah, you'd think with altars in the game that 'pray' would do *something*, but no."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Long Tunnel                                          3/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Tunnel
Floyd | You are in a long tunnel that runs east to west.  The walls are made
Floyd | of black stone and the passages stretch into ominous darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

Floyd ]  Long Tunnel                                          3/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Passage                                       3/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Passage
Floyd | You are in a secret passage beyond the fresco wall.  The air is thick
Floyd | with dust that has not been disturbed in what must be a millenia.
Floyd | There are dark passages to the north, east, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "I should have done a sketch map. Which places have we not been?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I think we should at least peek at what happens if we go the other way in the first room."
		DavidW says, "You haven't been south of here. North was that dancing god."
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, which way to the fresco room?"
		DavidW says, "west to fresco"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                3/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This chamber is made of black stone.  The walls are pocked with age;
Floyd | showing faded frescos, the subject of which can no longer be
Floyd | determined.  The only exit is west, into a long. sloping tunnel that
Floyd | eventually leads back outside.  The weight of stone presses upon you,
Floyd | and you feel you must be deep underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But the... nevermind."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                3/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel that to leave now would make this entire expedition a waste,
Floyd | so you decide not to travel back up the tunnel to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Called it."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so, that room to the south."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Passage                                       3/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Passage
Floyd | You are in a secret passage beyond the fresco wall.  The air is thick
Floyd | with dust that has not been disturbed in what must be a millenia.
Floyd | There are dark passages to the north, east, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     3/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Web-Covered Cave
Floyd | This is a large cave covered in what appears to be webs.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the corner is some sort of nesting place for the huge spider, and
Floyd | it looks to be made of detritus and webbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a hideous, black spider in here.  The sight of it makes your
Floyd | skin crawl as you've never seen one this large.  It scuttles quickly
Floyd | toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "'for the huge spider'"
		Zach says, "Ah, yeah, I thought south was to the fresco"
		Jacqueline says, "I like that approach, yeah."
		Fang exclaims, "let's negotiate!"
		Jacqueline says, "The bodies here all belong to the man-eating tiger. Also, there is a man-eating tiger here."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     3/67
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     3/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the huge spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack spider with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     3/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK SPIDER WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You swing at the huge spider but miss wildly.  The beast hisses at you
Floyd | and lunges for you but you are able to dodge its attack easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "this combat system is a little simple"
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     3/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You chop at the huge spider but miss by an inch.  The spider attacks
Floyd | you, teeth gnashing, but you dodge out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Fang), "DUH, what were you expecting? To see something special about the HUGE SPIDER?"
		Zach says, "heh"
		Fang says, "just another huge spider, sigh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     4/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You swing again and finally you carve a slice into the huge spider's
Floyd | belly.  Angrily, it lunges at you but dies before getting close enough
Floyd | to bite you.  Greenish blood spews from its body.  As the spider
Floyd | collapses, one of its teeth dislodges and clatters on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Fang), "yes, but there will be challenges where you have to do something other than use a sword."
Fang says (to Floyd), "mourn spider" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     4/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOURN SPIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tooth" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     4/72
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the spider fang from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fang" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     4/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FANG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pretty gross, but it's sharp.  You can hold it safely and
Floyd | probably use it as you would a knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "spider fang"
		DavidW says, "Early puzzles ought to be easier than later ones."
		Fang says, "I assume not related"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     4/74
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It is some sort of nesting place for a huge spider, and it looks to be
Floyd | made of detritus and webbing.  Funny, you didn't know spider's made
Floyd | nests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "not sure why we need this if we already have a sword"
Fang says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     4/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in it, but maybe something is under 
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "HINT HINT"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under nest" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift the disgusting, sticky thing and find an old skeleton key.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an ancient key, covered in rust and dried spider webs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put skull on skeleton key" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/78
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SKULL ON SKELETON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the skeleton key would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "haha"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/79
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Web-Covered Cave
Floyd | This is a large cave covered in what appears to be webs.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the corner is some sort of nesting place for the huge spider, and
Floyd | it looks to be made of detritus and webbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a huge dead spider here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/80
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the spider fang)
Floyd | It's pretty gross, but it's sharp.  You can hold it safely and
Floyd | probably use it as you would a knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/81
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   a spider fang
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x huge dead spider" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HUGE DEAD SPIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the huge dead spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x web" 		

Floyd ]  Web-Covered Cave                                     5/83
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEB
Floyd |
Floyd | They are old and sticky and cover almost every inch of this chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If you've seen one huge dead monster, you've seen 'em all."
		Fang says, "no point posting this to my facebook then"
		Jacqueline says, "Re: why we need this when we have a sword... a sword is sometimes too big for the task, and you need a simply knife. Like when we encounter the Great Grilled Cheese of Frobozz and want to cut off the crusts."
		Jacqueline says, "s/simply/simple"
		Jacqueline says, "s/knife/spider fang"
		Zach says, "mmm"
		Jacqueline says, "And who knows, maybe it's poisonous or something, even disconnected from the spider."
		Fang says, "I guess it's time to go back the door, I guess"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Secret Passage                                       5/84
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Passage
Floyd | You are in a secret passage beyond the fresco wall.  The air is thick
Floyd | with dust that has not been disturbed in what must be a millenia.
Floyd | There are dark passages to the north, east, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Long Tunnel                                          5/85
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Tunnel
Floyd | You are in a long tunnel that runs east to west.  The walls are made
Floyd | of black stone and the passages stretch into ominous darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         5/86
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | This intersection is dominated by an ancient gate blocking passage to
Floyd | the east.  Tunnels run north, west, and south; each into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock gate with key" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         5/87
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK GATE WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the Ancient Gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         5/88
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the Ancient Gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Descent                                      5/89
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Descent
Floyd | This room is plain; simply a junction in this catacomb.  An ancient
Floyd | gate dominates the western passage while stone stairs descend into
Floyd | darkness both southeast and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Descent                                      5/89
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I really would prefer if this game have better described exits"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/90
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | The Great Underground Empire sure liked its galleries of art, and this
Floyd | room is a prime example.  Paintings hang on the walls, unseen for
Floyd | generations.  Stone steps lead upward to the southwest, the gallery
Floyd | continues to the east, a sturdy-looking wooden door sits in the west
Floyd | wall, and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "*had"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Did it have a compass rose in the status bar? I'm guessing those don't render on Floyd even with Sleepmask, though perhaps they do."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/91
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of Duncanthrax,
Floyd | the Bellicose King himself.  The few liberal arts classes you've taken
Floyd | at G.U.E. Tech describe him as cruel, bloodthirsty, and aggressive.
Floyd | His portrait does little to dissuade this description.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/92
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "there was no compass rose that I recall."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/93
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of the mythical
Floyd | maiden Zilbeetha.  Symbolically, she holds a crystal orb and stares
Floyd | into it with sad eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "the painting depicts him attacking a spider, and a rat"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/94
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of some wizard,
Floyd | unknown to you.  It is labelled Zarf but you have no idea who
Floyd | he was or what he ever did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/95
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of the great
Floyd | wizard Davmar who discovered the ability to create scrolls imbued with
Floyd | magic spells.  Symbolically, he holds a scroll in one hand, and
Floyd | confusingly, a zucchini in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/96
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of a man named
Floyd | Jizaboz whose only claim to fame was his ability to take his
Floyd | pants off over his head.  How or why this deserves a portrait baffles
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think Davmar was mentioned in Spellbreaker."
		Jacqueline says, "That was very Zorkesque, the zucchini"
		DavidW says, "mm"
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/97
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a landscape of the frozen
Floyd | lake Dinge.  It's okay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a landscape featuring Hades,
Floyd | the Land of the Dead.  It is a miasma of tortured souls lamenting in
Floyd | fire.  In your Contrastable Religions course, your professor
Floyd | claimed to have been there.  He said he had a good time but added the
Floyd | caveat "I guess you had to be there.".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/99
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find an abstract painting of
Floyd | colored squares and rectangles.  The colors not only clash, but seem
Floyd | to be at each other's throats.  Thankfully dust has muted this effect
Floyd | somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a landscape of castle
Floyd | Largoneth.  A turtle is painted in the forground while the castle sits
Floyd | silhoutted in a sunset background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I guess someone had fun with this room"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep. Which is making me have fun as well."
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/101
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a landscape of the frozen
Floyd | lake Dinge.  It's okay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmm"
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of some wizard,
Floyd | unknown to you.  It is labelled Zarf but you have no idea who
Floyd | he was or what he ever did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think you've seen all the paintings now."
		Fang says, "I guess so"
		Jacqueline says, "So, a couple more just to --"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/103
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find an abstract painting of
Floyd | colored squares and rectangles.  The colors not only clash, but seem
Floyd | to be at each other's throats.  Thankfully dust has muted this effect
Floyd | somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/104
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine a painting at random and find a portrait of a man named
Floyd | Jizaboz whose only claim to fame was his ability to take his
Floyd | pants off over his head.  How or why this deserves a portrait baffles
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Fang says, "it's not totally random, but I think it exhausts all the unseen ones first"
		Fang says, "which is good"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/105
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | The Great Underground Empire sure liked its galleries of art, and this
Floyd | room is a prime example.  Paintings hang on the walls, unseen for
Floyd | generations.  Stone steps lead upward to the southwest, the gallery
Floyd | continues to the east, a sturdy-looking wooden door sits in the west
Floyd | wall, and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              5/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the wooden door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                5/107
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Salon
Floyd | This portion of the gallery is a salon to showcase scultpures,
Floyd | however, someone took the time, long ago, to smash the sculptures into
Floyd | rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | One sculpture, however, remains intact; a bust of the enchanter
Floyd | Korboz.  Perhaps the stone it was carved from was too strong for
Floyd | whatever madman destroyed the other statuary in this room, or perhaps
Floyd | it is enchanted that way.  Either way, it remains the sole surviving
Floyd | sculpture here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                5/107
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E. is now in its "verbose" mode, which always
Floyd | gives long descriptions of locations (even if you've been there
Floyd | before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Salon                                                5/107
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                5/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a bust, made of white stone, of a homely wizard.  It is engraved
Floyd | Korboz the Magnificent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push bust" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                5/109
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bust" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/110
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hoora"
		DavidW says, "You'll want to start using the backpack at this point."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bust" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/111
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BUST

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search bust" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/112
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/113
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   a spider fang
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put fang in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/114
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FANG IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the spider fang into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "slightly surreal"
		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, stuff doesn't go into the backpack automatically."
Fang says (to Floyd), "push zorkmid in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/114
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH ZORKMID IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to push the zorkmid inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push zorkmid in skull" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/114
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH ZORKMID IN SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to push the zorkmid inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "put, not push"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put zorkmid in skull" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/115
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ZORKMID IN SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to DW), "it occured me to try that"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put zorkmid in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/116
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ZORKMID IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the zorkmid into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put skull in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/117
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the skull into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take bust" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/118
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the bust of Korboz from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/119
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bust" 		

Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 6 out of a possible 25, in 120 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Junior Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "FULL" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/121
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Salon
Floyd | This portion of the gallery is a salon to showcase scultpures,
Floyd | however, someone took the time, long ago, to smash the sculptures into
Floyd | rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/122
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | This rubble was once a room of sculptures and statuary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/123
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                                6/124
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              6/125
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | The Great Underground Empire sure liked its galleries of art, and this
Floyd | room is a prime example.  Paintings hang on the walls, unseen for
Floyd | generations.  Stone steps lead upward to the southwest, the gallery
Floyd | continues to the east, a sturdy-looking wooden door sits in the west
Floyd | wall, and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "you wanted to try the key on this door?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              6/126
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              6/127
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "But it's a skeleton key!"
		DavidW says, "I know, I know."
		DavidW says, "But maybe the author doesn't."
		Fang says, "it's a key for skeletons, duh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               6/128
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This was a sitting room of sorts, by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A comfy-looking, if rather dusty, sofa dominates the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In front of the sofa is a wide, round coffee-table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee-table is a crystal ashtray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               6/129
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | It is comfy-looking but rather dusty.
Floyd |

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Lounge                                               6/130
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing (not even coins) in the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hee"
Fang says (to Floyd), "look under sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               6/131
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x ashtray" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               6/132
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ASHTRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a fancy, small, crystal ashtray.  Not a bad little treasure,
Floyd | really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this room is tricky. I had to cheat."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take ashtray" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/133
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ASHTRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the crystal ashtray from the coffee-table.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take ashtray" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/134
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ASHTRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/134
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/135
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The legs seem sturdy but the top seems aged and worn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "hit table" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/135
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/136
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This was a sitting room of sorts, by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A comfy-looking, if rather dusty, sofa dominates the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In front of the sofa is a wide, round coffee-table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push table" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/137
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/138
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The surface of the coffee-table, unable to take your weight, collapses
Floyd | into a heap of useless wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "there we go."
		Fang says, "..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/139
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOOD
Floyd |

		Fang says, "that is rather non-obvious"

Floyd | It is a heap of useless wood that was once a coffee-table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wood" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/140
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the heap of useless wood from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		RootShell says, "hello"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/141
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a heap of useless wood that was once a coffee-table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/142
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This was a sitting room of sorts, by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A comfy-looking, if rather dusty, sofa dominates the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a table leg here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x leg" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/143
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the only table leg from the coffee-table intact enough to carry
Floyd | around, perhaps as a club.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take leg" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/144
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh right. The leg was what we want."
		Zach says, "Blurgh, sorry, I keep lagging"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put wood in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/145
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WOOD IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the heap of useless wood into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take leg" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/146
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the table leg from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "seems like we have a lot of redundant weaponry"
		DavidW says, "oh, maybe."
		Zach says, ">dual wield sword and table leg"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/147
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This was a sitting room of sorts, by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A comfy-looking, if rather dusty, sofa dominates the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "but I agree this game seems to like weapons more than the average Zork game."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Don't forget to say rar when you dual wield the sword and the table leg"
		Fang says (to Jacqueline), "well, then you put the fang in your jaw"
		Fang says, "and kick the bust at them"
		Zach says, "Oh, I never forget my coffee-table battle cry."
Fang says (to Floyd), "push sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/148
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               7/149
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This was a sitting room of sorts, by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A comfy-looking, if rather dusty, sofa dominates the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Z), "yay"
RootShell arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Fang asks, "I guess we need to go back up the stairs?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                              7/150
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | The Great Underground Empire sure liked its galleries of art, and this
Floyd | room is a prime example.  Paintings hang on the walls, unseen for
Floyd | generations.  Stone steps lead upward to the southwest, the gallery
Floyd | continues to the east, a sturdy-looking wooden door sits in the west
Floyd | wall, and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Descent                                      7/151
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Descent
Floyd | This room is plain; simply a junction in this catacomb.  An ancient
Floyd | gate dominates the western passage while stone stairs descend into
Floyd | darkness both southeast and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          7/152
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quartz Room
Floyd | This cave is somehow hollowed out of a vein of quartz.  Thousands of
Floyd | six-sided prisms, of all sizes, surround you.  Everything is rose
Floyd | colored and, while in here, all of your possessions seem to take on
Floyd | different shades of a rosy hue.  The effect is disorientingly
Floyd | beautiful.  Steps carved into the rock lead up to the northwest and
Floyd | tunnels lead east, and south and a narrow tunnel winds downwards to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooh, start mapping."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear"
		Fang asks, "oh, is this a maze?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Who'se mapping?"
		DavidW says, "no, not a maze. Just confusing."
		Fang says, "not me, my attention span is ten - ooh shiny"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "There's no twisty passages but a lot of diagonals."
		Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "Hello, funkyman."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x prism" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          7/152
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRISM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "Hey! I showered today"
		Zach says, "Eh, we'll be fine."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, as in, no one is mapping?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I have a map."
		Jacqueline says, "yay helpful person"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take quartz" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          7/153
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE QUARTZ
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x quartz" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          7/154
Floyd |
Floyd | > X QUARTZ
Floyd |
Floyd | Thousands of six-sided prisms of all sizes surround you in this cave.
Floyd | Everytrhing is rose-colored here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          7/155
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are an adventurer and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/156
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sun" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/157
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Sun Door)
Floyd | This thick wooden door has the image of a stylized sun carved into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x moon" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/158
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the moon door)
Floyd | This thick wooden door has the image of a stylized moon carved into
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/158
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open sun door" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/159
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SUN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the Sun Door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "And we came in from which direction?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, nw"
		Zach says, "West"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                7/160
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This chamber is made of black stone.  The walls are pocked with age;
Floyd | showing faded frescos, the subject of which can no longer be
Floyd | determined.  The only exit is west, into a long. sloping tunnel that
Floyd | eventually leads back outside.  The weight of stone presses upon you,
Floyd | and you feel you must be deep underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "sorry , distracted by cat."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, that's..."
		Zach says, "Weird"
		DavidW says, "A bug, yes"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, is it? Or is it magic?"
		Zach says, "Oh, I was going to say "clever""
		DavidW says, "no, if you 'enter sun door' you get a different result."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                7/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess I'll restore"
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/158
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open sun door" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/159
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SUN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the Sun Door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter sun door" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             7/160
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SUN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             7/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "welcome to the room that someone forgot to code."
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
		RootShell says, "lol"
		Jacqueline says, "It's weird that it went from well-written to nothing."
		Fang says, "guess it's so bright you can't see anything"
		Zach says, "They sun is just blinding us"
		Zach says, "It's really a quite interesting room."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit sun room" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             7/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT SUN ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/162
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, odd that s worked there."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open moon door" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/163
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN MOON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the moon door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter moon door" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/164
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER MOON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cat statue here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh you saved, right?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "oh good"
		Jacqueline asks, "So... slightly spoilery, but does that unimplemented room have something we need to do in it, but no cues as to what?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I have no idea what the sun room is for, but I did find something else with a 'sun' theme."

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bust of Korboz)
Floyd | It is a bust, made of white stone, of a homely wizard.  It is engraved
Floyd | Korboz the Magnificent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x symbols" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/166
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SYMBOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | As intriguing as the symbols are, they are all gibberish to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cat statue" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/166
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAT STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to examine the cat statue and you are suddenly transfixed by
Floyd | its eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                        ...still transfixed...
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Zach says, "Caaaat"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                            ...darkness...
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/167
Floyd | You awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone down by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "uh-oh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/168
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmm"
		Jacqueline says, "But maybe we need to do this and we get those points back or something."
		Fang says, "backpack is gone"
		DavidW asks, "um, where's the backpack?"
		Zach asks, "restore?"
		Jacqueline says (to Z), "Not just yet"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/169
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks (of DW), "is that not intentional?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/170
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | It was once a statue of a cat...you think.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "...but"
		DavidW says, "The cat statue was bad news and I never learned how I was supposed to deal with it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cat statue" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/170
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAT STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "It seems like some of the points we've lost correspond to objects that are in the backpack"
Fang says (to Floyd), "winnable" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/170
Floyd |
Floyd | > WINNABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So it's still in the room description, then. Hrm."
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Mmkay, we can restore."
		Fang says (to Jacq), "I'm presuming we can get this stuff back"
		DavidW asks, "maybe the eyes of the cat statue can be prised out? I dunno?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Fang), "Oh?"
		Fang says, "if we've been just screwed over by a non-obvious unwinnable move"
		Fang says, "then this is the point I'd stop playing, personally"
		DavidW says, "There are some insta-deaths in other rooms."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, instadeath doesn't necessarily make me stop playing. Lots of bugs do, though. And while I haven't hit my threshold yet, the trajectory is not looking great."
		DavidW says, "when I played, I restored and ignored the sun and moon rooms thereafter."
		Fang says, "well, insta-deaths != lol the game is unwinnable now, enjoy finding out about this in a few hours' time"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/171
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "May I try something?"
		DavidW says, "of course"
		Zach says (to Jacq), "Sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c27" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            5/171
Floyd | Restore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wait a sec..."
		Fang says, "yikes"
		Jacqueline says, "No, it's all god"
		Jacqueline says, "er, good"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/158
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "'c27'?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/159
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open moon door" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/160
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN MOON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the moon door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter moon door" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER MOON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cat statue here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take eyes with fang" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EYES WITH FANG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "smash/break statue?"
		DavidW says, "The eyes might not be its own object"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/162
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, they're not even implemented."
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/162
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push cat" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/163
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/164
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "rub cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pet cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "meow" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "moon cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOON CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "haha"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "lift cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIFT CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell cat to stop snoring so we can concentrate on the game" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL CAT TO STOP SNORING SO WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON THE GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put out landtern" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OUT LANDTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "douse lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOUSE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, that's the cat in the room with me, not the cat statue."
		Fang says, "hang on"
		Fang says, "maybe the word moon is a hint"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/166
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/167
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we can go find catnip, milk, or salmon? Although I don't remember any of those,"
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/168
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "moon cat" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/168
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOON CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		DavidW asks (of oh,), "do it in the dark?"

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/169
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "yeah"
Fang says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/170
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cat statue here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Fang), "Did you want to turn off the lantern?"
		DavidW says, "might work"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/171
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I left the lantern outside"
		DavidW says, "the room twinkles on its own, it seems."
		Fang says, "or maybe dark descriptions aren't implemented. Bleh"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/172
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember testing if we need the lantern or not."
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/173
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the backpack off)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/174
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/175
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cat statue here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/175
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to examine the cat statue and you are suddenly transfixed by
Floyd | its eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                        ...still transfixed...
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                            ...darkness...
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            6/176
Floyd | You awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone down by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmm, just one point, this time"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            6/177
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "crystal ashtray is gone"
		DavidW says, "ashtray"
		DavidW says, "that's a rather cruel cat."
		Fang says, "I guess the cat steals valuable stuff, probably the zorkmid in the backpack"
		Jacqueline asks, "try again?"
Tale arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Fang says, "yeah"
		RootShell says, "it's a non smoking cat :P"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            6/176
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "Hey kids"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            6/177
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            6/176
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Try 'x cat' without anything in inventory?"

Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hey Tale"
		Tale asks, "What are you playing?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/175
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/176
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Speaking of cats, it's Tale."
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/177
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a backpack (in which are a heap of useless wood, a skull,
Floyd | a zorkmid and a spider fang) and a small lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		RootShell says, "Tale Hi"
		DavidW says, "Zorkian Stories I: G.U.E."
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop ashtray" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/178
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ASHTRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/179
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cat statue here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "oh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/180
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/180
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to examine the cat statue and you are suddenly transfixed by
Floyd | its eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Tale has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                        ...still transfixed...
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |                            ...darkness...
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/181
Floyd | You awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/182
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "dust" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/182
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dust?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search dust" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/183
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "dust is a verb?"
		Zach says, "I'm not sure what that accomplished, though."
		DavidW says, "Not usually."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take dust" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/184
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "dust dust" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/185
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUST DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/186
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moon Room
Floyd | This room contains no other furnishings besides an alabaster statue of
Floyd | a cat in a sitting pose.  Its eyes twinkle slightly.  The walls,
Floyd | floor, and ceiling are covered in mathematical, astronomical, and
Floyd | astrological symbols and equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps we'll find V'GER."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x symbols" 		

Floyd ]  Moon Room                                            7/187
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SYMBOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | As intriguing as the symbols are, they are all gibberish to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/188
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a crystal ashtray, a backpack (in which are a heap of
Floyd | useless wood, a skull, a zorkmid and a spider fang) and a small
Floyd | lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang is a newbie. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/189
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | crystal ashtray: You pick up the crystal ashtray from the ground.
Floyd | backpack: You pick up the backpack from the ground.
Floyd | small lantern: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | heap of useless wood: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | skull: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | zorkmid: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | spider fang: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/190
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "well, that was a waste of time"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "So it was just there to be evil."
		DavidW says, "I really have no idea. There's no obvious advantage to be gained from the Moon Room, unless the cat statue itself is a treasure, but it's untakable."
		Jacqueline says, "It's fixed in place."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, perhaps that's a bug."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that's possible."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/191
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/192
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/193
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/192
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/191
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Um, where's the lantern?"
		DavidW says, "well, it's possible there's a secret ritual that can be done in the cat's presence, but I never found anything like that."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/192
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             7/191
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/190
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/191
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/192
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/193
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |   a crystal ashtray
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Anger level: rising."
Fang says (to Floyd), "put ashtray in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/194
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ASHTRAY IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the crystal ashtray into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/195
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the small lantern from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we don't need the useless wood."
		Fang says, "inventory management sure is fun"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/196
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "north" 		

Floyd ]  Vault                                                7/197
Floyd |
Floyd | > NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This chamber is made of black stone.  The walls are pocked with age;
Floyd | showing faded frescos, the subject of which can no longer be
Floyd | determined.  The only exit is west, into a long. sloping tunnel that
Floyd | eventually leads back outside.  The weight of stone presses upon you,
Floyd | and you feel you must be deep underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why, David, do you think the useless wood is useless?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/196
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, I think the useless wood is useless."
		Fang says, "that seems very prejudicial"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Yes, unautomated inventory management is what I live for in interactive fiction."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               7/197
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pronaos                                              7/198
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pronaos
Floyd | You believe this area to be the entrance to a temple; a pronaos.
Floyd | However, the temple must lie down the steps to the southeast.  The
Floyd | darkness there seems thicker than any darkness you've seen yet.  A
Floyd | passage also leads north; away from this temple entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     7/199
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forgotten Temple
Floyd | This place is not right, nor has it been right in a very long time.
Floyd | It may be why it was abandoned by mysyerious people long ago.  It was
Floyd | a temple; maybe still is.  Pillars line the walls and lead down a long
Floyd | chamber to a strange pit, built into the floor; a perfect circle
Floyd | leading to darkness.  It is surrounded by notches that may once have
Floyd | held torches.  Narrow, dark passages lead northeast and southwest and
Floyd | a flight of stone steps leads up to the northwest.  It is deathly
Floyd | quiet in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Darker darkness."
Fang says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     7/200
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think deathly quiet is preferred over our abominable singing."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/201
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Naos
Floyd | This portion of the temple complex is a simple, but large room with
Floyd | pillars lining the walls.  Ominous passages lead southwest and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pig-like creature, the size of a pony, turns its head and stares at
Floyd | you.  It snorts viciously between its razor-sharp tusks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "hello, time to sword?"
		DavidW says, "oh noes, a huge not-dead monster!"
		Jacqueline says, "I dunno."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x creature" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/202
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the calydoar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Violence is always the answer to this one"
		Jacqueline says, "A 'pig-like creature the size of a pony' reminds me of that adorable silly thing from Hark! A Vagrant!, and I'm conflicted about attacking it."
		Fang says, "oh, I guess it's just a regular calydoar"
		DavidW says, "or maybe I mean 'oh Naos'"
		McMartin says, "That seems like a problem eminently solvable via copious murderings"
		Fang exclaims, "let's negotiate!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack creature with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/203
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CREATURE WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your blade being of elvish quality, it bounces harmlessly off
Floyd | the creature's metallic hide.  With a hideous snort, the creature
Floyd | moves to gore you, but you dodge out of the way...just barely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh noas"
		Jacqueline says, "That thing being this: [LINK]"
		Fang says, "maybe blunt damage works better"
		Zach says, "Aw"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack creature with table leg" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/204
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CREATURE WITH TABLE LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Zach), "It's happy and cute, isn't it?"
		Fang says, "..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Also, the fang?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack creature with fang" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/205
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CREATURE WITH FANG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the spider fang)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Jacq), "Yes, I want one!" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put ashtray in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/206
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ASHTRAY IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the crystal ashtray)
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/207
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a bust of Korboz
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I like this realistic combat situation we are in"
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put nust in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/207
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NUST IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I like how you are being facetious."
Fang says (to Floyd), "put key in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/208
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the skeleton key into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put bust in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/209
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BUST IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bust of Korboz into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "say "hang on a sec, I'm almost done!"" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 7/210
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY "HANG ON A SEC, I'M ALMOST DONE!"
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the calydoar)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "The creature only attacks if we do? Maybe we don't have to kill it."
		Zach says, "Bugs for nonviolence"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack calydoar with fang" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/211
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CALYDOAR WITH FANG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the spider fang)
Floyd | You astutely remember how venomous huge spiders are, and so, with an
Floyd | adept manuever, you jam the fang between the scales of the beast.  It
Floyd | collapses on the ground, instantly dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "say sorry for the wait" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/212
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY SORRY FOR THE WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sigh" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/212
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIGH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, that bit I mentioned, about how it would be poisonous even when no longer attached to the spider?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess it was *very* poisonous, and just the residual amount on the fang was enough."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, comments like these are why maga hates watching Star Trek with me."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x calydoar" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/213
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CALYDOAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It resembles a boar...if a boar were imagined by a demented,
Floyd | devil-worshipping zoologist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat calydoar" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/214
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CALYDOAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the dead calydoar)
Floyd | Wayyyyy too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search calydoar" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/215
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CALYDOAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hug calydoar" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/215
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG CALYDOAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I note the Fight Club style notion that things become only special once they are dead"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Naos                                                 8/216
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Naos
Floyd | This portion of the temple complex is a simple, but large room with
Floyd | pillars lining the walls.  Ominous passages lead southwest and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dead calydoar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/217
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Adyton
Floyd | This is the furthest, back room of the temple, from what you can tell.
Floyd | It may have once held treasure of some sort, but has long since been
Floyd | ransacked and the only one of its oiginal furnishings that remain is a
Floyd | simple podium.  Passages lead west and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dusty key is on the podium.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the podium is a dusty key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "podium" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/217
Floyd |
Floyd | > PODIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/218
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spider fang
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put fang in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/219
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FANG IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the spider fang into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/220
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dusty key)
Floyd | You pick up the dusty key from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/221
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dusty key)
Floyd | You see nothing special about the dusty key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x podium" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/222
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PODIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | On the podium is a dusty key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh yeah, I suppose that's a bug too."
		Fang says, "oh, I guess that's why no one looted the key"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/223
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "it's an infinite key producing podium"
		Jacqueline says, "SWEET"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/224
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dusty key)
Floyd | You take the dusty key from the podium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/225
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "haha"
		Fang says, "guess I'm right"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x podium" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/226
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PODIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the podium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh"
		inky says, "ok, that is weird"
		Fang says, "I guess it just produces two keys"
		Jacqueline says, "odd"
		DavidW says, "I wonder which dusty key is the real one."
		Fang says, "I predict pain in the arsitude"
		DavidW says, "I imagine in trying to code the key onto the podium, he accidentally coded up two keys without noticing."
		DavidW says, "and yeah, disambig is gonna bite us,."
		RootShell says, "it's a 'zork' game... so bug are expected ;)"
		Jacqueline says (to RS), "Hey, now."
		RootShell says (to jacqueline), "Hi"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. Hi."
		RootShell says, "everyone was so into the game i just watched ;)"
		Fang says, "well, let's cross tha tbridge when we get to it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Adyton                                               8/227
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Adyton
Floyd | This is the furthest, back room of the temple, from what you can tell.
Floyd | It may have once held treasure of some sort, but has long since been
Floyd | ransacked and the only one of its oiginal furnishings that remain is a
Floyd | simple podium.  Passages lead west and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         8/228
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Opisthodomos
Floyd | This is the opisthodomos of the temple; but to you, it's basically
Floyd | just another room of this forboding complex.  Passages lead northeast
Floyd | and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumpled in the southwest corner is the desicated corpse of a
Floyd | long-dead adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says, "I always felt that Rory had the better plots"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah, sure, the opisthodomos of the temple. Right."
		Tale says, "ilac"
		inky says, "I assume it's where you get your eyes examined"
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "Rory's plot was probably better than this, yeah."
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "yay"
		Fang asks, "huh, who is the narrator?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         8/229
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | This was once maybe a scholar or adventurer who delved to learn the
Floyd | secrets of the Great Underground Empire, but who was not as lucky as
Floyd | you've been...thus far.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search adventurer" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/230
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you examine the body, you realize it has long since been ransacked
Floyd | of any real valuables.  However, a page from a journal is found under
Floyd | its left boot.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Let that be a lesson to you, sonny."
		inky says, "the lesson is, always put stuff in your boot"
		Fang asks, "don't adventure unless you can save your game and undo?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/231
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The language is an archaic form of Borphese, but you can read it
Floyd | easily enough.  Apparently the corpse was once a scholar who was
Floyd | deciphering the many runes and engravings around this temple.  It's
Floyd | mostly useless, but perhaps there is something to one sentence in
Floyd | particular.  It reads "the pit is a door only death can
Floyd | unlock".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "'opisthodomos' is apparently literally 'back room'"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/232
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | This was once maybe a scholar or adventurer who delved to learn the
Floyd | secrets of the Great Underground Empire, but who was not as lucky as
Floyd | you've been...thus far.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/233
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/234
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "k" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/234
Floyd |
Floyd | > K
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Opisthodomos                                         9/235
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Opisthodomos
Floyd | This is the opisthodomos of the temple; but to you, it's basically
Floyd | just another room of this forboding complex.  Passages lead northeast
Floyd | and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumpled in the southwest corner is the desicated corpse of a
Floyd | long-dead adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/236
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forgotten Temple
Floyd | This place is not right, nor has it been right in a very long time.
Floyd | It may be why it was abandoned by mysyerious people long ago.  It was
Floyd | a temple; maybe still is.  Pillars line the walls and lead down a long
Floyd | chamber to a strange pit, built into the floor; a perfect circle
Floyd | leading to darkness.  It is surrounded by notches that may once have
Floyd | held torches.  Narrow, dark passages lead northeast and southwest and
Floyd | a flight of stone steps leads up to the northwest.  It is deathly
Floyd | quiet in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/237
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a perfect circular pit, built into the floor of the temple in
Floyd | the place where you would normally think an altar would exist.  Around
Floyd | the pit are notches; most likely where torches would have been placed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Opisthodomos is a word like penultimate, just so that you can demonstrate that you know the word and what it means when possibly others around you won't know. Also, defenestrate."
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/238
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a journal page
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a skull
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put table leg in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/239
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TABLE LEG IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the table leg into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/240
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put page in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/241
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT PAGE IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the journal page into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/242
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the skull from the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "so, I assume the skull is involved"
		Fang asks, "but how?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/243
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a perfect circular pit, built into the floor of the temple in
Floyd | the place where you would normally think an altar would exist.  Around
Floyd | the pit are notches; most likely where torches would have been placed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put skull in pit" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/244
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN PIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You toss the skull into the strange pit.  The darkness swallows it and
Floyd | you do not hear it hit any bottom.  A moment passes.  Suddenly, a
Floyd | strange violet smoke rises from the strange pit; whispy at first, but
Floyd | then thickening to an impenetrable cloud.  You take a step back,
Floyd | unsure of what is happening.  You are thinking of just fleeing this
Floyd | strange temple when a deathly groan comes from the pit, freezing you
Floyd | in your tracks and filling you with terror.  But then, suddenly, the
Floyd | groaning stops and the smoke dissipates.  Looking around, you see the
Floyd | skull has returned, but actually, it's not the same skull, for the one
Floyd | that now sits on the edge of the strange pit is slick with a waxy
Floyd | coating, as if it had just been spit out of a horrible mouth, and a
Floyd | faint, violet glow can be seen within its eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooh, congrats"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     9/245
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a strange skull, dark gray in color and slick with an unknown,
Floyd | greasy coating.  A faint, violet glow can be seen within its eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     10/246
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the strange skull from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "so, er, now what"
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     10/246
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 10 out of a possible 25, in 246 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tale says (to jacqueline), "Aw, I like penultimate. Had I known it would cause outrage, I would have defenestrated the name."
		inky says, "grody"
		Zach asks, "Are there exits from the quartz room we haven't tried?"
inky says (to Floyd), "wear skull" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     10/247
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, you took it?"
		Fang says, "yup"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "yes, south and southwest."
		Jacqueline says, "Dude, if it's wet and it's not yours, don't touch it."
		Jacqueline says, "First rule of first aid."
		Fang says, "we have an evil cursed skull now"
		Jacqueline says, "I must say, though, that that was a very cool response to tossing the skull in the pit."
		Zach says, "He could have died without our help!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well done, author."
		Fang says, "I guess we can try out keys on the door in the gallery"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Forgotten Temple                                     10/248
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Forgotten Temple
Floyd | This place is not right, nor has it been right in a very long time.
Floyd | It may be why it was abandoned by mysyerious people long ago.  It was
Floyd | a temple; maybe still is.  Pillars line the walls and lead down a long
Floyd | chamber to a strange pit, built into the floor; a perfect circle
Floyd | leading to darkness.  It is surrounded by notches that may once have
Floyd | held torches.  Narrow, dark passages lead northeast and southwest and
Floyd | a flight of stone steps leads up to the northwest.  It is deathly
Floyd | quiet in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "unless there's anything else we missed?"
		DavidW says, "I think you've done everything you can do in the temple. But there's those exits from the Quartz room to do."
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pronaos                                              10/249
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pronaos
Floyd | You believe this area to be the entrance to a temple; a pronaos.
Floyd | However, the temple must lie down the steps to the southeast.  The
Floyd | darkness there seems thicker than any darkness you've seen yet.  A
Floyd | passage also leads north; away from this temple entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corner                                               10/250
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner
Floyd | The dungeon corridor bends here with passages leading west and south.
Floyd | Doors sit in the north and east walls of the corner.  There is a
Floyd | carven sun in the north door and a crescent moon carved in the east
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          10/251
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quartz Room
Floyd | This cave is somehow hollowed out of a vein of quartz.  Thousands of
Floyd | six-sided prisms, of all sizes, surround you.  Everything is rose
Floyd | colored and, while in here, all of your possessions seem to take on
Floyd | different shades of a rosy hue.  The effect is disorientingly
Floyd | beautiful.  Steps carved into the rock lead up to the northwest and
Floyd | tunnels lead east, and south and a narrow tunnel winds downwards to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/252
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | This room is carved perfectly square from the rock. A passage leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door in the wall is featureless save for three buttons colored blue,
Floyd | yellow, and red respectively.  An inscription is above the buttons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read inscription" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/253
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ INSCRIPTION
Floyd |
Floyd | The inscription reads: THE SORE SPENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Now we're just in wacky random not-necessarily-zorkish puzzle mode?"
		DavidW says, "oh, it took me a while to figure out what the inscription was about. After I didn't need the info anymore."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a strange skull
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |     a zorkmid
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "might save first."
		Zach says, "We do have a zorkmid to spend."
		DavidW says, "save first"
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "True"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the blue button and die from electrocution.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 25, in 254 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ZAP"
		DavidW says, "hello instadeath"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the red button and you hear a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push yellow" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH YELLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the yellow button and die from electrocution.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 25, in 255 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, I don't understand"
		Jacqueline says, "Blue I associate with electricty. Yellow should be something else."
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		Fang says, "is this puzzle basically 'use trial and error to figure out which single butter to push?'"
		Jacqueline says, "The first things that come to mind are rather sophomoric."
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Fang), "No, actually."
Zach says (to Floyd), "press yellow button" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS YELLOW BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the yellow button and die from electrocution.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 25, in 254 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The inscription is the clue."
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "inscription" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSCRIPTION
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x inscription" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INSCRIPTION
Floyd |
Floyd | The inscription reads: THE SORE SPENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "should I spoil or partly spoil this?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/256
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | This room is carved perfectly square from the rock. A passage leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door in the wall is featureless save for three buttons colored blue,
Floyd | yellow, and red respectively.  An inscription is above the buttons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit me with leg" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/256
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT ME WITH LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "attack self with leg" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/257
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK SELF WITH LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the table leg)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I don't get it"
		Zach says, "I'm trying to make myself "sore""
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "No, not yet."
		maga says, "is that what the kids are calling it these days"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/258
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a bust, made of white stone, of a homely wizard.  It is engraved
Floyd | Korboz the Magnificent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "it seems like any legitimate solution to this"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "And here I was worried about being sophomoric."
		Fang says, "is a lot harder than just trial and error"
		Jacqueline says, "Making lunch, brb."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put skull in backback" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/258
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN BACKBACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take leg" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/259
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put strange skull in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/260
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT STRANGE SKULL IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the strange skull into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take leg" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/261
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the table leg from the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "attack self with leg" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/262
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK SELF WITH LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/263
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are an adventurer and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put leg in pack" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/263
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LEG IN PACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I don't think we are going to figure out the intended solution to this"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put leg in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/264
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LEG IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the table leg into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take zorkmid" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/265
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the zorkmid from the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/266
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the red button and you hear a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/267
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x zorkmid" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/268
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a gold coin of the Great Underground Empire.  The image on it is
Floyd | that of Duncanthrax the Bellicose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We can explore elsewhere"
		Jacqueline says, "So, back."
		Jacqueline asks, "You didn't figure it out while I was gone?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | This room is carved perfectly square from the rock. A passage leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door in the wall is featureless save for three buttons colored blue,
Floyd | yellow, and red respectively.  An inscription is above the buttons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x inscription" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/270
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INSCRIPTION
Floyd |
Floyd | The inscription reads: THE SORE SPENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Let's stay here a sec."
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, is it an anagram?"
		Jacqueline says, "The word press is in there..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Press the red one?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press red" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/271
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the red button and you hear a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, you did that."
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Button Room                                          10/272
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Button Room
Floyd | This room is carved perfectly square from the rock. A passage leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door in the wall is featureless save for three buttons colored blue,
Floyd | yellow, and red respectively.  An inscription is above the buttons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, you solved it."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, not only does that not kill you, it's hinted at strongly in the anagram."
		Fang says, "anyway, this is a puzzle that would annoy me"
		Jacqueline asks, "Would, or did?"
		Fang says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "So, it clicked somewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "Though I hope pressing it twice didn't mess us up."
		Zach says, "Let's leave this room and never come back"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Lead the way."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Quartz Room                                          10/273
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quartz Room
Floyd | This cave is somehow hollowed out of a vein of quartz.  Thousands of
Floyd | six-sided prisms, of all sizes, surround you.  Everything is rose
Floyd | colored and, while in here, all of your possessions seem to take on
Floyd | different shades of a rosy hue.  The effect is disorientingly
Floyd | beautiful.  Steps carved into the rock lead up to the northwest and
Floyd | tunnels lead east, and south and a narrow tunnel winds downwards to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sorry, solving a puzzle without any indication that it's been solved bugs me."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sapphire Room                                        10/274
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sapphire Room
Floyd | This cavernous room is made of pure sapphire, from what you can tell.
Floyd | In its raw form, it is ugly yet it still glimmers in your lamp's
Floyd | light.  Passages lead west and southwest and a narrower passage leads
Floyd | upwards to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, it did indicate."
		Jacqueline says, "As in, it didn't kill us."
		Jacqueline says, "And Zork did do stuff like that, if memory serves."
		Jacqueline says, "Not the instadeath, mind you."
		Jacqueline says, "But the click that you hear but can't see."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/275
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sorry, I was afk. Patrick tells me we have a new housemate coming in."
		Zach says, "Oh ho"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/276
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the oak door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/277
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock door with dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/277
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the dusty key or the dusty key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "the first dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/277
Floyd |
Floyd | > THE FIRST DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh boy"
		Jacqueline says, "oh man"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the dusty key, the dusty key or the skeleton key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dusty" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the dusty key or the dusty key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison asks, "doesn't Inform 7 support 'the former'?"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "former" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORMER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "So, picking up the second one was a mistake."
		Fang says, "okay, I have a plan"
RootShell www.ifreviews.org 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop keys" 		Jacqueline says, "And... yeah, that threshold I mentioned? I'm really close to it."

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/279
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | zorkmid: Dropped.
Floyd | dusty key: Dropped.
Floyd | dusty key: Dropped.
Floyd | small lantern: Dropped.
Floyd | backpack: Dropped.
Floyd | elvish sword: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/280
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the backpack from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
RootShell arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/281
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the elvish sword from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/282
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the small lantern from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take zorkmid" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the zorkmid from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/285
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dusty key and a dusty key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take fang" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/286
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FANG
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the spider fang from the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/287
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | dusty key: You pick up the dusty key from the ground.
Floyd | dusty key: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | table leg: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | strange skull: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | journal page: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | bust of Korboz: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | skeleton key: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | crystal ashtray: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd | heap of useless wood: You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/288
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/289
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guard Room
Floyd | This room may have once been a guard room.  It's nothing now.  Exits
Floyd | lead north and northeast, and a door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/290
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/291
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dusty key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/292
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the dusty key from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I actually enjoyed this puzzle, btw"
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock door with dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/293
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "WRONG DUSTY KEY"
		Jacqueline says, "j/k"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/294
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "that's possible"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sapphire Room                                        10/295
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sapphire Room
Floyd | This cavernous room is made of pure sapphire, from what you can tell.
Floyd | In its raw form, it is ugly yet it still glimmers in your lamp's
Floyd | light.  Passages lead west and southwest and a narrower passage leads
Floyd | upwards to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Sapphire Room                                        10/296
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/297
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/298
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guard Room
Floyd | This room may have once been a guard room.  It's nothing now.  Exits
Floyd | lead north and northeast, and a door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dusty key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "get key" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/299
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dusty key)
Floyd | You pick up the dusty key from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/300
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock door with dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     10/301
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "ok"
Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Fang says, "this is a pain in the arse"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, it's not that key at all?"
		Fang says, "possibly"
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 (to Gerynar), "You may wish to run away--"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Fang says, "at least we've separated the two keys now"
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Well done"
		DavidW says, "There's another key you need instead for this door."
		Fang says, "(ironically, I think that's my favourite puzzle in the game so far)"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "(huh)"
		Zach asks, "South?"
		Zach says, "We could also try the key on the other door."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/302
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guard Room
Floyd | This room may have once been a guard room.  It's nothing now.  Exits
Floyd | lead north and northeast, and a door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/303
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door with dusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/304
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH DUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the guard door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "woooooo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/305
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dusty key
Floyd |   a spider fang
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put dusty key in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           10/306
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DUSTY KEY IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the dusty key into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/307
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the guard door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This may have once been an alchemical lab.  Shards of glass cover the
Floyd | floor as if someone went off his nut and smashed everything in here.
Floyd | The only passage from here is back to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beaker seems to have been found and set back in place in the center
Floyd | of a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put fang in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/308
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FANG IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the spider fang into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x beaker" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/309
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAKER
Floyd |
Floyd | In the beaker is a rusted key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take rusted key" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/310
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RUSTED KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | As you take the rusted key from its resting place, an ominous thum
Floyd | begins to permeate the air in the room.  Suddenly, many of the broken
Floyd | shards gather themselves together into a hulking humanoid form.  It
Floyd | blocks your escape and approaches you with evil intent, no doubt.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the rusted key from the beaker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW cues the fight music from Star Trek
		Fang asks, "table leg, I guess?"
		DavidW says, "nah, sword it"
		Jacqueline says, "whoa"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack glass with table leg" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/311
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK GLASS WITH TABLE LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass monster with the table leg)
Floyd | (first taking the table leg)
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x glass monster" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/312
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASS MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is humanoid shaped, but it is composed solely of broken glass held
Floyd | together by malicious magic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we've established the table leg isn't a weapon."
		Fang exclaims, "oh wait, this one is something special, for once!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "attack glass with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  10/313
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK GLASS WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass monster with the elvish sword)
Floyd | You swing the elvish blade at the glass monster and, true to its
Floyd | nature, it helps defend you from such evil magic by smashing much of
Floyd | its glass body back to little pieces on the floor.  Unfortunately, it
Floyd | isn't vanquished yet and it swings at you; an attack that you deftly
Floyd | dodge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/314
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass monster with the elvish sword)
Floyd | Thankfully, with your next attack, you are able to smash the creature
Floyd | back into the tiny glass shards from where it originated.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/315
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This may have once been an alchemical lab.  Shards of glass cover the
Floyd | floor as if someone went off his nut and smashed everything in here.
Floyd | The only passage from here is back to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beaker seems to have been found and set back in place in the center
Floyd | of a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well that was (also) easy."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x beaker" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/316
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The beaker is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/317
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/318
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a table leg
Floyd |   a rusted key
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a dusty key
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put table leg in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/319
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TABLE LEG IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the table leg into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take beaker" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/320
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEAKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the beaker from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  11/321
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This may have once been an alchemical lab.  Shards of glass cover the
Floyd | floor as if someone went off his nut and smashed everything in here.
Floyd | The only passage from here is back to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guard Room                                           11/322
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guard Room
Floyd | This room may have once been a guard room.  It's nothing now.  Exits
Floyd | lead north and northeast, and a door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     11/323
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Corridor
Floyd | This is a low, yet still vaulted dungeon corridor.  The corridor runs
Floyd | south to east and an oak door sits in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open door with rusty key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     11/323
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH RUSTY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     11/324
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a beaker (empty)
Floyd |   a rusted key
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a dusty key
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open door with rusted key" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon Corridor                                     12/325
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH RUSTED KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the oak door.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East End of Library                                  12/326
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the oak door)
Floyd |
Floyd | East End of Library
Floyd | You are at the east end of a ginormous library.  Shelves upon shelves
Floyd | of books stretch high over your head and the place seems to have been
Floyd | somewhat ransacked.  Besides the shelves, some of the books are strewn
Floyd | about the floor; tossed aside as if someone was desperately looking
Floyd | for something.  The flickering flames from scattered braziers make the
Floyd | shadows dance in this large, oddly shaped room.  More of the library
Floyd | can be reached to the west and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put rusted key in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  East End of Library                                  12/327
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RUSTED KEY IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the rusted key into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "maybe we'll stab a book monster in this one"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  East End of Library                                  12/328
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Books, books, everywhere...all shapes and sizes, and all have one
Floyd | thing in common: they are all written in tongues unknown to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/329
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Library
Floyd | You are at the west end of a ginormous library. Shelves upon shelves
Floyd | of books stretch high over your head and the place seems to have been
Floyd | somewhat ransacked.  Besides the shelves, some of the books are strewn
Floyd | about the floor; tossed aside as if someone was desperately looking
Floyd | for something.  The flickering flames from scattered braziers make the
Floyd | shadows dance in this large, oddly shaped room.  More of the library
Floyd | can be reached to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large and strange glass globe is placed in the corner of the library
Floyd | here.  Inside, there seems to be a man, dressed much as an elderly
Floyd | wizard, who beats on the glass shouting pleas at you.  However, you
Floyd | cannot hear his words or even the thumping on the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "wave" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/330
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave, feeling foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/331
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He is dressed much as you've seen wizards dress, however, you haven't
Floyd | seen some of his style choices outside of a book of history of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire.  He seems to be in distress and is pounding,
Floyd | albeit soundlessly, on the glass, shouting unheard, and pointing
Floyd | exasperatedly to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x globe" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/332
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLOBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A large and strange glass globe is placed in the corner of the library
Floyd | here.  Inside, there seems to be a man, dressed much as an elderly
Floyd | wizard, who beats on the glass shouting pleas at you.  However, you
Floyd | cannot hear his words or even the thumping on the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the prison globe is a wizard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/333
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Library
Floyd | You are at the south end of a ginormous library.  Shelves upon shelves
Floyd | of books stretch high over your head and the place seems to have been
Floyd | somewhat ransacked.  Besides the shelves, some of the books are strewn
Floyd | about the floor; tossed aside as if someone was desperately looking
Floyd | for something.  The flickering flames from scattered braziers make the
Floyd | shadows dance in this large, oddly shaped room.  More of the library
Floyd | can be reached to the north and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Across from you, tearing out books from the shelves as if frantically
Floyd | seeking something, is a headless demon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "wave" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/334
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave, feeling foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x demon" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/335
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | He seems as if he were a well-dressed man; only without a head.  He is
Floyd | frantically pulling books off the shelf, examining them swiftly, and
Floyd | throwing them behind him.  He is obviously searching for a particular
Floyd | book, you imagine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "must be difficult to examine the books without a head"
		DavidW says, "I wonder ... tmg"
		Jacqueline says, "He is searching with his cold, black heart."
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/336
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a beaker (empty)
Floyd |   a zorkmid
Floyd |   a small lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   an elvish sword
Floyd |   a backpack (open)
Floyd |     a rusted key
Floyd |     a table leg
Floyd |     a spider fang
Floyd |     a dusty key
Floyd |     a strange skull
Floyd |     a journal page
Floyd |     a bust of Korboz
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     a crystal ashtray
Floyd |     a heap of useless wood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/337
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the strange skull from the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "throw skull at demon" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/338
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SKULL AT DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You toss the strange skull at the demon and as it hits him, he (and
Floyd | the skull) instantly disappear from this dimension with an audible
Floyd | pop sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow, you solved that one fast."
		Fang says, "...that was an unexpected reaction"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Fang says (to DW), "dude without a head, evil skull"
		Fang says, "obvious really :)"
		DavidW says, "yes, if you put it like that."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  South End of Library                                 12/339
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Library
Floyd | You are at the south end of a ginormous library.  Shelves upon shelves
Floyd | of books stretch high over your head and the place seems to have been
Floyd | somewhat ransacked.  Besides the shelves, some of the books are strewn
Floyd | about the floor; tossed aside as if someone was desperately looking
Floyd | for something.  The flickering flames from scattered braziers make the
Floyd | shadows dance in this large, oddly shaped room.  More of the library
Floyd | can be reached to the north and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/340
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Library
Floyd | You are at the west end of a ginormous library. Shelves upon shelves
Floyd | of books stretch high over your head and the place seems to have been
Floyd | somewhat ransacked.  Besides the shelves, some of the books are strewn
Floyd | about the floor; tossed aside as if someone was desperately looking
Floyd | for something.  The flickering flames from scattered braziers make the
Floyd | shadows dance in this large, oddly shaped room.  More of the library
Floyd | can be reached to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wizard seems to have aged wayy past his expiration date.  The
Floyd | globe prison must have kept him alive, but now that the demon magic
Floyd | that created it has gone, the wizard's years finally caught up with
Floyd | him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The globe prison now lies in shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x wizard" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/341
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the desicated wizard corpse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "sigh, just a bog standard desicated wizard corpse"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x prison" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the shattered globe prison.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "search wizard" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  22/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You find something very special.  You don't know why you know this,
Floyd | but you do.  It is a small tome written in an archaic tongue.  Perhaps
Floyd | this is what the demon was searching for all along.  The englobed
Floyd | wizard must've been hiding it on his person this whole time.  Of all
Floyd | the treasures you've found today, this tome may be more important (and
Floyd | expensive) than you know...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have successfully completed Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E.!
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 22 out of a possible 25, in 342 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Master Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!"
		Fang says, "oh"
		DavidW says, "I know of one treasure you missed."
		Jacqueline says, "So, three missing points, but I gotta say I'm not really jazzed about figuring those out."
		DavidW says, "oh, and another treasure there's no legal way of obtaining"
		Zach says, "'Master Adventurer' is good enough for me."
		Fang says, "I don't think anyone minds if you spoil"
		DavidW says, "You have seen the majority of the game."
		Zach says, "I know we missed a few locations"
		Jacqueline says, "This did some things pretty well, and I hope the author does more of this, but with a bit more fleshing out next time."
		Jacqueline says, "Fleshing out and testing."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Library
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "When you pushed the red button, the door that was there unlocked, but you guys never opened it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if he had any testing done."
		Fang says, "I can't say this is the style of game I like at all"
		Jacqueline says, "With no credits, it's hard to say."
		Jacqueline says, "If he didn't, then actually this is quite impressive."
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Sometimes I like them, if they do cool things, which this did a bit of. A bit more character motivation would have been good, though, as well."
		DavidW says, "The PC was a cipher, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "heehee - one of the reviews on IFDB is entitled, 'Needs a Visit to the Frobozz Magic Playtesting Company'"
		Zach says, "The empty Sun Room threw off the rest of the game for me a little bit."
		Jacqueline says, "The other review says that this is the person's first piece of IF. So that bodes well."
		Fang says, "I suppose"
		DavidW says, "yeah, for a first effort, it's quite reasonable."
		DavidW says, "Still needs testing and fixing, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, that's very fair."
		Jacqueline says, "Hopefully this playthrough will be helpful for a rerelease, or his next game."
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Library                                  12/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		


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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Under the Bed by Dan Doyle III
As played on ifMUD on March 17, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Under the Bed written by Dan Doyle III. Under the Bed is an independent release from 2012. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki.

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

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, "ClubFloyd is playing Under the Bed this morning, and the author will be joining us. Please join us as well, if you'd like, in the Toyshop!" 		Binder says, "Again, I really enjoy the phrasing of that announcement."
		Zach says, "I'd rather play in bed, but this works too."
		Tale asks, "can i stay in front of my pc?"
		Jacqueline asks, "heh. You mean the fact that we'll be playing under the bed?"
		Binder pictures all the ClubFloyders squeezing in under a big creaky bed
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "You'll have to bring the PC under the bed with the rest of us, I'm afraid."
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "Just so."
		Tale asks, "like a clown car, only wioith a bed?"
		Binder says, "Yes. A clown bed."
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "mmmmmm clown bed"
		Zach says, "Ahhhh"
		Tale says, "It should be one of those that fold up into a wall closet, then, and when it opens, dozens of Floydians pour out"
		Jacqueline says, "I am at a coffee shop this morning. There has been a perpetual line, now there is no line, so I should go get a coffee and not look like a freeloader using their wifi."
		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "a Murphy bed!"
		Binder says, "Maybe only I used to do this but it was not uncommon as a tyke to play hide and seek and beds were Very Useful sometimes to the point that Hide & Seek converted to Rolling Around With Dust Bunnies."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we delay another couple of minutes?"
		vimes says, "playing yakety sax, of course"
		Jacqueline says, "Or, here, we can start and I'll catch up:"
		Binder says, "I love Murphy furniture."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask underthebed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | For seven years you have lain in your bed, terrified of the night.
Floyd | Lying in the center of your bed, where the monster couldn't reach you,
Floyd | you waited in horror for the day. Your mom and dad didn't believe that
Floyd | there were monsters. They even checked. You had resigned that this
Floyd | would be your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then your baby brother was born. For a while he slept in mom and dad's
Floyd | room, but now he's been moved into the crib in your room. And now the
Floyd | monster found an easier target. That's when you decided that it ends
Floyd | tonight. You've decided that tonight you will kill the monster. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bed
Floyd | Your baby brother's last chance. by Dan Doyle III
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 120522 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes says, "(the murphy bed, not jacq getting a coffee)"
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "THE donald duck?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Most people say that Donald Duck is just a stuffed animal, but he's
Floyd | Real to you, and that's all that matters. He would keep you feeling
Floyd | safe when the monsters would come for you at night. Talking to him
Floyd | often makes you feel better. Sometimes you think he understands you
Floyd | better than your parents, even if he only talks to you for pretend.
Floyd | You find that when you have trouble thinking about what to do next,
Floyd | it's helpful to ask Donald, or to show him other things you've found.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Donald Duck Debugging"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "thats cool"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the time for self-examination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ew"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Oh man I'm running out a clock."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "talk to donald"
		Binder says, "It took me a MINUTE to not look at myself."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ive said that many times"
Binder says (to Floyd), "talk to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "donald, kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Monsters are dangerous creatures. They only come out at night, and
Floyd | the light scares them away. Normal weapons won't hurt them- not even a
Floyd | bazooka! Only light can hurt a monster." says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hug donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | You give Donald Duck a squeeze and a kiss. You'll need some courage
Floyd | for the upcoming battle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no score in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "... that didn't seem ambiguous to ME"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "uh oh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "your" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > YOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "dont examine under yet! The monster will eat you!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | On your bed is Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DONALD
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x your bed" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X YOUR BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your little brother. He cries sometimes and he's kind of a
Floyd | pain, but you can't let the monster get him! He's wearing his favorite
Floyd | white shirt. Danny is holding a wooden sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "hmm makes sense"
		Binder says, "It asks about 'your' but it seems to want 'my'"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Who gives a crib child a sword?"
		Binder says, "> call child protective services"
		Jacqueline says, "So, Marshal - just to be clear, we will want no hints unless the whole group asks for them."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "Visigoths"
		Zach says, "Awesome parents, that's who"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "Ive never played this"
		Binder says, "I think MTW was just speculating."
		Binder says, "I did emphasize that revealing bits to players was a no-no"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "im sorry :("
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I just figured since the story mentioned the monster under the bed that I would warn whoever was driving about it"
		Jacqueline says, "No, no, you didn't do anything, Marshal, I was just making sure you realized before you let a spoiler out of the bag, that's all."
		Jacqueline smiles.
		Binder asks, "closet?"
		Zach says, "It's OK, but we like to live dangerously."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ohhh okay hehe"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your closet. Can a monster get into the room this way?
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny watches you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh, I was thinking it was a room exit"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the room closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "danny, monsters?" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANNY, MONSTERS?
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny stares at you blankly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "we may want that wooden sword"
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The room closet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put danny in closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DANNY IN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Danny)
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, no. Last time you took Danny out of the crib your mom got so mad!
Floyd | Better not make her yell at you again. In any case, Danny is probably
Floyd | safer inside the crib than outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put crib in closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CRIB IN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Danny's crib)
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "yes, so that years later, Danny can come out."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your little brother. He cries sometimes and he's kind of a
Floyd | pain, but you can't let the monster get him! He's wearing his favorite
Floyd | white shirt. Danny is holding a wooden sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the wooden sword, but Danny has a grip of steel on it. You
Floyd | pull harder, but he starts to get that scrunched up face he makes when
Floyd | he's about to start screaming and you ease up. You won't be able to
Floyd | save him if Mom and Dad come in and make you go to bed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm hoping that one of these days, we won't even remember *that* closet."
Binder says (to Floyd), "danny, give me sowrd" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANNY, GIVE ME SOWRD
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny farts, but it ends up being too big for him, so he giggles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "lol"
		Binder says, "..."
		Binder says, "Waiter, this fart is too big."
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "swap donald for it?"
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Binder says, "Donald is our only ally in this fight."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ohhhh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "donald, take sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep down you know that Donald, being a stuffed animal, can't really
Floyd | do anything of his own accord.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Maybe Danny eventually sleeps"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "durn, so he's not like Hobbes"
		Zach sobs, "I don't believe that!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, wait, wait, I just realized I made a big oops."
		Binder waits
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "uh oh"
		Jacqueline says, "Dan wrote this, not Marshal! DUH"
		Jacqueline says, "Dan said he might be here."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Marshal wrote last week's game!"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "hehe yeah, mine was last week's"
		Zach says, "Ohhh"
		Jacqueline says, "Nevermind, carry on."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "still cringing here about it, lol"
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Binder says, "At least everyone enjoyed the paintings room."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "lol"
		Jacqueline says, "So, that bit about where I said the author would join us? He might, but he's not here yet."
		Binder says, "It is hard to lol while cringing."
		Jacqueline says, "So forget all that stuff I was saying about spoilers - no wonder you're helping us, Marshal, you're PLAYING WITH US"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "oh, I thought it was Zach"
		Jacqueline feels kinda silly now.
Zach says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the wooden sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to MTW), "ha"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "it's okay, its still early"
		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "omg I was right!"
		Binder asks (of Jacqueline), "Did you at least obtain coffee?"
		Binder exclaims, "NOOOOO my duck!"
		Zach says, "Maybe I wrote this game while sleep coding."
		Binder says, "I am Zach's Complete Lack of Surprise."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "heeeeee"
		Zach says (to Binder), "Now we can take Donald by force!"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "where's that CPS number. . ."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "x the sword"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "NOW we're ready to solve problems with violence."
		MarshalTennerWinter )
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         7:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "oh, there is a way out"
		Zach says, "Check out the hallway? Maybe we can find some armor."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "totes y0"
		Zach says, "(and looking under the bed is way too scary)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              7:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear your parents talking in the living room, but it's too faint
Floyd | to make out what they're saying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              7:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the hall closet, revealing a sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              7:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "grab a towel from the closet. You should always know where your towel is. . ."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              7:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a white sheet for your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Changing our sheets isn't very adventurous."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "put on techno music, it makes everything adventurous"
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelves are a blacklight and laundry detergent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "boom, blacklight"
		Binder says, "Rave Under the Bed"
		Zach says, "That blacklight will go well with the techno"
		Zach says, "timing, timing"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear clock in the living room chime eight times. You only have
Floyd | four hours to prepare for the monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Yes! I have this coffee! [LINK]"
		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "so there's a disco under the bed! I KNEW it!"
		Binder undergoes crippling coffee jealousy.
		Jacqueline looks faux-apologetic. "Um, sorry?"
		Zach says, "Oooo fancy globe"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "mmhm"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. If we need any geographical hints, I can go look at that globe."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, so, I'm thinking we should definitely avoid the living room."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take blacklight and detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLACKLIGHT AND DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | blacklight: Taken.
Floyd | laundry detergent: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x blacklight" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLACKLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small black thing with a purple bulb in it that glows when you
Floyd | turn it on. Sometimes things glow when the light is on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blacklight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a jug of goop that mom puts in the washer with your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "waitaminute, isn't this the IF where we find out we're a robot and we have to fight crime in the future?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Monsters aren't afraid of ghosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "HA"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Binder says (to Floyd), "wear sheet as toga" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SHEET AS TOGA
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wear the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Maybe monsters ARE afraid of Romans"
		Zach says, "spoilers!!"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "nice try"
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a white sheet for your bed.  The sheet seems to glow white
Floyd | with the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Clearly, our young age has us at a disadvantage: we have not yet learned about togas or, for that matter, toga parties."
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "I remember it saying the monster will be afraid of light, or that light is the monster's weakness, but will a blacklight count?"
		vimes says, "but ah, to have that first experience again"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why would you keep a blacklight in your laundry room?"
		Jacqueline asks, "For the after-you-put-the-kids-to-sleep rave?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "lol"
		Binder says, "Stain detection"
		Tale says (to Jacqueline), "To look for stains CSI style"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ew"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm guessing that, but I don't that anyone does that, do they?"
		Binder says, "I know some pet owners"
		Jacqueline says, "Like, if you can't see it with your naked eye, does it matter? Oh, I guess it does if you go to raves."
		Jacqueline says (to Bidner), "huh"
		Binder says, "It's for finding things which smell but which you can't see"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "lol"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Monsters aren't afraid of ghosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ah - that actually makes good sense."
		Tale says (to binder), "Like sick cats!"
		Binder says, "Yeah. Like sick cats :("
		Zach says, "Dang, but won't they be scared of *glowing* ghosts"
		Jacqueline says, "Fortunately, my cats don't pull that sort of thing."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "I would hope so."
		Binder says, "A Scooby Doo monster would be."
		Zach | [LINK]
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "what the heck is that link?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ohhh, lol"
		Zach says, "Apropos of blacklights and cats"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a white sheet for your bed.  The sheet seems to glow white
Floyd | with the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, no cat pee on this sheet. Let's proceed."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "i didn't see your name say that link"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x washer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb washer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dryer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm betting the door is not stuck - we are just a tiny weakling."
		Zach says, ">do a push up"
		Jacqueline says, "> g"
		Jacqueline says, "> g"
		Jacqueline says, "> g"
		Jacqueline says, "> g"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "look under it"
		Jacqueline says, "etc"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under machine" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss machine" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just checking."
		Jacqueline says, "I say we move on, explore more."
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't mind at least trying to eavesdrop on the parents."
		Jacqueline says, "zomg David."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Hello!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "David!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf33" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:16 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "yes, this kid just spent 15 minutes looking at a laundry tub"
		DavidW says, "(hello! Library doesn't open til 1pm on Sundays.)"
		Zach asks, "Clear save counter?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I've been there"
olethros arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder how freaked out we have to be about this time thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, I guess if need be, once we form a plan, we could always begin again."
		Zach says, "It said we had until midnight"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen to parents" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO PARENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh is this Under the Bed?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have you played it?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think so"
		Jacqueline asks, "You're on the webly or something, are't you?"
		DavidW says, "(the keybd here is awful)"
		Jacqueline says, "So you can't really @recap"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "I could post the transcript thus far."
		DavidW says, "no thanks"
		Zach says, "Maybe our parents will go to bed at some point."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "okay"
		Zach says, "I guess we should look under the bed..."
		DavidW asks, "so, what's the situation? Are we a 10yr old trying to sneak down to the kitchen for cookies or what?"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "Defeat the monster under the bed and save our little brother"
		Jacqueline says, "There is a monster under the bed. We sleep in the very center of the bed, out of reach, but now we have a very vulnerable little brother who has been moved into our room in a crib. We have decided tonight is the night to kill the monster to protect our little brother."
		DavidW says, "oh, how Labyrinth"
		Jacqueline says, "We have until midnight."
		Zach says, "Which will involve doing laundry, apparently."
		Jacqueline says, "We have a wooden sword, a sheet, and a blacklight."
		DavidW asks, "yeah, wasn't that the same deadline in the movie?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, possibly, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Sadly, there is no 1980s oddly-hott-in-tight-pants David Bowie in this game... yet."
		DavidW says, "darn"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "yeah, it leaves nothing to the imagination"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, don't give up hope just yet."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "no, I'm reverring to David Bowies tights"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "*refering"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE

		DavidW says, "oh, I did manage to catch a boxing fight on a bar tv, last night. Their shorts were tight enough."

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I realize. My comment was for David."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "oh, sorry, lol"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's where the monster comes from. You're pretty sure it isn't there
Floyd | right now, but it's dark and scary, so you don't want to tempt fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "ok, we need to shine a light on under there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |   a sheet
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny starts to laugh at nothing, then stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON BLACKLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "did we x the detergent?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a jug of goop that mom puts in the washer with your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The sheet is glowing?"
		Zach says, "Because of the blacklight"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh gosh. I anticipate we're going to make a horrible mess with that detergent."
		DavidW asks, "so only white things will glow? Is that the idea?"
		Jacqueline says, "Probably."
		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "omg i got it!"
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly other light colors."
		Jacqueline asks (of MTW), "You do?"
		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "the detergent glows in the blacklight. we did that all over our dorm room in college!"
		DavidW says, "Also, who's Danny, and why (how) did Donald Duck talk to us? I'm missing context, I think."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "thats all i got"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour detergent under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "didn't think that command would work. Unusual syntax."
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour detergent on danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT ON DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Danny is the little brother."
		Jacqueline says, "Donald Duck is our stuffed animal."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put detergent on danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | No, he might drink it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And probably an imaginary friend."
		Jacqueline says, "He will give us advice and we can show him stuff."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Monsters are dangerous creatures. They only come out at night, and
Floyd | the light scares them away. Normal weapons won't hurt them- not even a
Floyd | bazooka! Only light can hurt a monster." says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put detergent on monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "and it's not at all creepy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's what your mom uses to clean clothes." says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour detergent on sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT ON SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "thnx, donald"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sword in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SWORD IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the sword into the laundry detergent, and it now has a film of

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about sword" 		

Floyd | detergent over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny starts to suck on Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Now THAT'S a weapon to use against a monster!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:29 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. Under the blacklight the
Floyd | sword glows like a holy weapon of light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "pour detergent on sword?"
		DavidW says, "It was 'put sword in detergent'"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
		Zach says, "Now we just need a monster to slayeth"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill monster with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:29 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "oh, missed it, sorry"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sword under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SWORD UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the wooden sword under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under the bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER THE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's where the monster comes from. You're pretty sure it isn't there
Floyd | right now, but it's dark and scary, so you don't want to tempt fate.
Floyd | You see wooden sword and sheet down there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go under the bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO UNDER THE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | No way, that would be crazy!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "oh, are we to lure it out?"
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "or is it gonna show up at midnite regardless?"
		Zach asks, "Hmm, maybe we have to get in bed to do that?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sheet on danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET ON DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes the sheet and drops Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Maybe that'll protect danny?"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps"
		Jacqueline says, "Hey, hey. We have the duck."
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "should we try doing something to the crib with the sheet?"
		Binder says, "He seems to just be happy to swap."
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "make a tent for the baby?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Donald Duck)
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sheet on crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET ON CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on Danny's crib would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "my bad"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cover crib with sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER CRIB WITH SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cover Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What happens if we turn off the blacklight? Disaster?"
		Zach says, "The monster hasn't arrived yet"
		Binder says, "The monsters come mostly at midnight. Mostly."
		DavidW asks, "Well, I'm not sure where everything is, but what if Danny has the sheet, we have the detergent sword, then we turn off the blacklight? Will the monster arrive and give us enough time to turn the light on again?"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "yay"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I would like to question if we explored all we could in the rest of the house"
		Jacqueline says, "I will be rather upset if there is a battery daemon on the blacklight."
		DavidW says, "I'm also thinking we need one more white thing to put under the bed so the monster can't retreat."
		Jacqueline says (to MTW), "I second that question."
		Zach says (to DavidW), "That's a good point. I think we'd have enough time."
		DavidW says, "Like, talcum powder or flour might be helpful."
		Zach says, "Maybe we put the sheet under the bed and leave Danny as bait."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "or a large vibrating egg"
		Zach says, "There is a kitchen."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "The bathroom, methinks."
		Zach says, "If our parents ever go to bed."
		Jacqueline says, "Or flour from the kitchen, yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Damn, won't our parents be proud if we coat the whole bedroom in flour so that we can make it glow in the blacklight!"
		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "did we go south from here?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, could be we can't get to the kitchen."
		Jacqueline says, "One would think there'd be a bathroom off of the hallway, though."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The room closet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did the sheet come from the closet?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "yerp"
		Zach says, "The laundry room. I don't know what the closet is for."
		Zach says, "Err, The closet in the hallway."
		Zach says, "I don't know what the closet in the bedroom is for."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "oh sorry, I knew it was a closet somewhere"
		Jacqueline says, "I'd be surprised if we're brave enough to even look in the bedroom closet."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. The coffee line is short again... brb"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the room closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "did we "search" it?"
		Binder says, "Maybe we can ambush from here."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (in the room closet)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "or we can hide in there when the monster comes and ambush him!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the room closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter your bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER YOUR BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "get on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says, "I would also search the crib and look under the crib, if that hasn't been done yet." 		MarshalTennerWinter says, "good idea"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "we gotta scratch the surface a bit more"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scratch surface" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCRATCH SURFACE
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking that if we get four hours to prepare, and even looking sucks up a minute of that time, that there's got to be more to this."
		Jacqueline says, "Unless there's a >WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT command, which there might be."
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Kill the monster, save your brother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Nice agenda"
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Andrew Schultz, Omar Filmersson, Joel Webster,  and Tristano
Floyd | for playtesting and offering suggestions!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "simple and to the point"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, no bathroom?"
		DavidW asks, "This may be a stupid question, but is there a reason in-story why we can't turn on the normal lights?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're shelves. You can put things on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open washer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says (to DavidW), "I assume we don't want to let our parents know we're awake."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Probably due to our parents. We live in some sort of crazy dictatorship where the parents rule over the small children."
		DavidW says, "weird"
		Zach says, "And there's no light switch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open dryer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Zach), "yeah, that's out of story."
		Zach says, "Our crazy parents are raising us as mole children."
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         8:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sheet
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Throw Donald in the tub to scout for us?"
		DavidW asks, "What colour stuffing is inside DD?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "David!!!"
		Jacqueline says, "You... you are the monster."
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              8:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         8:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Just asking."
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess, given the situation, all options are on the table."
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sheet to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SHEET TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes the sheet and drops Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the clock in the living room chime nine times. You are
Floyd | running out of time to prepare for the monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rip off donald's head" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIP OFF DONALD'S HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW says, "Gotta think outside the box. Or inside the duck, if necessary."
		Jacqueline asks, "How about using the sword?"
		Zach says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "Also, save, maybe?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut off donald's head" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT OFF DONALD'S HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut donald with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT DONALD WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | He's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess the sword isn't sharp though"
		DavidW says, "There might be a zipper or loose thread. I haven't seen the Duck's description."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Most people say that Donald Duck is just a stuffed animal, but he's
Floyd | Real to you, and that's all that matters. He would keep you feeling
Floyd | safe when the monsters would come for you at night. Talking to him
Floyd | often makes you feel better. Sometimes you think he understands you
Floyd | better than your parents, even if he only talks to you for pretend.
Floyd | You find that when you have trouble thinking about what to do next,
Floyd | it's helpful to ask Donald, or to show him other things you've found.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "do unspeakable things to Donald Duck" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DO UNSPEAKABLE THINGS TO DONALD DUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unstuff donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNSTUFF DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show sword to donald" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SWORD TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Now THAT'S a weapon to use against a monster!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show sheet to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SHEET TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd | You grab the sheet, but Danny has a grip of steel on it. You pull
Floyd | harder, but he starts to get that scrunched up face he makes when he's
Floyd | about to start screaming and you ease up. You won't be able to save
Floyd | him if Mom and Dad come in and make you go to bed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Donald Duck, DavidW thinks we should eviscerate you" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD DUCK, DAVIDW THINKS WE SHOULD EVISCERATE YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what you're talking about!" says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Donald stares at you blankly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Donald is clearly in denial."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "lol"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about parents" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT PARENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what you're talking about!" says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Well, feel free to think of something else. Is there a mattress to unstuff? Was the laundry bin white or pushable?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure there was anything in our bed, but we admittedly didn't poke around it too long before exploring."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I am not anti-evisceration, however I may have come across."
Zach says (to Floyd), "get in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "get on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search your bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH YOUR BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep until midnight" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP UNTIL MIDNIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "again, it says 'your' when it means 'my'"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | What? And risk the monster taking your brother? No, you are far too
Floyd | brave to let that happen. Tonight, you end this-- there can be only
Floyd | one!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's where the monster comes from. You're pretty sure it isn't there
Floyd | right now, but it's dark and scary, so you don't want to tempt fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get under my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UNDER MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get under the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Um, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait until midnight" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh. I'm surprised that's not implemented, actually."
		Jacqueline says, "The >WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT thing, I mean."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "hmm"
		Jacqueline says, "It... hm."
		olethros says, "> DANCE UNTIL DAWN"
		Binder says, "Maybe we need a more convincing trap"
		Zach says, "Maybe we just try "wait" again when we're ready"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "there's our hint, we need to set a trap"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the room closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "is the crib pushable?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh look. Midnight"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I guess a closet ambush isn't an option"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf35" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "uh oh"
		Jacqueline leans forward.
		DavidW asks, "save?"
		DavidW says, "oh, you have. good"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "attack monster with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK MONSTER WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to attack the monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "close closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the room closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster opens up the closet door, then jumps inside the closet,
Floyd | and slams the door. You wait for a moment, and hear no further sounds,
Floyd | and realize the monster must have escaped. It does not come back that
Floyd | night, but you must remain forever vigilant in case one day it
Floyd | returns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have achieved the POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE ending
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
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 | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster jumps inside the closet, and slams the door. You wait for
Floyd | a moment, and hear no further sounds, and realize the monster must
Floyd | have escaped. It does not come back that night, but you must remain
Floyd | forever vigilant in case one day it returns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have achieved the POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE ending
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We must block the closet?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Possibly undo until before midnight?"
		Zach says, "Maybe we do have to push the crib in front"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or restore?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "that's what I'm thinking"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "maybe. Was the closet left open when we saved?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. Under the blacklight the
Floyd | sword glows like a holy weapon of light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter asks, "put donald in the closet?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the crib with all your strength, until it pushes up against
Floyd | the closet door, closing it in the process. It doesn't look like the
Floyd | closet will be opened today.
Floyd | "Good idea!" says Donald, "Now the monster won't be able to escape
Floyd | through the closet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "heeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "lookin good"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wait"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay, I hadn't seen you turn off the light."

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Binder says, "Niiiiiice"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we X it?"
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lose the connection in 5min"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "I think we will have won by then!"
		Zach says, "We must win for David!"
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Zach says (to Jacq), "Just a normal bed monster"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "oh wow"
		Jacqueline says, "OMG"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "So, bit of a weird hiccup in the Matrix there, but ... yeah, we need to win this before David has to leave!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put detergent on monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the monster would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Nice that there is a martyr ending"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour detergent on monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT ON MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour detergent on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour detergent on me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'd rather have Donald be the martyr"
		Jacqueline says, "I am assuming kill = attack, stab, etc."
Zach says (to Floyd), "give light to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE LIGHT TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes the blacklight and drops Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "yeah lol"
		DavidW says, "My time is up in 2 minutes. Sorry I can't be here longer."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "undo, do all that, give donald to the monster and kill while he's eating Donald?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give light to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE LIGHT TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes the blacklight and drops Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DONALD
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, "Gosh, this got really grim all of the sudden."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at David), "Thank you for coming!"
		Jacqueline says, "It was great to have you here."
		Zach asks, "Restore before midnight and give the light to Danny?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, that won't workd."
		Jacqueline says, "er, work"
		Jacqueline says, "Because we have to turn the light on after midnight."
		DavidW says, "yeah. I'll hang around the library and see if I can get onto another machine."
		Zach says, "But we have a turn before the monster arrives"
		Jacqueline asks, "Just one, though. We'd need two, no?"
		Zach asks, "Let's see?"
		Zach says, "I think we can turn on the light in one turn."
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give light to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE LIGHT TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes the blacklight and drops Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small black thing with a purple bulb in it that glows when you
Floyd | turn it on. Sometimes things glow when the light is on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blacklight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | Realizing what time it is, you quickly run to your bed to prepare for
Floyd | the monster. It's now or never, you're either ready or you're not!
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear some growling from under the bed for a minute, but after a
Floyd | moment it stops. You wait and wait, but nothing happens. Eventually
Floyd | you realize that the sheet under the bed and the blacklight has
Floyd | effectively stopped the monster from entering your room altogether.
Floyd | You fall asleep, realizing that you need not fight the monster now
Floyd | that you have a means of keeping it out of your room-- as long as you
Floyd | keep the blacklight full of batteries!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the OUNCE OF PREVENTION ending! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ah ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, lots of endings"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny bites down on the blacklight bulb, which breaks in his mouth. He
Floyd | immediately starts screaming as shards of glass cut up his mouth and
Floyd | throat. Your parents come running in, and shriek upon seeing the blood
Floyd | coming from his mouth. Mom grabs him and screams, running to call the
Floyd | hospital while Dad yells at you about giving him something so
Floyd | dangerous and for going out of your room to get it. Danny is rushed to
Floyd | the hospital, where the doctors are able to save him. But you get a
Floyd | very serious spanking. Danny is kept in the hospital for several days,
Floyd | so at least the monster doesn't get him, but still, it seems like
Floyd | there may have been a better way to save him.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the BLOODY BABY ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "ugh"
		Zach says, "Eeeagh"
		Zach asks, "Hmm, maybe we leave the glowing sword with Danny?"
		Jacqueline says, "Dang. What an ending."
		Jacqueline says, "I must say I never thought I'd see a *** You have achieved the BLOODY BABY ending. ***"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "yeah, that's a first"
		Binder says, "And now you can't unsee it"
		Jacqueline says, "This is suddenly reminding me of Marika the Offering."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Exactly."
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sword to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SWORD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes the wooden sword and drops Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I still think we could protect Danny or us by coating ourselves in detergent."
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But I don't see how to do it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw donald at monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW DONALD AT MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give donald to monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Monsters are dangerous creatures. They only come out at night, and
Floyd | the light scares them away. Normal weapons won't hurt them- not even a
Floyd | bazooka! Only light can hurt a monster." says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
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 ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the time to escape. It's time for you to make your stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
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 ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sheet on monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET ON MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the monster would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
olethros has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Blurgh, I dunno"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw sheet at monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SHEET AT MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, we have Danny, Donald, the sword, the sheet, the crib, that's it?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or are we missing another puzzle piece?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We also have the bottle of detergent"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we pour it out on the floor? Make a puddle to stand in?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, before midnight?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour detergent on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dump detergent on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUMP DETERGENT ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "The game doesn't like "pour""
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put detergent on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We had to "put sword in detergent""
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "jump on detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP ON DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was hoping to shoot it at him."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "throw it at him"
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw detergent at mosnter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW DETERGENT AT MOSNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw detergent at monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW DETERGENT AT MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking laundry detergent)
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor. You reach
Floyd | for the sword, and your hand justs graps it as the monster grabs your
Floyd | ankle and lifts you into the air. On the way down into its mouth, you
Floyd | reach out with the sword, just as the jaws of death clamp down on you,
Floyd | ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "mosnter"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "durn"
		Zach says, "The also doesn't like "throw" it seems"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if there's a closet light."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we see if there was?"
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Zach says, "Nope. Feel free to experiment; I need some tea."
		Jacqueline says, "My 'net here is flaky. Have to keep resetting it, to much delay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull and pull on the crib, but can't seem to move it any more. It
Floyd | looks like it's stuck there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Grrrrr"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf35" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline sighs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The room closet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Sorry, I got distracted. Did we try armoring ourself like Danny is with the white shirt?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on closet light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON CLOSET LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "No, but with what?"
		Binder says, "hm"
		Binder says, "I have no good answer to that."
		Jacqueline says, "So, there is no closet light, which took lots of restores to figure out."
		Zach says, "I was thinking we might be able to wear the white sheet after the monster arrives."
		Binder asks, "pour detergent over ourself?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we tried taking the sheet after the monster arrived and we got martyred."
		Zach says, "We can't "pour" though"
		Binder says, "hrmph"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "I have tried and tried, no pour."
		Jacqueline asks, "No other laundry, right?"
		Binder says, "make the baby drink it and then induce vomiting so we get coated in it"
		Jacqueline says, "Like a shirt or -- ew"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I can vouch for her, I watched it"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "coated in baby vomit"
		Binder asks, "The goal of brainstorming is to concoct the grossest solution, right?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I like it"
		Zach says, "I don't think I tried to wear the sheet, though"
		Jacqueline says, "ClubFloyd: Thinking outside the box and not afraid of body fluids since 2007."
		Zach says, "But we can't wear it now, so I don't know"
		Binder asks, "Use the sword to pry open the washer door to find more clothes?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "boom"
		Jacqueline says, "OOh"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yes, let's fail at that."
		Jacqueline says, "Lead on, Binder."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "lol"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x washer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dryer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sword in dryer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SWORD IN DRYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dryer is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open dryer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pry dryer door" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY DRYER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline cries.
Binder says (to Floyd), "stick sword in door" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STICK SWORD IN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open dryer door with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRYER DOOR WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to open the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit dryer with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT DRYER WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "YES, EXACTLY"
		Binder says, "ha ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "use sword as lever" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE SWORD AS LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "use sword to open door" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE SWORD TO OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "heee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Wildly wail on dryer with sword, Kermit the Frog style." 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WILDLY WAIL ON DRYER WITH SWORD, KERMIT THE FROG STYLE.
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes says, "this reminds me that i keep thinking about proposing clubfloyd as a brainstorming session"
		Binder says, "That doesn't sound like conversational gambit to me"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x dryer door" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRYER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the dryer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x washer door" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WASHER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of vimes), "Like, how?"
		vimes says, "like, "here is a room, some items, and a goal, do some stuff" and then you go implement all the ideas that come out of that"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Binder says (to vimes), "HM"
Zach says (to Floyd), "Donald, Kermit the Frog style" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, KERMIT THE FROG STYLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't understand what you're talking about, you big balooga!" says
Floyd | Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "donald, dryer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, DRYER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mom puts me in the washer for my bath and in the dryer afterwards. I
Floyd | hate it." says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "climb shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put donald in tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DONALD IN TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "disrobe Donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISROBE DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not wearing him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're shelves. You can put things on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove Donald's clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE DONALD'S CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look under shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Doesn't he have a little kerchief or something"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Jacqueline asks, "A white one?"
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I know he doesnt wear any pants"
		Binder says, "A sailor suit shirt, normally"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undress donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDRESS DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Most people say that Donald Duck is just a stuffed animal, but he's
Floyd | Real to you, and that's all that matters. He would keep you feeling
Floyd | safe when the monsters would come for you at night. Talking to him
Floyd | often makes you feel better. Sometimes you think he understands you
Floyd | better than your parents, even if he only talks to you for pretend.
Floyd | You find that when you have trouble thinking about what to do next,
Floyd | it's helpful to ask Donald, or to show him other things you've found.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, no. It's red. And a bow tie. My bad."
Binder says (to Floyd), "show sword to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SWORD TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Now THAT'S a weapon to use against a monster!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "show donald to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW DONALD TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Donald Duck is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "show detergent to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW DETERGENT TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's what your mom uses to clean clothes." says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "show washer to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW WASHER TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the washing machine)
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe there isn't a happy ending..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Discuss martyrdom with Donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DISCUSS MARTYRDOM WITH DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Yes, that's EXACTLY what I meant. Pick the washing machine up rather than rotate the stuffed animal"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask Donald about martyrdom" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT MARTYRDOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what you're talking about!" says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:29 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. Under the blacklight the
Floyd | sword glows like a holy weapon of light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "That is possible, though I would argue we found a happy ending."
		Jacqueline says, "just not the most optimal one."
		Binder says, "I agree with Jacqueline."
		Binder says, "We've had happy. I think we can find happier."
		MarshalTennerWinter says, "I second that emotion"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a jug of goop that mom puts in the washer with your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Yeah"
Binder says (to Floyd), "rub goop on my skin" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB GOOP ON MY SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "rub detergent on me" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB DETERGENT ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to rub laundry detergent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wear detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "drink detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | No, that's POISON! You're old enough to know better!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "But Danny isn't!"
		MarshalTennerWinter exclaims, "well excuuuuuuse me!"
		Binder says, "EXACTLY"
Binder says (to Floyd), "feed detergent to donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEED DETERGENT TO DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Donald cannot move, and cannot take laundry detergent from you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		MarshalTennerWinter says, "maybe there's a Mister Yuck sticker on it"
		Jacqueline says, "C'mon, we've already nearly killed him once..."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look under tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hm"
		Jacqueline says, "We need something to stand on."
		Binder asks, "Did we find anything stepstoolish?"
		Binder says, "timing"
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Can we push the crib in here?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "push crib southwest" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB SOUTHWEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny's crib cannot be pushed from place to place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think if we push the crib, it gets stuck at the closet door by default."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stand on donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "FWIW, I escaped from my crib once with this trick."
		Binder makes a note.
		Jacqueline says, "I had a giant Smokey the Bear, and I climbed up him and over the side."
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Well, you had forest fires to prevent."
		Jacqueline says, "I wasn't allowed to have him in the crib anymore after that."
		Binder says, "Cool Hand Jacqueline"
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on blacklight" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BLACKLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get donald" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline: solving real-life IF puzzles since infancy.
		Binder says, "real-life IF rates high on the cruelty scale"
		Jacqueline says, "So true."
		Jacqueline says, "But I never had puzzles like this kid's got puzzles."
		Binder asks, "Did we gain access to any other rooms?"
		Jacqueline says, "And, fortuantely, no little brother to whom I could feed lightbulbs."
		Binder asks, "Like sneaking into the room our parents are teeveeing in?"
		Zach says, "So many red herring."
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "No little brother, any MORE."
		Jacqueline says, "We have been given the very solid impression that we are not to go in the living room."
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "heehee"
		Binder says, "ok"
		Binder says, "I just feel resource starved here. Which might be the point."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "The secrets of my only-childness are revealed!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I guess I'm glad there aren't a million objects to get all confuzzled about."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, seems like we're missing something."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I only need to reach the bottom of the laundry tub to pull it over on myself and get the *** ACCIDENTAL SUICIDE ENDING ***"
Binder says (to Floyd), "climb washer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "push washer" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH WASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is stuck, and the buttons are out of reach, and it's not
Floyd | suitable for climbing, so there isn't much you can do with the washing
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "push tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pull tub" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the top of the laundry tub to mess with it at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're shelves. You can put things on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am going to feel kinda bad if DavidW finally gets another computer an hour from now and we're still flailing."
		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps if I got a strawberry lemonade, I could think more clearly."
		Binder says, "Can't hurt."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         9:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Laundry Room
Floyd | This is where Mom cleans your clothes and stuff in the washer and
Floyd | dryer. There's a big laundry tub here that the washer empties in to
Floyd | and some shelves where she keeps stuff. The only way out is back
Floyd | southeast to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask donald about hint" 		

Floyd ]  Laundry Room                                         10:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DONALD ABOUT HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Donald stares at you blankly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "OK if I go back in to the hallway?"
		Zach says, "Yup"
Binder says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the clock in the living room chime ten times. The monster
Floyd | will be here in just two hours.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put hand in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HAND IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hm kitchen"
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "ah right"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x south" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "crawl south" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CRAWL SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet is kind of dark and spooky. Even the blacklight does not
Floyd | make it less scary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search closet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The hall closet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small black thing with a purple bulb in it that glows when you
Floyd | turn it on. Sometimes things glow when the light is on.It is glowing
Floyd | with an eerie purple glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blacklight is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "donald, kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what you're talking about!" says Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Kill the monster, save your brother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "donald, closet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | "Monsters sometimes come from under a bed or from closets." says
Floyd | Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              10:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | If you need advice, you always find your favorite stuffed toy, Donald
Floyd | Duck, to be a good sounding board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is there anything else in the crib?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny coos quietly in his crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, no. Last time you took Danny out of the crib your mom got so mad!
Floyd | Better not make her yell at you again. In any case, Danny is probably
Floyd | safer inside the crib than outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "They don't even give him a mattress? What kind of parents are these?"
		Binder says, "Frugal."
Binder says (to Floyd), "look under crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess he'll grow up to be tough."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Especially if he keeps eating light bulbs"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your closet. Can a monster get into the room this way?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Nothing in either closet."
		Jacqueline says, "Can't get into the laundry tub or washer/dryer"
		Binder says, "I wish we were a little bit taller. I wish we were a baller. I wish we had a suit of armor that looked good, with a popped collar."
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's where the monster comes from. You're pretty sure it isn't there
Floyd | right now, but it's dark and scary, so you don't want to tempt fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "haha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "get blankets" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BLANKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheets" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put sword in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SWORD IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The sword has already been dipped into the laundry detergent, and has
Floyd | a film over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "call protective services about our lack of possessions." 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CALL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ABOUT OUR LACK OF POSSESSIONS.
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wipe sowrd on us" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIPE SOWRD ON US
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smear detergent on me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMEAR DETERGENT ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "lick sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put hair in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HAIR IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a jug of goop that mom puts in the washer with your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "annoint danny with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANNOINT DANNY WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on jug" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "drop jug" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open jug" 		Binder says, "hrmph"

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think this game is a good example of why having a score is helpful."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:29 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You peek inside, to see that there is a bunch of thick glowing goopy
Floyd | liquid inside, then close the container so you don't accidentially
Floyd | spill it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "No, we want to DELIBERATELY spill it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put sheet in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd | You grab the sheet, but Danny has a grip of steel on it. You pull
Floyd | harder, but he starts to get that scrunched up face he makes when he's
Floyd | about to start screaming and you ease up. You won't be able to save
Floyd | him if Mom and Dad come in and make you go to bed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put donald in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DONALD IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you might ruin Donald Duck by doing so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What?"
		Binder says, "Seriously what."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But mom washes him!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put sheet in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you might ruin the sheet by doing so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put detergent on sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | But it's not dirty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah, I'm not sure what to believe now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put detergent on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put detergent on ground" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put detergent on carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DETERGENT ON CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "drop detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I tried jumping on it, too."
		Jacqueline says, "I was hoping to make it ESPLODE"
Binder says (to Floyd), "get detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pour warding circle of detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WARDING CIRCLE OF DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "HAHAH YAAAAAY"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack detergeng with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK DETERGENG WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cast protection from monsters" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CAST PROTECTION FROM MONSTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack detergent with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK DETERGENT WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to attack laundry detergent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stab detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAB DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stab parser" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAB PARSER
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stab" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAB
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline laughs
		Jacqueline says, "stabby, stabby"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a sheet
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pour detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pour stiff drink" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR STIFF DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pour" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a jug of goop that mom puts in the washer with your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "dip hand in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIP HAND IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You know, at this point, the martyr ending seems likd of attractive."
		Binder says, "ha"
Binder says (to Floyd), "dip sheet in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIP SHEET IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you might ruin the sheet by doing so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a white sheet for your bed.  The sheet seems to glow white
Floyd | with the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your little brother. He cries sometimes and he's kind of a
Floyd | pain, but you can't let the monster get him! He's wearing his favorite
Floyd | white shirt which is glowing in the blacklight. Danny is holding
Floyd | Donald Duck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Wow, how 'kind' came out as 'likd'... and you still got the joke. yay!"
		Binder says, "I am fluent in typo"
		Jacqueline says, "Evidently."
		olethros says, "ha ha ha"
		Binder says, "Demonstabrly"
		Binder asks, "white sheet, white shirt, is the detergent ONLY for the sword?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess."
		Binder says, "what a crock of ... detergent"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the time for self-examination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Great, we're naked."
Binder says (to Floyd), "dip me in detergent" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIP ME IN DETERGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking yourself)
Floyd | You are always self-possessed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being."
		Jacqueline says, "Just, y'know, quoting."
		Binder says, "I thought you were implying that we are the REAL monster here"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We feed out brother lightbulbs. I'll let you draw your own conclusion."
		Binder says, "He can eat glass; it does not hurt him."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, for values of 'does not hurt' that equal 'going to the ER,' sure."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x blanket" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLANKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Did we need to be off the bed to thwart the monster?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear."
		Jacqueline says, "I just began reading reviews of this game."
		Jacqueline says, "A non-spoilery quote:"
		Jacqueline | As it stands, the game is very linear, has almost no NPC interaction, and won't provide more than 10-minutes worth of entertainment.
		Jacqueline asks, "10 minutes, eh?"
		Jacqueline asks, "TEN MINUTES?"
		Binder says, "...now I feel inordinately dull."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I guess we have a very long attention span."
Binder says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the crib with all your strength, until it pushes up against
Floyd | the closet door, closing it in the process. It doesn't look like the
Floyd | closet will be opened today.
Floyd | "Good idea!" says Donald, "Now the monster won't be able to escape
Floyd | through the closet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. Under the blacklight the
Floyd | sword glows like a holy weapon of light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We are, for the record, coming up on the 2.5 hour mark."
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am also not fond of this line from the same review:"
		Jacqueline | Now, onto the puzzle itself. Yes, there's only one, and no, it's not particularly difficult or time-consuming.
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear some growling from under the bed for a minute, but after a
Floyd | moment it stops. You wait and wait, but nothing happens. Eventually
Floyd | you realize that the sheet under the bed and the blacklight has
Floyd | effectively stopped the monster from entering your room altogether.
Floyd | You fall asleep, realizing that you need not fight the monster now
Floyd | that you have a means of keeping it out of your room-- as long as you
Floyd | keep the blacklight full of batteries!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the OUNCE OF PREVENTION ending! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I like that last ending."
		Binder says, "Yeah, that was pleasant."
		Binder says, "But I really want to kill the monster and live."
		Jacqueline asks, "Man, what are we missing?"
		Binder says, "Something easy that only takes ten minutes to figure out, obviously."
		Binder asks, "Oh, were we killed by the patient and we're a ghost?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pull crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull and pull on the crib, but can't seem to move it any more. It
Floyd | looks like it's stuck there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         10:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I didn't think I'd pushed the crib THAT many moves before."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, earlier I had to restore to, I believe, cf34."
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
Binder says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's where the monster comes from. You're pretty sure it isn't there
Floyd | right now, but it's dark and scary, so you don't want to tempt fate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. Under the blacklight the
Floyd | sword glows like a holy weapon of light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear some growling from under the bed for a minute, but after a
Floyd | moment it stops. You wait and wait, but nothing happens. Eventually
Floyd | you realize that the sheet under the bed and the blacklight has
Floyd | effectively stopped the monster from entering your room altogether.
Floyd | You fall asleep, realizing that you need not fight the monster now
Floyd | that you have a means of keeping it out of your room-- as long as you
Floyd | keep the blacklight full of batteries!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the OUNCE OF PREVENTION ending! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hum. I was expecting it to come out of the closet if the bed was closed off."
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "weep bitterly" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEEP BITTERLY
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "What happens if we don't turn on the light? Is there a super bad ending?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the crib with all your strength, until it pushes up against
Floyd | the closet door, closing it in the process. It doesn't look like the
Floyd | closet will be opened today.
Floyd | "Good idea!" says Donald, "Now the monster won't be able to escape
Floyd | through the closet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oooh"
		Jacqueline says, "I hope so."
		Jacqueline says, "I would not put it past this game."
		Binder says, "I'd like to try one thing before we seek that one."
		Jacqueline says, "Suddenly, I am reengaged."
		Binder says, "But I promise just one thing."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the sheet, but Danny has a grip of steel on it. You pull
Floyd | harder, but he starts to get that scrunched up face he makes when he's
Floyd | about to start screaming and you ease up. You won't be able to save
Floyd | him if Mom and Dad come in and make you go to bed!
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster hows in anger at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It dives under the bed and escapes into the shadows. It
Floyd | does not come back that night, but you must remain forever vigilant in
Floyd | case one day it returns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have achieved the POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE ending
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
MarshalTennerWinter goes home. 		Binder says, "Oh ha whoops"
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "So the plan is to turn off the light and just wait for doom?"
		Jacqueline says, "No no no no you said just one thing okay just kidding go ahead"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "I said it and I meant it."
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "So I restored here so you could pursue the death end."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. I thought you screwed up what you were trying to do, though."
		Binder says, "I did."
		Binder says, "But I'm okay with that."
		Jacqueline says, "Go for what you wanted to do."
		Binder says, "NO U"
		Jacqueline says, "I can delay being eviscerated a moment or two more."
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny coos quietly in his crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gives me something to look forward to."
		Binder says, "oh all right"
		Jacqueline says, "Go on, Danny, coo while you still can."
		Binder says, "I'll heighten your anticipation by messing around some more."
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the crib with all your strength, until it pushes up against
Floyd | the closet door, closing it in the process. It doesn't look like the
Floyd | closet will be opened today.
Floyd | "Good idea!" says Donald, "Now the monster won't be able to escape
Floyd | through the closet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. Under the blacklight the
Floyd | sword glows like a holy weapon of light!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a white sheet for your bed.  The sheet seems to glow white
Floyd | with the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "throw sword at monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SWORD AT MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "sonofa"
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "stab monster with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAB MONSTER WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "It totally makes sense"
Binder says (to Floyd), "kill monster with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to kill the monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder exclaims, "... then do what you understood!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "hide in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "hide under covers" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER COVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "poke monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > POKE MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "can we take the sheet now?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "But but but but we had a glowy sheet!"
		Binder asks, "maybe try taking it sooner?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "maybe"
Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "hrmph"
		Jacqueline says, "I am beginning to not like this monster."
		Binder says, "OK, let's do evisceration."
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "pray for a swift death" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY FOR A SWIFT DEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my sould to keep. If I
Floyd | should die before I wake, I hope I take that monster down with me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Binder laughs
		Binder says, "Be careful what you wish for, kid"
		Jacqueline says, "May you get your wish, little one. May you get your wish."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Timing!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a monster here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster leaps towards Danny, tearing him out of the crib with its
Floyd | long arms and dropping him into its massive maw. You scream impotently
Floyd | as it looks towards you. It realizes it can't hurt you, since you're
Floyd | on your bed, so it hisses at you and dives back under the bed and
Floyd | disappears into the shadows. The sight of the monster in person seems
Floyd | to have snapped something in your mind, as all you can see from then
Floyd | on is the shadowy mass of claws and teeth killing your baby brother.
Floyd | You never speak again, you barely eat again or notice what's going on
Floyd | around you, even in the morning when your parents attempt to
Floyd | interrogate you about where your brother is. Many more people try
Floyd | talking to you, but you scarcely hear them, and eventually they put
Floyd | you into a small room where no one tries to talk to you anymore. But
Floyd | they keep the light on, because when it's dark you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have "achieved" the FAILURE ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "yay FAILURE"
		Binder asks, "Oh did you see that?"
		Binder says, "We're safe on our bed."
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "wowza that was a creepy ending"
Binder says (to Floyd), "give donald to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DONALD TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, maybe staying on the bed is the key"
		Zach says, "Cf36 has everything set up"
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the crib with all your strength, until it pushes up against
Floyd | the closet door, closing it in the process. It doesn't look like the
Floyd | closet will be opened today.
Floyd | "Good idea!" says Donald, "Now the monster won't be able to escape
Floyd | through the closet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Zach), "Good to know."
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sheet
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Regardless of how very angry I am at this game, I do love the premise, and I'm into these one puzzle with many endings games."
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "HOW?"
		Binder says, "DANGIT"
		Zach asks, ">get on bed ?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Weren't we already?"
		Zach says, "Ah"
		Binder says, "We were"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Zach asks, ">take sheet. wear sheet ?"
		Binder asks, "Maybe standing is the wrong idea and we want to lie down?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We were going to try that at one point... and did, but kept tying."
		Jacqueline says, "er, dying"
Binder says (to Floyd), "lie in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIE IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "But try again!"
Binder says (to Floyd), "lie down" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIE DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "go to sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | What? And risk the monster taking your brother? No, you are far too
Floyd | brave to let that happen. Tonight, you end this-- there can be only
Floyd | one!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny grabs at the sides of his crib for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "That's right! There can only be one! Child! And that one child is us!"
		Binder asks, "What's that, Danny?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "x crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | In Danny's crib is Danny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x cribside" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIBSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x crib wall" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "bah"
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sheet
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get in my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to sit on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "sit on my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Does this game have a hint system other than the duck?"
		Jacqueline says, "Because I'm nearly there."
		Jacqueline says, "No, wait, I am there."
		Binder says, "I am not aware of any such."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | If you need advice, you always find your favorite stuffed toy, Donald
Floyd | Duck, to be a good sounding board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you need advice, you always find your favorite stuffed toy, Donald
Floyd | Duck, to be a good sounding board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you need advice, you always find your favorite stuffed toy, Donald
Floyd | Duck, to be a good sounding board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "walkthrough" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WALKTHROUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Tonight, you may be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Nice."
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		vimes says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "See, it's stuff like that that's going to make me not completely hate this game."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed)
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hide under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "The Martyr ending meets our objectives of killing the monster and saving our brother, so I'm not convinced there is another."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, if we wear the sheet, the thing just slides back under there and goes away?"
		Binder says, "I don't think we can wear the sheet"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh"
Binder says (to Floyd), "wear sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Monsters aren't afraid of ghosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "See, I think the preventative is good enough."
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster leaps towards Danny, tearing him out of the crib with its
Floyd | long arms and dropping him into its massive maw. You scream impotently
Floyd | as it looks towards you. It realizes it can't hurt you, since you're
Floyd | on your bed, so it hisses at you and dives back under the bed and
Floyd | disappears into the shadows. The sight of the monster in person seems
Floyd | to have snapped something in your mind, as all you can see from then
Floyd | on is the shadowy mass of claws and teeth killing your baby brother.
Floyd | You never speak again, you barely eat again or notice what's going on
Floyd | around you, even in the morning when your parents attempt to
Floyd | interrogate you about where your brother is. Many more people try
Floyd | talking to you, but you scarcely hear them, and eventually they put
Floyd | you into a small room where no one tries to talk to you anymore. But
Floyd | they keep the light on, because when it's dark you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have "achieved" the FAILURE ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "oh. oops"
		Jacqueline says, "Odd how it just skips ahead, without us waiting, as if we have fulfilled all the necessary conditions."
		Binder says, "I thought we had the light on"
Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, you did wait."
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small black thing with a purple bulb in it that glows when you
Floyd | turn it on. Sometimes things glow when the light is on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blacklight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn light on" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN LIGHT ON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x lightswitch" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTSWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Why is there no room light in our bedroom."
		Jacqueline says, "There is, oddly enough, no room light in our apartment."
		Binder says, "I guess it goes with the theme of us having no toys, no mattresses, and no objects we can get at."
		Binder asks (of Jacqueline), "Are you worried about monsters?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny watches you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have had to string up lights, but the apartment complex has no installed lights in the bedroom or living room."
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Well, I have cats. They may be plotting to kill me."
Binder says (to Floyd), "get sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "No /may/ about it."
Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your bed or under the bed?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you trying to take a geometric space?
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Now I want to take a geometric space."
Binder says (to Floyd), "get in my bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN MY BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "wield sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIELD SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "kill monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "How are we not safe in our bed when the FAILURE ending tells us that being in bed keeps us safe?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, from this past week on George Takei's FB: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "I am thinking this is a bug."
		Jacqueline says, "I am also about over it."
		Jacqueline says, "I must say I have enjoyed the many endings, but am a little flustered to not be able to find THE one ending I want."
		Jacqueline says, "This one review implies that it exists."
		Jacqueline says, "I do want to try something."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Donald Duck
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it and your bed. The way
Floyd | out to the hallway is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny grabs at the sides of his crib for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the sheet, but Danny has a grip of steel on it. You pull
Floyd | harder, but he starts to get that scrunched up face he makes when he's
Floyd | about to start screaming and you ease up. You won't be able to save
Floyd | him if Mom and Dad come in and make you go to bed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give duck to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DUCK TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes Donald Duck and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push crib" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the crib with all your strength, until it pushes up against
Floyd | the closet door, closing it in the process. It doesn't look like the
Floyd | closet will be opened today.
Floyd | "Good idea!" says Donald, "Now the monster won't be able to escape
Floyd | through the closet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes asks, "so we hurt him by hitting him with the sword, it says - have we attacked more than once?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "We always die the second time."
		Binder says, "Yeah. Which is why I was itching for some kind of armor for us."
		Jacqueline says, "I want to try two things, but I am trying them just to see what happens - I don't think they'll make us win."
		Binder says, "Danny's blacklit white shirt does it for him."
		vimes asks, "hm, but we're waiting one more time after midnight?"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh, except... nah, I'm sure it won't let me. But let me try."
		vimes asks, "can we maybe act immediately at midnight?"
		Binder says, "We can, but the monster isn't there, yet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster hows in anger at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It dives under the bed and escapes into the shadows. It
Floyd | does not come back that night, but you must remain forever vigilant in
Floyd | case one day it returns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have achieved the POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE ending
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh okay, you don't get a turn for that."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
		vimes asks, "so what if we put the sheet under the bed at the stroke of midnight?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw sheet on monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SHEET ON MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster hows in anger at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It dives under the bed and escapes into the shadows. It
Floyd | does not come back that night, but you must remain forever vigilant in
Floyd | case one day it returns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have achieved the POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE ending
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 Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put sheet on monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET ON MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the monster would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster hows in anger at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It dives under the bed and escapes into the shadows. It
Floyd | does not come back that night, but you must remain forever vigilant in
Floyd | case one day it returns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have achieved the POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE ending
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Apparently we're too timid to throw something harmless on something it'll harm."
		Jacqueline chuckles.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, go for it, vimes."
		vimes says, "see, i'm thinking the "clock in the living room chimes twelve times" message is supposed to be happening at 12:00, not 12:01"
vimes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wooden sword
Floyd |   laundry detergent
Floyd |   a blacklight
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | This is your room. Well, it was your room, now it's yours and Danny's.
Floyd | It has a closet, Danny's crib, with Danny in it, which you have pushed
Floyd | up against the closet door and your bed. The way out to the hallway is
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a white sheet for your bed.  The sheet seems to glow white
Floyd | with the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "put sheet under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHEET UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sheet)
Floyd |
Floyd | "The monster won't be able to come into the room with that sheet
Floyd | glowing there." says Donald Duck. "Of course, he won't be able to
Floyd | escape back under the bed once he comes out if the sheet is glowing
Floyd | like that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sheet under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "get on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a gray sword with a black handle. Your Uncle Pat got this for
Floyd | you last year, but Danny plays with it a lot. It seems to have some
Floyd | goop on it from the detergent bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear some growling from under the bed for a minute, but after a
Floyd | moment it stops. You wait and wait, but nothing happens. Eventually
Floyd | you realize that the sheet under the bed and the blacklight has
Floyd | effectively stopped the monster from entering your room altogether.
Floyd | You fall asleep, realizing that you need not fight the monster now
Floyd | that you have a means of keeping it out of your room-- as long as you
Floyd | keep the blacklight full of batteries!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the OUNCE OF PREVENTION ending! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Binder asks, "Maybe turn it on a beat later?"
vimes says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
vimes says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:02 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the blacklight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster shrieks at the various glowing objects in the room,
Floyd | realizing that you have some kind of source of light that it was not
Floyd | familar with. It makes a dash for the bed, but then realizes that its
Floyd | escape route has been blocked by the glowing white sheet you have laid
Floyd | under the bed. It stops in its tracks, and looks around, panicked,
Floyd | before looking at the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "attack monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off your bed)
Floyd | You get off of your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster runs for the closet, but with the crib in the way, finds
Floyd | itself unable to open the door. Danny's glowing white shirt forces the
Floyd | monster back away from the closet before it can get a good grip on the
Floyd | door. Realizing how complete a trap you have laid for it, and that you
Floyd | have it trapped, it turns towards you to make its final stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes says (to Floyd), "attack monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You strike at the monster with the glowing sword. As the lit weapon
Floyd | hits the monster, it howls in pain and fear, baffled that you have
Floyd | found a weapon capable of hurting it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "OHO"
vimes says (to Floyd), "attack monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take one final strike at the monster, bringing down your weapon of
Floyd | light upon it, just as your parents open the door to find out what all
Floyd | the commotion is about in here. The monster explodes in a shadowy goo,
Floyd | which envelopes the room, extinguishing all light. Your hear your
Floyd | parents shouting until your dad lights a lighter. They find you with
Floyd | your toy sword on the ground, and your brother safely in his crib.
Floyd | They yell at you for being out of bed, but you do hear Dad ask Mom as
Floyd | they walk away "Did you see some kind of animal or something in
Floyd | there?" and she is unable to answer, as she isn't sure what she saw.
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to bed, triumphant, knowing you did it, you killed the monster
Floyd | and saved your brother!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the HERO ending! ***
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, "That's it."
		Binder says, "WHOA"
		vimes says, "booyah!"
		Binder exclaims, "Nice!"
		Zach says, "WOOHOO!"
		Jacqueline says, "So, when we attacked, it made us leave the bed."
		Binder says, "vimes the hero"
		Jacqueline asks, "But... so it all came down to being off by one turn?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Srsly?"
		Binder says, "Yeah. And because we were putting the sheet under bed after the monster, we missed that necessary attack round"
		Jacqueline says, "That is kind of a hair trigger sort of thing."
Zach says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried:

		Binder says, "Sure haven't."
		vimes says, "yeah, i prefer there to be one turn spare in tight timing puzzles"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I will try not to hate this game for this, and I'll try not to hate that one reviewer who said this was a straight-forward puzzle in a game that will take ten minutes, because, yeah, he got lucky on the first try."
		Binder says, "I think that reviewer must not have been running around with the blacklight always on."
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Jumping (while on the bed) or sleeping?

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | "Map", "Xyzzy", "Pray", "Win", "Think", "Credits", "Kill Self"?

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Being very persistant about running into walls or trying to enter the
Floyd | kitchen?

		Jacqueline says, "He said he did struggle with how to prevent the monster's escape, but he didn't really go into detail."
		Jacqueline asks, "Kill self?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I wanted to... did we not try?"
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Giving the blacklight or detergent to Danny and then giving him time
Floyd | to play with it?

		Jacqueline says, "Oho... heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "So he *can* drink the detergent."
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Listening To, Kissing, Touching, Tickling everyone?

		Jacqueline says, "I should have thought of that."
		vimes says, "the monster just wants a hug"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Have you gotten all the endings?

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | The endings are: HERO, BLOODY BABY, DEAD BABY, CAUGHT, RETARDED, OUNCE
Floyd | OF PREVENTION, POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE, FAILURE, and MARTYR.

		Binder says, "RETARDED"
		vimes asks, "where is the PSYCHIATRIC WARD ending?"
		Binder says, "I think that's FAILURE"
		Jacqueline says, "I think that was the - yeah."
		vimes says, "oh, sure"
		Binder says, "I don't remember CAUGHT or DEAD BABY"
		Zach says, "I don't remember dead baby or caught either."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing dead baby is the detergent ending."
		Binder says, "But I'm guessing those are 'keep trying to go to the kitchen' and 'poison the baby'"
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Donald responds to questions about: Danny, Vampires, (swearing),
Floyd | monsters, light, time, midnight, help, what do i do, mom/dad,
Floyd | washer/dryer, and closets.

		vimes says, "clubfloyd caught is probably 'running out of the room', maybe with the monster here"
		Zach says, "Yeah."
		vimes asks, ".....vampires?"
		Binder says, "SWEARING, man why didn't someone fucking tell me I could swear in this damn game."
		Zach says, "f*#$! vampires"
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | You can also try playing "The Tiny House" or "Suicide" by the same
Floyd | author.

		vimes asks, "do vampires sparkle in blacklight?"
		Binder says, "You can TRY playing those."
		vimes says, ">PLAY THE TINY HOUSE"
Binder says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Or you can push any key right now!

		Jacqueline says, "I don't know, but I know that they don't kill you... they just creepily watch you while you sleep."
		Jacqueline says, "Vampires, that is."
		Binder says, "Stalkers."
		vimes says, "maybe they provide protection from underbed monsters."
Zach says (to Floyd), "press enter" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | That was fun wasn't it?

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "not exactly" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd | Well, that's all!
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 (to floyd), "Sometimes" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOMETIMES
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 | >

		Binder high5s Zach.
		Jacqueline says, "To quote that character out of Sierra's Casino game from way back: 'It's been real. It's been fun. But it hasn't been realy fun.'"
		Jacqueline says, "er, real fun"
		Jacqueline says, "What is UP with me and typos today."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "I didn't hate it. I quite liked the black light idea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:03 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "donald, fuck you" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONALD, FUCK YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mom is going to wash out your mouth for talking like that." says
Floyd | Donald.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster takes a swipe at you with razor sharp claws. It literally
Floyd | misses by a hair, making claw marks in your shirt without piercing
Floyd | your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Yeah. I've enjoyed this, despite my frustration."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hug monster" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:04 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd | The monster slams into you, knocking you down on the floor, the sword
Floyd | falling from your grasp. You reach for the sword, and your hand justs
Floyd | graps it as the monster grabs your ankle and lifts you into the air.
Floyd | On the way down into its mouth, you reach out with the sword, just as
Floyd | the jaws of death clamp down on you, ending your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't know it, the monster explodes in blackness which
Floyd | envelopes the room in darkness until daybreak, when your parents find
Floyd | your brother, safe in his crib, and you are nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the MARTYR ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		Binder says, "Keep your mind on the game? That's not amusing."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:01 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hug danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You kiss your brother, and give him a big hug. Hopefully one day he'll
Floyd | appreciate what you do for him tonight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "tickle donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TICKLE DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Donald does not respond, probably because he always has feathers on
Floyd | him anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tickle danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TICKLE DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny giggles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "what's feathers got to do with ... OHHHH"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hug donald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG DONALD
Floyd |
Floyd | While you'd like to curl up and hug Donald all night, and go to sleep,
Floyd | that's not the plan for tonight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give detergent to danny" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DETERGENT TO DANNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny takes laundry detergent and drops the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're sure you've set a good trap for the monster, you can wait
Floyd | until midnight when the monster will come into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:00 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on your bed and wait for the monster to come. The time passes
Floyd | slowly in anticipation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clock in the living room chimes twelve times. Midnight!
Floyd | You hear a lurking presence slathering from underneath the bed. Slowly
Floyd | a dark, barely visible mass of teeth and claws stalks slowly into the
Floyd | room. You note its pale red eyes, glowing with some kind of dead light
Floyd | glaring around the room, before resting their gaze on Danny's crib.
Floyd |
Floyd | Danny manages to get the cap off the laundry detergent and starts
Floyd | pouring it into his mouth, trying to drink it like a bottle. You
Floyd | wrestle it away from him, and he starts choking. Panicked, you run to
Floyd | Mom and Dad, who come in to see what's going on. Mom immediately goes
Floyd | into hysterics and calls poison control while Dad yells at you and
Floyd | gives you spankings for giving your brother poison. They try to make
Floyd | your brother get sick, but it doesn't work and he stops crying and
Floyd | starts going blue. Years from now, when your parents can no longer
Floyd | look at you, or each other, and you are in weekly therapy, you still
Floyd | haven't forgiven yourself for murdering your brother.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have achieved the DEAD BABY ending. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oops, I'll try running into walls later."
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         12:01 am
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		Jacqueline says, "So, drinking detergent makes you glow blue. Good to know."

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:09 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes says, "your sword's drinking detergent!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Not amusing."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huhh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         9:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. And you've run into enough of those to know that
Floyd | you aren't going through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | This is the hallway. To the south the hallway extends to the kitchen,
Floyd | and then to the living room, where Mom and Dad are probably watching
Floyd | TV or something. They always get to stay up late. Back to the
Floyd | northeast is your room, and to the northwest is the laundry room where
Floyd | Mom washes your clothes. The closet here is where mom keeps extra
Floyd | blankets and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the TV going in the other room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              9:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mom and Dad would see you if you went out there. Then you'd be
Floyd | grounded. And you'd have to go to bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear your parents talking in the living room, but it's too faint
Floyd | to make out what they're saying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Grrr"
		Zach asks, "Game, why did you have to lie to me about being amusing?"
		vimes says, "it didn't say it was necessarily amusing for the /player/"
		Binder says, "snrk"


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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The Forgotten Girls by Brent H.
As played on ifMUD on March 24, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of The Forgotten Girls written by Brent H.. The Forgotten Girls was written for Vanderbilt University's 2012 Commons Reading Competition. It was inspired by Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki.

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

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This is not one of those family-friendly transcripts. Just so we're clear.
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Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask theforgottengirls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You and your friend Pari have been digging out an escape tunnel.
Floyd | Yesterday she told you that it was ready and that she would come get
Floyd | you right after dinner. Unfortunately, it's already night and she's
Floyd | half an hour late, which is worrying you very much. Even worse, Nikhil
Floyd | probably isn't planning to leave for at least a few hours, and by then
Floyd | you doubt you'll have any chance.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The following story was written for Vanderbilt University's 2012
Floyd | Commons Reading Competition. It was inspired by "Half the Sky: Turning
Floyd | Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" by Nicholas Kristof
Floyd | and Sheryl WuDunn.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Forgotten Girls
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Brent H.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 120817 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The room is small, musky, and windowless. A single light bulb is
Floyd | hanging overhead, controlled by a light switch.  A bed is pushed in
Floyd | the corner, leaving only a little room for standing. The walls are
Floyd | made of solid gray concrete and are colored by various stains you'd
Floyd | rather not speak of. There is one hole in the wall for electricity. A
Floyd | wooden door separates this room from the hallway to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed is Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a plastic fan here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | An Indian man whom you judge to be about twenty-five years old. He
Floyd | appears to be reasonably fit, fairly healthy, and a despicable
Floyd | monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Try to "examine" everything. You can get a lot of clues from that. It
Floyd | can also be abbreviated "x", as in "x bed".)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stains" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I'd suggest autograph fan, but it didn't work the other day either."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a thin, yet fairly tall, fourteen-year-old Indian girl. You
Floyd | consider yourself to be only of average prettiness, however, which is
Floyd | fortunate here, as beauty is almost a curse.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To see a description of the room, just type "look". This description
Floyd | will tend to change depending on what's in the room at the time.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ooo invisible walls"
Caboose says (to Floyd), "x plastic fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLASTIC FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | A generic white fan about half a meter high, consisting of four fairly
Floyd | sharp blades. It is placed here more for the comfort of the customers
Floyd | than for yours. A cord connects it to the hole in the wall. There is a
Floyd | white cover to protect the blades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The plastic fan is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To talk to someone, just "mention" a subject while in the same room
Floyd | as someone else. This can be abbreviated "m", as in "m love". In
Floyd | addition, you can "think" in order to show a list of important
Floyd | possible subjects to mention.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: whatever comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To check what you're holding, type "inventory" or "i".)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Almost like Galatea"
		Caboose says, "Mention sex... Interesting..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "mention building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MENTION BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, this place is kind of run down, but there's a really nice
Floyd | selection here. It's a little far from where I live, but I think it's
Floyd | worth it."
Floyd |
Floyd | (For a short list of useful verbs implemented in this story, type
Floyd | "verbs". For a list of other implemented verbs, which might spoil
Floyd | certain puzzles, type "other verbs".)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Caboose), "I think this story is about people forced into a life of sex work. More serious than most other IF."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "m prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers prostitution for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How else would I pass ten years of my life?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you need more help, just type "help". In that menu is also a list
Floyd | of hints.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "mention nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MENTION NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a good man, I think, and I'm well on the track to success. I'm
Floyd | not sure there's any need to be more specific."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmmm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You look perfectly fine, even if you're not the best here. I do like
Floyd | how much taller you are than other girls your age, though. You're more
Floyd | adjusted to my body size."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "is Nikhil... our pimp?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking our 'client'"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | An Indian man whom you judge to be about twenty-five years old. He
Floyd | appears to be reasonably fit, fairly healthy, and a despicable
Floyd | monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The room is small, musky, and windowless. A single light bulb is
Floyd | hanging overhead, controlled by a light switch.  A bed is pushed in
Floyd | the corner, leaving only a little room for standing. The walls are
Floyd | made of solid gray concrete and are colored by various stains you'd
Floyd | rather not speak of. There is one hole in the wall for electricity. A
Floyd | wooden door separates this room from the hallway to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed is Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a plastic fan here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the wooden door)
Floyd | Nikhil says, "Hey, what are you trying to do? I paid for this time, so
Floyd | stop wasting it."
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to leave, you'll probably have to be a little more
Floyd | surreptitious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm not getting the bit about the hold in the wall for electricity."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small centimeter-wide hole has been roughly drilled into the wall so
Floyd | that the light bulb and fan can get electricity. You often dream about
Floyd | escaping through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn fan off" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN FAN OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan off)
Floyd | You flip the switch near the bottom of the fan, and it sputters to a
Floyd | halt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil says "Hey, turn that back on! I'm already too hot." You
Floyd | grimace, thinking that he is, in fact, not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, I guess we need to talk him into leaving"
Fang says (to Floyd), "mention nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MENTION NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I guess I chose you today because I haven't had you yet. Many of the
Floyd | better-looking ones were already taken as well."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "mention building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MENTION BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If I had designed this building, I definitely would have made it more
Floyd | open. People with claustrophobia could never come here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already talking about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "I'm not sure I like this guy..."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing that people forced into sex work don't reflect on the relative 'hotness' of the people they're forced to be with, but that's most likely speculation on both of our parts."
Fang says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |

		
olethros arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		

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

		
olethros says, "lo" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk about nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK ABOUT NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no reason to mention that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The room is small, musky, and windowless. A single light bulb is
Floyd | hanging overhead, controlled by a light switch.  A bed is pushed in
Floyd | the corner, leaving only a little room for standing. The walls are
Floyd | made of solid gray concrete and are colored by various stains you'd
Floyd | rather not speak of. There is one hole in the wall for electricity. A
Floyd | wooden door separates this room from the hallway to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed is Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a plastic fan here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "or engage in discussions about ergonomic brothel architecture"
Fang says (to Floyd), "mention nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MENTION NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I find this building to be extremely old and depressing, but I'm
Floyd | willing to accept it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "is this Serious IF?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "m nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already talking about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "it seems to be"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "There is that, yes."
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "mention marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MENTION MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers marriage for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I certainly want to be able to meet a woman soon who is worthy
Floyd | of being my wife."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m love" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers love for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, love is a great thing. It is the most noble of all emotions. A
Floyd | man and a woman are truly great when they so choose to be."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "Yes. It was written for a university competition."
Fang says (to Floyd), "m marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers marriage for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Love can lead to marriage or the other way around. Of course, one
Floyd | never knows which at first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline  | Floyd | (The following story was written for Vanderbilt University's 2012
Jacqueline  | Floyd | Commons Reading Competition. It was inspired by "Half the Sky: Turning
Jacqueline  | Floyd | Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" by Nicholas Kristof
Jacqueline  | Floyd | and Sheryl WuDunn.)

		Fang says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps your least favorite place in the world. It is essentially a
Floyd | large mattress set on the ground, perhaps half a meter high.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed is Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already talking about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers marriage for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already talking about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers marriage for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I'm not really understanding this conversation system"
		Johnny says, "You change topics."
		maga says, "also, least insistent john ever"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Johnny says (to maga), "hey"
inky says (to Floyd), "look under mattress" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm already apprehensive that he'll snap out of conversation mode, though, so there is that."
		Fang says, "I'm guessing we need to talk to him until he leaves, hopefully without having sex with him"
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		Fang says, "so I'm trying to pick the most boring topics imaginable"
inky says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil says, "Hey, what are you trying to do? I paid for this time, so
Floyd | stop wasting it."
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to leave, you'll probably have to be a little more
Floyd | surreptitious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, this is a terrible place to have a wedding. It's too dark and
Floyd | everything's too enclosed. That is what you mean, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hunh, interesting"
		Fang asks, "so, the topic system is contextual?"
		olethros asks, "what is M shorthand for?"
		Fang says, "'mention'"
		maga says, "I hadn't noticed the contextual topic conversation before"
Zach says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers marriage for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I want to be married by the time I'm thirty, but I'm willing to wait
Floyd | if I can't find the right woman."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "m girls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the girls here for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know where they get these girls from, but most of them are
Floyd | pretty impressive."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "although, uh, it is not exactly used to best effect here"
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is not the best place for them to work, really. Still, I'm sure
Floyd | that it's the best the owners can afford."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m you" 		

Floyd | > M PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers prostitution for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I know what this place is for. Maybe it could branch out a
Floyd | little, though, maybe add a restaurant."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no reason to mention that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hahahaha"
		Fang says, "restaurant"
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've heard that prostitution is the world's oldest profession. It
Floyd | must have been so open back then. Now we're forced into cramped houses
Floyd | if we want to satisfy ourselves."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Caboose says, "Nice..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "m marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers marriage for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Looking for a wife here is probably the worst thing I can do. They
Floyd | have been tainted by other men, of course, but even if they weren't,
Floyd | only the poor girls end up here anyway."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A small plastic light switch turns the light on and off.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light switch is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not married yet, of course, but I definitely hope to be some day.
Floyd | My wife will be beautiful, loyal, and hardworking."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m love" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers love for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There was a girl I knew who I once thought I loved. She and her
Floyd | family disappeared one day, and I have never seen them since. Maybe
Floyd | they moved because of poverty, or maybe she became engaged to another
Floyd | man. I have no idea."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m you" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no reason to mention that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "meh"
		Fang says, "maybe we can engage his sympathy somehow"
Fang says (to Floyd), "m nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really must meet someone someday who I love. The world would be so
Floyd | much brighter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the light bulb)
Floyd | Nikhil shouts at you, "No, leave that on! I want to be able to see
Floyd | you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | (the light bulb)
Floyd | A bare yet surprisingly bright bulb dangling from the ceiling is the
Floyd | only source of light in the room. A power cable running along the
Floyd | ceiling is connected to a hole in the wall. Another cable connects it
Floyd | to a light switch by the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unplug bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNPLUG BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Prostitution and You... Sounds like an initiation video"
inky says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin black rubber cable attached to the light bulb. You can tell
Floyd | that it's already fraying at the hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "break cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to inky), "I think being in a dark room with this guy is a massive bad idea"
		inky says, "I'm hoping we can sneak out or something"
		Johnny asks, "Because he can see in the dark?"
		Johnny says, "inky knows what surreptitious means, apparently."
Fang says (to Floyd), "m prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers prostitution for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you mean that I should try becoming a prostitute, I'd really
Floyd | rather not. The demand is probably pretty low as well. That is what
Floyd | you mean, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "pull cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I guess it must not be comfortable working here all day. Still,
Floyd | we all have to make a living somehow."
Floyd |
Floyd | You refrain from stating that you don't actually get any of the money.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers prostitution for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I do wonder how you came to be in this state. Actually, don't tell
Floyd | me. That'll take too long."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can plainly see what you are. Everyone can plainly see what you
Floyd | are."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers prostitution for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I guess we've exhausted that combination"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m girls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the girls here for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I imagine that in your field of work you have little time for
Floyd | recreation with those other girls. Still, it's just something you have
Floyd | to accept."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose asks, "Why won't he just SAY SOMETHING?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "m love" 		Caboose says, "finally"

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers love for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Every girl is in love with the idea of love. I would say most men are
Floyd | too."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m prostitution" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PROSTITUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers prostitution for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I've heard that some prostitutes fall in love with their
Floyd | clients. Ah, all those broken dreams."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m girls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the girls here for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wonder how these girls will live the rest of their lives. They
Floyd | certainly cannot survive by themselves for long."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers himself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've been to a few other places in the past few years, but I admit
Floyd | that the girls here are probably the best selection I've seen."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "sorry, buddy, it's gonna be fifty bucks extra if you want to do banal"
		Fang says, "I'm not sure if we're making any progress"
		Fang says, "haha"
		inky says, "I am pretty sure this is more of an object manipulation puzzle"
inky says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The room is small, musky, and windowless. A single light bulb is
Floyd | hanging overhead, controlled by a light switch.  A bed is pushed in
Floyd | the corner, leaving only a little room for standing. The walls are
Floyd | made of solid gray concrete and are colored by various stains you'd
Floyd | rather not speak of. There is one hole in the wall for electricity. A
Floyd | wooden door separates this room from the hallway to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed is Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a plastic fan here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "are we *supposed* to have sex with him?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps your least favorite place in the world. It is essentially a
Floyd | large mattress set on the ground, perhaps half a meter high.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed is Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "move bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A wooden door with cracked, peeling, green paint in random splotches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x wire" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to inky), "I don't think so, I think we have to maneuver him into some state of vulnerability at least"
inky says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin black rubber cable attached to the light bulb. You can tell
Floyd | that it's already fraying at the hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "kick nikhil in the nuts" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK NIKHIL IN THE NUTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I mean, I assume this conversation system isn't here for no reason"
		Fang says, "we have to get him to do *something*"
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m sex" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M SEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers sex for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a fan of it, personally."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: sex.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, sure, we might as well get started soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "I vaguely recall a hint system, if you're stuck"
		Fang says (to Caboose), "...."
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you had to enter this business, couldn't you have picked a better
Floyd | place to do so?"
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you think. You couldn't have.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well."
Fang says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Well we have to get *something* done"
		Jacqueline says, "I hate to suggest this."
MarshalTennerWinter goes home. 		Jacqueline says, "But if we have sex with him, he might leave."
		Jacqueline says, "And then the path is clear for escape."
		Caboose says, "Exactly what I was thinking"
		Jacqueline says, "I am feeling almost as smarmy right now as when I tried to play What If I'm the Bad Guy."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "verbs" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Important verbs:
Floyd | examine (x) _
Floyd | look
Floyd | inventory (i)
Floyd | mention (m) _
Floyd | think
Floyd | take/drop _
Floyd | open/close _
Floyd | get in/get out _
Floyd | n/e/w/s/ne/se/sw/nw
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that these are not the only implemented verbs, just the most
Floyd | commonly used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "if we have to have sex with him to complete this puzzle, then this is pretty awful game"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's supposed to be pretty awful, I think, Fang."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "m sex" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M SEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers sex for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The woman up front said that you were pretty good at this, but of
Floyd | course everyone always oversells their products."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "girls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Products heheheh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "m girls" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the girls here for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It does bother me sometimes to think of the other guys who have been
Floyd | in all you girls, but I can generally block that image out."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nothing I could type would properly convey how this guy's responses make me feel."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss him" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS HIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You move near him and take his head into your hands. He pulls you
Floyd | close and kisses you. "Not bad," he says, "but let's just get right
Floyd | down to it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bed you can see Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "..."
		Caboose says, "Nice move"
		Jacqueline says, "Um... >F GET DOWN TO IT? What's the verb..."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "have sex" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > HAVE SEX
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the plastic fan)
Floyd | You should probably limit yourself to only having sex with animate
Floyd | objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hahahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear - didn't suspect to be laughing during this."
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		vimes says, ">GET JIGGY WID IT"
		vimes says, "(You don't see that here.)"
		Fang asks, "can we try the hints?"
		maga says, "the inanimate objects are looking pretty attractive, if only by contrast"
		Jacqueline says, "no"
		Jacqueline says, "No hints yet."
Fang says (to Floyd), "hit him with fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT HIM WITH FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Word."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "have sex with Nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > HAVE SEX WITH NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil pulls you closer and proceeds not to let you go for hours.
Floyd | Despite what else you may say about him, he certainly has incredible
Floyd | stamina. Of course, by the time you actually have any chance to leave,
Floyd | it's already too late to.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** What did you expect? ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, not the winning ending."
		Fang says, "yeah good job jacq :I"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "You have to admit it was a possibility, Fang."
		Fang says, "well, I guess this is a relief"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

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

		Caboose says, "Yeah, I was thinkimgmabout it too"
		Caboose says, "Jacqueline just did it"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we somehow electrocute him?"
		Jacqueline says, "That has been the other idea I've been mulling over."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | A generic white fan about half a meter high, consisting of four fairly
Floyd | sharp blades. It is placed here more for the comfort of the customers
Floyd | than for yours. A cord connects it to the hole in the wall. There is a
Floyd | white cover to protect the blades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The plastic fan is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "take fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "remove cover" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the fan cover)
Floyd | You position yourself between Nikhil and the fan so that he can't see
Floyd | it. Then you carefully pry the cover off of the fan, leaving the
Floyd | blades exposed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not wearing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "put a towel over your head, and he'll think he can't see you"
		Johnny says, "what"
		Fang says, "okay, this is getting interesting"
		Jacqueline asks (of jen), "?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah, they do mention the 'sharp"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x wires" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIRES
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er, 'sharp blades.'"
		jenrexrode says, "oh nothing"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x blades" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLADES
Floyd |
Floyd | Four fairly sharp blades are connected to the center of the fan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take blade" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLADE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the plastic fan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Bugblatter Beast"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit nikhil with fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT NIKHIL WITH FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "put penis in fan blades" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch nikhil with fan" 		

Floyd | > PUT PENIS IN FAN BLADES
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH NIKHIL WITH FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to touch Nikhil Varma.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn on fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "verbs" 		

Floyd | > TURN ON FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | You flip the switch, and the fan whirs to life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil says "Good. Now stop messing with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Important verbs:
Floyd | examine (x) _
Floyd | look
Floyd | inventory (i)
Floyd | mention (m) _
Floyd | think
Floyd | take/drop _
Floyd | open/close _
Floyd | get in/get out _
Floyd | n/e/w/s/ne/se/sw/nw
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that these are not the only implemented verbs, just the most
Floyd | commonly used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "attack" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says (to maga), "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "hit nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not that dumb. He could easily defeat you with almost no
Floyd | effort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "touch fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "m fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > M FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no reason to mention that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | A generic white fan about half a meter high, consisting of four fairly
Floyd | sharp blades. It is placed here more for the comfort of the customers
Floyd | than for yours. A cord connects it to the hole in the wall. You have
Floyd | removed the cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | The plastic fan is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lick fan" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x cover" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | A slightly damaged white cage used to protect errant fingers from the
Floyd | fan blades. The fan cover is never tightly attached and has in fact
Floyd | fallen off at least four times in the past year. You have managed to
Floyd | take it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cut nihil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT NIHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cord" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | A white rubber cord connected to the fan on one side and a hole in the
Floyd | wall on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cut nikhil" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT NIKHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting him up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear cover" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the cover on your head, forming a makeshift helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "ha ha ha what"
		Fang says, "hahaha"
		Fang says, "what"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, I think cutting him up would achieve a lot."
inky says (to Floyd), "x cord" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | A white rubber cord connected to the fan on one side and a hole in the
Floyd | wall on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x black" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin black rubber cable attached to the light bulb. You can tell
Floyd | that it's already fraying at the hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "cut cable with fan" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT CABLE WITH FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | You carefully bring the fan blades perpendicularly to the fraying at
Floyd | the edge of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil asks, "Hey, why are you messing with that fan back there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You lie and tell him that the cover has fallen off, so you're trying
Floyd | to fix it. As you're explaining, the fan blades finally manage to cut
Floyd | through enough of the wire to break the connection, and so the light
Floyd | bulb quickly fizzles out.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh man, the helmet thing?"
		Jacqueline asks, "WTH?"
		jenrexrode says, "i'm think sharp uncovered fan blades indicate violece is the answer"
		inky says, "some guys are looking for a hockey fetish experience"
		Fang says, "er, okay"
		Fang asks, "now what?"
		Johnny says (to Jacq), "We're 14 and a prostitute, Jacq, cut us some slack."
inky says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fortunately for you, Nikhil hasn't realized what's happened, so he
Floyd | says "Oh, great, the light bulb has burned out now? Go out and get
Floyd | your owner to change it. I will get what I paid for!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of all the times to happen..." grumbles Nikhil.
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably leave before Nikhil gets suspicious. Just go
Floyd | north. (You can also type "n", while "e", "w", and "s" will work for
Floyd | the other directions. Combinations like "sw" may also be used
Floyd | occasionally.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The fan's attached to the wall. You need to drop it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not going to have time to come here again for another two weeks,"
Floyd | Nikhil continues to complain.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Come on, this is the perfect chance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "drop fan" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the plastic fan)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And I've got to be back home in just two hours," Nikhil says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seriously, you need all the time you can get.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the odd-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Pari's door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari's Room
Floyd | The room looks almost exactly the same as yours. A key difference is
Floyd | that this room is lighted. A key similarity is that Pari is not in
Floyd | either. A door leads north to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "damn"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm"
		Fang asks, "did we read that there's an escape tunnel around here?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a thin, yet fairly tall, fourteen-year-old Indian girl. You
Floyd | consider yourself to be only of average prettiness, however, which is
Floyd | fortunate here, as beauty is almost a curse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "or we can hide under the bed, I guess"
		Jacqueline asks, "You are also wearing a helmet, right?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to waste here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Fang says (to Floyd), "hide under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari's Room
Floyd | The room looks almost exactly the same as yours. A key difference is
Floyd | that this room is lighted. A key similarity is that Pari is not in
Floyd | either. A door leads north to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "now you go on a rampage of bloody revenge, safe behind your alter ego of... FAN BLADE"
		Fang says, "we should save, i guess"
inky says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "maybe we're already screwed if this is a timed puzzle"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push switch" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A girl who you think is called Navya comes over from the west. She
Floyd | quietly says, "I've been asked to collect all the girls who are done
Floyd | working for the day. There's going to be a demonstration soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly begin to suspect the worst. "Here, follow me," she says,
Floyd | heading west and north to the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which are Pari, some ropes, a wooden stick, an
Floyd | iron rod, and a purse (closed)), Mother Avni Singh, Akshay Singh,
Floyd | Arnav Singh, Aditi Singh, the family dog, some girls, a cupboard
Floyd | (closed), and the rice cooker (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Navya heads out to search for others, shutting the door behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh hits Pari's right leg. Pari lets out a faint whimper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Another thing for you to know, Caboose, that instead of typing 'save' into the game, just type >PRESS SAVE in the room (not directed a Floyd). We have a thing that autosaves, with each save numbered CF1, CF2, CF3, etc... so that we don't over-write files."
		Fang says, "oh a family business"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | By far your favorite member of the family. A large mutt, he is kept by
Floyd | the Singhs partly for sentimental value and partly for his ability to
Floyd | intimidate customers who refuse to pay or leave quickly enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh hits Pari's right arm. Pari lets out a faint whimper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari is fairly tall for a 16-year-old, and thus she is one of the
Floyd | stronger girls here. Because you often talk to her at night through
Floyd | the hole in the wall, she is your closest friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari is carrying:
Floyd |   Pari's dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh hits Pari's right arm. Pari lets out a faint whimper.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh shouts, "Well, girl, you thought you could get away with
Floyd | this? Everyone, watch closely and see what happens to those who rebel
Floyd | against me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oog"
		maga says, "ah, yes, now we get into the Rendition portion of the game"
Fang says (to Floyd), "release the dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > RELEASE THE DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x girls" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | A large ring of girls has surrounded the table on which Pari is bound.
Floyd | Their attention is wholly focused on her, so you are able to sneak
Floyd | around without either them or Mother Singh noticing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh hits Pari's right leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open purse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh hits Pari's right arm. Pari lets out a faint whimper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get purse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, Nikhil's head pops into the room as he opens the door and
Floyd | peers in. You quickly duck down behind the mass of girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil stares at Pari and asks Mother Singh, "What are you doing now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh answers, "We're just punishing her a bit. She tried to
Floyd | steal some money from us." You cringe inwardly. Based on your past
Floyd | experience, if that was the crime, Pari is about to be crippled, if
Floyd | not dead. You have to save her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cupboard, revealing a can opener and a can of beans.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil considers the answer before saying, "Well, why are you making
Floyd | all the other girls watch this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh says, "We need to teach these girls not to disobey us.
Floyd | Everybody here does this. Now, excuse me, but what are you here for?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You sneak over to the rice cooker by hiding behind the girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the rice cooker, revealing cooked rice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil hesitates before saying, "Well, I need a new light bulb for my
Floyd | room. I sent my girl out to get someone to fix the problem, but she
Floyd | still hasn't returned." You crouch down further.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh says, "Interesting. I have no idea where she is, but we
Floyd | happen to be out of light bulbs at the moment. However, I can send my
Floyd | son out with you to the city to get some new ones. Akshay, my boy, go
Floyd | help him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "oh god, I'd forgotten the solution to this"
		Fang says, "okay, we need a plan"
		Fang asks, "ideas?"
		Johnny says, "A can of beans is a can of beans."
		Fang says, "I feel like the dog is our key ally in this"
		inky says, "1) throw rice at people, convince them it's a wedding, sneak Pari out in the confusion"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice)
Floyd | You don't see any use for a handful of rice. Besides, you don't have
Floyd | anything to grab or carry it with.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nikhil and Akshay walk out of the room, Akshay having an obvious look
Floyd | of displeasure on his face at being forced to miss this.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the girls asks, "Should I close the door, Mother Singh?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She replies, "No, no one else is going to come anymore. Besides, it's
Floyd | hot in here and I'm already breaking a sweat."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh says to Pari, "Alright, now that we've softened you up a
Floyd | bit, it's time to start going a little harder." She picks up the
Floyd | wooden stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "And the rice is cooked, so it'll stick to their eyes."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at inky), "No, I think a fan-cage helmet surely is involved, or it wouldn't be coded into the game!"
inky says (to Floyd), "x iron rod" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IRON ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal rod about the same length as the stick. It is only used in the
Floyd | worst cases. You are very worried now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "perhaps we can start a fire with the rice cooker"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "let's not waste time here"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open can" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | You use the can opener to open the can of beans. Then you quickly dart
Floyd | out of the way so you are not seen, leaving the can on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "of course, if this was actually Rendition it would all be >POO ON LEFT ELBOW"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put beans in rice cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BEANS IN RICE COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans in the rice cooker)
Floyd | (first taking the can of beans)
Floyd |
Floyd | No, not yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog cautiously weaves its way through the mass of girls, enticed
Floyd | by the smell of the beans. You wave it over and gesture at it to eat.
Floyd | It eagerly complies, sticking its muzzle inside the can. The sound of
Floyd | the dog eating gets Mother Singh's attention, and she turns toward the
Floyd | dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh shouts, "Who left a can of beans open on the floor?
Floyd | Alright, Arnav, go out and walk the dog for an hour or two. I
Floyd | certainly do not want him making this place smell." Arnav slowly walks
Floyd | out with the dog, obviously annoyed at being assigned this chore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Man, I'd forgotten that."
		Fang asks, "'not yet'?"
		Fang says, "okay"
		Fang says, "we're eliminating the family members"
		Johnny says, "That was to "take beans""
		Jacqueline asks, "The dog will fart in the room if it eats beans is part of the puzzle solution??"
		maga says, "yep, actual farting dog puzzle"
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn on rice cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON RICE COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "serious game is serious"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Fang says, "I hate that failed commands increment the timer"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "We can always restore."
		Fang exclaims, "also I hate that the timer is a girl being tortured!"
		Johnny says, "I feel like you're missing the point."
		maga says, "fwiw, it's not actually a timer"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x girls" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | A large ring of girls has surrounded the table on which Pari is bound.
Floyd | Their attention is wholly focused on her, so you are able to sneak
Floyd | around without either them or Mother Singh noticing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "well, that's a bit better I guess"
Fang says (to Floyd), "spill rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPILL RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice)
Floyd | You tilt over the rice cooker and some of the dry grains escape,
Floyd | forming a small heap of spilled rice on the ground. You quickly move
Floyd | away from there so that you won't be suspected. The noise of the
Floyd | grains falling is loud enough for Mother Singh to turn towards it.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shouts, "Aditi, go out to the closet and get the broom so you can
Floyd | sweep this up." Aditi complies, heading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aditi returns and quickly sweeps the rice up into a dustpan. She then
Floyd | leaves to dump it in the outside refuse pile. Putting the broom back
Floyd | in the closet, she returns to continue watching.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right arm with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose asks, "Woah, ehat happened while I was gone?!?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What was the point of the rice cooker bit?"
		Fang says, "spill rice, so far"
Fang says (to Floyd), "spill rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPILL RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice)
Floyd | You tilt over the rice cooker and some of the dry grains escape,
Floyd | forming a small heap of spilled rice on the ground. You quickly move
Floyd | away from there so that you won't be suspected. The noise of the
Floyd | grains falling is loud enough for Mother Singh to turn towards it.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shouts, "Aditi, go out to the closet and get the broom so you can
Floyd | sweep this up." Aditi complies, heading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aditi returns and quickly sweeps the rice up into a dustpan. She then
Floyd | leaves to dump it in the outside refuse pile. Putting the broom back
Floyd | in the closet, she returns to continue watching.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Caboose), "A lot, you may want to scroll back."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x aditi" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ADITI
Floyd |
Floyd | She is older than Arnav and younger than Akshay, but beyond that you
Floyd | have little idea of her age. She is as cruel as her mother is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, we need to get rid of aditi"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal rod about the same length as the stick. It is only used in the
Floyd | worst cases. You are very worried now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a can of beans (in which are some brown beans), a table
Floyd | (on which are Pari, some ropes, an iron rod, and a purse (closed)),
Floyd | Mother Avni Singh, Aditi Singh, some girls, a cupboard (empty), and
Floyd | the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "throw can at aditi" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW CAN AT ADITI
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans at Aditi Singh)
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put can in cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CAN IN COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans in the rice cooker)
Floyd | You put the can of beans into the rice cooker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left leg with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "spill rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close cooker" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > SPILL RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice)
Floyd | You tilt over the rice cooker and some of the dry grains escape,
Floyd | forming a small heap of spilled rice on the ground. You quickly move
Floyd | away from there so that you won't be suspected. The noise of the
Floyd | grains falling is loud enough for Mother Singh to turn towards it.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shouts, "Aditi, go out to the closet and get the broom so you can
Floyd | sweep this up." Aditi complies, heading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aditi returns and quickly sweeps the rice up into a dustpan. She then
Floyd | leaves to dump it in the outside refuse pile. Putting the broom back
Floyd | in the closet, she returns to continue watching.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the rice cooker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right arm with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The rice cooker is already here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right arm with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | A large steel rice cooker enclosed within a wooden cover. It is far
Floyd | too large for its legs, however, and in the common cases where it is
Floyd | accidentally spilled, someone always has to waste time cleaning it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if we were supposed to put the beans in the cooker unopened, so as to maybe make them explode or something."
Fang says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a can opener
Floyd |   a fan cover (being worn)
Floyd |   a dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We are still wearing the fan cover."
Fang says (to Floyd), "open cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the rice cooker, revealing a can of beans and cooked rice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "if we could get one of those chores, we could just walk out"
		Jacqueline says (to jen), "True."
Fang says (to Floyd), "put rice into can" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RICE INTO CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice into the can opener)
Floyd | (first taking cooked rice)
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any use for a handful of rice. Besides, you don't have
Floyd | anything to grab or carry it with.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right arm with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "spill beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPILL BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | You have no reason to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "commands" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMMANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pour beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | You reach into the can and pull out a few beans before popping them
Floyd | into your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Fang says, "okay, this puzzle seems to be losing its tension"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x broom" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Thanks for the dog beans, Fang."
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You crouch behind the mass of girls and quickly sneak out of the room
Floyd | when no one is looking.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the odd-numbered side opens, as a girl
Floyd | followed by a man exit their room and head to the front. You step
Floyd | aside to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to randomly barge in if there's a customer with her.
Floyd | Besides, you see no reason why Pari would be there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a girl
Floyd | followed by a man exit their room and head to the front. You step
Floyd | aside to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | An ornamented desk with carvings on the side of tigers and flowers. It
Floyd | has two drawers, one on the left and one on the right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The purse isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawer appears to be locked. You'll have to get the key out of
Floyd | Mother Singh's purse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RIGHT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The purse isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawer appears to be locked. You'll have to get the key out of
Floyd | Mother Singh's purse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "north" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the closet door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | The closet is fairly large and contains many things that are used in
Floyd | the day-to-day running of this place, but most are unfamiliar to you.
Floyd | South leads out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broom here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd look pretty suspicious walking about with a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broom)
Floyd | You'd look pretty suspicious walking about with a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay"
		Fang says, "we need to hide the broom"
		Fang says, "so that aditi has to look for it to clean up the rice"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a can of beans (open)
Floyd |     some brown beans
Floyd |   a can opener
Floyd |   a fan cover (being worn)
Floyd |   a dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "er"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | The closet is fairly large and contains many things that are used in
Floyd | the day-to-day running of this place, but most are unfamiliar to you.
Floyd | South leads out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broom here.
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. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | The broom has been used here for at least as long as you've been used
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Srsly?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "put beans in broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BEANS IN BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans in the broom)
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pour beans" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd look pretty suspicious walking about with a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmmm"
		Fang asks, "what can we do here?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | The closet is fairly large and contains many things that are used in
Floyd | the day-to-day running of this place, but most are unfamiliar to you.
Floyd | South leads out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broom here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I don't know why it'd be suspicious. That rice keeps spilling, and we're just trying to be helpful."
Fang says (to Floyd), "break broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You snap the broom in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Fang says, "okay"
		Fang says, "take THAT"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, had we not sent the dog out, the dog would have cleaned up the rice, is that it?"
		jenrexrode says, "violence is te answer"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd look pretty suspicious walking about with a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'd just spill the rice again."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a table (on which are Pari, some ropes, an iron rod, and a
Floyd | purse (closed)), Mother Avni Singh, Aditi Singh, some girls, a
Floyd | cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's left arm with a stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh quickly strikes Pari's right leg with a stick. Pari lets
Floyd | out a short cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "spill rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPILL RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice)
Floyd | You tilt over the rice cooker and some of the dry grains escape,
Floyd | forming a small heap of spilled rice on the ground. You quickly move
Floyd | away from there so that you won't be suspected. The noise of the
Floyd | grains falling is loud enough for Mother Singh to turn towards it.
Floyd |
Floyd | She shouts, "Aditi, go out to the closet and get the broom so you can
Floyd | sweep this up." Aditi complies, heading out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aditi runs back in, shouting that the broom has been broken. Mother
Floyd | Singh says, "What! Who has done this? The broom was fine earlier; has
Floyd | someone damaged it on purpose? Oh, we shall get to the bottom of this
Floyd | mystery once I have finished with this girl! Meanwhile, go into town
Floyd | and tell your brother to pick up a new broom as well." Aditi quickly
Floyd | dashes out to follow her mother's orders, and you inwardly celebrate
Floyd | at having another family member out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now Mother Singh, having worked up a sweat, picks up the metal rod.
Floyd | She laughs and says, "Okay, my girl, prepare for some real pain now."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's stomach.
Floyd | Pari tries hard not to scream, only letting out a short "Oof."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Uh oh"
		Fang says, "oh boy"
Fang says (to Floyd), "okay" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OKAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay we need to do something about singh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "hit singh" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SINGH
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "Urgh...", groans Pari as she reels from the blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh shouts out, "Someone get me a book of matches for later."
Floyd | The girls stare nervously at each other for a minute, until one of
Floyd | them takes a chair, pushes it in front of the cabinet, and stands on
Floyd | it so she can reach on top of the cabinet. She fishes around for a
Floyd | little bit, finding two books of matches. Then she gets down, pushes
Floyd | the chair in the corner, and gives both to Mother Singh, who says, "I
Floyd | only need one. She's not going to last that long," The girl shudders a
Floyd | bit before throwing one book back into the cupboard, as Mother Singh
Floyd | places the other in an imperceptible fold in her dress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "okay... light her on fire?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take purse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's arm.
Floyd | "Arghhh!", she shouts, tears glistening in her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take matches" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's stomach.
Floyd | "AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Pari screams, unable to face the pain as the
Floyd | rod hits a sensitive spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "light singh on fire" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT SINGH ON FIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to light Mother Avni Singh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "light singh" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT SINGH
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg. Pari
Floyd | tries hard not to scream, only letting out a short "Oof."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "light matches" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | To use the matches, just BURN an object. You don't have to light them
Floyd | first or anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's arm.
Floyd | "Arghhh!", she shouts, tears glistening in her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x singh" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINGH
Floyd |
Floyd | A middle-aged woman who runs the place, she is warm and inviting to
Floyd | the customers, but cruel to everyone else. She always seems even more
Floyd | vicious when her husband is out at the bars, as he probably is now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Pari screams, unable to face the pain as the
Floyd | rod hits a sensitive spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are a wooden stick, Pari,
Floyd | some ropes, and a purse (closed)), Mother Avni Singh, some girls, a
Floyd | cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's arm.
Floyd | "Urgh...", groans Pari as she reels from the blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x ropes" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROPES
Floyd |
Floyd | Four ropes bind each of Pari's limbs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg. Pari
Floyd | tries hard not to scream, only letting out a short "Oof."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall wooden cupboard with multiple shelves inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Pari screams, unable to face the pain as the
Floyd | rod hits a sensitive spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh's purse is essentially a brown cloth bag with a strap,
Floyd | about a third of a meter wide.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's stomach.
Floyd | "Arghhh!", she shouts, tears glistening in her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "light purse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "Urgh...", groans Pari as she reels from the blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "open puse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg. Pari
Floyd | tries hard not to scream, only letting out a short "Oof."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "opn purse" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "You remember where the rope is, yes?"
		Caboose says, "..."
		Fang says, "yeah..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some matches
Floyd |   a can of beans (open)
Floyd |     some brown beans
Floyd |   a can opener
Floyd |   a fan cover (being worn)
Floyd |   a dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "Urgh...", groans Pari as she reels from the blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Although, how is that obvious."
		Jacqueline asks, "Burn the broom as a distraction?"
		Caboose says, "Android keyboard"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x singh's dress" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINGH'S DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x matches" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | A small book of matches. The ultimate danger, and thus the ultimate
Floyd | distraction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg. Pari
Floyd | tries hard not to scream, only letting out a short "Oof."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "singe singh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You crouch behind the mass of girls and quickly sneak out of the room
Floyd | when no one is looking.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose asks, "We're wearing the fan cover?"
		Fang says, "we'll always wear it"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a long story."
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And an inexplicable story."
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the odd-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to Jacq), "The story is inky is better at IF than the rest of us."
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari's Room
Floyd | The room looks almost exactly the same as yours. A key difference is
Floyd | that this room is lighted. A key similarity is that Pari is not in
Floyd | either. A door leads north to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn room" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn mattress" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "we'd look silly carrying a broom, but not wearing a fan cover on our head as a makeshift helmet."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the odd-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "The question is why the author coded the fan cover as wearable, and the response that it is 'like a helmet'"
		Caboose says, "emote chuckles"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Good point."
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn desk" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | The closet is fairly large and contains many things that are used in
Floyd | the day-to-day running of this place, but most are unfamiliar to you.
Floyd | South leads out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken broom here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd look pretty suspicious walking about with a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn broom" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose sighs
		Fang exclaims, "what the heck are we supposed to burn!"
		Jacqueline says, "grr"
		Johnny says, "That was jen."
Fang says (to Floyd), "take off dress" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OFF DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully remove the dress, making sure to keep it safe because
Floyd | you are not sure if you would be given another one. Nevertheless, you
Floyd | have the experience of removing it up to ten times a day, so you have
Floyd | learned to do it very quickly. You are now wearing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn dress" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I'm not in the business of making good points."
Fang says (to Floyd), "wear dress" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the dress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "(Although, the game says suspicious.)"
		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah"
		Fang says, "I'm vaguely sure the game would allow us to walk around naked but for a fan cover"
		Fang says, "except not with a broom"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so it was - good point, Jen."
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "I was thinking that."
		Caboose says, "Naked is okay, but having a broom is not"
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn beans" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                               Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Gate                                           Exits:  SE E
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Gate
Floyd | The front gate, about twenty feet away from the building, is the only
Floyd | break in the fence. It's guarded by two men, neither of whom are
Floyd | looking in your direction, who might not be able to see you anyway due
Floyd | to the darkness. Southeast is a dirt clearing and east is the main
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall guard and a short guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A dirt clearing with a fence to the south. Sometimes you come out here
Floyd | in the middle of night for fresh air. The front gate is to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a blue car (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | The Singh's family car, an old blue four-seater, is facing the wall to
Floyd | the north. They are some of the more affluent people here, and they
Floyd | often need a car in order to transport some of the girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "we need to find an engine."
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "drive" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | To drive, just move normally while in a vehicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | The blue car is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "the car is our escape vehicle at some future point, I guess"
Fang says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Front Gate                                           Exits:  SE E
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Gate
Floyd | The front gate, about twenty feet away from the building, is the only
Floyd | break in the fence. It's guarded by two men, neither of whom are
Floyd | looking in your direction, who might not be able to see you anyway due
Floyd | to the darkness. Southeast is a dirt clearing and east is the main
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall guard and a short guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Front Gate                                           Exits:  SE E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Who do you mean, the tall guard or the short guard?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose asks, "Why are we obsessed with trying to burn things?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x short" 		

Floyd ]  Front Gate                                           Exits:  SE E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHORT
Floyd |
Floyd | He's short, carries a long gun, and wears a green uniform. The light's
Floyd | too dark to make out more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "we need to distract mrs singh from murdering our friend"
		Johnny says, "Because there's obv something to burn."
		Fang says, "the only thing we just got is a box of matches"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x tall guard" 		

Floyd ]  Front Gate                                           Exits:  SE E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TALL GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | He's tall, carries a long gun, and wears a green uniform. The light's
Floyd | too dark to make out more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Good points"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Mostly as a distraction, I think, caboose."
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow, lag."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are a wooden stick, Pari,
Floyd | some ropes, and a purse (closed)), Mother Avni Singh, some girls, a
Floyd | cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "Arghhh!", she shouts, tears glistening in her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search cupboards" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CUPBOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg. Pari
Floyd | tries hard not to scream, only letting out a short "Oof."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn chair" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You light a match, sneak over behind the girls, and set it on fire
Floyd | before moving away quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "Arghhh!", she shouts, tears glistening in her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang exclaims, "yes!"
		Fang says, "okay, that was a terrible puzzle"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Four-legged stools that appear to be made of the same wood as the
Floyd | tables, they have been stacked in the corner to allow room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "Urgh...", groans Pari as she reels from the blow.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the girls sniffs and quickly turns around towards the source of
Floyd | the flames. She screams, and Mother Singh and all the other girls turn
Floyd | towards her. Seeing the fire, some of the girls quickly run out of the
Floyd | room, returning with buckets of water. They pour the water over the
Floyd | fire, stopping it before it does much damage. The room slowly returns
Floyd | to normal, while Mother Singh screams about how whoever did this is
Floyd | going to die painfully. Of course, by that point you have taken the
Floyd | opportunity to steal the purse, hiding it in your dress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sorry I'm late."
		Johnny says, "It's not really a puzzle."
		Johnny says, "Hi DavidW"
Fang says (to Floyd), "untie rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNTIE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no experience with knots. You'll probably just have to cut
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That might be a bit too obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Singh aims a sharp blow with the metal rod at Pari's leg.
Floyd | "AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Pari screams, unable to face the pain as the
Floyd | rod hits a sensitive spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You crouch behind the mass of girls and quickly sneak out of the room
Floyd | when no one is looking.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The purse isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawer appears to be locked. You'll have to get the key out of
Floyd | Mother Singh's purse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open purse" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the purse, revealing a drawer key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "get key" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the left drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look in left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The left drawer is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RIGHT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the right drawer, revealing a car key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Hopefully Pari won't die at a dertain point..."
		Fang says, "I hate this puzzle"
		Fang says, "er"
		Fang says, "I mean, I hate the UI"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take car key" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), " e" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | >  E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Main Room                                            Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Room
Floyd | This is where the customers enter and wait. However, it is currently
Floyd | very late and so no one is here right now. It is luxuriously decorated
Floyd | compared to the rest of the place. A desk sits in the corner. East is
Floyd | the hallway. North is a closet. West leads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Gate                                           Exits:  SE E
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Gate
Floyd | The front gate, about twenty feet away from the building, is the only
Floyd | break in the fence. It's guarded by two men, neither of whom are
Floyd | looking in your direction, who might not be able to see you anyway due
Floyd | to the darkness. Southeast is a dirt clearing and east is the main
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall guard and a short guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A dirt clearing with a fence to the south. Sometimes you come out here
Floyd | in the middle of night for fresh air. The front gate is to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a blue car (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "open car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "get in car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | You use the car key to unlock the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | The inside of the car has a faint scent that you can't place but still
Floyd | repulses you. The seats are covered with some brown cloth, and the
Floyd | seatbelts are the same color despite being made of some different
Floyd | substance. You put the key into the ignition, as you've seen Mother
Floyd | Singh do before, and fiddle around for a bit before turning it on.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To drive the car, just move in a direction while inside the car, like
Floyd | "go south". You don't have to do things like "steer wheel" or "shift
Floyd | stick".)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "er"
		Fang asks, "are we not going to rescue pari?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear seatbelt" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SEATBELT
Floyd |
Floyd | You click the seat belt in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We need to run over those guards."
		olethros says, "how are you going to do that ? oh"
		Johnny says, "(Probably not really.)"
		Fang asks, "so who wants to drive?"
		olethros says, "ah ha ha ah"
Fang says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no real idea how to turn the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "go nw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no real idea how to turn the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "ha ha ok that's rich"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing (in the blue car)
Floyd | A dirt clearing with a fence to the south. Sometimes you come out here
Floyd | in the middle of night for fresh air. The front gate is to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the blue car you can see a car key.
Floyd |
Floyd | The inside of the car has a faint scent that you can't place but still
Floyd | repulses you. The seats are covered with some brown cloth, and the
Floyd | seatbelts are the same color despite being made of some different
Floyd | substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "turn on car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue car)
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "turn key" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the car key)
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "turn ignition" 		Fang says, "what do you think the wheel is for, ma'am"

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN IGNITION
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "start car" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > START CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "drive" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             Exits:  NW
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | To drive, just move normally while in a vehicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the gas pedal as hard as you can, ramming the car into the
Floyd | front wall. The bricks fly apart, as the car folds inward at the front
Floyd | with a gigantic crunching sound. The force of the impact almost throws
Floyd | you out the front window, but your seatbelt protects you. You quickly
Floyd | stagger out, assessing the damage. A large hole is now in the wall
Floyd | between the main room and the clearing. One of the guards runs over to
Floyd | investigate, but by that point you have already snuck around him in
Floyd | the darkness back to the front door. Then Mother Singh screams and
Floyd | runs into the main room, and as the others girls trickle in, you weave
Floyd | behind them while they stare in horror at the car. Finally, you make
Floyd | it back into the dining room, practically collapsing in exhaustion.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are a wooden stick, Pari,
Floyd | and some ropes), a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is
Floyd | cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "14-year-old drivers are the worst."
		olethros says, "oh.. kay"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cut rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need something sharp with which to cut the ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x can opener" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal can opener with a plastic handle. It has surely done more than
Floyd | its fair share of work over the years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hm"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are a wooden stick, Pari,
Floyd | and some ropes), a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is
Floyd | cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall wooden cupboard with multiple shelves inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a drawer key
Floyd |   a purse (open but empty)
Floyd |   some matches
Floyd |   a can of beans (open)
Floyd |     some brown beans
Floyd |   a can opener
Floyd |   a fan cover (being worn)
Floyd |   a dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari is fairly tall for a 16-year-old, and thus she is one of the
Floyd | stronger girls here. Because you often talk to her at night through
Floyd | the hole in the wall, she is your closest friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari is carrying:
Floyd |   Pari's dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want anyone to know you're here. Secrecy is your only weapon
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: whatever comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnaw through ropes with teeth" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > GNAW THROUGH ROPES WITH TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are a wooden stick, Pari,
Floyd | and some ropes), a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is
Floyd | cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x can of beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN OF BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | A large can of brown beans that often supplements your dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the can of beans are some brown beans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cut rope with can lid" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROPE WITH CAN LID
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cut rope with beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROPE WITH BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | You see no reason to cut that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "well, guess that didn't work"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: whatever comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ooh, good thought."
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | No. If you walk in there, you're going to be the first one that the
Floyd | guards interrogate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to randomly barge in if there's a customer with her.
Floyd | Besides, you see no reason why Pari would be there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari's Room
Floyd | The room looks almost exactly the same as yours. A key difference is
Floyd | that this room is lighted. A key similarity is that Pari is not in
Floyd | either. A door leads north to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you have to save Pari first.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cover" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | A slightly damaged white cage used to protect errant fingers from the
Floyd | fan blades. The fan cover is never tightly attached and has in fact
Floyd | fallen off at least four times in the past year. You have managed to
Floyd | take it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are a wooden stick, Pari,
Floyd | and some ropes), a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is
Floyd | cooked rice) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oh, the fan blades."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | A round wooden stick that's about half a meter in length. You've felt
Floyd | it too many times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sharpen stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHARPEN STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says (to Jacq), "can't, we don't have light, and the blades can't be removed"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The circular tables have four legs and are made of a surprisingly
Floyd | durable wood. They have been pushed to the side to allow room, except
Floyd | for the one in the center to which Pari is tied.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the table are a wooden stick, Pari, and some ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "cut stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "break stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "The fan itself can't either?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "break table" 		
olethros says (to Floyd), "bifurcate stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BIFURCATE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "cut rope with stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROPE WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no reason to cut that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | A large steel rice cooker enclosed within a wooden cover. It is far
Floyd | too large for its legs, however, and in the common cases where it is
Floyd | accidentally spilled, someone always has to waste time cleaning it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rice cooker is cooked rice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x legs" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEGS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take wooden cover" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WOODEN COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the wooden stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "this is the most child friendly kitchen ever"
		Fang says, "apart from the torture"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take rice cover" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RICE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "so do we not have the tool to cut the rope, or is it saying that the rope never needs cut?"
		Fang says, "I'm pretty sure we need some kind of tool to cut the rope"
		Johnny says, "I was hoping we could stack hats."
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I think we need to cut the rope."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are Pari and some ropes),
Floyd | a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want anyone to know you're here. Secrecy is your only weapon
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Four-legged stools that appear to be made of the same wood as the
Floyd | tables, they have been stacked in the corner to allow room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "take pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Pari would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x stool" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Four-legged stools that appear to be made of the same wood as the
Floyd | tables, they have been stacked in the corner to allow room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take chair" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "break stool" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh. I think Pari *would* care for that."
		Caboose says, "Heh"
		jenrexrode says, "cut, burn, untie, chew"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "maybe there's a rat that willchew the ropes for us"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn match" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | To use the matches, just BURN an object. You don't have to light them
Floyd | first or anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "burn" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "I want to create light you stupid game" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > I WANT TO CREATE LIGHT YOU STUPID GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "use magic missile on the darkness..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari's Room
Floyd | The room looks almost exactly the same as yours. A key difference is
Floyd | that this room is lighted. A key similarity is that Pari is not in
Floyd | either. A door leads north to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pari's Room                                          Exits:  N
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are Pari and some ropes),
Floyd | a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "sorry"
		Fang says, "I have an idea"
Fang says (to Floyd), "search pari's dress" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PARI'S DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "damn"
Fang says (to Floyd), "search pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are Pari and some ropes),
Floyd | a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "did we search our own dress?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "search dress" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dress)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Four ropes bind each of Pari's limbs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | A large can of brown beans that often supplements your dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the can of beans are some brown beans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "feed beans to pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEED BEANS TO PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans to Pari)
Floyd | Pari doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "feed rice to pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEED RICE TO PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice to Pari)
Floyd | (first taking cooked rice)
Floyd | You don't see any use for a handful of rice. Besides, you don't have
Floyd | anything to grab or carry it with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Heh"
		jenrexrode says, "use the beans to lubricate the ropes"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are Pari and some ropes),
Floyd | a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x ropes" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROPES
Floyd |
Floyd | Four ropes bind each of Pari's limbs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "take cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x knots" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "break cooker" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK COOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "break pari" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | She's already hurt enough. There's no need to do more to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | A round wooden stick that's about half a meter in length. You've felt
Floyd | it too many times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Was there glass in the car wreck? I suppose we can't go back out there now."
Fang says (to Floyd), "snap stick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > SNAP STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wooden stick
Floyd |   a drawer key
Floyd |   a purse (open but empty)
Floyd |   some matches
Floyd |   a can of beans (open)
Floyd |     some brown beans
Floyd |   a can opener
Floyd |   a fan cover (being worn)
Floyd |   a dress (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small coppery key. You believe it unlocks the drawers in the main
Floyd | room desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "cut rooes with key" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROOES WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cut ropes with key" 		Caboose says, "meh"

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROPES WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no reason to cut that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "break key" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x can of beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN OF BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | A large can of brown beans that often supplements your dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the can of beans are some brown beans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | A large can of brown beans that often supplements your dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the can of beans are some brown beans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x brown beans" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROWN BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Some brown beans. There's not much else to say about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | No. If you walk in there, you're going to be the first one that the
Floyd | guards interrogate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to The Forgotten Girls
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Complete Walkthrough

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "where's the list of commands?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "verbs" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Important verbs:
Floyd | examine (x) _
Floyd | look
Floyd | inventory (i)
Floyd | mention (m) _
Floyd | think
Floyd | take/drop _
Floyd | open/close _
Floyd | get in/get out _
Floyd | n/e/w/s/ne/se/sw/nw
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that these are not the only implemented verbs, just the most
Floyd | commonly used.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door down the hallway on the even-numbered side opens, as a man
Floyd | leading a girl exit their room and head to the front. You step aside
Floyd | to allow them to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think rope" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: whatever comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take ropes" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROPES
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hallway."
		Fang asks, "oh, you want to go back?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we go back to her and think in her presence?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are Pari and some ropes),
Floyd | a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: whatever comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Game), "NOT HELPFUL"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x rice" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (cooked rice)
Floyd | Warm long-grain rice. Despite how mistreated you are in so many
Floyd | aspects, food is admittedly not one of them. Customers dislike
Floyd | excessively skinny girls, and so you are fed reasonably well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I know I said no hints earlier, but I'm over that now. The rule is that we wait until everyone playing is willing to agree to hints."
Fang says (to Floyd), "climb cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I'm fine with hints"
		Caboose says, "me too"
		Johnny says, "There are possibly non-hint things in the menu."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyone not fine?"
		DavidW says, "I don't even know which game you're playing yet."
		Johnny says, "And we didn't even list other verbs yet."
		Jacqueline says (to DavidW), "The Forgotten Girls."
		DavidW says, "oh. hm."
		Jacqueline asks, "Who else has been playing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyone else, or should we hint? There is a hint menu."
		Jacqueline says, "fwiw, just asked maga, who's played this, and he needed the hints."
		Fang says, "if the can of beans doesn't work, then I think the game has entered into the realm of being unfair"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps I should return to the lounge and mute. I haven't really been following the game at all and I was late."
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "No worries. There'll be a transcript, and I *think* we'll be done soon."
		Jacqueline says, "Hint at will, Fang."
		DavidW says, "oh, very well."
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to The Forgotten Girls
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Complete Walkthrough

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to The Forgotten Girls
Floyd |  > Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Complete Walkthrough

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to The Forgotten Girls
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |  > Hints
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Complete Walkthrough

		
Fang presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                               Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?

		
Fang presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]              Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?
Floyd | 1/3: You need something sharp to cut the ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd ]              Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?
Floyd | 1/3: You need something sharp to cut the ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/3: You're probably already carrying the blade, in fact.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Jacqueline says, "No shit."
		Jacqueline asks, "We... we are?"
		Fang says, "..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]              Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
		Jacqueline says, "Enh, let's see the third."
Fang says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd ]              Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?
Floyd | 1/3: You need something sharp to cut the ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/3: You're probably already carrying the blade, in fact.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/3: "cut ropes with can opener"
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu.

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!!"
		olethros asks, "didn't you already try that?"
		Jacqueline says, "That ... that ..."
		Fang asks, "I thought that's blunt?"
		Fang says, "huh"
		Fang says, "also I though we tried"
		olethros asks, "oh, it was with the can, not with the opener?"
		Fang says, "anyway"
		Johnny says (to olethros), "Nobody tried it."
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "Yeah"
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]              Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?

		olethros says, "ha ha"
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]              Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                               Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Okay, how do I get Pari down from there?

		Caboose says, "I was gonna say that, but I thouht we had already tried..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to The Forgotten Girls
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |  > Hints
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Complete Walkthrough

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining room is simply what you call the collection of tables here
Floyd | where the girls come to eat. However, it is fairly large, so it is
Floyd | often used as a meeting room as well. Tables and chairs have been
Floyd | pushed to the edges of the room for the demonstration. A cupboard
Floyd | stands in the corner. South leads to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see spilled rice, a table (on which are Pari and some ropes),
Floyd | a cupboard (empty), and the rice cooker (in which is cooked rice)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cut rope with can opener" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ROPE WITH CAN OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | You rub the blade of the can opener against the rope restraining
Floyd | Pari's left arm. Although it takes a minute, you are eventually able
Floyd | to cut through enough of the fibers to be able to bite it off. From
Floyd | there, you continue cutting the ropes binding the other three limbs,
Floyd | getting faster as you go, partly due to experience and partly due to
Floyd | fear. Eventually, you free Pari, who stumbles onto the ground, limping
Floyd | slightly. She says, "Thank you so much. But we have to go now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Caboose), "Worth mentioning - you would have been our hero."
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Hallway                                         Exits:  N E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hallway
Floyd | The hallway looks exactly the same to the east. South leads to Room
Floyd | Number 1, inhabited by a girl whom you only vaguely know. North leads
Floyd | to the dining room. West leads to the main room. East is the hallway
Floyd | by your room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is narrow and looks essentially the same as your room in
Floyd | all basic respects, with the same drab walls and poor lighting. Small
Floyd | rooms like yours line the wall on both sides. East leads to Pari's
Floyd | room and west heads to the main room where the customers are.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Hallway                                         Exits:  S E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hallway
Floyd | The hallway is the same uniform gray all along, and you can see doors
Floyd | stretching all the way further east, leading eventually to the
Floyd | outside. Pari's room is south of here. The hallway in front of your
Floyd | room is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Building                                  Exits:  E W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the back door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Building
Floyd | The girls come out here to relieve themselves, as there is no bathroom
Floyd | in the building. In fact, this is the only reason that you've even
Floyd | been able to dig the tunnel under the fence, by hiding behind the
Floyd | bushes during your bathroom breaks. The building is back to the west,
Floyd | while the tunnel leading out is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "Yeah, I guess I should keep that in mind next time"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump into the tunnel and manage to worm through after a few
Floyd | minutes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Main Street
Floyd | This is the largest street in the town, threading straight through the
Floyd | center. There's an old street sign nearby that probably states the
Floyd | name of the road. West leads back to the building, while north leads
Floyd | farther into the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you see the short guard running here from the north. They
Floyd | have apparently already started searching for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | The streets are mostly deserted at this hour, but the stars are bright
Floyd | enough to guide you. The road continues farther north and south. West
Floyd | is an alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a short guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x short guard" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHORT GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | He's short, carries a long gun, and wears a green uniform. The light's
Floyd | too dark to make out more.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard catches up to you, knocking you both down with a few swift
Floyd | blows of his rifle butt. Before you can get up again, he's captured
Floyd | you both by the arms, and his grip is too strong to resist. Within ten
Floyd | minutes, you both are back in the building. Within twenty, you both
Floyd | are tied to the tables. Within an hour, you both are in a
Floyd | freshly-shoveled pit in the backyard.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Fang says, "eh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Main Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you see the short guard running here from the north. They
Floyd | have apparently already started searching for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | The streets are mostly deserted at this hour, but the stars are bright
Floyd | enough to guide you. The road continues farther north and south. West
Floyd | is an alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a short guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster, a trash can (empty), and a balcony here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall, wooden fence cuts the alley in half. It's surprisingly new, as
Floyd | you can't see any easy way to get over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard continues running towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "climb dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard catches up to you, knocking you both down with a few swift
Floyd | blows of his rifle butt. Before you can get up again, he's captured
Floyd | you both by the arms, and his grip is too strong to resist. Within ten
Floyd | minutes, you both are back in the building. Within twenty, you both
Floyd | are tied to the tables. Within an hour, you both are in a
Floyd | freshly-shoveled pit in the backyard.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Look - a convenient dumpster for our bodies."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push can" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard catches up to you, knocking you both down with a few swift
Floyd | blows of his rifle butt. Before you can get up again, he's captured
Floyd | you both by the arms, and his grip is too strong to resist. Within ten
Floyd | minutes, you both are back in the building. Within twenty, you both
Floyd | are tied to the tables. Within an hour, you both are in a
Floyd | freshly-shoveled pit in the backyard.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh boy, timed puzzles"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "get in dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You both jump into the pile of trash in the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley (in the dumpster)
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Pari, a trash can (empty), and a balcony here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard continues running towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Undo a few, then save?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "hide" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard checks the dumpster first and discovers both of you trying
Floyd | to hide inside. "Did you really think I'd be stupid enough not to
Floyd | check this place?" says the guard. He takes you both by the arms, but
Floyd | no matter how much you struggle, you can't escape. Within ten minutes,
Floyd | you both are back in the building. Within twenty, you both are tied to
Floyd | the tables. Within an hour, you both are in a freshly-shoveled pit in
Floyd | the backyard.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "meh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Main Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "is the guard chasing us?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Main Street
Floyd | This is the largest street in the town, threading straight through the
Floyd | center. There's an old street sign nearby that probably states the
Floyd | name of the road. West leads back to the building, while north leads
Floyd | farther into the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Pari here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: whatever comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Possibly not yet."
		Fang says, "oh I guess we can talk to pari"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's talk about sex."
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding. Can't believe that's still an option.)"
		Caboose says, "have sex with pari..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
Fang says (to Floyd), "m pari" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers herself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not sure what there is so say about me that you don't already
Floyd | know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "m the girls" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m girls" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M THE GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers the girls here for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The girls are all nice people. I just wish I had gotten to know them
Floyd | all better."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already talking about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers the girls here for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m building" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers the house for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was a horrible place. Everything was dirty and cramped, and either
Floyd | too dark or too bright. I would easily die before going back there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're a good friend. I don't know how long I would have survived if
Floyd | I hadn't been able to look forward to our conversations."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Pari, we could go back and get to know the girls better if you'd like" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > PARI, WE COULD GO BACK AND GET TO KNOW THE GIRLS BETTER IF YOU'D
Floyd | LIKE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m me" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already talking about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers you for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "me pari" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > ME PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "m pari" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PARI
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari considers herself for a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've been my closest tie to humanity. Thank you so much."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, enough cheese"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Main Street
Floyd | This is the largest street in the town, threading straight through the
Floyd | center. There's an old street sign nearby that probably states the
Floyd | name of the road. West leads back to the building, while north leads
Floyd | farther into the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Pari here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: the building, love, marriage, prostitution,
Floyd | the girls, sex, you, and Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "THERE CAN ..."
Caboose says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | An old wooden post with a piece of metal stuck on top, which has some
Floyd | writing on it, but you can't read anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x metal" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > X METAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That is either not here, not visible, or does not need to be referred
Floyd | to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "break sign" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Main Street                                    Exits:  N W
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you see the short guard running here from the north. They
Floyd | have apparently already started searching for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | The streets are mostly deserted at this hour, but the stars are bright
Floyd | enough to guide you. The road continues farther north and south. West
Floyd | is an alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a short guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard catches up to you, knocking you both down with a few swift
Floyd | blows of his rifle butt. Before you can get up again, he's captured
Floyd | you both by the arms, and his grip is too strong to resist. Within ten
Floyd | minutes, you both are back in the building. Within twenty, you both
Floyd | are tied to the tables. Within an hour, you both are in a
Floyd | freshly-shoveled pit in the backyard.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster, a trash can (empty), and a balcony here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Caboose says, "cut guard with can opener"
		Fang asks, "balcony?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Pari quickly clamber up the balcony, flattening yourselves
Floyd | against the floor so that you are invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley (on the balcony)
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster and a trash can (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the balcony you can see Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard continues running towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really not the best idea to move right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard rummages through the dumpster, searching among the trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALCONY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small overhang on the side of the building has a ladder heading up
Floyd | to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the balcony is Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard kicks the trash can, feeling whether it might be
Floyd | suspiciously heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | It's really not the best idea to move right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard runs around the alley, searching for anything that would
Floyd | reveal where you were.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eventually, the guard gives up, muttering that he can't climb over the
Floyd | fence like he's assumed the two of you have. He walks off back into
Floyd | the street, and soon he is gone from view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I realize the game is giving us time, but because the guard keeps running toward us I am getting that visual of the knight from The Holy Grail running toward us for a very long time."
		Jacqueline says, "And then suddenly getting us."
Caboose says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Pari quickly clamber up the balcony, flattening yourselves
Floyd | against the floor so that you are invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley (on the balcony)
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster and a trash can (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the balcony you can see Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster, a trash can (empty), and a balcony (on which
Floyd | is Pari) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | A large can of brown beans that often supplements your dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the can of beans are some brown beans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the trash can)
Floyd | A small metal trash can that has no trash in it, probably because it
Floyd | happens to be next to a dumpster for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push can" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the can of beans)
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nicely done with the balcony, btw."
Fang says (to Floyd), "push trash" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the trash can)
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "climb trash" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the trash can)
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall, wooden fence cuts the alley in half. It's surprisingly new, as
Floyd | you can't see any easy way to get over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmm"
Fang says (to Floyd), "climb fence" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | There aren't any handholds, and you spend a few desperate seconds
Floyd | clawing at it before giving up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "climb dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "get on trash can" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TRASH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump into the trash can, but there's no room for Pari. She
Floyd | stumbles around, looking for somewhere to hide.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley (in the trash can)
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster and a balcony (on which is Pari) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we jump down from the balcony to the other side of the fence somehow?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster, a trash can (empty), and a balcony (on which
Floyd | is Pari) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALCONY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small overhang on the side of the building has a ladder heading up
Floyd | to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the balcony is Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Or push the dumpter?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "push dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Guess not"
Fang says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Pari quickly clamber up the balcony, flattening yourselves
Floyd | against the floor so that you are invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley (on the balcony)
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster and a trash can (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the balcony you can see Pari.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Jumping around randomly seems to be a good way to attract a lot of
Floyd | unnecessary negative attention to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Fang says, "hmmm"
Caboose says (to Floyd), "jump west" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "we can try going E"
		Fang says, "maybe the guard left"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "save first"
Caboose says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Alley
Floyd | A small alley leads to a dead end to the west, as a wooden fence
Floyd | blocks your way. East is the main street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dumpster, a trash can (empty), and a balcony (on which
Floyd | is Pari) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  West Alley                                           Exits:  E
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Middle Main Street                                   Exits:  N S W
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle Main Street
Floyd | The streets are mostly deserted at this hour, but the stars are bright
Floyd | enough to guide you. The road continues farther north and south. West
Floyd | is an alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "woo"
		Fang says, "stupidest guard ever"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Main Street                                    Exits:  N S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Main Street
Floyd | Although you probably haven't traveled that far into the city, this
Floyd | large road has already terminated. It leads south down the street and
Floyd | north to the police station.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pari arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "look n" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Main Street                                    Exits:  N S
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK N
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "yeah, I kinda doubt going to the police will help"
		Fang says, "but I guess we have to go there"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Police Station                                       Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Police Station
Floyd | The police station in your imagination was always more impressive: the
Floyd | real one looks like almost every other building in the city. The exit
Floyd | is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a policeman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You rush up to the policeman and start telling him about all that's
Floyd | happened to you. It takes you almost half an hour to get through your
Floyd | story, with him nodding pleasantly the entire time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Police Station                                       Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are currently talking about: herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might want to mention: nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's a very sad story, little girl. I don't know what to say about
Floyd | it. Still, it's not a very good idea to just run away from them," he
Floyd | says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Caboose says (to Floyd), "m prostitutin" 		

Floyd ]  Police Station                                       Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > M PROSTITUTIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A glare from the policeman freezes you into inaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not going to give us back to them, are you?", Pari asks
Floyd | nervously, "Right? You're just joking, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang exclaims, "surprise!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "m police" 		

Floyd ]  Police Station                                       Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > M POLICE
Floyd |
Floyd | A glare from the policeman freezes you into inaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, no," he says, "from what I understand, they would just kill you.
Floyd | And how would that help me? I mean, they haven't really been paying us
Floyd | too well recently anyway, so I see no reason to."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "woo corruption"
Fang says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Police Station                                       Exits:  S
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Actually, I do have a friend who lives further south of here. He
Floyd | might require some girls who are experienced in your field of work,"
Floyd | he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You bolt first, but the policeman is too fast, and easily manages to
Floyd | pin you down, maneuvering to block the doorway so Pari can't get out
Floyd | either. Then he calls out to the back of the police station, and some
Floyd | other men come rushing out from a back door. One of them grabs her by
Floyd | the arms as well before she can even try to run.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now then, we do have a small room in the very back," the policeman
Floyd | says to you, "and I think I deserve some kind of reward for getting
Floyd | you a new job..."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Police Station                                       Exits:  S
Floyd | "This story is not just fiction. Millions of girls around the world
Floyd | are held in similar, if not worse, conditions. As Nicholas Kristof and
Floyd | Sheryl WuDunn write, "Our own estimate is that there are 3 million
Floyd | women and girls (and a very small number of boys) worldwide who can be
Floyd | fairly termed enslaved in the sex trade" (10).
Floyd |
Floyd | And forced prostitution is not the only problem they face, as women
Floyd | are discriminated against all over the world in many ways, like
Floyd | politics, medical care, and employment. They are thought of as lesser
Floyd | than men, as a necessary evil only good for babies and housework.
Floyd | Things must change, but of course, knowledge is the first step on that
Floyd | path. To that end, I heavily suggest reading "Half the Sky" by Kristof
Floyd | and WuDunn or visiting their website at
Floyd | [LINK] They'll get you started.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "happy ending"
		Caboose exclaims, "Yay!"
		DavidW says, "congrats"
		Fang says, "woo"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, I wasn't expecting a happy ending."
		Fang says, "so, yeah"
Caboose disappears. 		Jacqueline says, "It had some definite design issues, but I'm glad that this was written."
		Jacqueline says, "It was effective in some ways."
		Fang says, "I think it's well meaning, but I don't really like the execution"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Right."
		Fang says, "it could do with probably being shorter and puzzle-less"
		Jacqueline says, "There's a pretty small field of 'serious' IF, as someone put it. I rather wish there were more such work..."
		Fang says, "and the ending is too obvious"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Possibly. Had the puzzles had more solutions, been less linear, might have been very effective."
		maga says, "the whole 'take a beating with an iron rod that would kill a strong man, then get up and flee for your life' bit didn't work too well for me"
		Fang says (to Jacqueline), "I think it's intrinsically dumb to expect the player to run around the place, gathering items and trying things that should work but fail, while a teenage girl is being beaten to death"
		Jacqueline asks (of Fang), "What alternative would you propose?"
		Fang says, "> HIT SINGH."
		Fang says, "scene ends"
		Fang says, "if there is a puzzle element, it'd be no harder than well, picking up a drawing pin or something"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Yeah, I'm thinking we would have just ended up on the table with Pari for that."
		Fang says, "er, rolling pin"
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I think puzzles helped to add to the helplessness we were supposed to feel, but yeat, there should have been more options."
		Fang says, "originally, from the presentation, I had assumed it was a time based puzzle"
		Fang says, "with the challenge of discovering a simple solution in the time we have"
		Fang says, "that would have been more effective, I think. Any complicated puzzle basically means we have to ignore Pari's suffering"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Fang says, "I think that many of the puzzles requires you to leave the room seems pretty wrong"
		Fang says, "especially the one that requires you to get in the car"
		Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't say they're wrong."
		Jacqueline says, "I would say that they are other possibilities that you liked less but that still should have been options."
		Jacqueline says, "In addition to the other things that you would have liked to have seen."
		Fang says, "well, my presumption when I saw the car keys was that the game was telling us to abandon Pari"
		Jacqueline says, "That would have been a possibility. Should have been, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Saving yourself and regretting that you left her to die seems like one possible ending that should have been there."
Caboose arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Fang says (to Jacq), "but I think the issue is that the 'saving her' option seems hidden behind the 'abandon her' one"
maga disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Fang says, "like, I would not have wanted to even think about the car without a solution to rescuing her"
		Fang says, "if the car needs to be involved, it needs to be more clearly hinted at as a solution to the puzzle"
		Fang says, "and more importantly, to what puzzle it was trying to solve"
		Caboose says, "The 'think' action wasn't that useful after the beginning of the game..."
		Jacqueline says, "I think the car should be there regardless, because the PC should be the one choosing which puzzle to solve, not the game. Otherwise, it's linear."
		Jacqueline says (to Caboose), "Yeah"
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Fang says, "ultimately I think this game would have worked better by being puzzleless"
Fang 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. 		Jacqueline says, "That is another possible approach yes, and probably could have instigated the same sense of urgency, if done right."
		Jacqueline asks, "Thanks for playing today, Fang. What made you decide to play today when you normally don't? The subject matter, the serious tone, or you just fel like joining us today?"
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Fang says, "er"
		Fang says, "coincidence, I guess"
		Fang says, "I suppose I usually tend to drift away in the middle of clubf"
		Fang says, "I think not making sexing up Nikhil a solution gave me a bit more faith in the game"
		Fang says, "so I wanted to see where it went"
		Zach says, "I found the subject too serious for me today, but I might give the game a look some other time."
		Fang says, "I also presumed the game would be over quickly after leaving the room"
Caboose goes home. 		Fang says, "I suppose the serious subject matter also helped, I think the motivation of stopping the beating was strong"
		Fang says, "but that became more irritating later on"
		Fang says, "so in the end it was just bloody stubborness"
		jenrexrode says, "I missed the part where Pari was freed"
		jenrexrode asks, "how did she get loose?"
		Fang says, "can opener"
		jenrexrode says, "huh"


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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The Subtropical Server Room by Andrew Schultz
As played on ifMUD on March 31, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of The Subtropical Server Room written by Andrew Schultz. The Subtropical Server Room was written for the 2012 minicomp Cover Stories. 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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Jacqueline hollers, "Floyders Choice in the Toyshop today on ClubFloyd with three games proposed: Tree & Star, The Subtropical Server Room, or Body Bargain. Come on in and play!" 		
Johnny arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline asks, "So, three peeps so far. Have either of you played any of these?"
		Johnny studies his palm. "*Ahem*. I can honestly say I never have."
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "I'm betting maga's played Body Bargain and Subtropical."
		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "What about you? Interested in any of these?"
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Hi, Zach."
Binder arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline asks, "So, maybe I should switch up my question. Which of these three would you most like to play?"
		Zach says, "Hey. I'm interested in playing any and all, but I'll probably be in and out doing Easter family stuff."
		inky says, "I don't know any of them, so I am happy to play the one maga hasn't played"
		maga asks, "hello?"
		Jacqueline asks (of maga), "Have you played all of these, or is there one you haven't?"
		Jacqueline says, "Of Tree & Star, The Subtropical Server Room, or Body Bargain"
		maga says, "I have played all of those"
		Jacqueline asks, "What are we going to do with you, maga?"
		maga says, "write more games, perhaps"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
vimes arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Binder says, "That sounds like work."
		inky says, "ok, let's play the subtropical server room then"
		inky says, "I would like to know if it is a room-escape game where you're trapped in a computer room with the temperature rising"
		inky says, "or if it is about a server room that becomes a magical portal to a jungle world with dinosaurs"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay then, seeing as how everybody else is either 'sure, whichever' or 'no I have already played everything ever written, to include the Vicar of Dribble'"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "maga says it was a cover stories game, and that it is geeky."
		Jacqueline says, "Those are both fine things."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load subtropical" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a problem in the Unix Lab! But not enough of one for Corporate
Floyd | to notice. If you can fix that, you may get a raise, and better,
Floyd | you'll feel less guilty daydreaming for the next few years. Go for it!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Subtropical Server Room
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Andrew Schultz
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 120611 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cubicle
Floyd | Your cubicle. By two guys who aren't around much and a third almost as
Floyd | quiet as you. Almost paradise, really, even with your lousy
Floyd | "functional" chair. Your computer's tied up with the day's final test,
Floyd | but you have your mail program open to Something Important. The
Floyd | lunchroom, empty this late, is to the south. The main corridor is
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer hasn't stopped gargling and won't for a while. It kept
Floyd | you awake through work but you could use a nap now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your cubicle's metal drawer--well, the only one without stupid useless
Floyd | files you need to throw out--is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oops, wait, we probably want sleepmask."
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?" 		
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask subtropical" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a problem in the Unix Lab! But not enough of one for Corporate
Floyd | to notice. If you can fix that, you may get a raise, and better,
Floyd | you'll feel less guilty daydreaming for the next few years. Go for it!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Subtropical Server Room
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Andrew Schultz
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 120611 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cubicle
Floyd | Your cubicle. By two guys who aren't around much and a third almost as
Floyd | quiet as you. Almost paradise, really, even with your lousy
Floyd | "functional" chair. Your computer's tied up with the day's final test,
Floyd | but you have your mail program open to Something Important. The
Floyd | lunchroom, empty this late, is to the south. The main corridor is
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer hasn't stopped gargling and won't for a while. It kept
Floyd | you awake through work but you could use a nap now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your cubicle's metal drawer--well, the only one without stupid useless
Floyd | files you need to throw out--is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "any game that starts out "There's a problem in the unix lab!" is a good game"
inky says (to Floyd), "x mail program" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAIL PROGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a memo about the overheating problem in the new smaller UNIX lab.
Floyd | The AIX, DEC, HP-UX and SGI boxes are too old to run without
Floyd | substantial cooling. Corporate won't invest unless the machines are
Floyd | destroyed. Deliberate vandalism will be tracked and punished.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's mention of finding ways around this at your own risk, though
Floyd | the manager who sent this has joked about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I wonder if this is set in the past"
		inky says, "or if the boxes are just really old"
inky says (to Floyd), "x drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing special about it, but you hide lots of random stuff in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the metal drawer, revealing a dull tannish book you bought
Floyd | years ago and a flask.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Great Tulip Frolick" by Barry Fells. It was the last book on a
Floyd | recommended list for kids. That should've been a clue. The city
Floyd | library system not having it--another. Amazon.com having several
Floyd | copies for a penny? Well, you bought it--just before checking the
Floyd | reviews. You felt so dumb, you didn't bother to cancel the order.
Floyd |
Floyd | It used to be a nice sleeping aide but you built up a tolerance and
Floyd | you'd have to be somewhere very comfortable indeed to pull that off.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bookmark falls out from the last place you gave up. Page five or so.
Floyd | You pull it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get bookmark" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOOKMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x bookmark" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a description of translating numbers to letters in Leetspeak.
Floyd | Read the details?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "ys" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YS
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | 0=O 1=I 2=Z 3=E 4=A
Floyd | 5=S 6=B 7=T 8=B 9=G
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get flask" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a paper scrap under the flask as you pick it up. Something
Floyd | you probably hid, for whatever reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It has the crest of Intellectual Tech University on it. You remember
Floyd | winning it in a White Elephant contest you didn't know you entered.
Floyd | You never quite have the heart to pitch it or even recycle it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, who knows? It might provide a clue. Or half of one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, yeah. It's that map for a text adventure game you meant to make a
Floyd | long time ago. Inform 6 apparently wasn't enough like plain English
Floyd | for you, so you gave up. Really, what more did you want? But there's a
Floyd | map that looks vaguely familiar. Have a look?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like some sort of map.
Floyd | FO X*---*
Floyd | OZ  |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd | *---*---ME
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd | *:::*---* (think up puzzle to GO EAST
Floyd |     |     through stupid new passcode thingy)
Floyd |     |      (decide own actual passcode number)
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |
Floyd | (This was written well before Corporate "authorized" downsizing and
Floyd | locking off the unix lab. And when everyone moved here, you were chock
Floyd | full of new things you wanted to try. What happened?)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "it's a game set in your office about a guy writing a game set in their office"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm learning stuff already. A 6 looks nothing like a B compared to how 8 looks like a B, but I think that bookmark was just trying to be completionist."
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cubicle
Floyd | Your cubicle. With your computer. The lunchroom, empty this late, is
Floyd | to the south. The main corridor is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer hasn't stopped gargling and won't for a while. It kept
Floyd | you awake through work but you could use a nap now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your metal drawer is perfectly positioned for tripping up anyone who
Floyd | wants to invade your personal space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rough map of the office. Have a look?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like some sort of map.
Floyd | FO X*---*
Floyd | OZ  |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd | *---*---ME
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd | *:::*---* (think up puzzle to GO EAST
Floyd |     |     through stupid new passcode thingy)
Floyd |     |      (decide own actual passcode number)
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I was hoping it would update the ME, but I guess not"
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | White and forbidding".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x pd" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x pad" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 2 3
Floyd | 4 5 6
Floyd | 7 8 9
Floyd | * 0 #
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, you've seen that before. You remember you need to type in six
Floyd | digits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Foozball Room
Floyd | This is the least talky of the areas, but only because of the foozball
Floyd | game eruptions disturb that. IT's cubicles (they get called off-site a
Floyd | lot) are east, and the corridor goes south and also hooks around a bit
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You hate that place, even with nobody in there. Nothing against the
Floyd | people who enjoy it. Just, it'd be worse without the white noise piped
Floyd | through the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "well, it's a map you sketched up."
		Jacqueline says, "but at least it's a map we don't have to drwa"
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  IT Cubicles                                          5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | IT Cubicles
Floyd | You like this row. IT works here and they need more space. They're
Floyd | off-site today, but fewer cubicles mean less talking. It would be
Floyd | perfect if the foozball room weren't to the west with no other real
Floyd | way to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirt gun IT jokingly reserves for people who forget their
Floyd | passwords is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "draw, even."
inky says (to Floyd), "get gun" 		

Floyd ]  IT Cubicles                                          5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  IT Cubicles                                          5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing shorts and a t-shirt. It's nice to be able to, to work.
Floyd | The shorts have enough room in their pockets to fit any knick-knacks
Floyd | you feel like fiddling with. But they aren't ideal for when the air
Floyd | conditioning's blasting, like today. The overheated Unix lab would be
Floyd | kind of nice that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x squirt" 		

Floyd ]  IT Cubicles                                          5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SQUIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's plastic and has got a big crack in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Foozball Room
Floyd | This is the least talky of the areas, but only because of the foozball
Floyd | game eruptions disturb that. IT's cubicles (they get called off-site a
Floyd | lot) are east, and the corridor goes south and also hooks around a bit
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Foozball Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | That's the area where people used to work and the weird machines used
Floyd | to be. Salesmen have taken over. You avoid it on general principle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says, "So, we need to subtly subterfuge the boxes? Or we need to save the day from the server problem before corporate notices? I'm confuzzled. Also, I know subterfuge is a noun, but it was too tempting to say 'subtle subterfuge'"
		inky says, "it seems kind of pointless to have this exit not on the map that also isn't accessible anyway"
		inky says, "yeah, I got the impression the goal was to destroy the boxes in a deniable way"
		inky says, "or else to go in the server room and take a nap"
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x keypad" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYPAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | That way is potentially locked by the same code you need for the Unix
Floyd | lab. Which you haven't figured out. Continue?

		Jacqueline says, "The warm unix room sounds cozy for a nap."
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, maybe someone else will be working a bit late and can let you
Floyd | back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Front Door)
Floyd | Elevators
Floyd | You are by the elevators. The bathrooms are north--yes, your company's
Floyd | side of this floor has no bathroom to themselves. You see a
Floyd | number-punch pad that could let you back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big glass door slides shut with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading into the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lunch Room
Floyd | There's a sink here and a fridge too. And a coffeemaker. But no
Floyd | toaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have long since finished your lunch of canned vegetables today.
Floyd | Nothing in there for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "grody"
inky says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a sink. You can use it to fill things with water. Well, things
Floyd | that might be able to hold stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "fill gun with water" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GUN WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to fill the squirt gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "fill gun" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to, but the water dribbles through the crack in the plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | More of the north-south corridor here. The place where people play
Floyd | smart people games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why do I suspect the code will be hidden somewhere in a word that includes O, I, Z, E, A, S, B, T, or G?"
		inky says, "it does seem likely"
inky says (to Floyd), "x chessboard" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHESSBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's actually your game now, and you don't have the heart to tell your
Floyd | opponent how busted he is. You won a pawn early and the endgame should
Floyd | just be a grind out affair. It's useful to walk by once the foozball
Floyd | starts up, but not today. Your opponent has the day off, and it's his
Floyd | move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "What's more likely in an office, tape or blue tack?"
		Zach asks, "On the map maybe?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x stack" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STACK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's gotten thick over the years. Looking through it all would take
Floyd | too long, though since you're playing the current game, do you want to
Floyd | review them?

		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Tape, but blue tack does sound more useful."
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | SHAD vs DASH
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. b3 bxc4 5. bxc4 g6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bg7
Floyd | 8. Bb2 Nxe4 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.
Floyd | Rxc3 Nd7 14. Nf3 Rb8 15. Bd3 Rb2 16. Ra3 a6 17. O-O Nf6 18. Rb1 Rxb1+
Floyd | 19. Bxb1 e6
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I wonder whether we are SHAD or DASH"
		Johnny says, "If we fix the gun, we can shoot the overheated boxes with water."
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south. You probably don't want to bug them
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. You probably don't want him to bug
Floyd | you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Because adventure games."
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | If you wanted an office to walk into, you should've been more
Floyd | career-minded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "heh"
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. Often his talk
Floyd | is about work, too, but not this late.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed's key ring is on a hook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ed Toop here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed laughs at the mainstream luddites who've only found about Dropbox
Floyd | just now
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x ed toop" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ED TOOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Avoid eye contact, man. Even if he's on the phone. I mean, he's not
Floyd | like ugly or anything average looking, but he'll come by and ask if
Floyd | you needed anything later. Then, while he's over...
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed complains loudly enough about a company-wide spam relevant only to
Floyd | sales people that you sympathize with the schlep who sent it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get key ring" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed's pretty self-absorbed, but sadly, that extends to his possessions.
Floyd | You'll have to wait til he leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed bemoans common abuses of English grammar, ending with a "Double-U
Floyd | Tee F" and "sigh."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x ed toop" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ED TOOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Avoid eye contact, man. Even if he's on the phone. I mean, he's not
Floyd | like ugly or anything average looking, but he'll come by and ask if
Floyd | you needed anything later. Then, while he's over...
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed complains loudly enough about a company-wide spam relevant only to
Floyd | sales people that you sympathize with the schlep who sent it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x ed's eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ED'S EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. Often his talk
Floyd | is about work, too, but not this late.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed's key ring is on a hook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ed Toop here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed rages at people who need straw men to make their lives exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't futz with that. It's the key ring that's important.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed complains how yet another piece of correspondence for Jed Toopwald
Floyd | wound up in his mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Doing anything with Ed's phone would be illegal and unethical and
Floyd | probably more fun just to think about doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "At the end of the day..." Ed says, and you mentally add five minutes
Floyd | to when his conversation will end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "heh"
inky says (to Floyd), "x scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rough map of the office. Have a look?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like some sort of map.
Floyd | FO X*---*
Floyd | OZ  |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd | *---*---ME
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd | *:::*---* (think up puzzle to GO EAST
Floyd |     |     through stupid new passcode thingy)
Floyd |     |      (decide own actual passcode number)
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed bemoans common abuses of English grammar, ending with a "Double-U
Floyd | Tee F" and "sigh."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So the reason we don't like Ed is he talks and is boring?"
		inky says, "that seems to be the implication"
inky says (to Floyd), "x push save" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUSH SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "er"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember actually liking a movie Ed Toop suggested once.
Floyd | Confusing. Time to get away.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south. You probably don't want to bug them
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. You probably don't want him to bug
Floyd | you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		Jacqueline asks, "Did you want to save?"

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky clears the save counter. 		
inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
inky says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | That way is potentially locked by the same code you need for the Unix
Floyd | lab. Which you haven't figured out. Continue?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, maybe someone else will be working a bit late and can let you
Floyd | back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Front Door)
Floyd | Elevators
Floyd | You are by the elevators. The bathrooms are north--yes, your company's
Floyd | side of this floor has no bathroom to themselves. You see a
Floyd | number-punch pad that could let you back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big glass door slides shut with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading into the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bathroom door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x bathroom door" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BATHROOM DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevators
Floyd | You are by the elevators. You see a number-punch pad that could let
Floyd | you back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big glass door slides shut with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading into the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you know? Someone working late opens the door for you. You
Floyd | slip back through. Might take longer later, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "aw c'mon"
		Jacqueline says, "So, are we actually on a timer? I guess the whole 5-to-6ish might change."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's actually see if Ed is useful for anything."
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south. You probably don't want to bug them
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. You probably don't want him to bug
Floyd | you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. Often his talk
Floyd | is about work, too, but not this late.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed's key ring is on a hook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ed Toop here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed rages at people who need straw men to make their lives exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the book upside-down and flip it to see if anything else
Floyd | falls out. Nothing. You catch some writing on an early page and
Floyd | remember why it made you fall asleep. But it's kind of cold and
Floyd | uncomfortable here and reading would just leave you antsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In fairness," begins Ed. He's generously fair to the other side once
Floyd | the captive listenee is too tired to really listen any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "give book to ed" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO ED
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ed Toop)
Floyd | Ed shoos you away and points to his phone, then raises a hand in
Floyd | frustration.
Floyd |
Floyd | "At the end of the day..." Ed says, and you mentally add five minutes
Floyd | to when his conversation will end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen to ed" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO ED
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ed Toop)
Floyd | You hear enough without trying. Don't torture yourself!
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed bemoans common abuses of English grammar, ending with a "Double-U
Floyd | Tee F" and "sigh."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed complains how yet another piece of correspondence for Jed Toopwald
Floyd | wound up in his mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x gun" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's plastic and has got a big crack in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In fairness," begins Ed. He's generously fair to the other side once
Floyd | the captive listenee is too tired to really listen any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I would like to fix the gun and then squirt Ed."
		Jacqueline says, "Just 'cuz."
		Jacqueline says, "or, should I say... just 'cause"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x badge" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's laminated and apparently magnetized, with an only marginally
Floyd | unflattering picture on the front (D SLAPNEY) and a bar-code on the
Floyd | back. Its main use is entering the front door or the Unix Lab, which
Floyd | you haven't yet. You remember making it obvious once you knew it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed complains how yet another piece of correspondence for Jed Toopwald
Floyd | wound up in his mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, so we need a code to get into that room, or just this card?"
		Johnny asks, "Our name is Dash Slapney?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "ba-dum-tish"
		inky says, "oh yeah, inventory"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x drive" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This was part of a local store's free Christmas giveaway--a whopping
Floyd | 250 MB of disk space! It's a depressing olive green, and you use it to
Floyd | transport writing stuff to and from work. You even wrote a spiffy PERL
Floyd | program to detect which of your files is the newest version so you
Floyd | don't copy things the wrong way.
Floyd |
Floyd | It came with a hole ostensibly for a keychain, hopefully weightless,
Floyd | as otherwise the flash drive could snap when plugged into the USB
Floyd | port.
Floyd |
Floyd | But you found a neat site called Dropbox today. You dumped your files
Floyd | there. You'll probably carry this stupid drive around with you longer
Floyd | than you need, though. It's tough to throw old stuff out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed complains about low salaries for game developers and high prices
Floyd | for games. Then he sniffs at retro gaming
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hunh, weird"
		inky asks, "ok, maybe this is set a couple years ag?"
		inky says, "er, ago"
		Johnny says, "#pedant Perl."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "This was a cover stories game from last year."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, you said 'set a couple years ago'"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, we're playing 2012 games since it's Xyzzy season. I'm nominating Ed for 'most annoying NPC'"
inky says (to Floyd), "x bookmark" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a description of translating numbers to letters in Leetspeak.
Floyd | Read the details?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | 0=O 1=I 2=Z 3=E 4=A
Floyd | 5=S 6=B 7=T 8=B 9=G
Floyd |
Floyd | "In fairness," begins Ed. He's generously fair to the other side once
Floyd | the captive listenee is too tired to really listen any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We know it's a four digit code."
		inky says, "so the code isn't just your first or last name or something"
		inky says, "hmm, I thought it was six"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, is it?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x compute" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember Ed Toop's documents on PERL tricks were actually kind of
Floyd | useful. Confusing. Time to get away.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south. You probably don't want to bug them
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. You probably don't want him to bug
Floyd | you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x keypad" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYPAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "six digits, no?"
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x pad" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 2 3
Floyd | 4 5 6
Floyd | 7 8 9
Floyd | * 0 #
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, you've seen that before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | White and forbidding".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "type 1234 on pad" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE 1234 ON PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push 1" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH 1
Floyd |
Floyd | No, it was six digits, not 1. You remember that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cubicle
Floyd | Your cubicle. With your computer. The lunchroom, empty this late, is
Floyd | to the south. The main corridor is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer hasn't stopped gargling and won't for a while. It kept
Floyd | you awake through work but you could use a nap now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your metal drawer is perfectly positioned for tripping up anyone who
Floyd | wants to invade your personal space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's kind of coughing and gargling right now. You're running some
Floyd | heavy duty Windows tests what with the Unix lab snafu. The thing takes
Floyd | a whole minute to react when you push a key. But it is open to a mail
Floyd | message.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x message" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MESSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a memo about the overheating problem in the new smaller UNIX lab.
Floyd | The AIX, DEC, HP-UX and SGI boxes are too old to run without
Floyd | substantial cooling. Corporate won't invest unless the machines are
Floyd | destroyed. Deliberate vandalism will be tracked and punished.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's mention of finding ways around this at your own risk, though
Floyd | the manager who sent this has joked about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, six."
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "I feel like we ought to be able to deduce the answer from the available letters"
		inky says, "but I am not really getting it"
inky says (to Floyd), "put usb in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT USB IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put memory in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put flash drive in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASH DRIVE IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Some are so ancient they have no USB port. Others probably have the
Floyd | wrong sort of file reader. You don't know about that stuff and don't
Floyd | want to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | It has the crest of Intellectual Tech University on it. You remember
Floyd | winning it in a White Elephant contest you didn't know you entered.
Floyd | You never quite have the heart to pitch it or even recycle it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look in flash" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FLASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look in flask" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lunch Room
Floyd | There's a sink here and a fridge too. And a coffeemaker. But no
Floyd | toaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "fill flask" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open it, and it smells kind of musty. It doesn't seem like a nice
Floyd | place to store water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x coffeemaker" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFEEMAKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You never knew how those things worked until you Googled it. The
Floyd | thought of used coffee filters is still kind of nasty to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "SGI is the only one you can spell with the available letters."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Yeah, I was just noticing that."
		Jacqueline says, "I was more 'huh'ing at the idea of having to use Google to figure out how a coffee pot worked."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if 591591 would work."
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push 591591" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH 591591
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. That seems to have been the wrong number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push 123456" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH 123456
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. That seems to have been the wrong number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push 654321" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH 654321
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. That seems to have been the wrong number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x badge" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's laminated and apparently magnetized, with an only marginally
Floyd | unflattering picture on the front (D SLAPNEY) and a bar-code on the
Floyd | back. Its main use is entering the front door or the Unix Lab, which
Floyd | you haven't yet. You remember making it obvious once you knew it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "591591 beign SGISGI"
inky says (to Floyd), "x barcode" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARCODE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't understand it, and you can't do anything with it anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh well"
		Johnny says, "If only we could tell which keys were most worn."
inky says (to Floyd), "scan badge" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCAN BADGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "How is it that we work here and don't know the codes?"
		inky says, "it is true that is a little mysterious"
		inky says, "I mean, in point of fact I don't know the codes for the server rooms at my office"
		inky says, "because that stuff is limited to the IT folks"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, but he also doesn't know the code to get in from outside."
		Johnny says, "I kind of feel like we've been A) fired B) without being notified and C) still on the pay roll."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, to reach his desk."
		inky says, "but the protagonist here has apparently been in them before, they have just forgotten the code"
		inky says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says (to johnny), "ha"
		inky says (to Johnny), "ha ha"
		inky says, "that would be a good 9:05 version"
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		inky says, "it seems like a game about your office but actually you are a crazy shooter trying to get back into the office and kill people"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "No, just the servers."
		inky says, "good point"
		inky says, "ok, so I dunno"
		Jacqueline says, "Seems like water damage is promising."
		inky asks, "do we need to ask maga for a hint here?"
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, ">GRUNTLE. >DISGRUNTLE"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | That way is potentially locked by the same code you need for the Unix
Floyd | lab. Which you haven't figured out. Continue?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, maybe someone else will be working a bit late and can let you
Floyd | back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Front Door)
Floyd | Elevators
Floyd | You are by the elevators. You see a number-punch pad that could let
Floyd | you back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big glass door slides shut with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading into the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x bathroom" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BATHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bathroom door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you know? Someone working late opens the door for you. You
Floyd | slip back through. Might take longer later, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rough map of the office. Have a look?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like some sort of map.
Floyd | FO X*---*
Floyd | OZ  |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd | *---*---ME
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd |     |   |
Floyd | *:::*---* (think up puzzle to GO EAST
Floyd |     |     through stupid new passcode thingy)
Floyd |     |      (decide own actual passcode number)
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     |
Floyd |     *---*
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oh!"
		Jacqueline says, "Not yet."
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Unix Lab is west behind the combo-locked door with a punch-pad to
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Have we seen a way to fix the squirt gun?"
inky says (to Floyd), "push 903457" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH 903457
Floyd |
Floyd | That's it! The door beeps instead of booping. You can now enter the
Floyd | Unix lab.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "now, why it should be 'GO EAST' when the door is west, that is another story"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear the west door creak. You're not sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pause a second. You might be able to think up some weird scheme to
Floyd | do something, but you don't get the big crazy ideas with other people
Floyd | around.  But if you just fritter time away, you'll be antsy when
Floyd | everyone's gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. You pick out various random lights in the
Floyd | semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "Nice"
		inky says, "I guess it makes more sense if it's for the front door"
		inky says, "also, it is weird design to use the same code for the front door and the server room -- if you have to get through the front door to get to the server room, you could just leave the server room unlocked"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
inky says (to Floyd), "x server" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SERVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the servers, the AIX server, the HP-UX server, the
Floyd | SGI server, the Linux server farm, or the Solaris server farm?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's horrendously ancient and inefficient. You hate it and its stuipd
Floyd | dot-o and dot-a files and its SHLIBPATH and how you need to type
Floyd | slibclean.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a version you all plan to drop support for. Nobody would miss it
Floyd | if something happened. But you didn't hear that from me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I want to nap in the warm comfy chair."
inky says (to Floyd), "x hp-ux" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HP-UX
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost as bad as the AIX server. It's so ungodly slow, backspace and
Floyd | control-p are broken by default, and apparently, it's insured against
Floyd | the sort of catastrophe it deserves, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "the room description seems to imply we should nap and then destroy the servers later"
inky says (to Floyd), "x cgi" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CGI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "oops sgi" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > OOPS SGI
Floyd |
Floyd | It's kind of slow and cranky and the errors it throws on ports helps
Floyd | keep you secure in your testing job when you catch them. But it's not
Floyd | particularly replaceable, and a big customer still uses SGI.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plus you remember days in college totally rocking 4-minute chess on
Floyd | one server. Til the admins there figured how to compensate for lag.
Floyd | Memories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x linux" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LINUX
Floyd |
Floyd | The Linux server is working fine. Actually it's more of a server farm,
Floyd | and you try to avoid touching it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x solaris" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOLARIS
Floyd |
Floyd | Solaris has always been pretty reliable. It wouldn't do to break the
Floyd | Solaris server farm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "sit in chair" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT IN CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Memories of previous boring tasks made pleasant and relaxing rush back
Floyd | to you as you sit down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes you used to read it around 4 PM when people started talking
Floyd | and no work would get done anyway and your time was better spent
Floyd | sleeping. But once you half-memorized the first few pages, you
Floyd | couldn't pretend to concentrate. Plus when you moved, someone nabbed
Floyd | your comfy chaiir. But you need to let that go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "er"
inky says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Out here? In public?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nabbed our comfy chair? I wonder if that is our chair."
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab (on the delightfully comfy chair)
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. You pick out various random lights in the
Floyd | semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the delightfully comfy chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. You pick out various random lights in the
Floyd | semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Hoo boy. You'll need a seat in the comfy chair for this one.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		inky says, "weak"
inky says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             5-to-6-ish

		
inky pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | You hit page 17 a new record thanks to this comfy chair management
Floyd | moved here to encourage thorough cross-platform testing and exhausted
Floyd | from the effort of pretending it's better than it is you conk out and
Floyd | are rewarded with a new dream world you'll forget once you wake up
Floyd | which is too bad as Barry Fells would be jealous but you're all about
Floyd | the world saving and...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd | ...GOOD GOD NO IT'S ED TOOP EXPLAINING POSSIBLE SCIENTIFIC REASONS FOR
Floyd | THIS PHENOMENON AND THE KING AND PRINCESS ARE SO SURE HE WOULD'VE
Floyd | SAVED THEIR WORLD MORE EFFICIENTLY THEY APPOINT HIM REGENT AND YOU
Floyd | SUB-REGENT AND CLOSE THE WORMHOLE YOU WERE ABOUT TO GO BACK THROUGH
Floyd | but then you wake up and it's a few hours past leaving time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Now it is Way Too Late, which bodes well for messing with the servers."
		inky says, "yeah"
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. You pick out various random lights in the
Floyd | semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the forbidding door)
Floyd | You don't like going near the door. You're not sure what's behind
Floyd | there. Maybe a pile of gadgets waiting to crash down or maybe just a
Floyd | big "YOU'RE FIRED, MISTER NOSEY" on the rear wall. You don't want to
Floyd | find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Lab Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone stuck a printout to the wall about proper care of Moolosks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x printout" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRINTOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | It describes the Moolosk, an unholy communion of Maguay and Furby.
Floyd | Apparently not only does the Moolosk turn into a monster if shot with
Floyd | water around midnight, but its feeding patterns start small and grow
Floyd | rapidly. It hates bright light but is attracted to glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice JOB FOR ETOOP@6:15PM at the bottom. You chuckle anyway,
Floyd | since you notice it was printed from some URL.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "uh"
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly Ed Toop's phone rings! Well, it's not a ring, but a stupid
Floyd | sad-saxophone noise. You hadn't heard it so long, the ambush hurt. You
Floyd | step back, a bit scared. It's probably safe to get closer, but you
Floyd | have to catch your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "breath" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREATH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "breathe" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREATHE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. But not now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed's key ring is on a hook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get ring" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It unlocks various important places like the main router room, which
Floyd | you won't go near, and the men's bathroom out past the elevators. If
Floyd | you replace it, Ed will never miss it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "why does Ed have the only key to the bathroom?"
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | If you wanted an office to walk into, you should've been more
Floyd | career-minded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get printout" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PRINTOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Other people may not have gotten to see it yet. You know someone
Floyd | annoying put it up there, but it was mildly amusing, you guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Front Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevators
Floyd | You are by the elevators. You see a number-punch pad that could let
Floyd | you back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading into the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unlock bathroom" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK BATHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the bathroom door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Men's room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bathroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Men's room
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roll of fluorescent tape here on top of the paper towel
Floyd | dispenser. Someone left it there, and it's not unsanitary, so there
Floyd | you go. The cleaning lady isn't tall enough to reach it, but you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get tape" 		

Floyd ]  Men's room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bathroom door creaks back on its hinges and closes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "whoever said tape wins!!"
inky says (to Floyd), "put tape on gun" 		

Floyd ]  Men's room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You tape up the crack. The gun should be good to go for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bathroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevators
Floyd | You are by the elevators. You see a number-punch pad that could let
Floyd | you back in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the men's bathroom is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading into the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the bathroom door or the Front Door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "bathroom" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > BATHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bathroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bathroom door creaks back on its hinges and closes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd ]  Elevators                                            Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the key ring)
Floyd | You're on the wrong side for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's locked at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Punching in the combo, you walk through.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Front Door)
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lunch Room
Floyd | There's a sink here and a fridge too. And a coffeemaker. But no
Floyd | toaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "fill gun" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You fill the squirt gun with water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-punch the code, because the door is evil like that, and you
Floyd | walk on through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "shoot aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "shoot aix with gun" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT AIX WITH GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to shoot the AIX server.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "shoto aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOTO AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "shoot aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
inky says (to Floyd), "shoot sgi" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SGI
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "shoot gun" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Say what you want to squirt with it, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, squirt?"
inky says (to Floyd), "squirt aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUIRT AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "shoot gun at aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT GUN AT AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to shoot the squirt gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "squirt aix with gun" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUIRT AIX WITH GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to squirt the AIX server.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I guess we have to find one of those whaddyacalls"
		Johnny asks, "verbs?"
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squirt" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to squirt?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is this... hm, maga?"
		Johnny says, "You know what we didn't ask maga is if the games were all winnable."
		Jacqueline says, "He ... has told me something."
		Jacqueline says, "I can reveal if people are okay with me revealing... it's not *too* spoilery."
		inky says, "sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "..Johnny?"
		Johnny says, "OK."
		Jacqueline says, "So, he thinks we're not meant to squirt the servers."
		Jacqueline says, "He also thinks there's something we haven't noticed yet."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "shoot me" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "okey doke"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the forbidding door)
Floyd | You don't like going near the door. You're not sure what's behind
Floyd | there. Maybe a pile of gadgets waiting to crash down or maybe just a
Floyd | big "YOU'RE FIRED, MISTER NOSEY" on the rear wall. You don't want to
Floyd | find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Lab Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Foozball Room
Floyd | This is the least talky of the areas, but only because of the foozball
Floyd | game eruptions disturb that. IT's cubicles (they get called off-site a
Floyd | lot) are east, and the corridor goes south and also hooks around a bit
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You hate that place, even with nobody in there. Nothing against the
Floyd | people who enjoy it. Just, it'd be worse without the white noise piped
Floyd | through the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  IT Cubicles                                          Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | IT Cubicles
Floyd | You like this row. IT works here and they need more space. They're
Floyd | off-site today, but fewer cubicles mean less talking. It would be
Floyd | perfect if the foozball room weren't to the west with no other real
Floyd | way to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Foozball Room
Floyd | This is the least talky of the areas, but only because of the foozball
Floyd | game eruptions disturb that. IT's cubicles (they get called off-site a
Floyd | lot) are east, and the corridor goes south and also hooks around a bit
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | That's the area where people used to work and the weird machines used
Floyd | to be. Salesmen have taken over. You avoid it on general principle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cubicle
Floyd | Your cubicle. With your computer. The lunchroom, empty this late, is
Floyd | to the south. The main corridor is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer hasn't stopped gargling and won't for a while. It kept
Floyd | you awake through work but you could use a nap now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your metal drawer is perfectly positioned for tripping up anyone who
Floyd | wants to invade your personal space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "nothing seems to be different here"
inky says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's kind of coughing and gargling right now. You're running some
Floyd | heavy duty Windows tests what with the Unix lab snafu. The thing takes
Floyd | a whole minute to react when you push a key. But it is open to a mail
Floyd | message.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lunch Room
Floyd | There's a sink here and a fridge too. And a coffeemaker. But no
Floyd | toaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have long since finished your lunch of canned vegetables today.
Floyd | Nothing in there for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x chessboard" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHESSBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Frustrating. Being up a pawn should feel secure but you always worry
Floyd | about dumb mistakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We probably need that printout somehow."
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What about that room we're afraid to go in?"
inky says (to Floyd), "get printout" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PRINTOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Other people may not have gotten to see it yet. You know someone
Floyd | annoying put it up there, but it was mildly amusing, you guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It describes the Moolosk, an unholy communion of Maguay and Furby.
Floyd | Apparently not only does the Moolosk turn into a monster if shot with
Floyd | water around midnight, but its feeding patterns start small and grow
Floyd | rapidly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Oh, hm."
		inky says, "I can't figure out what a maguay is"
		Johnny says, "Mogwai."
		inky says, "oh! heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Johnny knows about Perl and magwai."
		Johnny says, "I mean, presumably ASchultz was able to clear the rights to Furby but not Gremlins."
		Jacqueline says, "Ha"
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It describes the Moolosk, an unholy communion of Maguay and Furby.
Floyd | Apparently not only does the Moolosk turn into a monster if shot with
Floyd | water around midnight, but its feeding patterns start small and grow
Floyd | rapidly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "A furby is that thing that sucks your hair off your head while you have a haircut, right?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It describes the Moolosk, an unholy communion of Maguay and Furby.
Floyd | Apparently not only does the Moolosk turn into a monster if shot with
Floyd | water around midnight, but its feeding patterns start small and grow
Floyd | rapidly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It describes the Moolosk, an unholy communion of Maguay and Furby.
Floyd | Apparently not only does the Moolosk turn into a monster if shot with
Floyd | water around midnight, but its feeding patterns start small and grow
Floyd | rapidly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "I coulda sworn it used to say something different at the end"
		Johnny says, "It's a toy stuffed animal/talking robot."

inky  | Floyd | rapidly. It hates bright light but is attracted to glowing.
inky  | Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.

				Jacqueline | It hates bright light but is attracted to glowing.
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-punch the code, because the door is evil like that, and you
Floyd | walk on through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Man, it's nice to have nobody around. But you want to get through with
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Man, it's nice to have nobody around. But you want to get through with
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "break aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline leans forward.
inky says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the forbidding door or the Lab Door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "forbidding" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORBIDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't like going near the door. You're not sure what's behind
Floyd | there. Maybe a pile of gadgets waiting to crash down or maybe just a
Floyd | big "YOU'RE FIRED, MISTER NOSEY" on the rear wall. You don't want to
Floyd | find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't like going near the door. You're not sure what's behind
Floyd | there. Maybe a pile of gadgets waiting to crash down or maybe just a
Floyd | big "YOU'RE FIRED, MISTER NOSEY" on the rear wall. You don't want to
Floyd | find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "plug in flash" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLUG IN FLASH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put flash in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASH IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of fluorescent tape
Floyd |   a key ring
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put flash in linux" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASH IN LINUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Some are so ancient they have no USB port. Others probably have the
Floyd | wrong sort of file reader. You don't know about that stuff and don't
Floyd | want to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "weird"
		inky says, "I think we got this error message elsewhere"
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Lab Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cubicle
Floyd | Your cubicle. With your computer. The lunchroom, empty this late, is
Floyd | to the south. The main corridor is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer hasn't stopped gargling and won't for a while. It kept
Floyd | you awake through work but you could use a nap now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your metal drawer is perfectly positioned for tripping up anyone who
Floyd | wants to invade your personal space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put flash in linux" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASH IN LINUX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put flash in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cubicle                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASH IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Some are so ancient they have no USB port. Others probably have the
Floyd | wrong sort of file reader. You don't know about that stuff and don't
Floyd | want to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I feel as if, after hours, we shouldn't be a pansy about that forbidding door anymore."
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The office layout's pretty simple--cubicles to the east, north-south
Floyd | corridor deal to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w.s.e" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W.S.E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. But not now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put flash in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASH IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cubicle" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUBICLE
Floyd |
Floyd | No need to be nosy. Unless something's lying out there, best ignore
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put keys on hook" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEYS ON HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the hook would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Doing anything with Ed's phone would be illegal and unethical and
Floyd | probably more fun just to think about doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "drop keys" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wow... using someone else's phone is unethical?"
		Jacqueline asks, "And illegal?"
		Johnny says, "Just Ed's phone."
		inky says, "we could at least be allowed to replace the receiver with a banana"
		Johnny asks, "Would you use Mussolini's hair brush?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh, both of you."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we have found nothing to squirt and have not attracted the Moolosk?"
		inky says, "yeah, that seems to be the deal"
		inky says, "I thought the tape would attract it"
		inky says, "btu that does not appear to be the case"
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of fluorescent tape
Floyd |   a key ring
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x gun" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's taped up a bit and full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dull off-white with sufficient light around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-punch the code, because the door is evil like that, and you
Floyd | walk on through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It seemed promising."
inky says (to Floyd), "put tape on aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the roll of fluorescent tape on the AIX server.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Lab Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Man, it's nice to have nobody around. But you want to get through with
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Man, it's nice to have nobody around. But you want to get through with
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-punch the code, because the door is evil like that, and you
Floyd | walk on through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. You pick out various random lights in the
Floyd | semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the AIX server is a roll of fluorescent tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get tape" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "shoot moolosk" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT MOOLOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Okay, I should've known better."
		Jacqueline says, ">"
		Jacqueline asks, "er, ?"
		Johnny says, "Than to think the moolosk would be present but hidden."
		Jacqueline says, "You mean that you can't squirt something that you can't see."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of fluorescent tape
Floyd |   a key ring
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear tape" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop tape" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But I want to."
		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Jacqueline says, "Permainventory"
		Johnny says, "So, for the people reading the transcript, there was a licensed Furby based on Gizmo from the Gremlins movies."
		inky says, "whoah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn off lights" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know what they're for, but they wouldn't show up with decent
Floyd | lighting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn off server" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF SERVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the servers, the AIX server, the HP-UX server, the
Floyd | SGI server, the Linux server farm, or the Solaris server farm?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn off servers" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF SERVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are sort of in limbo right now. You'd probably switch the wrong
Floyd | ones, the wrong way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "turn off aix" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF AIX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What's in the manager's offices again?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or are those similarly forbidden?"
		inky says, "I don't think we can go in"
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Lab Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  By the Foozball Room                                 Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Foozball Room
Floyd | This is the least talky of the areas, but only because of the foozball
Floyd | game eruptions disturb that. IT's cubicles (they get called off-site a
Floyd | lot) are east, and the corridor goes south and also hooks around a bit
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | If you wanted an office to walk into, you should've been more
Floyd | career-minded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "tape me" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAPE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on yourself would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hunh"
		inky asks, "weird spelling correction?"
		inky asks, "or implicit take on the tape verb?"
		Jacqueline says, "Implicit take, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, that's quite the burn on trying to walk S."
		Jacqueline says, "I may require more coffee. s/may/do. brb"
inky says (to Floyd), "f e" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > F E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. But not now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x ed" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ED
Floyd |
Floyd | Doing anything with Ed's phone would be illegal and unethical and
Floyd | probably more fun just to think about doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's gotten thick over the years. Looking through it all would take
Floyd | too long, though since you're playing the current game, do you want to
Floyd | review them?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | SHAD vs DASH
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. b3 bxc4 5. bxc4 g6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bg7
Floyd | 8. Bb2 Nxe4 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.
Floyd | Rxc3 Nd7 14. Nf3 Rb8 15. Bd3 Rb2 16. Ra3 a6 17. O-O Nf6 18. Rb1 Rxb1+
Floyd | 19. Bxb1 e6
Floyd | >

		inky | [LINK]
		Johnny says, ">breach the hull would be cool, but I doubt it applies."
		Jacqueline asks, "Sorry that took so long... I had to google how to use my coffee maker. Whaddimiss?"
		Johnny says, "We're learning about chess."
		Jacqueline says, "That sounds... I don't even understand the syntax there."
		Johnny | The Benko Gambit is featured in Jack McDevitt's short story, "Black to Move," anthologized in both Standard Candles and again in the 2009 collection Breach The Hull ...
		inky says, "anyway, I dunno"
		Jacqueline asks (of Johnny), "Is that on wikipedia?"
		Johnny says, "It is."
		Jacqueline says, "Quick, update the page to include that it's being anthologized in this game."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, no, hold off so we can cite this ClubFloyd transcript as proof."
		Johnny will get RIGHT ON waiting.
		Jacqueline asks, "So, is it that you don't say 'Rook to G6' or whatever, you just say 'G3 to G6' because of course you haven't screwed up anywhere in following directions so every piece is just where it should be?"
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Good man."
		Johnny says, "If this was someone else's game, I'd think you were supposed to dig booze out of someone's desk, drink it, and waltz through the forbidding door to squirt the Moolosk."
		inky says, "anyway, I dunno what to do here"
		inky says, "I think we need another hint maybe"
		Jacqueline says, "@summon maga"
		maga asks, "whatnow?"
		maga asks, "what d'you need the hint about?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, what to do."
		maga says, "bear in mind that I only played this in testing, so I have only seen sort-of-broken versions"
		maga asks, "what are you hung up on?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, is there a moolosk? Why isn't it attracted to our glow in the dark tape? What's the squirt gun for? Are we supposed to water damage the servers?"
		Jacqueline asks, "What's chess got to do with all this?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why didn't we work harder to climb the career ladder?"
		maga says, "I think the chess game is a red herring"
		Jacqueline says, "Phew"
		Jacqueline says, "Red herrings are the new maze."
		maga says, "the moolosk used to be a mogwai, I think, which should give you an idea about the squirt gun"
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		Jacqueline says, "But the deal is that we can't get the little bugger to come out."
		maga says, "I don't remember the tape too well, but I think it has to be put on something first"
maga says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of fluorescent tape
Floyd |   a key ring
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "maybe it goes on the forbidden door"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay."
		Johnny says, "ding"
		maga says, "let me see if I can find some transcripts"
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The office layout's pretty simple--cubicles to the east, north-south
Floyd | corridor deal to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-punch the code, because the door is evil like that, and you
Floyd | walk on through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put tape on d oor" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON D OOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to put the roll of fluorescent
Floyd | tape on down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put tape on door" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the forbidding door or the Lab Door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "forbidding" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORBIDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the forbidding door would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door gives a beep. It's shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put tape on chair" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone might sit on the chair and that'd be a nasty surprise. What
Floyd | with the deluxe armrests and plush cushioning, nothing's too visible
Floyd | from the chair, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "search chair" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the delightfully comfy chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look under chair" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look in chair" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the delightfully comfy chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dull off-white with sufficient light around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "tape door" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAPE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the forbidding door or the Lab Door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "forbidding" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORBIDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't like going near the door. You're not sure what's behind
Floyd | there. Maybe a pile of gadgets waiting to crash down or maybe just a
Floyd | big "YOU'RE FIRED, MISTER NOSEY" on the rear wall. You don't want to
Floyd | find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "mrf, it looks as though I had trouble with this bit too"
		Jacqueline asks, "...and you quit in frustration before figuring it out?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, you keep transcripts of all your games? You are such a good boy."
		maga says, "for testing, yes"
		maga says, "this was a Cover Stories game and I tested a bunch of those"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "I have not played the final release to completion"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tape on door" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the forbidding door or the Lab Door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lab door" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LAB DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the Lab Door would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tape on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "stick tape to book" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > STICK TAPE TO BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "put tape on bookmark" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON BOOKMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bookmark would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "tape chair" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAPE CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone might sit on the chair and that'd be a nasty surprise. What
Floyd | with the deluxe armrests and plush cushioning, nothing's too visible
Floyd | from the chair, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Hm, so you have to have the thing you want to tape in your inventory?"
maga says (to Floyd), "tape servers" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAPE SERVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Best just to refer to one server.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "tape server" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAPE SERVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the servers, the AIX server, the HP-UX server, the
Floyd | SGI server, the Linux server farm, or the Solaris server farm?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "it's something portable, I think."
maga says (to Floyd), "tape sgi" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAPE SGI
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The SGI server's ok. Leave it alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tape on my face to make me look silly" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON MY FACE TO MAKE ME LOOK SILLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "(it looks as though '[noun]' is tied to 'take [noun]', and 'tape' isn't a real verb)"
maga says (to Floyd), "attach tape to sgi" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACH TAPE TO SGI
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (For outright solutions, type HELP.)
Floyd | Ed's key works, by the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (For outright solutions, type HELP.)
Floyd | Ed's key works, by the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I... did type 'help'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | (For outright solutions, type HELP.)
Floyd | Ed's key works, by the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | This game was written for that...minicomp...I forgot the name of. I
Floyd | have so much else to fill in, this goes last, so...*BUG* for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Sam Ashwell for organizing it AND for the picture which
Floyd | inspired this small piece.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Sam Ashwell, Ben Sokal, Joey Jones for testing first drafts
Floyd | that needed it. You can get your name here post-release, too, all for
Floyd | the low, low, price of one suggested and reasonable fix!
Floyd |
Floyd | CREDITS shows the above paragraph on its own. Contact me at
Floyd | blurglecruncheon@gmail.com or schultz.andrew@sbcglobal.net with
Floyd | transcripts showing bugs etc..
Floyd |
Floyd | P.S. Ed Toop is not a real person but an amalgamation of the worst I
Floyd | see in smart software people. And when our Unix lab overheated,
Floyd | Corporate paid for air conditioning ASAP.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha, man"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put tape on key" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the key ring would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "hm"
		maga says, "that seems like the wrong syntax too"
		maga says, "maybe we just drop it as bait, and come back later"
maga says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Unix Lab
Floyd | Here's where the magic happens, though people usually telnet in
Floyd | because it's easier that way. The servers are all humming away, and
Floyd | while it's a bit warm, that's a welcome change from the freezing
Floyd | outside. Except for the whole can't quite do your job bit, since it's
Floyd | a bit TOO warm. Your tape glows in the semi-darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forbidding door west in the semi-darkness. You've never
Floyd | tried to enter it and won't start now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door you came in by is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a delightfully comfy chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "drop tape" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "guess not"
		Johnny says, "'put tape on gun' fixed the gun."
maga says (to Floyd), "x moolosk" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOOLOSK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop gun" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It unlocks various important places like the main router room, which
Floyd | you won't go near, and the men's bathroom out past the elevators. If
Floyd | you replace it, Ed will never miss it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unlock forbidden" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK FORBIDDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "oops forbidding" 		

Floyd ]  Unix Lab                                             Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > OOPS FORBIDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the key ring)
Floyd | You don't like going near the door. You're not sure what's behind
Floyd | there. Maybe a pile of gadgets waiting to crash down or maybe just a
Floyd | big "YOU'RE FIRED, MISTER NOSEY" on the rear wall. You don't want to
Floyd | find out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Lab                                      Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Lab Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Lab
Floyd | Main walkways are north/south with your cubicle east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lab door to the west doesn't look so tough now that you so
Floyd | awesomely derived the passcode you never should've forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that one of the games I uploaded today claimed to be a 'public beta,' but this one isn't it."
inky says (to Floyd), "x printout" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRINTOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | It describes the Moolosk, an unholy communion of Maguay and Furby.
Floyd | Apparently not only does the Moolosk turn into a monster if shot with
Floyd | water around midnight, but its feeding patterns start small and grow
Floyd | rapidly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There's a review online from Emily, but she didn't finish."
inky says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | If one word could fix the Unix lab snafu, someone higher up would've
Floyd | said it already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (For outright solutions, type HELP.)
Floyd | Ed's key works, by the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | (For outright solutions, type HELP.)
Floyd | Ed's key works, by the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "shoot printout" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT PRINTOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The hiss of the white noise generators is almost comfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The hiss of the white noise generators is almost comfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x chessboard" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHESSBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Frustrating. Being up a pawn should feel secure but you always worry
Floyd | about dumb mistakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "flip over chessboard" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLIP OVER CHESSBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "play chess" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I... I don't think maga's cover art gives a hint, fwiw, but perhaps I'm wrong: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "The moolosk is cute, thought."
		inky asks, "what is the bottlecap thingy?"
		Johnny says, "At least now we know what we're looking for."
		Johnny says, "Moolosk-wise."
		Jacqueline says, "The thing with the star? Looks like a communist cap or something."
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Gaming Row                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Gaming Row
Floyd | There's a chessboard here. There's also a stack of papers of old
Floyd | games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x ll" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x all" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's Cubicle
Floyd | This is where Ed Toop works and talks at the same time. But not now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Doing anything with Ed's phone would be illegal and unethical and
Floyd | probably more fun just to think about doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Ed Toop's Cubicle                                    Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy the unusual quiet for this area before getting back to
Floyd | business.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Cubicle Area
Floyd | You can go back north to the cubicles you already passed. There are
Floyd | managers' offices to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ed Toop's cubicle is to the east. He's not there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You're too awake now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  South Cubicle Area                                   Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The hiss of the white noise generators is almost comfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Printer Area                                         Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Printer Area
Floyd | You can go north or south. The place where people play smart people
Floyd | games is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | That Moolosk printout is still here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Desk Entry                                     Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk Entry
Floyd | You see the big glass door leading out of the office to the west. It's
Floyd | got a keypad, too, just like the Unix lab. You can go east to the
Floyd | kitchen area or north/south to work areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lunch Room
Floyd | There's a sink here and a fridge too. And a coffeemaker. But no
Floyd | toaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "make coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAKE COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x toaster" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Allstar company policy forbids the use of toasters. Originally, people
Floyd | complained about how this was bad for office morale, but then they
Floyd | started feeling so much smarter than Corporate Big Shots because of
Floyd | the dumb rule that maybe that was the big shots' plan all along.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take filter" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FILTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Firion arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "It's not on the bb today, Firion: we're playing The Subtropical Server Room."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | It has the crest of Intellectual Tech University on it. You remember
Floyd | winning it in a White Elephant contest you didn't know you entered.
Floyd | You never quite have the heart to pitch it or even recycle it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Firion says, "Thanks."
		Jacqueline says, "And apropos of your logon, I'm not sure there is a solution to this puzzle, but not because Andrew is cruel."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "fill flask" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open it, and it smells kind of musty. It doesn't seem like a nice
Floyd | place to store water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell flask" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wash flask" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > WASH FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Heh. I have secret knowledge that the flask actually has a Cambridge logo on it. Because maga drew a flask that I got him one year for his birthday or some such."
		Jacqueline says, "And it's not *meant* to store water."
		inky says, "I'm sure it is for tea"
		Johnny says, "We don't have access to any other fluids."
inky says (to Floyd), "bleed into flask" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLEED INTO FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "He may just have put it in the game because it was in the coverart, but didn't want it to contain things and this is the excuse the game gives."
		inky says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm getting rather sad that I think we'll never squirt the critter and that the critter won't then destroy the servers, but I'm losing hope here."
		Jacqueline says, "So... long pause with no one commenting on how I've lost hope."
		Jacqueline asks, "Because everyone else has already given up?"
		Johnny says, "I was hoping maybe DW would show up."
		Jacqueline contemplates adding a button to this point in the transcript that, when pushed, plays a sad trombone sound.
		olethros says, "TZOMMMMMMMMM"
		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "snrk. You know he hates being the hero of these things."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (For outright solutions, type HELP.)
Floyd | Ed's key works, by the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It unlocks various important places like the main router room, which
Floyd | you won't go near, and the men's bathroom out past the elevators. If
Floyd | you replace it, Ed will never miss it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "BRB, going to heat up lunch."
		Jacqueline says, "Back - decided on salad instead."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, so, I'll leave this open, in case inky comes back and wants to have a poke, but I think I'm done."
		inky says, "nah I'm done"
		Jacqueline asks, "Johnny?"
		Johnny says, "I will live with the not knowing of it all."
		olethros asks, "what was the trouble?"
olethros arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
olethros says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lunch Room
Floyd | There's a sink here and a fridge too. And a coffeemaker. But no
Floyd | toaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of fluorescent tape
Floyd |   a key ring
Floyd |   a squirt gun
Floyd |   a paper scrap
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a bookmark
Floyd |   a dull tannish book you bought years ago
Floyd |   a flash drive
Floyd |   an Allstar Employee Badge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Somehow, I will as well."
		olethros says, "a strange set of items"
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "We think we know what we need to do, but can't quite figure out how to do it."
		inky says, "there is some creature we are supposed to find maybe"
		inky says, "but we cannot find it"
		Jacqueline says, "If you'd like, I'll post the transcript thus far, olethros."
		olethros says, "hm maybe not"
olethros says (to Floyd), "where is creature" 		

Floyd ]  Lunch Room                                           Way Too Late
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHERE IS CREATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "There's a forbidding door we're unwilling to get near."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if that, too, is a red herring."
		Jacqueline says, "Red herrings are the new hunger daemon, you know."
		Johnny says, "I'm not sure anything is not a red herring."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
A Killer Headache by Mike Ciul
As played on ifMUD on April 7, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of A Killer Headache written by Mike Ciul. A Killer Headache was released during the 2012 Interactive Fiction Competition, in which it took eighth 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.

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, "ClubFloyd time is NOW! Come one, come all, and we shall play a 2012 game." 		
zarf arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jota asks, "What's the game?"
inky arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Johnny says, "It's a surprise!"
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Bert says, "I don't think I've played It's A Surprise yet."
		Jacqueline says, "So, one sec while I compile a list of the stuff we've uploaded that people were interested in..."
olethros arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Zach says, "Mornin' Floydians"
Johnny arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Okay... Choice of the Star Captain, Tree and Star, Way Walkers: University, Killer Headache...
and I could have sworn there was one more, but I am not remembering it. It was a Hugo game, I thought." 		Jacqueline says, "Oh, no, wait - Tree and Star is Hugo, so that's that."
Binder arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "And people also want Counterfeit Monkey, but that is soooo a NightFloyd thing."
		Johnny says, "NightFloyd rules!"
		Zach says, "I forget what I voted for here and what I voted for for NightFloyd. Maybe the same things."
		Jacqueline says, "So, since no one is going 'OOOH OOOOH THAT ONE,' perhaps I'll do a mini survey for the peeps here."
		Binder says, "The surveys will continue until something something"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Johnny says, "At the risk of outing myself, I already voted."
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like we have three votes."
		olethros asks, "all for different games?"
		Jacqueline says, "Has everyone voted who plans to? I will give peeps one more minute."
		olethros says, "I voted"
		Jacqueline says, "It never matters if we have a tie. That's what I'm here for. I'm like the US Vice President that way."
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Zach asks, "Can the president still veto?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, but I am also the President."
		Jacqueline says, "It's more of a friendly dictatorship, really."
		Jacqueline says, "So, let me see what we have..."
		olethros says, "huh"
		olethros says, "ploretariate unite"
		zarf says, "one grenade in this room, and the government of ClubFloyd is destroyed"
		inky says, "whenever we fly anywhere, Jacqueline has to go on two separate planes"
		olethros says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says (to z), "hee"
		zarf says, "dammit I was going to make that joke"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "haha"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I couldn't sway these votes even if I wanted to... We have A Killer Headache!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask killerheadache" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ever since you died, the migraines have been getting worse. At first
Floyd | you tried the usual - aspirin, caffeine, screaming - but you quickly
Floyd | learned that the type of migraine caused by having a large part of
Floyd | your brain eaten by an undead creature does not respond well to
Floyd | medication. The only known remedy is nutritional.
Floyd |
Floyd | The brains of lower animals will work, partially, for a short time,
Floyd | but only human brains have the right balance of vitamins, essential
Floyd | fats and amino acids necessary to hold off the searing, throbbing
Floyd | agony long enough to make it to your next meal.  And they taste
Floyd | surprisingly good. Unfortunately, while you were busy figuring all
Floyd | this out, the rest of the undead world was finishing off the last of
Floyd | the human race, leaving you with...
Floyd |
Floyd | A Killer Headache
Floyd | A Distasteful Situation by Mike Ciul
Floyd | Release 3 / Serial number 121231 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloudliner KC7 Trailer
Floyd | This tiny trailer is where you would sleep, if you slept. The front
Floyd | door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of a large mirror leans against the wall, smeared with
Floyd | dried blood and vomit. Pieces of broken glass litter the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Towards the back is a small kitchenette. There's not much to it, since
Floyd | the trailer has no water, gas, or electricity. The fridge is still
Floyd | here, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have played this one, but will definitely watch. I'm keen to see what CF thinks of it."
Bert goes home. 		
Bert has disconnected. 		inky says, "aah suckered into a zombie game"
		Zach asks, "Screaming helps with migraines?"
		olethros asks, "wait fridge?"
		olethros says, "but ther eis no electricity"
inky says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refrigerator, revealing the severed head of your friend
Floyd | Jim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes that were once steely blue have clouded over. There is a gaping
Floyd | hole in the back of the skull. The severed head is sitting on a shelf
Floyd | in the refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The head's eyes follow you as you pick it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull was bashed in and most of the brains were scooped out and
Floyd | eaten. There's a lot of empty space in the skull cavity, but a small
Floyd | scrap of the hippocampus inside the head remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It's battery powered!"
olethros says (to Floyd), "sautee hppocampus" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAUTEE HPPOCAMPUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command. Please enter a command
Floyd | such as LOOK, EXAMINE FRIDGE, or GO SOUTH.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the broken mirror)
Floyd | Little remains but a few fragments of glass projecting from a wooden
Floyd | frame. Flies cluster around chunks of skin caught on the sharp edges.
Floyd | A much more pleasant sight than your own reflection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lick mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LICK MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the broken mirror)
Floyd | The broken mirror tastes like dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "x reflection" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               0/7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFLECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Thankfully, there is not enough glass left in the mirror to see your
Floyd | reflection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "eat hippocampus" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT HIPPOCAMPUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You scrape out the last of the rotten tissue and swallow it whole. The
Floyd | brains of the living are more nourishing, but you feel better as soon
Floyd | as it hits your stomach. You rock back and forth, feeling the heat
Floyd | spread through your body, soothing the rattling in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost there.  
Floyd |
Floyd | You rock back and forth, feeling the heat spread up your arm as
Floyd | you work. You're halfway through the spinal column. A hacksaw is just
Floyd | not the right tool for this job.  Peter and Marie do their best to
Floyd | hold the body down, but it struggles more than ever. 
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's not Jim anymore." Peter reminds you. "It's just a corpse. A
Floyd | thing. A monster. You can do it, Jack."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're in pretty good shape, considering all you've been
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a hacksaw
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You look up from your work. Your friends are... not here. You
Floyd | must have been hallucinating again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloudliner KC7 Trailer
Floyd | This tiny trailer is where you would sleep, if you slept. The front
Floyd | door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of a large mirror leans against the wall, smeared with
Floyd | dried blood and vomit. Pieces of broken glass litter the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The refrigerator is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "what are we playing?"
		Johnny says, "Killer Headache, A"
		olethros says, "a murderous maniac who is a bit hungry"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x hacksaw" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HACKSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no hacksaw here. Are you hallucinating again?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloudliner KC7 Trailer
Floyd | This tiny trailer is where you would sleep, if you slept. The front
Floyd | door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of a large mirror leans against the wall, smeared with
Floyd | dried blood and vomit. Pieces of broken glass litter the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The refrigerator is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the broken mirror)
Floyd | Little remains but a few fragments of glass projecting from a wooden
Floyd | frame. Flies cluster around chunks of skin caught on the sharp edges.
Floyd | A much more pleasant sight than your own reflection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | You grip the doorknob with your free hand and twist it. The door
Floyd | rattles, but doesn't open. You pull at the knob, but the door seems
Floyd | stuck. You yank at the doorknob again. The handle rips out of the door
Floyd | and you're left holding it in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x handle" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's old and filthy with smears of dried fluids. The knob has been
Floyd | yanked from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "suspicious that the mirror is smashed"
inky says (to Floyd), "kick door" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the front door a forceful kick, but it seems to do a lot more
Floyd | damage to your foot than your foot does to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Christ Almighty! This living death isn't for the weak.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your foot is turned inward at an angle that would be impossible if it
Floyd | were firmly attached.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/17
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "ouch"

Floyd | > PUSH FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "well, I think we already know we're a zombie"
		Fang says, "DO WE, INKY"
		inky says, "YES FANG WE DO"
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a splintered old wooden door with a missing handle. It is
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "hit door with handle" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DOOR WITH HANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You whack the doorknob against the door, but it hardly makes a mark.
Floyd | You hit it harder, until you hear a crack in your wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | God dammit to hell. Flies settle on your body, tickling you
Floyd | in spots you can't reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "there were some hints"
		Fang says, "it'll probably turn out that we're a ghost or something"
		Johnny says, "all the hints"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "search glass" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/20
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | > SEARCH GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the pieces you find a shard of your mirror, about the size of a
Floyd | credit card.
Floyd |
Floyd | The head rolls its eyes, attempts to swallow, and speaks to you:
Floyd | "Ride. Riiiiiiide..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloudliner KC7 Trailer
Floyd | This tiny trailer is where you would sleep, if you slept. The front
Floyd | door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of a large mirror leans against the wall, smeared with
Floyd | dried blood and vomit. Pieces of broken glass litter the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The refrigerator is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are countless pieces. You notice one in particular, a shard
Floyd | about the size of a credit card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take shard" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the doorknob into the skull cavity to get your hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x shard" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a shard of your mirror, about the size of a credit card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull was bashed in and all of the brains were scooped out and
Floyd | eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the skull cavity is a doorknob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "open door with shard" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH SHARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Only the doorknob can unlatch the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a beat-up old white fridge, apartment-sized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "get doorknob from cavity" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET DOORKNOB FROM CAVITY
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the shard of your mirror into the skull cavity to get your
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In one hand you have the severed head (containing a shard of your
Floyd | mirror). In the other you have a doorknob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "open door with knob" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH KNOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the handle into the hole in the door and turn it, but you
Floyd | need another hand free to pull on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "ha ha, the head is the carryall?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "drop head" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The head bites onto your finger in an attempt to avoid being let go.
Floyd | The flesh of your hand is not very substantial, however, and the head
Floyd | drops to the ground, a small strip of your skin between its teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "carryone maybe."
olethros says (to Floyd), "get shard" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "this game is icky."
olethros says (to Floyd), "open door with knob" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH KNOB
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the shard of your mirror into the skull cavity to get your
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You turn the doorknob, careful not to pull it out. Since you've got
Floyd | the other hand free, you're able to pry the door open with your
Floyd | fingernails.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door swings closed with a bang.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "oh ok"
		zarf says, "I've written zombie fiction but it wasn't icky."
		inky asks, "wait, what?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take head" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | The doorknob is loose, so you need a free hand to pry the door open
Floyd | while you turn it. You're still holding the severed head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am indeed enjoying watching you all play and comment, just as I predicted I would."
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop head" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               1/37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The head bites onto your finger in an attempt to avoid being let go.
Floyd | The flesh of your hand is not very substantial, however, and the head
Floyd | drops to the ground, a small strip of your skin between its teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  1/38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | You turn the doorknob, careful not to pull it out. Since you've got
Floyd | the other hand free, you're able to pry the door open with your
Floyd | fingernails.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Trailer
Floyd | Parked just uphill on the northern shoulder of the road is the
Floyd | battered Cloudliner trailer. The road leads along the mountainside
Floyd | from a pine grove in the west, and a sign points east towards the
Floyd | highway. Scattered trees and shrubs cling to the slope below you. The
Floyd | afternoon heat is on the wane.
Floyd |
Floyd | From inside the trailer, you hear the head wail, "Noooo! Doonnnn'
Floyd | leeavve!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the front door swings closed with a bang.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "how did the door re-close?"
		inky says, "oh"
		olethros says, "how does the head make a noise!"
		Fang says, "magic"
		Johnny says (to olethros), "It doesn't matter, it never matters."
		olethros asks, "what is the purpose of life?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            1/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble along for what seems like quite a long distance. Your
Floyd | dragging foot catches on a rock. With a crack, it snaps right off and
Floyd | you plant your face in the hot asphalt. No matter, you can still crawl
Floyd | until you eat enough brains to reattach it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Road (crawling)
Floyd | You're crawling on an east-west road cut into the steep hillside. The
Floyd | desert spreads out to the south, covered by just enough low scrub to
Floyd | conceal a reasonably large predator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your foot seems to have fallen off and it's lying on the ground
Floyd | nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take foot" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            1/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            1/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your foot is severed from your leg. Bones stick out of it at odd
Floyd | angles, and the sole is studded with gravel and broken glass. Every so
Floyd | often it flexes and wiggles its toes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cracked Road                                         1/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cracked Road (crawling)
Floyd | Your path continues east over cracked, uneven asphalt. A glint of
Floyd | chrome to the east might be a diner. Everything here is dry as paper
Floyd | and there's not a cloud in sight to shade you from the harsh afternoon
Floyd | sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "we didn't have to kick the door earlier, I think"
		inky says, "maybe we did"
		Fang says, "woo, diner"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          1/44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot (crawling)
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blinds in the windows prevent you from seeing inside the diner to the
Floyd | west. A paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed (crawling)
Floyd | You are under an awning that forms a small shed against the back of
Floyd | the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past the
Floyd | parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY" leads
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump and a bright red plastic gas can here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A key is in the keyhole of the steel door. It is attached by a chain
Floyd | to a bolt on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The key to the steel door is chained to a bolt on the wall. It's
Floyd | inserted into the lock, which is currently unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "can zombies eat frozen meat?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x steel door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STEEL DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel door has a spring latch so it can be locked when it is open.
Floyd | It is currently closed and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "This one only wants brains."
Fang says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the steel door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take hold of the key at the end of the chain and remove it from
Floyd | the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              1/51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the chain tugs on the key in your hand. You let go and
Floyd | it dangles towards the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer (crawling)
Floyd | This walk-in freezer is a dark and stuffy place with no power.
Floyd | Although cooler than outdoors, it has a suffocating atmosphere that
Floyd | makes you long for the open air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "insert key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that. Try rephrasing your command another way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the steel key)
Floyd | (first taking the steel key)
Floyd |
Floyd | You take hold of the key at the end of the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the freezer door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "so does this mean the door locks automatically when closed?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "remove key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "this might be an useful trap"
		Johnny says, "The door started unlocked."
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chain connects the steel key you're carrying to a bolt on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed (crawling)
Floyd | You are under an awning that forms a small shed against the back of
Floyd | the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past the
Floyd | parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY" leads
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump and a bright red plastic gas can here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cables" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is weathered, but nothing is obviously broken, and it's
Floyd | still hooked up to some thick cables that run into the building. It
Floyd | has a large opening on the top labeled "GASOLINE." The gas cap seems
Floyd | to be missing. There's also a button labeled "IGNITION." Down near the
Floyd | bottom, where the motor is located, there's a pull cord with a plastic
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          1/60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot (crawling)
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blinds in the windows prevent you from seeing inside the diner to the
Floyd | west. A paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, dark and silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "we found some gas, right?"
		Johnny says, "Clearly we need to get some tunes."
		Fang says, "damn, this place seems abandoned"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is as dark and silent as every electrical device in the
Floyd | diner. An array of panels list the available songs. There is a button
Floyd | labeled with the disc number and side by each one:
Floyd |
Floyd |   A1: After the Fall - Klaus Nomi
Floyd |   B1: The Voyeur of Utter Destruction - David Bowie
Floyd |
Floyd |   A2: Piggy Smack - Severed Heads
Floyd |   B2: Big Car - Severed Heads
Floyd |
Floyd |   A3: Mad World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |   B3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |
Floyd |   A4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Floyd |   B4: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Junior
Floyd |
Floyd |   A5: Jerdacuttup Man - The Triffids
Floyd |   B5: The Spinning Top Song - The Triffids
Floyd |
Floyd |   A6: Love Zombie - Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes
Floyd |   B6: I'm Not the Man I Used to Be - Fine Young Cannibals
Floyd |
Floyd |   A7: Omnichrome - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |   B7: Snow Karma - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |
Floyd | Button B2 looks more worn than the others - you can hardly read the
Floyd | label at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, dark and silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I'm not sure what we're trying to achieve here"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS B2
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. The jukebox doesn't appear to have any power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We the power... the power of ROCK!"
		inky says, "we are trying to find some brains to eat"
		inky says, "I guess"
		DavidW says, "I just got here."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, oddly enough, you guys made it to the diner a whole heckuvalot sooner than I did."
		Jacqueline says, "Usually CF goes slower than IRL"
		Johnny says, "If we get some tunes going, it'll attract brain banks."
		Johnny says, "I ass^W brainsume."
		Fang says, "I'm somewhat concerned we missed something"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter extends from the north wall. It's made of rusted steel and
Floyd | chipped formica, and it's covered with dark sticky stains. Broken and
Floyd | twisted bolts in the floor indicate that the barstools were ripped
Floyd | out, probably for use in the general smashing of stuff that has taken
Floyd | place here. They are nowhere to be found now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x dishes" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISHES
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "dishes" was not understood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x booths" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTHS
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "I think we could have gone another direction from the trailer?"
		Fang says, "yeah"
		olethros says, "do we get cumulative damage, and is it importnat/"
		Zach says, "It looks like west or down instead of east."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand isn't quite as firmly attached to your arm as it ought to
Floyd | be, and you are missing a foot. You have eaten a last piece of your
Floyd | friend Jim's brains. A sledgehammer-like rhythm pounds its way from
Floyd | the back of your skull towards your eyeballs, but it only hurts about
Floyd | five times as much as the worst headache you ever experienced while
Floyd | alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand isn't quite as firmly attached to your arm as it ought to
Floyd | be, and you are missing a foot. You have eaten a last piece of your
Floyd | friend Jim's brains. A sledgehammer-like rhythm pounds its way from
Floyd | the back of your skull towards your eyeballs, but it only hurts about
Floyd | five times as much as the worst headache you ever experienced while
Floyd | alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says (to olethros), "yeah, I think so"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You flail your limbs around on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hooray!"
		olethros says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
olethros says (to Floyd), "pick up limbs" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK UP LIMBS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can see right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In one hand you have your severed foot. The other hand is free.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "attach foot" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH FOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | (to your leg)
Floyd | You hold your severed foot against your leg, but your body must not be
Floyd | ready to heal, because it doesn't stick. You need to find some more
Floyd | brains to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to olethros), "We're crawling."
		olethros says, "oh we can attach!"
		Johnny says, "Yeah, it said that earlier. We need to eat first."
		olethros says, "sorry missed that"
		Fang asks, "we're in a weird diner. When's the next load of nubile protagonists gonna show up?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "advertise happy hour" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVERTISE HAPPY HOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command. For help on playing
Floyd | interactive fiction, type HELP. For information about this game in
Floyd | particular, type ABOUT. For hints, type HINT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. The jukebox doesn't appear to have any power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "There's a generator."
		Fang says, "I guess in lieu of anything better to do, let's fill up the generator"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed (crawling)
Floyd | You are under an awning that forms a small shed against the back of
Floyd | the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past the
Floyd | parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY" leads
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump and a bright red plastic gas can here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x gas" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GAS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about the size and shape of the gasoline intake on a car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's light and doesn't slosh - it must be empty, though it does bear
Floyd | the soothing odor of gasoline fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's light and doesn't slosh - it must be empty, though it does bear
Floyd | the soothing odor of gasoline fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sniff fumes" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNIFF FUMES
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "fumes" was not understood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oh, whoops"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take pump" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "well, I guess we have to take it and crawl to a gas station"
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop foot" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP FOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cables" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is weathered, but nothing is obviously broken, and it's
Floyd | still hooked up to some thick cables that run into the building. It
Floyd | has a large opening on the top labeled "GASOLINE." The gas cap seems
Floyd | to be missing. There's also a button labeled "IGNITION." Down near the
Floyd | bottom, where the motor is located, there's a pull cord with a plastic
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x pump" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Two flexible plastic tubes connect to either end of a black rubber
Floyd | squeeze bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "you never see this in the movies"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take pump" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed (crawling)
Floyd | You are under an awning that forms a small shed against the back of
Floyd | the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past the
Floyd | parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY" leads
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          1/87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot (crawling)
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blinds in the windows prevent you from seeing inside the diner to the
Floyd | west. A paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inching along with a twisting, flexing motion, your foot arrives from
Floyd | the back entrance of the diner. It has returned to its owner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oh I guess our body parts follow us"
		inky says, "freaky"
		Zach says, "Oh good, we don't have to do anything dangerous like siphon gas by mouth."
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flopping like a stranded trout, your foot arrives from the parking
Floyd | lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "any idea where we can get some gas?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up (crawling)
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've heard of sidekicks, but this is ridiculous."
		Fang says, "oh this is looking good"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old Dodge. Light blue, scratched and dusty, but still in
Floyd | decent shape. The doors and windows are locked, but the gas cap for
Floyd | the sedan's tank is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x blue sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old Dodge. Light blue, scratched and dusty, but still in
Floyd | decent shape. The doors and windows are locked, but the gas cap for
Floyd | the sedan's tank is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Straining to see through the smashed windows to the darkness inside,
Floyd | it looks like there's plenty of bodily fluids staining the seats.
Floyd | Maybe a few limbs too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put pump in sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUMP IN SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the siphon pump into the sedan's gas tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put pump in can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUMP IN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the siphon pump into the nozzle. Now the pump connects it
Floyd | to the sedan's gas tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "pump pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUMP PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to squeeze the bulb, but it feels too stiff. It's dried out
Floyd | and beginning to crack - any further squeezing would probably break
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | (Removing the end of the siphon pump from the gas can)
Floyd | (Removing the end of the siphon pump from the sedan's gas tank)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "lick bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LICK BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach your tongue inside, but you taste a faint residue of
Floyd | petroleum vapors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe's there's some oil around here."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "spit" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to spit?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "maybe we can use the body fluids from the bus"
Fang says (to Floyd), "get in bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the wreckage towards the schoolbus. There's
Floyd | definitely something moving around underneath. You crouch down and
Floyd | reach your hand in. Something grabs it and pulls you forward. It's a
Floyd | small hand, and in the shadows you make out a blanched round face, and
Floyd | then several others. More hands grab your limbs, pulling them in
Floyd | different directions, then tiny teeth nip at your flesh as fingernails
Floyd | pry at your skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a moment, you're opened wide and icicles of hurt shoot from your
Floyd | head through your paralyzed body. As the children scoop out your
Floyd | brains, you become disoriented, but your consciousness of the pain
Floyd | never fades...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 1 out of a possible 4, in 98 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUS
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 | >

		inky says, "whoah, killer kids"
Fang says (to Floyd), "dang" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANG
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 | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/97
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "lick pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LICK PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach your tongue inside, but you taste a faint residue of
Floyd | petroleum vapors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put pump in mouth" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUMP IN MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You grip the siphon pump between your teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "spit pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPIT PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You spit the siphon pump out onto the ground. It's a little slimy now,
Floyd | but still usable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "also, I am not sure I would consider dying in this game to be a losing ending"
		Johnny says, "I don't know if that helped!"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Two flexible plastic tubes connect to either end of a black rubber
Floyd | squeeze bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "attach pump to sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH PUMP TO SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You might as well just drop the siphon pump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old Dodge. Light blue, scratched and dusty, but still in
Floyd | decent shape. The doors and windows are locked, but the gas cap for
Floyd | the sedan's tank is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "put pump in tank" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUMP IN TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the siphon pump into the sedan's gas tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "hm zombies eat other zombies?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "bite bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BITE BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | You grip the siphon pump between your teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Their brains at least"
Fang says (to Floyd), "squeeze bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | The squeeze bulb is too brittle - you'll have to find another way to
Floyd | fill the pump with gas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Did we see water anywhere?"
		Zach says, "Maybe we can siphon by mouth."
Fang says (to Floyd), "suck on pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SUCK ON PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You suck hard. Nothing comes. Then, very quickly, the gasoline rises
Floyd | through the pump and shoots into your mouth. You gag, but the fumes
Floyd | give you momentary relief from the pounding in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now holding the pump in your mouth to keep the gasoline from
Floyd | flowing out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In one hand you have a gas can. The other hand is free. You're holding
Floyd | a full siphon pump in your teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "suck pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SUCK PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You've drunk enough gasoline already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "blow pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that. Try rephrasing your command another way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put pump in can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUMP IN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first removing the pump from your mouth)
Floyd | You insert the pump into the nozzle and the tubes take on a
Floyd | comfortable chill as gasoline flows through them. Soon the flow stops
Floyd | and air bubbles back into the pump.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered orthopedic shoe crunches by your ear. You twist your head
Floyd | around and look up.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, I'm sorry, dear. I didn't mean to startle you!" says the kindly
Floyd | old nun looking down at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put gas in can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GAS IN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sedan's gas tank in the gas can)
Floyd | That already has one end of the pump in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "woo"
		Fang says, "braaains"
		Zach says, "Nun! Run!"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | A smiling woman in her seventies, the old nun looks quite dignified in
Floyd | her purple dress. The fact that one eye is missing and a dark purple
Floyd | ooze stains her plain white veil and flows out from where her left ear
Floyd | should be does nothing to reduce her appearance of grace and goodwill.
Floyd | A rosary made of irregular white beads hangs from her waist. She's
Floyd | smiling at you cheerfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | The rosary has a loop of five decades, or sets of of ten beads, with a
Floyd | single bead separating each decade from the next. A string of four
Floyd | more beads hangs from the loop, with a crucifix at the end. Every bead
Floyd | represents a prayer. You know how to pray the rosary, and when you
Floyd | were alive you used one to calm down. This one appears to be made of
Floyd | cavity-riddled teeth hooked together with small pieces of wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't this a lovely rosary? Would you like to have it?" She holds it
Floyd | out to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask nun for rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NUN FOR ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask the old nun for the rosary.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go ahead, take it," she offers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fingers are too spastic to do the rosary one-handed. You'll have
Floyd | to put the gas can down first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "full gas can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULL GAS CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You mumble something almost comprehensible about the gas can.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, if you change your mind, you can have it," the old nun replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Is our mouth still full of gas?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold the rosary in your hands, counting off beads with your
Floyd | fingers. You start with the cross on the end, making the sign of the
Floyd | cross and praying the Apostle's Creed. At the first bead you say the
Floyd | Lord's Prayer, and then a Hail Mary on each of the next three.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the loop, which contains five strings of ten beads, each
Floyd | with a single bead in between. Meditating on the Resurrection, you say
Floyd | an Our Father and ten Hail Marys.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "this game is weird"
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You recite another decade meditating on Christ's ascent into heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You contemplate Pentecost, the time when The Holy Spirit descended on
Floyd | the apostles in tongues of fire. You say an Our Father and ten more
Floyd | Hail Marys.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say another Our Father and ten Hail Marys meditating on the
Floyd | mystery of the Assumption, in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is taken
Floyd | up into heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You complete the last decade of the rosary. The fifth mystery is the
Floyd | Coronation of Mary, Queen of Heaven. At the end you pray:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hail, Holy Queen, mother of mercy,
Floyd | our life, our sweetness and our hope.
Floyd | To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve
Floyd | To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale
Floyd | of tears.
Floyd | Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward
Floyd | us,
Floyd | and after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Floyd | Jesus.
Floyd | O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Floyd | Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of
Floyd | the promises of Christ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Or at least that's how it goes in your head. The actual sound you make
Floyd | is more like "Fghh hu arhl hrh cluh thghhl." 
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold the rosary in your hands, counting off beads with your
Floyd | fingers. You start with the cross on the end, making the sign of the
Floyd | cross and praying the Apostle's Creed. At the first bead you say the
Floyd | Lord's Prayer, and then a Hail Mary on each of the next three.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for her greedily but she stops your arm, holding it with an
Floyd | iron grip. "Dear me, child," she says. "If you want something, you
Floyd | ought to ask nicely."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask nun for brains" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NUN FOR BRAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | "BRAAI--" you begin, but the old nun interrupts. "Hush now! You'll
Floyd | startle those creatures under the bus."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old nun looks you over gravely. "You're in very bad shape, my
Floyd | friend. Very bad. I wish I could help you. I'd even give you my own
Floyd | brain, if it were enough. But I don't think you'd have the strength to
Floyd | escape without eating more than that," she says. "Go find yourself
Floyd | some more brains to eat, and maybe I'll be able to help you then."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "this nun is nice"
		olethros says, "ha ha"
Fang says (to Floyd), "fill gas can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL GAS CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (from the blue sedan)
Floyd | That already has one end of the pump in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It sloshes heavily.
Floyd |
Floyd | One end of the siphon pump is sticking into the opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see you got some gasoline out of my old clunker here," the old nun
Floyd | observes. "I hope it can be of use to you, and do please let me know
Floyd | if there's anything else I can help you with," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "drink gas" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK GAS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gas can)
Floyd | The gas can has the siphon pump in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | (Removing the end of the siphon pump from the gas can)
Floyd | (Removing the end of the siphon pump from the sedan's gas tank)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "thank nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THANK NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb or a subject you can talk about in that
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I guess we have a full can now"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop pump" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              1/134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You put away the rosary.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          1/136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot (crawling)
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blinds in the windows prevent you from seeing inside the diner to the
Floyd | west. A paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the front of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "mw" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          1/136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MW
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed (crawling)
Floyd | You are under an awning that forms a small shed against the back of
Floyd | the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past the
Floyd | parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY" leads
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x generator" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is weathered, but nothing is obviously broken, and it's
Floyd | still hooked up to some thick cables that run into the building. It
Floyd | has a large opening on the top labeled "GASOLINE." The gas cap seems
Floyd | to be missing. There's also a button labeled "IGNITION." Down near the
Floyd | bottom, where the motor is located, there's a pull cord with a plastic
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OPENING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about the size and shape of the gasoline intake on a car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "fill opening with can" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL OPENING WITH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the nozzle into the intake and gasoline glugs in. You pull
Floyd | it out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the ignition button, but nothing happens. There's probably no
Floyd | battery power left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull on the cord and you hear a couple of bangs as the engine
Floyd | turns over. You try again and the lawnmower roars to a start. Wow,
Floyd | that noise is loud - it makes everything shake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no Snow Karma here. Are you hallucinating?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x lawnmower" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAWNMOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's old, rusty, and heavy, but it might make a decent weapon if
Floyd | you gave it a really good swing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawnmower?
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn. Forgot you were dead again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand isn't quite as firmly attached to your arm as it ought to
Floyd | be, and you are missing a foot. You have eaten a last piece of your
Floyd | friend Jim's brains. A sledgehammer-like rhythm pounds its way from
Floyd | the back of your skull towards your eyeballs, but it only hurts about
Floyd | five times as much as the worst headache you ever experienced while
Floyd | alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed (crawling)
Floyd | You are under an awning that forms a small shed against the back of
Floyd | the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past the
Floyd | parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY" leads
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 1/146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is shaking. You try to turn the handle on the back door but
Floyd | you can't get a good grip on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          1/147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot (crawling)
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blinds in the windows prevent you from seeing inside the diner to the
Floyd | west. A paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the back entrance of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from outside the front of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B2: 'Big Car' by
Floyd | Severed Heads," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, you hear a woman's voice screaming from the
Floyd | loudspeaker over the booth:
Floyd |
Floyd | "All the way to the bottom, Maggie. You made it! AAAAAAAAAAAARHHH!"
Floyd | Then the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/150
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/150
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x booth" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead. This booth has a blind covering the window. It's
Floyd | crooked and appears to be jammed, but it covers the glass so that you
Floyd | can't tell whether it's broken or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x blind" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Flimsy, bent, and faded with age, it nevertheless covers the window so
Floyd | that you can't see outside from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song comes to an end, and the jukebox is silent once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. You can go south to the front of the diner or
Floyd | west through the kitchen door. You can also enter the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open blind" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BLIND
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull on the cord, but it's solidly jammed. If you want to see,
Floyd | you'll have to look under the blind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look under blind" 		
Binder has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BLIND
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to get into the booth to reach the east window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open blind" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BLIND
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull on the cord, but it's solidly jammed. If you want to see,
Floyd | you'll have to look under the blind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead. This booth has a blind covering the window. It's
Floyd | crooked and appears to be jammed, but it covers the glass so that you
Floyd | can't tell whether it's broken or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | But you're already in the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "look under blind" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BLIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Peeking behind the blind, you see that the window is intact. The
Floyd | parking lot beyond is deserted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "well, that was disappointing"
Fang says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B2: 'Big Car' by
Floyd | Severed Heads," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, you hear a woman's voice screaming from the
Floyd | loudspeaker over the booth:
Floyd |
Floyd | "All the way to the bottom, Maggie. You made it! AAAAAAAAAAAARHHH!"
Floyd | Then the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A light behind the entry for "B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads"
Floyd | indicates that it is now playing, and the music fills the room from a
Floyd | number of speakers over the booths. An array of panels list the
Floyd | available songs. There is a button labeled with the disc number and
Floyd | side by each one:
Floyd |
Floyd |   A1: After the Fall - Klaus Nomi
Floyd |   B1: The Voyeur of Utter Destruction - David Bowie
Floyd |
Floyd |   A2: Piggy Smack - Severed Heads
Floyd |   B2: Big Car - Severed Heads
Floyd |
Floyd |   A3: Mad World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |   B3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |
Floyd |   A4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Floyd |   B4: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Junior
Floyd |
Floyd |   A5: Jerdacuttup Man - The Triffids
Floyd |   B5: The Spinning Top Song - The Triffids
Floyd |
Floyd |   A6: Love Zombie - Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes
Floyd |   B6: I'm Not the Man I Used to Be - Fine Young Cannibals
Floyd |
Floyd |   A7: Omnichrome - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |   B7: Snow Karma - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |
Floyd | Button B2 looks more worn than the others - you can hardly read the
Floyd | label at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we have to play a more welcoming song."
Fang says (to Floyd), "push b7" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B7
Floyd |
Floyd | The current song continues to play, and your new selection does not
Floyd | appear to register. Perhaps you need to wait until the song is over.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives through the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Or we need to solve some other puzzle first."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "search floor" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is littered with broken glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song comes to an end, and the jukebox is silent once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push b7" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B7
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B7: 'Snow Karma' by
Floyd | Three Hour Detour," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/171
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing the song has an effect elsewhere, maybe unlocking something while it's playing."

Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              1/172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer (crawling)
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Out in the kitchen, your foot taps its toe impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "heh"
		Fang says, "hmm"
		Fang asks, "is this a suicide ending?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              1/173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is through the door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Out in the kitchen, your foot taps its toe impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              1/173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock yourself in the freezer. It continues getting colder.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel an object bump against your foot. You look down to see what
Floyd | it is, but your foot isn't there. You feel the bump again, like your
Floyd | foot is trying to get somewhere and hitting an obstacle. Maybe it
Floyd | needs your help.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's peaceful here, but the harsh light and the mechanical noises
Floyd | eventually get to you. Soon your head is buzzing like it's filled with
Floyd | angry bees. You think of eating brains. Maybe you could have found
Floyd | more before you got stuck here. Too late now...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are not quite at rest. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 1 out of a possible 4, in 173 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              1/173
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, I really don't know what we're trying to achieve"
		Johnny says, "Brains."
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky asks, "there aren't brains in the freezer?"
		inky says, "I assumed there would be but it seems pretty empty"
		inky says, "I guess a thing would be to trap some other guy in the freezer"
		Fang says, "we've seen no one except the nun"
		Fang says, "I'm gonna try and go back the other direction from the trailer"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              1/175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer (crawling)
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Out in the kitchen, your foot taps its toe impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              1/176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen (crawling)
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your severed foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives through the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something resembling a largish rodent appears among the wreckage of
Floyd | the front windows. It's your foot! It tumbles over the threshold and
Floyd | creeps down to the road where you're lying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     1/179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from outside the front of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    1/180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner (crawling)
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something resembling a largish rodent appears among the wreckage of
Floyd | the front windows. It's your foot! It tumbles over the threshold and
Floyd | creeps down to the road where you're lying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cracked Road                                         1/181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cracked Road (crawling)
Floyd | Your path leads east and west over cracked, uneven asphalt. A glint of
Floyd | chrome is all you see of the diner to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            1/182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Road (crawling)
Floyd | You're crawling on an east-west road cut into the steep hillside. The
Floyd | desert spreads out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  1/183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Trailer (crawling)
Floyd | Parked just uphill on the northern shoulder of the road is the
Floyd | battered Cloudliner trailer. The road leads along the mountainside
Floyd | from a pine grove in the west, and a sign points east towards the
Floyd | highway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pines (crawling)
Floyd | As the road leads into the mountains, the gnarled old pine trees get
Floyd | thicker. Cracks in the road trip your feet and thorns rip your arms
Floyd | and legs. Further travel west is blocked by a pile of fallen rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your severed foot arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble upon an old yellow dog. Its fur is matted, and there's a
Floyd | fleck of foam on its jaw. Its eyes focus, you hear the beginning of a
Floyd | growl, and then it leaps at you. You step back just in time, and it
Floyd | circles back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "we... step back?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "pet dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out, and it turns to bite your hand. The teeth sink into
Floyd | your flesh and you realize just how strong the dog's grip is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand is now caught, still holding the gas can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/184
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pines
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/184
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pet dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out, and it turns to bite your hand. The teeth sink into
Floyd | your flesh and you realize just how strong the dog's grip is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand is now caught, still holding the gas can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog's fur is matted and foamy drool drips from its jaws. It grips
Floyd | your hand tightly between its teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the dog's head close and smash your face into its skull. Your
Floyd | teeth go flying and the dog bites down hard on your hand, but soon hot
Floyd | blood splashes on your face  and the animal goes limp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature is now motionless on the ground and its brains are yours
Floyd | for the taking, but it has bitten your hand clean off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "maybe this is a good trade?"
		Johnny says, "Well, it's not even a trade necessarily."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand has been ripped from your arm. In its grip is a gas can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we could have eaten it without petting first"
		Johnny says, "Since we might be able to reattach a limb now."
		olethros asks, "undo a bit?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/184
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for the dog, and it turns to bite your hand. The teeth sink
Floyd | into your flesh and you realize just how strong the dog's grip is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand is now caught, still holding the rosary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
Floyd | among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
Floyd | mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our
Floyd | death."
Floyd |
Floyd | Or at least that's how it goes in your head. The actual sound you make
Floyd | is more like "Aarhvfark frmtbl." 
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "man bites dog"
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                1/187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the dog's head close and smash your face into its skull. Your
Floyd | teeth go flying and the dog bites down hard on your hand, but soon hot
Floyd | blood splashes on your face  and the animal goes limp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature is now motionless on the ground and its brains are yours
Floyd | for the taking, but it has bitten your hand clean off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat brains" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BRAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ball your remaining hand into a fist and smash it into the skull
Floyd | of the defenseless animal. Cupping its head to your mouth, you suck
Floyd | out the tender grey matter, and then dig out the remaining pieces with
Floyd | your fingers, licking them clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It should have been me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're wrong, Jack. It shouldn't have been at all. What's
Floyd | happening-" Peter stops. "These creatures - they're unnatural. They
Floyd | defy God. You can't blame yourself."  
Floyd |
Floyd | He turns back to the fire and pulls the other hind leg off of the
Floyd | rabbit you're sharing. It's not much of a meal for all three of you,
Floyd | but it's the best you've had in days.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marie's finished off the flanks and forelegs already and now she's
Floyd | trying to get little bits of meat off the skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat brains" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BRAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | The thought of eating brains nauseates you in the extreme. You're
Floyd | not some kind of monster, are you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pines
Floyd | As the road leads into the mountains, the gnarled old pine trees
Floyd | get thicker. Here there is a little shelter from the freezing winds.
Floyd | Further travel west is blocked by a pile of fallen rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The three of you have built a small campfire here. Only a few
Floyd | embers remain and you've been inching closer against the late winter
Floyd | chill.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rabbit carcass lies by the fire, stripped of its meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter is cleaning his fingernails with a pocketknife.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marie is picking the meat off a rabbit skull with unnerving
Floyd | gusto.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little of your strength returns and the sharpest vibrations of
Floyd | your headache subside as the first morsels of food hit your stomach
Floyd | juices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "it's a flashback"
		Johnny says, "A hallucination."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x carcass" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARCASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Cooking directly on the fire does not make for even heating. Some
Floyd | bones are charred, while others are still wet and bloody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "either"
		Johnny says, "Both."
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the hind leg)
Floyd | You gnaw at the bone a little more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to marie" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MARIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up with you, Marie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Marie gives you a greasy thumbs-up as she chews on her rabbit
Floyd | skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to peter" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PETER
Floyd |
Floyd |  (To speak aloud the thought that is currently on your mind, you
Floyd | can use the abbreviation "T".)
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing, Peter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's been rough, Jack. You know all about that. Man, winter was
Floyd | hard. I didn't think it got that cold out here. But the cold's better
Floyd | than what's coming - now the corpses are starting to thaw. It's hard
Floyd | not to give up sometimes."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "Seriously? Peter, giving up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to peter" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PETER
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not seriously thinking about giving up, are you
Floyd | Peter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got to have faith, Jack. That's about all we've got left.
Floyd | But I still believe. There's got to be something better after
Floyd | this."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "How can Peter still believe in God? After
Floyd | everything that's happened?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "t giving up" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T GIVING UP
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not seriously thinking about giving up, are you
Floyd | Peter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got to have faith, Jack. That's about all we've got left.
Floyd | But I still believe. There's got to be something better after
Floyd | this."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "How can Peter still believe in God? After
Floyd | everything that's happened?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "t god" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T GOD
Floyd |
Floyd | "How can you still believe in God, Peter? After everything that's
Floyd | happened?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have to believe that God still cares, Jack. The corruption of
Floyd | this world - that doesn't come from God. That comes from us, from our
Floyd | sins. We've fallen so far. But I believe He will take us back. I
Floyd | believe we'll be in Paradise soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "What if the undead life IS the afterlife?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "t afterlife" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T AFTERLIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What if this is it? What if the undead life IS the
Floyd | afterlife?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know that doesn't make any sense. Stop talking crazy."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "What happens to your soul when your body is
Floyd | turned undead?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "ah great, we're religious nut zombies"
		Zach says, "Peter and Mary. That must make us Zombie Jesus."
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to marie" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MARIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up with you, Marie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Marie gives you a greasy thumbs-up as she chews on her rabbit
Floyd | skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t soul" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | "What happens to your soul when your body is turned undead? Can
Floyd | you still go to Heaven?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mmfph!" she mumbles through a mouthful of rabbit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "illuminating"
		Zach says, "Heh"
		inky says, "take this and eat it: it is my brains"
Fang says (to Floyd), "t giving up" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T GIVING UP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Seriously, Marie? Peter, giving up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mmfph!" she mumbles through a mouthful of rabbit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t darn right" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T DARN RIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | "darn right" was not recognized as something you can talk
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to pter" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "pter" was not understood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to peter" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PETER
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing, Peter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's been rough, Jack. You know all about that. Man, winter was
Floyd | hard. It's hard not to give up sometimes."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "Thank God they stop when it freezes. But now
Floyd | they're thawing out..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to inky), "Ah, The Parable of Spaghetti and Meatballs and No, Keep Your Eyes Shut."
Fang says (to Floyd), "t soul" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | "All right then, what happens to your soul when your body is
Floyd | turned undead? Can you still go to Heaven?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Death is death. This undead thing, that's not you. Your soul is
Floyd | released when you die. It leaves your body. You've seen those things.
Floyd | They can't possibly have a soul."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "But what if they do? How could their souls find
Floyd | release?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "release" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the hind leg)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t release" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T RELEASE
Floyd |
Floyd | "But what if they do have souls, trapped in their bodies? What if
Floyd | they're just in so much pain that they can't express anything else?
Floyd | How could their souls find release?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter glances at you uneasily. "They don't have souls." He gives a
Floyd | frustrated sigh. "But for the sake of argument, suppose you're right.
Floyd | Destroying the head, that seems to shut them down. Like really dying,
Floyd | for good. Maybe their souls are released then. Would that make you
Floyd | feel any better about it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t dying" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T DYING
Floyd |
Floyd | "dying" was not recognized as something you can talk about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | You're at a loss for words.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've made your point," Peter says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "What the hell happened last week? That thing
Floyd | came out of nowhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell happened last week? That thing came out of
Floyd | nowhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was half buried underground, Jack. Maybe it got caught in that
Floyd | flash flood in November. You almost stepped on it - I guess that's
Floyd | when it woke up. If I hadn't had my steel-toed boots on, we'd probably
Floyd | both be dead now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "Thank God they stop when it freezes. But now
Floyd | they're thawing out..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank God they stop when it freezes. But now they're thawing
Floyd | out..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's like they're lizards," he says. "You know, some kind of
Floyd | cold-blooded creature. When the weather freezes, they freeze too. And
Floyd | when it's cold, they're slow. But they still move. It only takes a
Floyd | little bit of a warm-up to get them going again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to talk about right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoo-hah! That was one tasty bunny," Marie bellows, wiping her
Floyd | face with the back of her hand. She burps loudly and leans back with a
Floyd | sleepy, satisfied expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "Jim saved me. I didn't deserve that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | "He saved me. I didn't deserve that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter replies, "You would have done the same thing, Jack. You're
Floyd | not--"
Floyd |
Floyd | What sounds at first like a chuckle from Marie turns into a gag,
Floyd | and then a muffled scream. Bony hands wrap around her head and squeeze
Floyd | her throat as she's dragged away by shadowy figures. Unearthly whoops
Floyd | and grunts suggest there's at least four of them. Peter stands and
Floyd | draws a pistol, shooting first into the shadows, and then as teeth
Floyd | flash and blood flows, at Marie's head. You're on your feet too, and
Floyd | more shadows are approaching...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pines
Floyd | As the road leads into the mountains, the gnarled old pine trees
Floyd | get thicker. Here there is a little shelter from the freezing winds.
Floyd | Further travel west is blocked by a pile of fallen rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The three of you have built a small campfire here. Only a few
Floyd | embers remain and you've been inching closer against the late winter
Floyd | chill.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rabbit carcass lies by the fire, stripped of its meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter is slashing at monsters with his pocketknife, pistol ready
Floyd | in his other hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of monsters is crowding around you from out of the
Floyd | darkness, reaching for your throat with bloody hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a hind leg here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Monsters? That dog's brain must have gone right to your head.
Floyd | You're being attacked by a pack of wild dogs!
Floyd |
Floyd | Pines (crawling)
Floyd | As the road leads into the mountains, the gnarled old pine trees get
Floyd | thicker. Further travel west is blocked by a pile of fallen rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A wretched old yellow dog is lying dead in the dirt. In its mouth is
Floyd | your severed hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first. One of them seems to
Floyd | have something in its mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel an itching at the end of your leg and your arm. The stump of
Floyd | your ankle is really throbbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "we shoot?"
		olethros says, "oh snap"
		Fang says, "man, being a zombie is miserable"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		olethros says, "fucking dogs; they are a menace for joggers and zombies"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x mouth" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the wild dog's mouth)
Floyd | The animal has your foot in its mouth. It must have picked it up and
Floyd | followed the scent here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your ankle continues to throb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "attach foot" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH FOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | (to your leg)
Floyd | As you place your foot on your leg, the itching becomes more intense
Floyd | until it feels like a white-hot flame. Cartilage springs from your
Floyd | bone as sinews reattach and flesh crawls together. Within a minute or
Floyd | so your foot is as whole as it was before - that is to say, putrid and
Floyd | threadbare, but attached.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, your headache is worse now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "attach hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (to your arm)
Floyd | You hold your severed hand against your arm, but your body must not be
Floyd | ready to heal, because it doesn't stick. You need to find some more
Floyd | brains to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your foot has been fused back onto your leg, and you are missing a
Floyd | hand. You have eaten some old yellow dog's brains and a last piece of
Floyd | your friend Jim's brains. Your head is throbbing painfully, but it's
Floyd | only about four times the intensity of the worst headache you ever
Floyd | felt in your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "this entire game is based on hunger and inventory mechanics, isn't it?"
		inky says, "hmm"
		olethros says, "why not"
		inky asks, "isn't our foot still in the dog's mouth?"
		Fang says, "yes"
		olethros says, "our hand"
		Fang says, "so, hm"
		Fang says, "no, our hand is in a different dog's mouth"
		Zach asks, "Should we run away?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/216
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat dog" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The old yellow dog doesn't have any brains left for you to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pines
Floyd | As the road leads into the mountains, the gnarled old pine trees get
Floyd | thicker. Further travel west is blocked by a pile of fallen rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A wretched old yellow dog is lying dead in the dirt. In its mouth is
Floyd | your severed hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are full, so to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "rock" was not understood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In one hand you have a gas can. The other hand has been severed from
Floyd | your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the large rockfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The hills here are steep and treacherous. You saw a dead guy going
Floyd | down a slope like this one time -- he tripped and fell quite a ways.
Floyd | Having both legs broken wouldn't have been so bad in itself, but then
Floyd | the wild dogs and the vultures found him. His flesh kept growing back
Floyd | and they just kept chewing it off before he could build up the
Floyd | strength to get up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way back is down the road to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we should have gotten our hand first"
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop can" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You flee towards the east, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Trailer
Floyd | Parked just uphill on the northern shoulder of the road is the
Floyd | battered Cloudliner trailer. The road leads along the mountainside
Floyd | from a pine grove in the west, and a sign points east towards the
Floyd | highway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I'm not sure we got a choice"
		inky says, "aha"
		inky asks, "freezer somehow, right?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            2/225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You flee towards the east, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble along for what seems like quite a long distance. Your
Floyd | dragging foot catches on a rock. With a crack, it snaps right off and
Floyd | you plant your face in the hot asphalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pack leaps upon you silently, pinning you to the pavement and
Floyd | tearing into your flesh. Your throat is torn out, your spine is
Floyd | crushed, and you feel the world tumble as your head rolls away from
Floyd | your body. The dogs lose interest in a short while, and then the
Floyd | vultures arrive to pick at your exposed organs. Somehow you are still
Floyd | able to feel all of it.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Wild beasts feast on your flesh. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 2 out of a possible 4, in 225 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "though, hrm, maybe we were supposed to decoy them with our hand or something"
		Fang says, "wha"
		Fang asks, "do we always lose our feet here?"
		Zach asks, "Maybe that's because we left and came back?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/216
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop can" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pines                                                2/218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You flee towards the east, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Trailer
Floyd | Parked just uphill on the northern shoulder of the road is the
Floyd | battered Cloudliner trailer. The road leads along the mountainside
Floyd | from a pine grove in the west, and a sign points east towards the
Floyd | highway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, or they just want our hand"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw hand" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You toss your severed hand a short distance and it lands in the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The hills here are steep and treacherous. You saw a dead guy going
Floyd | down a slope like this one time -- he tripped and fell quite a ways.
Floyd | Having both legs broken wouldn't have been so bad in itself, but then
Floyd | the wild dogs and the vultures found him. His flesh kept growing back
Floyd | and they just kept chewing it off before he could build up the
Floyd | strength to get up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north into the trailer or down the road to the east or the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            2/221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You flee towards the east, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble along for what seems like quite a long distance. Your
Floyd | dragging foot catches on a rock. With a crack, it snaps right off and
Floyd | you plant your face in the hot asphalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pack leaps upon you silently, pinning you to the pavement and
Floyd | tearing into your flesh. Your throat is torn out, your spine is
Floyd | crushed, and you feel the world tumble as your head rolls away from
Floyd | your body. The dogs lose interest in a short while, and then the
Floyd | vultures arrive to pick at your exposed organs. Somehow you are still
Floyd | able to feel all of it.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Wild beasts feast on your flesh. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 2 out of a possible 4, in 221 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Bwah"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/221
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Trailer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               2/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | You squeeze into the trailer and slam the door behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloudliner KC7 Trailer
Floyd | This tiny trailer is where you would sleep, if you slept. The front
Floyd | door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of a large mirror leans against the wall, smeared with
Floyd | dried blood and vomit. Pieces of broken glass litter the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The refrigerator is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The severed head is lying on the floor, its eyes following you
Floyd | crookedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside you hear howls of frustration. The door rattles as paws
Floyd | scratch and bodies thump against it. After a while, the barking turns
Floyd | to sniffing, and then silence as the animals leave in search of easier
Floyd | prey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ou" 		

Floyd ]  Cloudliner KC7 Trailer                               2/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OU
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hooray"
Fang says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | You turn the doorknob, careful not to pull it out. By rubbing the
Floyd | stump of your wrist against the edge of the door, you're able to
Floyd | chivvy it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Trailer
Floyd | Parked just uphill on the northern shoulder of the road is the
Floyd | battered Cloudliner trailer. The road leads along the mountainside
Floyd | from a pine grove in the west, and a sign points east towards the
Floyd | highway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your severed hand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From inside the trailer, you hear the head wail, "Noooo! Doonnnn'
Floyd | leeavve!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the front door swings closed with a bang.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "nice"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Trailer                                  2/225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		Zach asks, "Hmm, can we have continue down the road past the sedan?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            2/226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble along for what seems like quite a long distance. The road
Floyd | is uneven here, and your poor vision misses many rocks and pieces of
Floyd | debris. You trip on something, planting your face in the hot asphalt,
Floyd | but your foot seems to have healed well enough to take the punishment.
Floyd | You get up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Road
Floyd | You're walking on an east-west road cut into the steep hillside. The
Floyd | desert spreads out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "so now we have a foot and only one hand"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Road                                            2/227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | And become a permanent feast for the vultures in these steep and
Floyd | treacherous hills? Not today.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go down the road to the east or the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cracked Road                                         2/228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble along for what seems like quite a long distance. The road
Floyd | is uneven here, and your poor vision misses many cracks and potholes.
Floyd | You twist your ankle on some unseen obstacle. You sit down to rest for
Floyd | a moment, but your foot seems to have healed well enough to take the
Floyd | punishment. You get up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cracked Road
Floyd | Your path leads east and west over cracked, uneven asphalt. A glint of
Floyd | chrome is all you see of the diner to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    2/229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the inside of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     2/230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "huh"
		Johnny says, "f push b2"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     2/231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B2: 'Big Car' by
Floyd | Severed Heads," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, you hear a woman's voice screaming from the
Floyd | loudspeaker over the booth:
Floyd |
Floyd | "All the way to the bottom, Maggie. You made it! AAAAAAAAAAAARHHH!"
Floyd | Then the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hunh, weird"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x dogs" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     2/232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOGS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are four or five big mongrel dogs - they move so fast and your
Floyd | vision is so poor that you can't be sure. They look stout and healthy,
Floyd | unlike the rabid beast you just took down. They're barking
Floyd | aggressively and hopping around, each one tripping over the others to
Floyd | get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     2/233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You flail around, jumping up and down like a crazy fool. It makes you
Floyd | a little dizzy, but your head doesn't hurt any worse for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     2/234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A light behind the entry for "B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads"
Floyd | indicates that it is now playing, and the music fills the room from a
Floyd | number of speakers over the booths. An array of panels list the
Floyd | available songs. There is a button labeled with the disc number and
Floyd | side by each one:
Floyd |
Floyd |   A1: After the Fall - Klaus Nomi
Floyd |   B1: The Voyeur of Utter Destruction - David Bowie
Floyd |
Floyd |   A2: Piggy Smack - Severed Heads
Floyd |   B2: Big Car - Severed Heads
Floyd |
Floyd |   A3: Mad World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |   B3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |
Floyd |   A4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Floyd |   B4: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Junior
Floyd |
Floyd |   A5: Jerdacuttup Man - The Triffids
Floyd |   B5: The Spinning Top Song - The Triffids
Floyd |
Floyd |   A6: Love Zombie - Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes
Floyd |   B6: I'm Not the Man I Used to Be - Fine Young Cannibals
Floyd |
Floyd |   A7: Omnichrome - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |   B7: Snow Karma - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |
Floyd | Button B2 looks more worn than the others - you can hardly read the
Floyd | label at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the kitchen door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              2/236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the freezer door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the freezer door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "throw hand in freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW HAND IN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | That command was not understood, although the first part matched the
Floyd | action throw the hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "maybe drop hand?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              2/238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the freezer door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "drop hand" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              2/239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the freezer door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              2/241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the freezer door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your severed hand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "take hand" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              2/242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the freezer door, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "okay, I'm confused"
		Fang asks, "I suppose we could have taken the skull from the trailer?"
		olethros says, "not really"
		Fang says, "oh wait, not with the handedness issue"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wave hand" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave your severed hand around with your good hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "clap" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLAP
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "dogs, go w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOGS, GO W
Floyd |
Floyd | The wild dogs have better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hrm"
		inky asks, "have we found, I dunno, a bone?"
		inky asks, "maybe grab the corpse of the other dog?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | In your good hand you have your severed hand (with a rosary in its
Floyd | grip).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              2/247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | You are standing under an awning that forms a small shed against the
Floyd | back of the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past
Floyd | the parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY"
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the employee entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          2/249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blinds in the windows prevent you from seeing inside the diner to the
Floyd | west. A paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "these dogs are pretty unthreatening to be honest"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    2/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

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Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | A religious sister is smiling at you peacefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aaaah.... hhhello, sssister."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm very pleased to meet you, sir. My name is Sister Christina
Floyd | Therese."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aaaah.... hhhello, sssister."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm very pleased to meet you, sir. My name is Sister Christina
Floyd | Therese."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old Dodge. Light blue, scratched and dusty, but still in
Floyd | decent shape. The doors and windows are locked, but the gas cap for
Floyd | the sedan's tank is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see you got some gasoline out of my old clunker here," Sister
Floyd | Christina observes. "I hope it can be of use to you, and do please let
Floyd | me know if there's anything else I can help you with," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t dogs" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T DOGS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Annimmmals..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sister Christina gives you a glassy-eyed smile and a slight nod, but
Floyd | no further pretense that she understood you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "t bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Schoooll buuuss!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I believe I saw somebody moving around underneath that schoolbus,"
Floyd | she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You mumble something almost comprehensible about your severed hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you like me to hold your severed hand for you while you put it
Floyd | back on?" Sister Christina offers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "t sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Gas... in caaarr..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see you got some gasoline out of my old clunker here. I hope it can
Floyd | be of use to you, and do please let me know if there's anything else I
Floyd | can help you with," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "underneath the bus, eh?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "give hand to nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/259
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Remember when the children attacked?"

Floyd | > GIVE HAND TO NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You offer your severed hand to Sister Christina Therese.
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes your severed hand and holds it out so you can steady
Floyd | yourself to reattach it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "attach hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              2/260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (to your arm)
Floyd | You hold your severed hand against your arm, but nothing happens. Your
Floyd | body refuses to heal.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Noooo! Need more braaaains!" you howl.
Floyd | "Braaaaaaaaaaiiins!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a great number of high-pitched voices somewhere among the
Floyd | wreckage. You can't make out what they're saying.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh listen to all these pitiable wretches! You must be very hungry,
Floyd | friend," Sister Christina says to you. "Here, you need this more than
Floyd | I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | She kneels down and pulls back her veil, exposing a scarred head
Floyd | dotted with patches of brittle white hair. A large gash running from
Floyd | front to back reveals that her skull is cracked open and most of her
Floyd | brain is still intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go ahead, dear. I know you'll feel much better."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "nice lady :("
Fang says (to Floyd), "eat brains" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BRAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Sister's brains)
Floyd | You devour the Sister's brains with gusto.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here we go. 
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter adjusts the straps around his head and then activates his
Floyd | detonator switch. "This is it, Jack. We're the lucky ones - we can
Floyd | choose between eternal rest and eternal torment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t peter" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T PETER
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing, Peter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not so good, man. I think this is it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead
Floyd | is the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coming up the road from both directions is an endless flow of
Floyd | walking dead, leering with half-eaten faces and groaning with
Floyd | bloodlust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter is trembling slightly, sweating slightly, smiling slightly.
Floyd | His eyes don't focus. His thumb is ready to release his bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | The bomb has a lump of plastic explosive, a detonator, and straps
Floyd | for your head. A cord runs down from the detonator to a hand-operated
Floyd | switch. There's a safety toggle, currently in the "on" (safe)
Floyd | position, and a trigger button. It's just like the one Peter's
Floyd | wearing, except you asked him to give it a regular detonator switch.
Floyd | Not that you're any more confident about your survival, you just
Floyd | couldn't stand the thought of accidentally blowing yourself up. 
Floyd |
Floyd | You're still working on the "on purpose" part.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "remove bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | You're not wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "drop bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (leaving to the west)
Floyd | The horde is approaching from all directions. There is nowhere to
Floyd | go. The only choice you have is how you will die.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | The bomb has a lump of plastic explosive, a detonator, and straps
Floyd | for your head. A cord runs down from the detonator to a hand-operated
Floyd | switch. There's a safety toggle, currently in the "on" (safe)
Floyd | position, and a trigger button. It's just like the one Peter's
Floyd | wearing, except you asked him to give it a regular detonator switch.
Floyd | Not that you're any more confident about your survival, you just
Floyd | couldn't stand the thought of accidentally blowing yourself up. 
Floyd |
Floyd | You're still working on the "on purpose" part.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn off safety" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch off the safety. If the bomb goes off now, not only
Floyd | could it be an ugly mess, but your head might survive to be
Floyd | reanimated.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elderly gentleman with no flesh on the right side of his face
Floyd | touches Peter lightly on the ear. Peter doesn't flinch, he just
Floyd | relaxes his thumb. The two of them drop to the ground amid a deafening
Floyd | crack of blood and fire. 
Floyd |
Floyd | The elderly gentleman gets up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn off bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elderly gentleman, joined by a gaggle of his companions, turns
Floyd | from Peter's body and reaches for you. You go for your weapon, but
Floyd | what you find in your hand is a bomb trigger. Unthinking, you squeeze
Floyd | it...
Floyd |
Floyd | The bomb goes off in your hands, ripping your stomach apart.
Floyd | Although you're paralyzed by pain, you remain fully conscious. The
Floyd | creatures claw open your ribcage and stick their little fingers into
Floyd | your organs. You wonder why you haven't passed out, and then you
Floyd | realize there was no bomb, and these creatures are only little
Floyd | children, reaching into your abdomen to fish the chewed-up mush of the
Floyd | poor nun's brains from your stomach. When they finish that, they
Floyd | follow up with your own sorry excuse for grey matter...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 270 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oops"
		inky says, "somehow I screwed up the flashback"
		Fang says, "woops"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "turn on bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "toggle safety" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOGGLE SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch your bomb's safety toggle on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead
Floyd | is the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of monsters is ripping chunks off of Peter's body. You
Floyd | could almost swear their shrieks are cries of frustration that they
Floyd | can't find his brain, that their putrid drool is mixed with tears of
Floyd | longing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your bomb here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elderly gentleman, joined by a gaggle of his companions, turns
Floyd | from Peter's body and reaches for you. You swing your machete, and it
Floyd | gets stuck in a shoulder. Before you can pull it out, five hands grab
Floyd | your arm, and others behind you lift your body, twisting your arm,
Floyd | turning you upside-down... 
Floyd |
Floyd | But they're not big scary monsters. No, you're the monster... these
Floyd | are just little schoolkids. They couldn't be more than eight years
Floyd | old. There's so many, though, and they want your brains just as much
Floyd | as you want theirs. Headfirst, you're lowered towards their broken
Floyd | little teeth...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 270 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "throw bomb at zombies" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOMB AT ZOMBIES
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb the monsters)
Floyd | (first taking your bomb)
Floyd |
Floyd | You might, if you were very lucky, blow up one of these creatures
Floyd | before they got to you. No, this bomb is for you to go out with a
Floyd | scrap of dignity - and avoid becoming one of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elderly gentleman, joined by a gaggle of his companions, turns
Floyd | from Peter's body and reaches for you. You swing your machete, and it
Floyd | gets stuck in a shoulder. Before you can pull it out, five hands grab
Floyd | your arm, and others behind you lift your body, twisting your arm,
Floyd | turning you upside-down... 
Floyd |
Floyd | But they're not big scary monsters. No, you're the monster... these
Floyd | are just little schoolkids. They couldn't be more than eight years
Floyd | old. There's so many, though, and they want your brains just as much
Floyd | as you want theirs. Headfirst, you're lowered towards their broken
Floyd | little teeth...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 270 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The horde is approaching from all directions. There is nowhere to
Floyd | go. The only choice you have is how you will die.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elderly gentleman, joined by a gaggle of his companions, turns
Floyd | from Peter's body and reaches for you. You swing your machete, and it
Floyd | gets stuck in a shoulder. Before you can pull it out, five hands grab
Floyd | your arm, and others behind you lift your body, twisting your arm,
Floyd | turning you upside-down... 
Floyd |
Floyd | But they're not big scary monsters. No, you're the monster... these
Floyd | are just little schoolkids. They couldn't be more than eight years
Floyd | old. There's so many, though, and they want your brains just as much
Floyd | as you want theirs. Headfirst, you're lowered towards their broken
Floyd | little teeth...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 270 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "hmm"
		Fang asks, "are we stuck?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > /UNDO
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 | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I think it is possible to blow up the bomb"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/268
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/267
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "although obviously it doesn't work since we end up here"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/266
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/265
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "While it's on our head, I guess?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead
Floyd | is the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coming up the road from both directions is an endless flow of
Floyd | walking dead, leering with half-eaten faces and groaning with
Floyd | bloodlust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter is trembling slightly, sweating slightly, smiling slightly.
Floyd | His eyes don't focus. His thumb is ready to release his bomb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rosary
Floyd |   a filthy machete
Floyd |   your bomb
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/266
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/265
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wear bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (your bomb)
Floyd | You fix the straps around your head. 
Floyd |
Floyd | An elderly gentleman with no flesh on the right side of his face
Floyd | touches Peter lightly on the ear. Peter doesn't flinch, he just
Floyd | relaxes his thumb. The two of them drop to the ground amid a deafening
Floyd | crack of blood and fire. 
Floyd |
Floyd | The elderly gentleman gets up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn off safety" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch off the safety. If you have the guts to press the
Floyd | trigger button now, you will never be reanimated. Maybe you'll finally
Floyd | know if Peter was right about choosing eternal rest...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push trigger" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TRIGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ow! A sharp stabbing snaps you back to reality. Your headache has
Floyd | intensified to a level you didn't believe was possible. What appeared
Floyd | in your daydream to be a crowd of adults turns out to be mere children
Floyd | - just as dead, but crawling enthusiastically from underneath the
Floyd | schoolbus rather than approaching from all sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sister Christina Therese is sitting on the ground, staring ahead with
Floyd | a pure, empty gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small crowd of decaying schoolchildren is emerging from under the
Floyd | schoolbus and spreading down the road to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump and your severed hand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel an itching at the end of your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "attach hand" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (to your arm)
Floyd | As you place your hand on your arm, the itching becomes more intense
Floyd | until it feels like a white-hot flame. Cartilage springs from your
Floyd | bone as sinews reattach and flesh crawls together. Within a minute or
Floyd | so your hand is as whole as it was before - that is to say, putrid and
Floyd | threadbare, but attached.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, your headache is worse now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand has been fused back onto your arm, and your foot has been
Floyd | fused back onto your leg. You have eaten some Sister's brains, some
Floyd | old yellow dog's brains, and a last piece of your friend Jim's brains.
Floyd | A ringing in your ears like a power drill boring into your skull is
Floyd | the last remnant of a once formidable headache. Now it's only about
Floyd | twice as bad as anything you had while living.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "the message says our headache is worse, but the status message says our headache is better"
		Fang says, "okay, let's combine dogs with schoolkids"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x children" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHILDREN
Floyd |
Floyd | They're emerging from under the schoolbus and spreading down the road
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The wreckage of multiple vehicles blocks further passage down the
Floyd | road. The only way back is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shuffle along with the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small crowd of rotting schoolchildren is collected here, some of
Floyd | them eyeing you shyly with blackened drool oozing from gaps between
Floyd | their rotted teeth. They're wandering over from the east, and moving
Floyd | towards the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B2: 'Big Car' by
Floyd | Severed Heads," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, you hear a woman's voice screaming from the
Floyd | loudspeaker over the booth:
Floyd |
Floyd | "All the way to the bottom, Maggie. You made it! AAAAAAAAAAAARHHH!"
Floyd | Then the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undead children arrive from outside the front of the diner, and
Floyd | immediately begin dancing to the music from the jukebox, as if this
Floyd | were all a party planned in their honor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hunh, funky"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancing children are so densely packed by the kitchen entrance
Floyd | that you can't get past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open kitchen door" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN KITCHEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can see right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip into the booth without the children noticing. It seems that
Floyd | second-graders are even more easily distractible when they're dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (in the booth)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | A handful of decaying schoolchildren are dancing to the music,
Floyd | temporarily oblivious to your presence. More are joining them as they
Floyd | come in from outside the front of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead. This booth has a blind covering the window. It's
Floyd | crooked and appears to be jammed, but it covers the glass so that you
Floyd | can't tell whether it's broken or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "break glass" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the east window)
Floyd | You ball your fist up and punch the window. Your fist bounces off. You
Floyd | try again, harder, and pieces of bone splinter from your knuckles.
Floyd | Finally, you pound your head against the window and it shatters
Floyd | pleasingly. You pick the bits of glass from your flesh and drop them
Floyd | to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You crawl out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sizeable crowd of undead schoolchildren is collected here. They're
Floyd | wandering over from the east, and moving towards the west and the
Floyd | inside of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the oncoming crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sister Christina Therese is sitting on the ground, staring ahead with
Floyd | a pure, empty gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is emerging from under the schoolbus
Floyd | and spreading down the road to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bus rocks back and forth gently from the force of many, many
Floyd | children crawling out from their temporary burial underneath the
Floyd | vehicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shuffle along with the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of undead schoolchildren is crowding you in, occasionally
Floyd | glancing in your direction with blackened drool oozing from gaps
Floyd | between their rotted teeth. They're wandering over from the east, and
Floyd | moving towards the west and the inside of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "I'm confused"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | This would be a nice quiet place to hide out, but there's no chance of
Floyd | that now that the kids have seen you going back here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | You are standing under an awning that forms a small shed against the
Floyd | back of the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past
Floyd | the parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY"
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the employee entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the parking lot you see a few of the children wandering over from
Floyd | the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x generator" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is weathered, but nothing is obviously broken, and it's
Floyd | still hooked up to some thick cables that run into the building. It
Floyd | has a large opening on the top labeled "GASOLINE." The gas cap seems
Floyd | to be missing. There's also a button labeled "IGNITION." Down near the
Floyd | bottom, where the motor is located, there's a pull cord with a plastic
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gas tank is full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "switch off generator" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH OFF GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no obvious way to turn off the generator. It's probably
Floyd | designed to shut down automatically when the grid power comes back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is shaking. You try to turn the handle on the back door but
Floyd | you can't get a good grip on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crowd of mean-looking kids sidles over from the parking lot, ready
Floyd | to tussle. With the kind of bloodthirsty abandon only a dead guy can
Floyd | muster, you take down half a dozen of them and sink your teeth into a
Floyd | soft, moldering head. But more of them pile on top, and you go down at
Floyd | the bottom of the pile...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Dead children feast on your aching brains. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 287 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/287
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You head towards the crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several dead schoolchildren are milling around. They're wandering over
Floyd | from the front of the diner, and moving towards the back entrance of
Floyd | the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden chill comes over the crowd and their attention focuses more
Floyd | sharply on you. As one, they reach out and begin pulling at your
Floyd | clothes, at your flesh. Little fingers pry your skull open wide and
Floyd | little teeth sink into the rotting remainder of your brain. Your body
Floyd | is laid out flat by many hands, and you become a permanent feast.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 287 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/287
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/286
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/285
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I don't understand the dog situation"
		inky asks, "they're trapped in the kitchen somehow?"
		Fang says, "this game is really bad about telling us when we are in a timed puzzle sequence"
		Fang says (to inky), "I guess so"
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is crowding you in. They're
Floyd | wandering over from the east, and moving towards the west and the
Floyd | inside of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You shuffle along with the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small crowd of undead schoolchildren is collected here, a few of
Floyd | them turning your way with blackened drool oozing from gaps between
Floyd | their rotted teeth. They're wandering over from the front of the
Floyd | diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push a1" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH A1
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "A1: 'After the Fall'
Floyd | by Klaus Nomi," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The children perk their mangled ears up to the speakers above the
Floyd | booths. They seem to like the music, and soon they're dancing around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancing children are so densely packed by the kitchen entrance
Floyd | that you can't get past.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection A1: 'After the Fall' by Klaus Nomi.
Floyd | An operatic soprano with a German accent belts out apocalyptic lyrics
Floyd | over a bombastic 80s beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "do they dance differently for different songs? it doesn't seem like they do"
		inky asks, "also, can we go out and in the employee entrance?"
		inky asks, "or is that what got us eaten by the kids?"
		Fang says, "no, apparently"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip into the booth without the children noticing. It seems that
Floyd | second-graders are even more easily distractible when they're dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (in the booth)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sizeable crowd of dead schoolchildren is dancing to the music,
Floyd | temporarily oblivious to your presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead. This booth has a blind covering the window. It's
Floyd | crooked and appears to be jammed, but it covers the glass so that you
Floyd | can't tell whether it's broken or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection A1: 'After the Fall' by Klaus Nomi.
Floyd | An operatic soprano with a German accent belts out apocalyptic lyrics
Floyd | over a bombastic 80s beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "well, here's our way out, I guess"
inky says (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the broken window)
Floyd | You ball your fist up and punch the window. Your fist bounces off. You
Floyd | try again, harder, and pieces of bone splinter from your knuckles.
Floyd | Finally, you pound your head against the window and it shatters
Floyd | pleasingly. You pick the bits of glass from your flesh and drop them
Floyd | to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection A1: 'After the Fall' by Klaus Nomi.
Floyd | An operatic soprano with a German accent belts out apocalyptic lyrics
Floyd | over a bombastic 80s beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "enter window" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the broken window)
Floyd | You crawl out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
inky says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | You are standing under an awning that forms a small shed against the
Floyd | back of the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past
Floyd | the parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY"
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the employee entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is shaking. You try to turn the handle on the back door but
Floyd | you can't get a good grip on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "turn off generator" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no obvious way to turn off the generator. It's probably
Floyd | designed to shut down automatically when the grid power comes back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "blrm"
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are freeA rosary hangs around your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put rosary on door" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROSARY ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You might as well just drop the rosary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put rosary on handle" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROSARY ON HANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You might as well just drop the rosary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I guess we could investigate the bus maybe"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, I had to step away, but when at one point you guys had a bomb strapped to your head, and that seems like a good bet. What happened?"
		inky says, "I dunno, we blew it up and then woke up"
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Johnny says (to Jacq), "I think someone's logging this anyway."
		Zach says, "Which might be how we got this headache in the first place."
		inky says, "assuming it was a flashback, the bomb obviously didn't work"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your throat, but a warbling moan is all you can produce.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of decaying schoolchildren is crowding you in. They're
Floyd | wandering over from the east, and moving towards the west and the
Floyd | inside of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cracked Road                                         3/299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble along, trying to get past the horde. Your dragging foot
Floyd | catches on a rock. With a crack, it snaps right off and you plant your
Floyd | face in the hot asphalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd leaps upon you with squeals of anticipation. They crack your
Floyd | skull wide like an egg and suck out the last rotten remains of your
Floyd | brain, as the world swirls into an increasingly painful blur. Your
Floyd | body becomes a plaything for a band of inquisitive little torturers...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 299 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok, so no, we can't investigate the bus"
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/299
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/298
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb in the window, and find yourself in a booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner (in the booth)
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of decaying schoolchildren is wandering around the diner. They
Floyd | don't seem to notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Each booth is a formica table with two bench seats upholstered in
Floyd | ripped and faded red vinyl, with a speaker positioned on the ceiling
Floyd | directly overhead. This booth has a blind covering the window. It's
Floyd | crooked and appears to be jammed, but it covers the glass so that you
Floyd | can't tell whether it's broken or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You flail around, jumping up and down like a crazy fool. It makes you
Floyd | a little dizzy, but your head doesn't hurt any worse for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can see right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "There isn't a way to get the dogs to eat the children?"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is crowding you in. They're
Floyd | wandering over from the front of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of barking dogs is coming from the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I assumed these were flashbacks, yes."
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The children are so densely packed by the kitchen entrance that you
Floyd | can't get past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can see right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A heavy chain wrapped around the chrome bars of the door prevents it
Floyd | from opening. But if you wanted to leave the diner, you could just
Floyd | walk south through the smashed windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The idea of them being hallucinations was an interesting one, though."
		Zach says, "I hope no one takes that out of context."
inky says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is powered up, but not playing anything right now. An
Floyd | array of panels list the available songs. There is a button labeled
Floyd | with the disc number and side by each one:
Floyd |
Floyd |   A1: After the Fall - Klaus Nomi
Floyd |   B1: The Voyeur of Utter Destruction - David Bowie
Floyd |
Floyd |   A2: Piggy Smack - Severed Heads
Floyd |   B2: Big Car - Severed Heads
Floyd |
Floyd |   A3: Mad World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |   B3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |
Floyd |   A4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Floyd |   B4: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Junior
Floyd |
Floyd |   A5: Jerdacuttup Man - The Triffids
Floyd |   B5: The Spinning Top Song - The Triffids
Floyd |
Floyd |   A6: Love Zombie - Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes
Floyd |   B6: I'm Not the Man I Used to Be - Fine Young Cannibals
Floyd |
Floyd |   A7: Omnichrome - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |   B7: Snow Karma - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |
Floyd | Button B2 looks more worn than the others - you can hardly read the
Floyd | label at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok I dunno"
		inky says, "maybe it's possible to lure the dogs in before the music stops or something"
inky says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B2: 'Big Car' by
Floyd | Severed Heads," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, you hear a woman's voice screaming from the
Floyd | loudspeaker over the booth:
Floyd |
Floyd | "All the way to the bottom, Maggie. You made it! AAAAAAAAAAAARHHH!"
Floyd | Then the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The children perk their mangled ears up to the speakers above the
Floyd | booths. They seem to think that screaming woman is here somewhere,
Floyd | maybe in the booth. They turn from you and slump over to the booth,
Floyd | poking around and picking at each other's flesh idly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch distractedly as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of wild dogs is barking aggressively and hopping around, each
Floyd | one tripping over the others to get at you first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head for the dining room, pursued by the dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of decaying schoolchildren is dancing to the music in a tight
Floyd | clump around the booth, oblivious to your presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dogs charge in after you and then see the children. For a moment,
Floyd | all creatures are frozen, and then they approach one another with
Floyd | quiet, sideways steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | When another child enters from outside the front of the diner, you're
Floyd | suddenly pushed aside by a twirling melee of claws, fingernails and
Floyd | teeth. Fresh blood mingles with rotten black ichor like a Paleo
Floyd | smoothie gone wrong. The dogs squeal with surprise and terror as more
Floyd | children arrive, then they bolt from the room. The pile of wounded
Floyd | children struggles to its feet and turns its attention on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "there we go"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch distractedly as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/307
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I wonder where the dogs fled to"
		Fang says, "well, that got rid of the dogs"
		inky says, "or if they just fled entirely"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch distractedly as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The freezer door is to the east. It is open and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/308
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/307
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x kids" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KIDS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're dancing to the music in a tight clump around the booth,
Floyd | oblivious to your presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox is playing selection B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads. A
Floyd | foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A light behind the entry for "B2: 'Big Car' by Severed Heads"
Floyd | indicates that it is now playing, and the music fills the room from a
Floyd | number of speakers over the booths. An array of panels list the
Floyd | available songs. There is a button labeled with the disc number and
Floyd | side by each one:
Floyd |
Floyd |   A1: After the Fall - Klaus Nomi
Floyd |   B1: The Voyeur of Utter Destruction - David Bowie
Floyd |
Floyd |   A2: Piggy Smack - Severed Heads
Floyd |   B2: Big Car - Severed Heads
Floyd |
Floyd |   A3: Mad World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |   B3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Floyd |
Floyd |   A4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Floyd |   B4: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Junior
Floyd |
Floyd |   A5: Jerdacuttup Man - The Triffids
Floyd |   B5: The Spinning Top Song - The Triffids
Floyd |
Floyd |   A6: Love Zombie - Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes
Floyd |   B6: I'm Not the Man I Used to Be - Fine Young Cannibals
Floyd |
Floyd |   A7: Omnichrome - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |   B7: Snow Karma - Three Hour Detour
Floyd |
Floyd | Button B2 looks more worn than the others - you can hardly read the
Floyd | label at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A foursquare techno beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push jukebox west" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH JUKEBOX WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox cannot be pushed from place to place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song comes to an end, and the jukebox is silent once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undead children follow you from the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You freeze, hoping the children will forget you and move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You keep still, hoping the children will forget you and move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You keep still, hoping the children will forget you and move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze in amongst the swelling crowd in the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several rotting schoolchildren are milling around. They're wandering
Floyd | over from the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hrm"
		inky says, "kids not entering the freezer I guess"
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "wave to children" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE TO CHILDREN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can see right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze in amongst the swelling crowd in the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small crowd of dead schoolchildren is milling around, some of them
Floyd | eyeing you shyly with a look of predatory curiosity. They're wandering
Floyd | over from the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | You are standing under an awning that forms a small shed against the
Floyd | back of the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past
Floyd | the parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY"
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A movement over by the shed catches your attention. The children are
Floyd | coming out the back of the diner towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of undead schoolchildren is crowding you in. They're
Floyd | meandering back and forth from here to the west and the east, and
Floyd | moving towards the inside of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over in the back entrance of the diner you see a horde of children
Floyd | shambling your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | This would be a nice quiet place to hide out, but there's no chance of
Floyd | that now that the kids have seen you going back here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok, that seems wrong too"
		Jacqueline says, "I wish DavidW were still here. As much as he liked the severed foot following us, he might like the undead children more."
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/322
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/321
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/320
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/319
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It really is a shame his internet access has been so limited."
inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
inky says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/319
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. You can go north to the back entrance of the
Floyd | diner, east to the dining room or west through the freezer door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head towards the dining room, but the flood of incoming ghouls
Floyd | allows no passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | You are standing under an awning that forms a small shed against the
Floyd | back of the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past
Floyd | the parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY"
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | The children shamble a little quicker towards you through the employee
Floyd | entrance. Sensing that you're trapped, they surround you, reaching out
Floyd | their puffy little fingers. You're squeezed from all sides, then
Floyd | you're pulled apart in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 322 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/322
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | A short drive from the southwest leads to this empty parking lot. The
Floyd | mountainside is choked with shrubs, obscuring the view of the road
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are smashed, allowing entry to the diner to the west. A
Floyd | paved walk leads northwest around the back of the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A movement over by the shed catches your attention. The children are
Floyd | coming out the back of the diner towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Shed                                                 3/323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You head towards the crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Shed
Floyd | You are standing under an awning that forms a small shed against the
Floyd | back of the diner.  A paved walk leads east around the building past
Floyd | the parking lot. Next to the shed, a door marked "EMPLOYEES ONLY"
Floyd | leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tangle of cables emerges from amid the vents on the wall. The cables
Floyd | snake down to a backup power generator that is chugging away noisily.
Floyd |
Floyd | A couple of decaying schoolchildren are gathered here, looking for
Floyd | something with enough brains to eat. More are flooding in through the
Floyd | employee entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes a really loud noise, and it makes everything
Floyd | shake. You can't even think straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden chill comes over the crowd and their attention focuses more
Floyd | sharply on you. As one, they reach out and begin pulling at your
Floyd | clothes, at your flesh. Little fingers pry your skull open wide and
Floyd | little teeth sink into the rotting remainder of your brain. Your body
Floyd | is laid out flat by many hands, and you become a permanent feast.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 323 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/323
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          3/324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You poke your head in the window and lift the blinds - but then you
Floyd | see the dense pack of children poking around the booth, looking for
Floyd | that screaming voice they heard. You back out before they notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of undead schoolchildren is crowding you in. They're
Floyd | meandering back and forth from here to the west, the inside of the
Floyd | diner, and the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sister Christina Therese is sitting on the ground, staring ahead with
Floyd | a pure, empty gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is shuffling back and forth along
Floyd | the road, some returning to the schoolbus and some wandering off
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oh, so we can get back here"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bus rocks back and forth gently from the force of many, many
Floyd | children crawling out from their temporary burial underneath the
Floyd | vehicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "get in bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's too many kids coming out of there for you to get past them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cliff" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The hills here are steep and treacherous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x cars" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cars form an impenetrable mess. That blue Dodge sedan looks like
Floyd | it's in reasonable shape, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old Dodge. Light blue, scratched and dusty, but still in
Floyd | decent shape. The doors and windows are locked, but the gas cap for
Floyd | the sedan's tank is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search nun" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH NUN
Floyd |
Floyd | A peaceful woman in her seventies, Sister Christina Therese looks
Floyd | quite dignified in her purple dress. One eye is missing and a dark
Floyd | purple ooze stains her plain white veil and flows out from where her
Floyd | left ear should be. She's sitting on the ground, staring ahead with a
Floyd | pure, empty gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The wreckage of multiple vehicles blocks further passage down the
Floyd | road. The only way back is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump off cliff" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP OFF CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | That command was not understood, although the first part matched the
Floyd | action jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't suppose the bus is any safer now"
Fang says (to Floyd), "look under bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bus rocks back and forth gently from the force of many, many
Floyd | children crawling out from their temporary burial underneath the
Floyd | vehicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open sedan" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SEDAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "are we trying to get all the kids out of the bus or something?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bus" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's too many kids coming out of there for you to get past them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I dunno"
		inky says, "we don't really know what we're trying to do"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sister Christina Therese is sitting on the ground, staring ahead with
Floyd | a pure, empty gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of undead schoolchildren is shuffling back and forth along the
Floyd | road, some returning to the schoolbus and some wandering off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "or at least I don't"
		Zach says, "I'm not sure what there is to do."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cars" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cars form an impenetrable mess. That blue Dodge sedan looks like
Floyd | it's in reasonable shape, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "are there hints?"
		Zach says, "I think so"
		Fang asks, "do we want to go to hints?"
		Zach says, "Fine by me"
		Fang says, "I think my frustration with this game is not in its puzzles, but rather that it's unclear to me what we're supposed to be trying to achieve"
Fang says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		Zach says, "The goal seems to just be to eat brains to cure our headache."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |  > Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |  > When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |  > The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |  > The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |  > The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |  > The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		olethros says, "i am stuck too"
Fang presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                         The Schoolchildren
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > How do I escape the schoolchildren?
Floyd |    How do I get past the schoolchildren from the dining room?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator without getting eaten?
Floyd |    How do I start the generator?
Floyd |    How do I get back inside the diner after I start the generator?

		Fang says, "huh"
		Fang asks, "well, I guess we've sequence breaked?"
		Zach asks, "Hmm, maybe we can eat a kid at this point?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |  > The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |  > Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |  > Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |  > The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		Jacqueline says, "I thought finding peace was the answer, but iirc, that ended up not being quite it, and I wasn't happy with what it turned out to be."
		Zach says, "I think we need to find peace after getting rid of the headache."
		Fang says, "hmm, the freezer"
		Fang says, "let's poke around the freezer a bit more"
		Zach says, "I imagine the game does end in the freezer."
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |  > The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Pile-up                                              3/339
Floyd | Pile-up
Floyd | The road curves to the north here around a steep cliff. Dead ahead is
Floyd | the scene of a horrific accident - four or five cars are smashed
Floyd | together. Behind the pile-up is another wreck: lying on its side,
Floyd | blocking the entire road, is the carcass of a school bus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several more cars seem to have stopped short of the accident scene.
Floyd | Most are stripped-down or rusted beyond recognition, but a large, boxy
Floyd | blue sedan looks more recent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sister Christina Therese is sitting on the ground, staring ahead with
Floyd | a pure, empty gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is shuffling back and forth along
Floyd | the road, some returning to the schoolbus and some wandering off
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a siphon pump here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Diner                                    3/340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Diner
Floyd | A roadside sign announces the Uptown Diner to the north. The door is
Floyd | chained shut, but the windows have been smashed, providing easy entry.
Floyd | The road continues east and a driveway leads around the diner to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of decaying schoolchildren is crowding you in, occasionally
Floyd | glancing in your direction, making little kiddie moans of murderous
Floyd | hunger. They're meandering back and forth from here to the west, the
Floyd | inside of the diner, and the east, and moving towards the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | A long counter divides the dining room from the kitchen entrance to
Floyd | the west. Booths line the east wall. Many of the windows are smashed,
Floyd | including most of the ones on the south wall, which provide an
Floyd | alternative exit to the locked front door. The floor is scattered with
Floyd | broken dishes and window glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old jukebox stands in one corner, lit up and ready to play a tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of dead schoolchildren is poking around the booth, closely
Floyd | crowded together. Apparently they still haven't figured out where that
Floyd | screaming voice came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shuffle along with the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of undead schoolchildren is crowding you in. They're wandering
Floyd | over from the dining room, and moving towards the back entrance of the
Floyd | diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/341
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "push b2" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH B2
Floyd |
Floyd | The jukebox comes to life, and your selection, "B2: 'Big Car' by
Floyd | Severed Heads," lights up on the display. After a few clunks and
Floyd | whirrs from inside, you hear a woman's voice screaming from the
Floyd | loudspeaker over the booth:
Floyd |
Floyd | "All the way to the bottom, Maggie. You made it! AAAAAAAAAAAARHHH!"
Floyd | Then the music starts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The children perk their mangled ears up to the speakers above the
Floyd | booths. They seem to think that screaming woman is here somewhere,
Floyd | maybe in the booth. They turn from you and slump over to the booth,
Floyd | poking around and picking at each other's flesh idly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of undead schoolchildren is crowding you in, and moving
Floyd | towards the back entrance of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo freeze" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO FREEZE
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock freezeer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK FREEZEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "freezeer" was not understood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "unlock freezer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the steel key)
Floyd | (first taking the steel key)
Floyd |
Floyd | You take hold of the key at the end of the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the steel door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the chain tugs on the key in your hand. You let go and
Floyd | it dangles towards the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the door. The freezer continues getting colder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Accompanied by treble-voiced grunts and squeals of anticipation, small
Floyd | fingers claw at the freezer door. Slowly it opens to reveal the
Floyd | growing mob of little monsters outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel door has a spring latch so it can be locked when it is open.
Floyd | It is currently open and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few small, curious heads poke their way into the cold light, gore
Floyd | and drool mixing as it drips down their chins. Cautiously, the small
Floyd | invaders step into the room and approach you. It's hard to tell if the
Floyd | twitching of their half-fleshed faces expresses terror or glee, but
Floyd | soon their teeth are on you and your eyes are plucked from their
Floyd | sockets. The pain in your head increases as torn fingernails scrape at
Floyd | the inside of your skull...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 346 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze in amongst the swelling crowd in the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is crowding you in, a few of them
Floyd | turning your way, making little kiddie moans of murderous hunger, and
Floyd | moving towards the back entrance of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the music from the jukebox come to an end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head towards the dining room, but the flood of incoming ghouls
Floyd | allows no passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/347
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/345
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/344
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the chain tugs on the key in your hand. You let go and
Floyd | it dangles towards the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the door. The freezer continues getting colder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Accompanied by treble-voiced grunts and squeals of anticipation, small
Floyd | fingers claw at the freezer door. Slowly it opens to reveal the
Floyd | growing mob of little monsters outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/345
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/344
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  The Uptown Diner                                     3/342
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Uptown Diner
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the moving crowd...
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is open
Floyd | and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of rotting schoolchildren is crowding you in, and moving
Floyd | towards the back entrance of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled music can be heard coming from the jukebox in the dining room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock yourself in the freezer. It continues getting colder.
Floyd |
Floyd | A metallic scratching sound alerts you to some kind of activity
Floyd | outside. You hear the jangle of a chain as the key turns in the lock
Floyd | on the other side of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "these zombies are smart"
inky says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel door has a spring latch so it can be locked when it is open.
Floyd | It is currently closed and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Accompanied by treble-voiced grunts and squeals of anticipation, small
Floyd | fingers claw at the freezer door. Slowly it opens to reveal the
Floyd | growing mob of little monsters outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x latch" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel door has a spring latch so it can be locked when it is open.
Floyd | It is currently open and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few small, curious heads poke their way into the cold light, gore
Floyd | and drool mixing as it drips down their chins. Cautiously, the small
Floyd | invaders step into the room and approach you. It's hard to tell if the
Floyd | twitching of their half-fleshed faces expresses terror or glee, but
Floyd | soon their teeth are on you and your eyes are plucked from their
Floyd | sockets. The pain in your head increases as torn fingernails scrape at
Floyd | the inside of your skull...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** There is no relief. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 4, in 346 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why would you worry about the headache if you could just fast-forward to the peace, though?"
		inky asks, "ok can we get another hint here?"
		Zach says, "Because the headache apparently continues in our frozen state."
Zach says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT
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 | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |  > Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |  > When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |  > The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |  > The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |  > The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |  > The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?
Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |  > Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |  > Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |  > Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |  > The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		Jacqueline says, "Blowing our own head off would give us a bit of an uptick in the headache, but only for a split second..."
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                         The Schoolchildren
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > How do I escape the schoolchildren?
Floyd |    How do I get past the schoolchildren from the dining room?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator without getting eaten?
Floyd |    How do I start the generator?
Floyd |    How do I get back inside the diner after I start the generator?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                         The Schoolchildren
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > How do I escape the schoolchildren?
Floyd |    How do I get past the schoolchildren from the dining room?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator without getting eaten?
Floyd |    How do I start the generator?
Floyd |    How do I get back inside the diner after I start the generator?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                         The Schoolchildren
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I escape the schoolchildren?
Floyd |  > How do I get past the schoolchildren from the dining room?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator without getting eaten?
Floyd |    How do I start the generator?
Floyd |    How do I get back inside the diner after I start the generator?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |  > The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		maga says (to Jacqueline), "I think that the answer to that has something to do with the game's Christian themes somehow"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |  > Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |  > Flashbacks
Floyd |    The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |  > The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		maga says, "though I'm not sure that the author had a very clear idea of what that relation was"
Zach says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |  > How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
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Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |  > I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |  > How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |  > How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?
Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |  > How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
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Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |  > I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |  > What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd | 1/8: Have you talked to anyone about what makes the undead peaceful?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press space" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		
inky pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |  > What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		inky says, "oops"
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd | 1/8: Have you talked to anyone about what makes the undead peaceful?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Zach says, "Sorry, I'm having weird lags."
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |  > What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |  > How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]      How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/9: You can't lock the freezer from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Zach asks, "So we have to lock it and then enter?"
		inky says, "well, but they unlock it in that case"
		inky says, "I guess this is why the next hint topic is "how can I get rid of the key?""
		olethros says, "ah"
		olethros asks, "so we are supposed to eat 4 brains and die without a headache?"
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/9: You can't lock the freezer from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/9: But you can lock the door while it's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/9: You can't lock the freezer from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/9: But you can lock the door while it's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/9: The children can unlock it unless you stop them somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/9: You can't lock the freezer from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/9: But you can lock the door while it's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/9: The children can unlock it unless you stop them somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/9: See "How do I get rid of the key?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/9: You can't lock the freezer from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/9: But you can lock the door while it's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/9: The children can unlock it unless you stop them somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/9: See "How do I get rid of the key?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/9: You're trapped here, aren't you?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/9: If the wild dogs followed you into the freezer, you're not ready
Floyd | yet. Get out of the freezer.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/9: Don't go on until you have eaten three brains. If you examine
Floyd | yourself, you'll see a list of all the brains you've eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/9: The children will always follow you into the freezer if they can.
Floyd | You have to lock them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/9: You can't lock the freezer from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/9: But you can lock the door while it's open.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/9: The children can unlock it unless you stop them somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/9: See "How do I get rid of the key?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/9: You're trapped here, aren't you?
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/9: See "I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu.

		
inky pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
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Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |  > How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
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Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |  > How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
inky presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd | 1/7: If nothing has followed you into the freezer, don't go on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |  > How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
inky presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd | 1/7: If nothing has followed you into the freezer, don't go on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/7: If nothing has followed you into the freezer, don't go on.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/7: If the children unlocked the freezer and came in to eat you, go
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/7: If nothing has followed you into the freezer, don't go on.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/7: If the children unlocked the freezer and came in to eat you, go
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/7: You can't take the key off the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
inky says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/7: If nothing has followed you into the freezer, don't go on.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/7: If the children unlocked the freezer and came in to eat you, go
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/7: You can't take the key off the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/7: There's no way to remove the key from the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "maybe we can break the lock or something"
inky pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                             The Diner
Floyd ]
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Floyd |    How do I get inside the diner?
Floyd |    How do I get inside without being eaten by dogs?
Floyd |    I got inside, but I got trapped by children!
Floyd |    How do I get the jukebox to work?
Floyd |    How does the generator work?
Floyd |    How do I get to the generator?
Floyd |    I can't open the back door.
Floyd |    What do I do in the freezer?
Floyd |    How do I keep anyone from following me into the freezer?
Floyd |  > How do I get rid of the key?
Floyd |    I'm safe and cold, but what do I do now?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                           Headache Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    General Questions
Floyd |    Inside the Trailer
Floyd |    When Limbs Fall Off
Floyd |    The Pines and the Old Yellow Dog
Floyd |    The Pack of Wild Dogs
Floyd |    The Nun
Floyd |    The Schoolchildren
Floyd |    Cars
Floyd |    Flashbacks
Floyd |  > The Diner
Floyd |    What do I do with these items?
Floyd |    Am I stuck?

		
inky says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/346
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze in amongst the swelling crowd in the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Traces of rust and mysterious stains line the reflective surfaces
Floyd | here, but do little to obscure the reflection of your gruesome
Floyd | appearance. The kitchen door is east, and there is an employee exit to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive steel door dominates the west end of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel key hangs from a chain bolted to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of decaying schoolchildren is crowding you in, a few of them
Floyd | turning your way, making little kiddie moans of murderous hunger, and
Floyd | moving towards the back entrance of the diner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the music from the jukebox come to an end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head towards the dining room, but the flood of incoming ghouls
Floyd | allows no passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Maybe with the rosary? Have we used that at all?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The key to the steel door is chained to a bolt on the wall. There is
Floyd | no way to get it off - the chain is made of stronger metal than the
Floyd | key itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel door has a spring latch so it can be locked when it is open.
Floyd | It is currently open and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the steel key)
Floyd | (first taking the steel key)
Floyd |
Floyd | You take hold of the key at the end of the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the freezer door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "break key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              3/352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You stick the key halfway in the lock and push on it with both hands.
Floyd | It flexes slightly. You pull it back the other way and the metal
Floyd | gives, bending so it'll never fit in the lock. The freezer door is now
Floyd | permanently locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "nice!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the chain tugs on the key in your hand. You let go and
Floyd | it dangles towards the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the children watch hungrily as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the open freezer door you see a gathering crowd of
Floyd | ghoul-children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock yourself in the freezer. It continues getting colder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang asks, "so, why did we do this?"
		inky says, "because it's there"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Freezer
Floyd | Pale fluorescent lights illuminate the room. With the power back on,
Floyd | this walk-in freezer is getting cold quite rapidly. For a moment, it
Floyd | offers relief from the summer heat. Then the chill starts to seep in
Floyd | and you feel your body shutting down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You rest for a while. It's peaceful, but you start to get restless
Floyd | eventually. Perhaps there's something you can do to pass the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
Floyd | among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
Floyd | mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our
Floyd | death."
Floyd |
Floyd | Praying relaxes you, but it's over too soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
Floyd | among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
Floyd | mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our
Floyd | death."
Floyd |
Floyd | Again the prayer is over too soon, and your peace dissolves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "use rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to figure out how to use that productively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "count rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COUNT ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You flail around, jumping up and down like a crazy fool. It makes you
Floyd | a little dizzy, but your head doesn't hurt any worse for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "I don't really know what you do with rosaries"
Fang says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/361
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x rosary" 		

Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You're feeling contemplative.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | The rosary has a loop of five decades, or sets of of ten beads, with a
Floyd | single bead separating each decade from the next. A string of four
Floyd | more beads hangs from the loop, with a crucifix at the end. Every bead
Floyd | represents a prayer. You know how to pray the rosary, and when you
Floyd | were alive you used one to calm down. This one appears to be made of
Floyd | cavity-riddled teeth hooked together with small pieces of wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "pray rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the rosary)
Floyd | You hold the rosary in your hands, counting off beads with your
Floyd | fingers. You start with the cross on the end, making the sign of the
Floyd | cross and praying the Apostle's Creed. At the first bead you say the
Floyd | Lord's Prayer, and then a Hail Mary on each of the next three.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chill of the freezer blankets you comfortably, encouraging you to
Floyd | continue the prayer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "pray rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the loop, which contains five strings of ten beads, each
Floyd | with a single bead in between. Meditating on the Resurrection, you say
Floyd | an Our Father and ten Hail Marys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim's eyes flicker open and fix your gaze. 
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jesus Christ! He's looking right at me! It's him, Peter! I just
Floyd | cut my friend's head of with a fucking hacksaw! What do I do now?"
Floyd | 
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bring him along, then." Marie suggests. "We'll have good times."
Floyd | 
Floyd |
Floyd | "No fucking way. I'm sticking him in the fridge."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pray rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You recite another decade meditating on Christ's ascent into heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look out, Jack!" Jim shoves you aside and claws swipe the air by
Floyd | your ear. Then he stumbles back as two ghouls rip into his chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray rosay" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a prayer you know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You contemplate Pentecost, the time when The Holy Spirit descended on
Floyd | the apostles in tongues of fire. You say an Our Father and ten more
Floyd | Hail Marys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter throws a handful of dirt on the headless body as it begins
Floyd | to shrivel in the heat of the bonfire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "you use them to keep count of formal prayers"
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Freezer                                              3/367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say another Our Father and ten Hail Marys meditating on the
Floyd | mystery of the Assumption, in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is taken
Floyd | up into heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got to be around here somewhere. 
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Peter search the ground for tracks in the early dawn
Floyd | chill. "You think we'll find it before it reanimates?" 
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe not, Jack. There's a lot of places to hide. We might not
Floyd | find Marie's body at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray rosary" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY ROSARY
Floyd |
Floyd | You complete the last decade of the rosary. The fifth mystery is the
Floyd | Coronation of Mary, Queen of Heaven. At the end you pray:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hail, Holy Queen, mother of mercy,
Floyd | our life, our sweetness and our hope.
Floyd | To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve
Floyd | To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale
Floyd | of tears.
Floyd | Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward
Floyd | us,
Floyd | and after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Floyd | Jesus.
Floyd | O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Floyd | Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of
Floyd | the promises of Christ."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Amen," Jim says with you. He gets up and scans the ridge ahead.
Floyd | Then he coughs. "Damn, I'd kill for a cigarette right now." 
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | You and Jim are on a high mountain trail. There's a good view of
Floyd | the desert in most directions, although you can't see the road
Floyd | anymore. You'd expect it to be quiet out here, even when there were
Floyd | cars that worked. But the quiet here is something else entirely.
Floyd | There's no sign of life anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim is walking ahead of you, searching for Peter and Marie.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're thinking, "Where'd they go?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "because prayers are basically push-ups for your soul"
Fang says (to Floyd), "flex soul" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLEX SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't identify a verb or a subject you can talk about in that
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "interesting"
Fang says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where'd they go, Jim?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim turns to you reassuringly. "We'll find them, Jack. Don't
Floyd | worry." Then the motherfucker starts singing. 
Floyd |
Floyd |     "One of these mornings, and it won't be long 
Floyd |     All men will rise and stand side by side 
Floyd |     Then hand in hand, we'll walk to glory 
Floyd |     And death will fall before freedom's tide. 
Floyd |  
Floyd |     I'm going there, to see my father 
Floyd |     I'm going there, no more to roam 
Floyd |     I'm going there, just over Jordan 
Floyd |     I'm going there to my new home."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are at rest. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 4 out of a possible 4, in 368 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 | >

		inky says, "I guess if you have a thing where people have to say N hail maries after confession, you need a counter"
		inky says, "hunh"
		inky says, "so this seems like a last-minute argument for undeath as the afterlife"
		Fang asks, "so the solution to zombie spiritual rest is being trapped in a freezer?"
		zarf says, "this instantly spins up a whole notional game mechanic where you have to decide if you're going for endurance prayer, fast-twitch prayer, or just building up your soul abs to get chicks."
		Fang asks, "what happens when the power runs out?"
		zarf says, "(re 'push-ups')"
		Fang says (to zarf), "spirit chicks"
		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "Nice"
		zarf says, "best kind"
		inky says (to Fang), "I guess you thaw out eventually and you're back to your usual tormented state"
		Roger says, "do you even repent"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Fang says, "except now you're locked permanently in a freezer"
		Fang says, "woo."
		Zach says, "Perhaps this is refutation of gasoline being a limited resource."
		Roger says, "So it turns out that in Suspended those bots are actually your zombie body parts."
		Fang says, "maybe this game is just about setting up a jump scare in a action game sequel"
		Zach says, "And lo! The generator burned for eight days instead of one!"
		Fang says, "'why is there a zombie in the fridge?'"
Fang says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried:
Floyd |
Floyd | Telling the nun about the head? When the head is not with you? When it
Floyd | is?
Floyd | Smelling the walk-in freezer when the power is off?
Floyd | Listening to the jukebox when different songs are playing?
Floyd | Hitting the jukebox while it's playing?
Floyd | Typing "WHAT" instead of entering a command?
Floyd | Dancing, singing, laughing, crying, or vomiting?
Floyd | Drinking gasoline from the can?
Floyd | Examining the gas can when it's improbably stuck inside the skull
Floyd | cavity? When the siphon pump is also in the can?
Floyd | Putting the gas can into the head while it's full?
Floyd | Talking to Peter or Marie about the trailer or the old yellow dog when
Floyd | you're at the campfire?
Floyd | Talking about the trailer, food, or tonight when Peter's about to blow
Floyd | himself up?
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 | >

		Fang asks, "so, er, why did we have to eat three brains to use the freezer?"
		inky says, "hunh, so I guess it is possible to get the skull out of the room"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I do wonder what the connection with the trailer is."
Fang says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
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 | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/368
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are one of the walking dead. Your name is probably Jack.
Floyd | You're looking for relief from the pain and suffering that being
Floyd | undead entails. Your brain isn't all there, so sometimes it's hard for
Floyd | you to figure out what's going on. 
Floyd |
Floyd | In this story you will encounter shocking imagery, acts of
Floyd | violence, strong language, and serial commas. While the author has
Floyd | attempted to retain a modicum of good taste, this story may not be
Floyd | appropriate for all audiences. 
Floyd |
Floyd | A Killer Headache has a soundtrack. You can listen to it at
Floyd | [LINK] 
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is rated "Nasty" on the Zarfian cruelty scale: It's
Floyd | possible to get stuck, but it should be pretty clear when you are.
Floyd | Release 3 is not as nasty as Releases 1 and 2, though. If you reach a
Floyd | losing ending, UNDO and then use the WINNABLE command to find out if
Floyd | you're stuck. There is also a section in the hints that will help you
Floyd | figure out if you're stuck. 
Floyd |
Floyd | For information about playing interactive fiction including a list
Floyd | of common commands, type HELP. For hints, type HINT. For author and
Floyd | version information, type VERSION.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hooray for you people. Also, gotta go - will shut down and process the transcript this evening."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Congrats!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "t trailer" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T TRAILER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I got this idea. You know how bad the creatures are at opening
Floyd | doors? What if we loosen the doorknob on the trailer? We could trap
Floyd | them inside!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Totally ignoring what you said out loud, Jim turns to you
Floyd | reassuringly. "We'll find them, Jack. Don't worry." Then the
Floyd | motherfucker starts singing. 
Floyd |
Floyd |     "One of these mornings, and it won't be long 
Floyd |     All men will rise and stand side by side 
Floyd |     Then hand in hand, we'll walk to glory 
Floyd |     And death will fall before freedom's tide. 
Floyd |  
Floyd |     I'm going there, to see my father 
Floyd |     I'm going there, no more to roam 
Floyd |     I'm going there, just over Jordan 
Floyd |     I'm going there to my new home."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are at rest. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 4 out of a possible 4, in 368 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 | >

		Zach says, "A soundtrack! If only I had known."
		Zach says, "Huh, we got trapped inside by ourself."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/368
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "t yellow do" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T YELLOW DO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "t yellow dog" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T YELLOW DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you ever see that movie, "Old Yeller?""
Floyd |
Floyd | Totally ignoring what you said out loud, Jim turns to you
Floyd | reassuringly. "We'll find them, Jack. Don't worry." Then the
Floyd | motherfucker starts singing. 
Floyd |
Floyd |     "One of these mornings, and it won't be long 
Floyd |     All men will rise and stand side by side 
Floyd |     Then hand in hand, we'll walk to glory 
Floyd |     And death will fall before freedom's tide. 
Floyd |  
Floyd |     I'm going there, to see my father 
Floyd |     I'm going there, no more to roam 
Floyd |     I'm going there, just over Jordan 
Floyd |     I'm going there to my new home."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are at rest. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 4 out of a possible 4, in 369 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 | >

		Zach says, "It was so sad at the end when the little boy zombie had to eat Old Yeller."
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/369
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t marie" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T MARIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up with Marie, Jim?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Totally ignoring what you said out loud, Jim turns to you
Floyd | reassuringly. "We'll find them, Jack. Don't worry." Then the
Floyd | motherfucker starts singing. 
Floyd |
Floyd |     "One of these mornings, and it won't be long 
Floyd |     All men will rise and stand side by side 
Floyd |     Then hand in hand, we'll walk to glory 
Floyd |     And death will fall before freedom's tide. 
Floyd |  
Floyd |     I'm going there, to see my father 
Floyd |     I'm going there, no more to roam 
Floyd |     I'm going there, just over Jordan 
Floyd |     I'm going there to my new home."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are at rest. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 4 out of a possible 4, in 369 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 | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/369
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander down the trail, continuing to search for your
Floyd | friends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | You and Jim are on a high mountain trail. There's a good view of
Floyd | the desert in most directions, although you can't see the road
Floyd | anymore. You'd expect it to be quiet out here, even when there were
Floyd | cars that worked. But the quiet here is something else entirely.
Floyd | There's no sign of life anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim is walking ahead of you, searching for Peter and Marie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                3/371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander down the trail, continuing to search for your
Floyd | friends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | You and Jim are on a high mountain trail. There's a good view of
Floyd | the desert in most directions, although you can't see the road
Floyd | anymore. You'd expect it to be quiet out here, even when there were
Floyd | cars that worked. But the quiet here is something else entirely.
Floyd | There's no sign of life anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim is walking ahead of you, searching for Peter and Marie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "t campfire" 		

Floyd ]  Trail                                                4/371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T CAMPFIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You bring up the subject of the campfire. 
Floyd |
Floyd | Totally ignoring what you said out loud, Jim turns to you
Floyd | reassuringly. "We'll find them, Jack. Don't worry." Then the
Floyd | motherfucker starts singing. 
Floyd |
Floyd |     "One of these mornings, and it won't be long 
Floyd |     All men will rise and stand side by side 
Floyd |     Then hand in hand, we'll walk to glory 
Floyd |     And death will fall before freedom's tide. 
Floyd |  
Floyd |     I'm going there, to see my father 
Floyd |     I'm going there, no more to roam 
Floyd |     I'm going there, just over Jordan 
Floyd |     I'm going there to my new home."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are at rest. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 4 out of a possible 4, in 371 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 | >

		Fang says, "jim is kinda a jerk"
		Fang says, "anyway, I can't say I much liked this. I think it's too confusing and undirected"
		inky says, "I don't think I really understood the game, yeah"
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		olethros says, "I loved it"
		olethros says, "it didn't have a clear goal, that's true, but that was not a problem"



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NightFloyd Transcript:
In a Manor of Speaking by Hulk Handsome
As played on ifMUD on March 21 & April 4, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of In a Manor of Speaking written by Hulk Handsome. In a Manor of Speaking was released as part of the 2012 IF Competition, in which it took 10th place. It went on to be nominated for a Xyzzy for Best Puzzles. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, ok. I'm curious about In a Manor of Speaking."
		McMartin says, "That's a fun one"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask inamanorofspeaking" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wumpity, wumpity, wumpity. That's the sound of your bouncing bottom as
Floyd | you struggle to guide your plane through the storms of the Bermuda
Floyd | Triangle. Eventually, you crashland with a great wallop on an unknown
Floyd | island below! The jolt throws both you and the bag you were
Floyd | transporting out of your Sopwith Camel, giving you a good knock on the
Floyd | noggin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up, shake off the impact, pick up the bag addressed to
Floyd | Handsome Manor, and set out to explore the mysterious (and hopefully
Floyd | saucy) unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a Manor of Speaking
Floyd | A Punny Adventure by Hulk Handsome
Floyd | Release 3 / Serial number 121017 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "ABOUT" for general information. For a location sensitive
Floyd | clue, type "HINT".
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Planes
Floyd | You're among the Great Planes of Calembour. Planes from all stages of
Floyd | history and possibly the future surround you. A path winds through
Floyd | them towards the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a wooden sign and your Sopwith Camel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "wumpitywumpwump wumpitywumpwump look at frosty go"
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Johnny asks, "Do we read about, or are we reckless?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | In a Manor of Speaking is a punny adventure set in the surreal world
Floyd | of Calembour.
Floyd |
Floyd | Journey through the bizarre Outlands, the bustling streets of
Floyd | Rudeville, and eventually find your way to the manor itself as you
Floyd | save the land using the power of words!
Floyd |
Floyd | Here are some tips for inexperienced players:
Floyd |
Floyd | * Type "look" or "l" for a description of your current surroundings.
Floyd | * Type "examine (or simply 'x') <name of something>" for a description
Floyd | of the specified object or person.
Floyd | * Type "get <name of object>" to pick up something.
Floyd | * Type "go " to move, or simply type the first letter of
Floyd | the desired direction. If you're moving diagonally, it's NE for
Floyd | northeast and so on.
Floyd | * Type "inventory" or just "i" to see what you're currently carrying.
Floyd | * Want to chat to someone? Try asking them about something. For
Floyd | example, "ask puppy about ball."
Floyd | * Type "undo" to pretend you never made the previous command.
Floyd | * Type "save" to... save and "restore" to... well, restore a
Floyd | previously saved game!
Floyd | * Type "hint" to recieve a location sensitive clue.
Floyd | * Type "walkthrough" to display the entire solution to the game (but
Floyd | try finishing the game without it first!)
Floyd | * Type "credits" to list the names of people involved with the
Floyd | creation of this work of interactive fiction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Take note! These are only the most basic commands used to interact
Floyd | with the game world. There are plenty more to discover. If you think
Floyd | an action should work, give it a try!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good luck!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hugs and kisses,
Floyd |
Floyd | Hulk Handsome
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hey-o"
		Johnny says, "Hi Zach"
		mwmiller says, "Hugs and kisses? How friendly."
		Zach asks, "Have yous guys already played one game?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "There had better be an actual reason to ask the puppy about the ball, or I shall be sad."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Nope."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Just starting now."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Although for my future reference, go ahead and vote: [LINK]"
		Zach says, "Ah, somebody was playing on Monday"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Conceived, designed, written and programmed by Hulk Handsome.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tested by the following attractive and intelligent people:
Floyd |
Floyd |  Anna Anthropy
Floyd |  Daphny David
Floyd |  Josh Douglass-Molloy
Floyd |  Don Goldin
Floyd |  Ryan Herriman
Floyd |  Jason Love
Floyd |  Jeremy Penner
Floyd |  Andrew Schultz
Floyd |  Jonathan Voss
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | How can you identify a bald eagle? All his feathers are combed to one
Floyd | side!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | How can you identify a bald eagle? All his feathers are combed to one
Floyd | side!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x camel" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAMEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your plane. It seems to have suffered a lot of damage during the
Floyd | landing. Probably because it was more of a crash than it was a
Floyd | landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ha. Ha. Ha."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign reads, "Welcome to Calembour! All are welcome here!" Well,
Floyd | the sign would read that if the words weren't crossed out.
Floyd | Beneath them, the phrase "All hail Count Dashing!" is crudely painted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Dang, I was hoping would give more than one bad joke."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's firmly rooted in the ground. Perhaps you should take it as a sign
Floyd | to go exploring!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to Zach), "We've only started!"
		Johnny says, "Heh."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take plane" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PLANE
Floyd |
Floyd | There are far too many and they are far too large to lug around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fly plane" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLY PLANE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plane" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see planes from all stages of history, including a few that look
Floyd | like they could either be experimental or from the future. This must
Floyd | be where all the planes that enter the Bermuda Triangle end up...
Floyd | including your very own!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So apologetic!"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Sopwith camel. Are we Snoopy?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | A flock of wristwatches flaps across the sky. Time sure flies here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Sheesh, is it vain in here or is it just you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's addressed to Lord Handsome. Below the address it says "DO NOT
Floyd | OPEN" in large, very serious letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like something is moving inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Or sarcastic."
		Zach says, "I'm *so* sorry you don't know how to use verbs."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf38" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/13
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl clears the save counter. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/13
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** A voice cries "You fool! You let the cat out of the
Floyd | bag!" before a feline indeed leaps out and scampers away like a cat
Floyd | out of hell.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** You wonder how you're going to explain this to your boss before
Floyd | realising it's not an issue since you're now stranded in Calembour.
Floyd | You eventually forge a new life for yourself by setting up a business
Floyd | that specialises in selling laces for left shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** It seems curiousity didn't kill this cat. Instead, it killed your
Floyd | chances of getting off this island! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 360, in 13 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Eeeeeee."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Planes
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Mmmmmmmmmmright."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick bag" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You really don't want to act like such a chowderhead in
Floyd | Calembour! Or anywhere, for that matter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "pet bag" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter plane" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER PLANE
Floyd |
Floyd | They're all a bit too mangled to enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Sheesh. Zach didn't vote for any of the same games anyone else did :D"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask bag about calembor" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BAG ABOUT CALEMBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's nice that you're so friendly, but it's only possible to do that
Floyd | to something animate!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "My secret voting technique is to vote for what I think will win."
		Zach says, "I don't think "Colder Light" is playable with Floyd."
		Johnny says, "And I think ClubFloyd cracked Under the Bed."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Really? It was listed as Inform."
		Zach says, "This one? | [LINK]"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I haven't really been keeping up with CF. I'll pare down the list later."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "search sopwith" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SOPWITH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pretty wrecked from the landing... you won't be getting in again
Floyd | any time soon. Or any time ever, for that matter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "It conflicts with ballroom :("
		Zach says, "Maybe there's a z file in the archive."
		mwmiller says, "ride camel"
		mwmiller says, "Whoops..."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ride camel" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE CAMEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, I've played this. Hm. You'd think there *should* be a text-only option, but who knows."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Planes
Floyd | You're among the Great Planes of Calembour. Planes from all stages of
Floyd | history and possibly the future surround you. A path winds through
Floyd | them towards the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a wooden sign and your Sopwith Camel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "South?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Great Planes                                         0/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           0/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroads
Floyd | You are at a crossroads. The Great Planes are north, a bar is to the
Floyd | east and paths continue to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mumble morosely under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I think you can base64 decode the blorb.js"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "mumble back" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           0/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MUMBLE BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           0/20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't hear much over the crossroads being... cross!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads grouch grumpily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "raise bar" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the bar out of the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads snarl snarkily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, puns"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, that kind of bar."
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 20 out of a possible 360, in 21 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A long, metal bar. One could also consider it a pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mumble morosely under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stomp crossroads" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STOMP CROSSROADS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cross road" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROSS ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to crossroads" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CROSSROADS
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to attempt conversation with someone (or something), try
Floyd | asking them about something. For example, "ask puppy about ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mutter moodily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crossroads about bar" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CROSSROADS ABOUT BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | They respond with various expletives that make it rather clear they're
Floyd | not interested in conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mutter moodily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fuck" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, now! There's no need for that! If you're becoming frustrated,
Floyd | it's always possible to type "HINT" for a little help!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads grouch grumpily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl :)
		Zach says, "Oh my"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           20/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see nothing but a shimmering desert to the east!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mutter moodily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection that's less grumpy than the one you
Floyd | encountered earlier. Paths lead north, south, east and wes... whoa,
Floyd | hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A long, metal bar. One could also consider it a pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chicks" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | These babes are incredibly cute!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet chicks" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take chicks" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your attempts at picking up the chicks fail. They keep fluttering out
Floyd | of your grasp!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hope you handle rejection well!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take chicks" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your attempts at picking up the chicks fail. They keep fluttering out
Floyd | of your grasp!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hope you handle rejection well!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "chirp" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHIRP
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "raise chicks as your own" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE CHICKS AS YOUR OWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Eh? Only the first bit of that sentence seemed to make sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Awww."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "raise" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to raise?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "raise the roof" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE THE ROOF
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask chicks about bar" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         20/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CHICKS ABOUT BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | They chirp happily in response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach | Your partying lacks context
		mwmiller says, "Frustrating, but funny."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while desert
Floyd | extends in all other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign and a pedestal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads "Calembour Bar & Chill: Gateway to Rudeville."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a pedestal slightly taller than you. A plaque is attatched to it,
Floyd | and you can also see that there is a long, cylindrical groove along
Floyd | the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a pedestal slightly taller than you. A plaque is attatched to it,
Floyd | and you can also see that there is a long, cylindrical groove along
Floyd | the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stand on pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be made of bronze. It reads: "The gateway between the
Floyd | Outlands and Rudeville has been sealed by the order of Count Dashing."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x groove" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             20/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's long and cylindrical.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put bar in groove" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             40/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BAR IN GROOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bar in groove)
Floyd | The bar throbs and pulsates before rapidly bubbling and expanding into
Floyd | the famous Calembour Bar & Chill!
Floyd |
Floyd | Talk about raising the bar!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!!!1"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance dance dance" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             40/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE DANCE DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             40/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bar" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bar entrance)
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | The crowd inside the bar cheers as soon as you enter! Many of the
Floyd | patrons say they would offer you a drink for breaking Count Dashing's
Floyd | seal, but apparently they've been trapped for so long that they're
Floyd | near the end of their alcohol supply so have none to spare. They say
Floyd | they hope you understand and return to their merriment, freeing you to
Floyd | continue your adventure.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bartender" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARTENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | He's looking rather dapper in a tuxedo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tuxedo" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TUXEDO
Floyd |
Floyd | What a dapper outfit!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tuxedo" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TUXEDO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, you two at the back!" the bartender yells. "Stop throwing
Floyd | tantrums at each other!"
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be more than a little rude!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about tuxedo" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT TUXEDO
Floyd |
Floyd | "This thing? Oh, I use it to cover up my rude bits."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about rude bits" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT RUDE BITS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, mate. Can't say I know much about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Because they're always covered!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about chicks" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, mate. Can't say I know much about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x patrons" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PATRONS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're drinking and being merry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drink" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bag)
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P7: Too many rulebooks in simultaneous use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "be merry" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BE MERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask patrons about chick" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PATRONS ABOUT CHICK
Floyd |
Floyd | They're too busy consuming alcopops (icy poles made from alcohol and
Floyd | shaped like beer bottles) and alcoholic ice cream among other things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about ice cream" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT ICE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, mate. Can't say I know much about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Alcoholic ice cream, that sounds like a futile endeavour."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a sign is
Floyd | hanging on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It says EX T.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Aw nuts, the patrons didn't narrate themselves at us again."
		Zach says, "I guess we need an 'I'"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Pfft. I've been to a real ice bar. This is lame."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bartender's eye" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BARTENDER'S EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | Eh? Only the first bit of that sentence seemed to make sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "What."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x i" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X I
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Where's a Red Ryder BB gun when you really need one?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Vespers this is not."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a solid wall blocking the exit!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mist" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIST
Floyd |
Floyd | This looks cool but is probably a pretty big safety hazard!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "breathe mist" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREATHE MIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ice" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the fake plastic ice)
Floyd | It certainly looks cool! Haha, get it?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ex t" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EX T
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take ice" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                40/56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the fake plastic ice)
Floyd | Your gusto is admirable, but there are somethings that just can't be
Floyd | moved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Back to the intersection?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             40/57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         40/58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        40/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Big Apple
Floyd | You're standing in the shadow of a gigantic apple. A path runs from
Floyd | east to west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gentleman, who is clearly a tourist, runs up to you! "Excuse me!",
Floyd | he begins excitedly. "Could you take my picture, please?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tourist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x apple" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        40/60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X APPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you please take my picture, if it's not too much bother?"
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks a little rotten! But it's still impressively large. Some say
Floyd | it's the greatest apple in the world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take camera" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        40/61
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "take a picture" 		

Floyd | > TAKE CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's more than just a little rude!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE A PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's just I want people to know I visited The Big Apple and I want
Floyd | proof! Taking a picture would be perfect! Picture perfect!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the tourist's picture and stuff it with the rest of your
Floyd | belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks!" he says before returning his gaze to The Big Apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Mmmmmmmmmyup."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Big Apple
Floyd | You're standing in the shadow of a gigantic apple. A path runs from
Floyd | east to west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tourist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a tourist's picture
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a picture of the tourist you met earlier. It depicts him making a
Floyd | peace sign while standing in front of The Big Apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tourist" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOURIST
Floyd |
Floyd | He's wearing khaki shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. Also, a pith helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x helmet" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the pith helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask tourist about picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOURIST ABOUT PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks again!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask tourist about chicks" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOURIST ABOUT CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I haven't learned anything about that during my exploratory
Floyd | adventures, sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "thank tourist" 		

Floyd ]  The Big Apple                                        60/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THANK TOURIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "No manners"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | You walk onto what appears to be a film production set, complete with
Floyd | cameras and lights pointing into a room missing a fourth wall. The set
Floyd | appears to replicate a kitchen. A feeling of danger is in the air.
Floyd | Paths lead east and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You did do it, Hooyoo! Don't try to deny it, you bombastic bovine!
Floyd | Count Dashing told me everything!" You look towards the voice and find
Floyd | two women arguing. Or rather, one, Yoohoo, is yelling and the other,
Floyd | Hooyoo, is pleading for a return to sanity.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a few minutes of good hard bickering, Yoohoo notices you. "Aha!
Floyd | An impartial witness! Please, help us sort out this matter and show
Floyd | that I am correct! I know the proof will be around here somewhere!" A
Floyd | rather annoyed Hooyoo instead insists that you prove that Yoohoo is,
Floyd | in fact, incorrect.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oven (closed), a closet (closed), a sink, cupboards
Floyd | (closed), a table (on which is pudding), Yoohoo and Hooyoo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pudding" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a chocolate pudding. It looks delicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Pudding!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feel danger" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL DANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yes, that was my first instinct as well"
		mwmiller says, "search pudding for proof"
		Zach says, "This is clearly a crime of pudding"
		mwmiller says, "argh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** A fireball explodes out of the oven and burns you to
Floyd | a crisp.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Shame, just when things were really starting to... cook! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 60 out of a possible 360, in 71 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoops."
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in pudding" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN PUDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig around the pudding, destroying it in the process, and find the
Floyd | proof hidden inside!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x proof" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROOF
Floyd |
Floyd | Irrefutable evidence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Noooo! Our pudding!"
		Lionheart says, "Heh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** A skeleton leaps out the closet, pulling you inside
Floyd | and down to Hades where you spend eternity cleaning out lava lamps.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like it had a bone to pick with you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 60 out of a possible 360, in 73 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Punny. Where is cyberskunk when you need him."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Ten thousand pans fall from the cupboard, flattening
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Things certainly didn't pan out for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 60 out of a possible 360, in 73 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of a thumbtack.
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 ]  Crime Scene                                          60/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks dangerously deep!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sink into sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SINK INTO SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put proof in sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PROOF IN SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x proof" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROOF
Floyd |
Floyd | Irrefutable evidence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat pudding" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT PUDDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "turn on sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, we destroyed it."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sad."
		Johnny says, "And Limax would've liked that last death."
Zach says (to Floyd), "show proof to Yoohoo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PROOF TO YOOHOO
Floyd |
Floyd | Yoohoo snatches the proof from you while hurling a smug storm towards
Floyd | Hooyoo. She begins studying it when something unexpected happens! A
Floyd | single tear appears on her face, accompanied by a trembling smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh Hooyoo! All this proves is the depths of your love for me!" They
Floyd | both burst into tears of joy and embrace each other! Once they finish
Floyd | cuddling, Hooyoo gives you a bear hug while thanking you for saving
Floyd | their relationship before they wander off together, hand in hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x yoohoo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X YOOHOO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Awwwwwwwww---*gag*"
		genericgeekgirl says, "We got a hug, though."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bear hug
Floyd |   a tourist's picture
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hug" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HUG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's warm and fuzzy!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Hm. What if you undo back and show it to Hooyoo instead?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/80
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/79
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/79
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          60/78
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show proof to hooyoo" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PROOF TO  HOOYOO
Floyd |
Floyd | Yoohoo snatches the proof from you before you can hand it to Hooyoo.
Floyd | She begins studying it when something unexpected happens! A single
Floyd | tear appears on her face, accompanied by a trembling smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh Hooyoo! All this proves is the depths of your love for me!" They
Floyd | both burst into tears of joy and embrace each other! Once they finish
Floyd | cuddling, Hooyoo gives you a bear hug while thanking you for saving
Floyd | their relationship before they wander off together, hand in hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Doesn't seem to matter."
		mwmiller says, "I'm sorry I asked."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Crime Scene
Floyd | You walk onto what appears to be a film production set, complete with
Floyd | cameras and lights pointing into a room missing a fourth wall. The set
Floyd | appears to replicate a kitchen. A feeling of danger is in the air.
Floyd | Paths lead east and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oven (closed), a closet (closed), a sink, cupboards
Floyd | (closed) and a table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Searching that would reveal little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like one of those old fashioned ovens from 50s sitcoms. It
Floyd | looks dangerously hot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | It would appear completely normal if it weren't for the highly
Floyd | suspicious rattling sound coming from within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cupboards" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUPBOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nondescript kitchen cupboards. They appear to be trembling a little,
Floyd | as if there is some gigantic weight behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Wow, so those deaths are totally telegraphed."
		mwmiller says, "There's some kind of 'everything but the kitchen sink' joke about the kitchen sink, I'm sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your gusto is admirable, but there are somethings that just can't be
Floyd | moved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "put everything in the kitchen sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "take all but the kitchen sink" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL BUT THE KITCHEN SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "move heaven and earth" 		

Floyd ]  Crime Scene                                          80/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Okay, I give up. Shall we move on?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Cave Entrance                                        80/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | You are standing outside the entrance to a cave. A very mopey aura
Floyd | exudes from its innards. This feeling gets you rather down which,
Floyd | quite frankly, is rather inconsiderate of the cave. No, don't make
Floyd | excuses for it. It's selfish.
Floyd |
Floyd | The innards of the cave lie northwest. Paths also lead east and
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "A maze of twisty little innards!"
		Johnny asks, "Didn't TAKE ALL get removed from Inform 7?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cave in cave" 		

Floyd ]  Cave Entrance                                        80/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAVE IN CAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lair of Salazar
Floyd | You have entered the lair of Salazar, the legendary hermit. He sits in
Floyd | the middle of the cavern, looking like a gigantic pile of misery.
Floyd | Drawings cover the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a handkerchief and Salazar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x drawings" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAWINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are covered with frowny faces which appear to have been
Floyd | drawn with a marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | handkerchief: You edge closer to the handkerchief, revealing the words
Floyd | "Count Dashing" clearly embroidered into it. Most likely, this is a
Floyd | clue as to the owner. But why is it here?
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, a gust of wind blows the hanky away and out of sight! It
Floyd | seems even the cave needs to clear its nasal passages every now and
Floyd | then. Thankfully, there wasn't any mucus.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x salazar" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SALAZAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit beast of many legends, Salazar is a horned, blue skinned
Floyd | creature about nine feet tall with a lonely, sad expression on his
Floyd | face which is constantly flooded with tears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "turn frown upside down" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN FROWN UPSIDE DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take salazar" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SALAZAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Salazar would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "love salazar" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOVE SALAZAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hug hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      80/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't feel like it's quite enough to change his mood! You need
Floyd | something stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give salazar a bear hug" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SALAZAR A BEAR HUG
Floyd |
Floyd | A smile finally cracks across the face of Salazar. He giggles a little
Floyd | and hands you a magic marker, then sits back and sighs contentedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "SUPER HUG"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x marker" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a magic marker. It says so right on the casing and why would it
Floyd | lie to you? There's also a warning label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x label" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It says to only use the marker on official magic marker surfaces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "For the exit sign maybe?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "draw smile on wall" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW SMILE ON WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your art crumbles upon completion. Salazar shakes his head at you with
Floyd | a gentle smile on his face. It appears the marker's magic is weak
Floyd | inside this cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Curses, foiled again!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lair of Salazar
Floyd | You are in the lair of Salazar, the legendary hermit. He sits in the
Floyd | middle of the cavern, looking like a poppy pile of bliss. Drawings
Floyd | cover the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Salazar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about market" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT MARKET
Floyd |
Floyd | He makes a series of unintelligible mooping noises. It seems he
Floyd | doesn't speak English.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | He seems perfectly content already!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x drawings" 		

Floyd ]  Lair of Salazar                                      100/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAWINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are covered with smiley faces which appear to have been
Floyd | drawn with a marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Mysterious!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Cave Entrance                                        100/101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave Entrance
Floyd | You are standing outside the entrance of a cave. A very happy aura
Floyd | exudes from its innards. You feel like you're cuddling a thousand
Floyd | kittens by just standing here!
Floyd |
Floyd | The innards of the cave lie northwest. Paths also lead east and
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           100/102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroads
Floyd | You are at a crossroads. The Great Planes are north, an endless desert
Floyd | is to the east and paths continue to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mutter moodily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sooo many cave kittens"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         100/103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         100/104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a tourist's picture
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             100/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a sign is
Floyd | hanging on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "autograph picture" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AUTOGRAPH PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw i on sign" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW I ON SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 360, in 106 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek"
		mwmiller says, "what"
		genericgeekgirl takes away Zach's scribbling privileges.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x flossy" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOSSY
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Maybe it's the cat's name."
		mwmiller asks, "Hm. Jeff Minter shout-out?"
		mwmiller exclaims, "No wait, I guess he spells it Flossie. Oh well. Carry on!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x marker" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a magic marker. It says so right on the casing and why would it
Floyd | lie to you? There's also a warning label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x label" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It says to only use the marker on official magic marker surfaces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat marker" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                100/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | Not everything is for putting in your mouth!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             100/110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Soooo I presume we're going to have to use it on a whiteboard or somesuchthing some time. Right then."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         100/111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    100/112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Somewhere
Floyd | You're on a road that runs north and south. Loud, abrasive noise is
Floyd | coming from the southern path.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an eye patch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take patch" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    120/113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck an eye from its stalk and tuck it away where it can't
Floyd | make... eye contact.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x eye patch" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    120/114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYE PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A small patch of eye balls, each sitting atop a long stalk. They
Floyd | follow you with their collective gaze, blinking in unison.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "eeeagh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat eye balls" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    120/114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT EYE BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "NOW we have an eye for the sign!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat eye patch" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    120/115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT EYE PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the eye patch)
Floyd | You already took one! There's no need to be a great greedy guts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat eye patch" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    120/116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT EYE PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the eye patch)
Floyd | You already took one! There's no need to be a great greedy guts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         120/117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             120/118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                120/119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a sign is
Floyd | hanging on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put eye on sign" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                140/120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT EYE ON SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | An eye for an I! The sign shines brightly for a moment before the wall
Floyd | beneath it explodes, leaving a whopping great hole and rousing the
Floyd | crowd to cheer once more!
Floyd |
Floyd | It was a bit over the top, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     140/121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk through the hole in the wall and somehow find yourself in the
Floyd | middle of the city known as Rudeville, the rudest place in existence!
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock Street
Floyd | You're on Poppycock street, one of the many streets of Rudeville. It
Floyd | curves from north to east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a very rude neon sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     140/122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It says "YOU STINK" in large, obnoxious letters. You swear it's trying
Floyd | to flash its neon pink colour as condescendingly as it possibly can at
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach sobs
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell me" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     140/123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, the sweet and sour smell of the city!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "smell sign" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     140/124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of running shoes rushes past you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, the sweet and sour smell of the city!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      140/125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stink" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      140/125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      140/126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | They look at you with a sneer fuelled with disgust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sneer" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      140/126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "All of them with one sneer? Talented people."
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | A young woman drinking a bottle of ketchup rushes past. Now that was
Floyd | one saucy lady!
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin Alley
Floyd | You're standing in a fairly nondescript alley. Well, the face on the
Floyd | southern wall is notable. Titmouse Square is northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a brick wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large brick wall, blocking your path! It has a face in the
Floyd | centre, staring back at you, looking very grumpy indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x face" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brick wall)
Floyd | It's a large brick wall, blocking your path! It has a face in the
Floyd | centre, staring back at you, looking very grumpy indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask wall about wall" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WALL ABOUT WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A gentleman trips over his own foot! He quickly reattaches it to his
Floyd | ankle while cursing whoever put his foot there, then continues on his
Floyd | way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you even open your mouth, the brick wall booms "NO ONE GETS
Floyd | THROUGH HERE, BY ORDER OF COUNT DASHING." An attempt to finish what
Floyd | you were asking is met with the same response.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sheesh, it's like talking to a brick... oh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "punch wall" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUNCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You really don't want to act like such a chowderhead in
Floyd | Calembour! Or anywhere, for that matter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a tourist's picture
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/132
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "draw on wall" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON WALL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 140 out of a possible 360, in 132 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/132
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "draw on picture" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 140 out of a possible 360, in 132 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a thumbtack.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       140/132
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin Alley
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bleh."
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      140/133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Booboo Boulevard
Floyd | For some reason this road has two small mounds on it! Titmouse Square
Floyd | is to the northeast and another street leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a poster and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads: "Gateway to the Outlands sealed by order of Count Dashing,
Floyd | the world's biggest chowderhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | But don't tell him I called him that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost identical, oval mounds sitting next to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mounds are only here because they're aesthetically pleasing!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enjoy mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENJOY MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "appreciate mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPRECIATE MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "mold mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOLD MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "mould mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOULD MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "mold minds"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "be a chowderhead" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BE A CHOWDERHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mounds are only here because they're aesthetically pleasing!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dig mounds" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG MOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mounds are only here because they're aesthetically pleasing!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Booboo Boulevard
Floyd | For some reason this road has two small mounds on it! Titmouse Square
Floyd | is to the northeast and another street leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a poster and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x rude people" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUDE PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | They look at you with a sneer fuelled with disgust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take poster" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's stuck on the wall with superglue or something, I don't know!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lick poster" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     140/143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LICK POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Not everything is for putting in your mouth!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      140/144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       140/145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saturday Drive
Floyd | You casually walk onto the street when suddenly a group of people rush
Floyd | past screaming, "Duck, duck!", throwing themselves to the ground!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "duck" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       160/146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck, narrowly missing getting knocked in the noggin by something
Floyd | rocketing down from the sky! It crashes into the ground in front of
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Damn, that's the third time the stock market has crashed this
Floyd | month!", says a particularly flabergasted business man as he gets up
Floyd | and walks away, shaking his head in irritation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, no one bothers to help you up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exits are north and west while a club is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take club" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       160/147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CLUB
Floyd |
Floyd | That joke's been done already!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Got Wood?
Floyd | You've walked into what appears to be a rather high class, yet empty
Floyd | club. The exit is northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some table dancers and an art dealer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | They're actual wooden tables dancing around on stage. Right now
Floyd | they're performing the Time Warp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dealer" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEALER
Floyd |
Floyd | He's wearing a top hat and monocle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show picture to dealer" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PICTURE TO DEALER
Floyd |
Floyd | Good heavens, that looks astounding! Please hand it to me so I may
Floyd | have a better look!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "time warp" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIME WARP
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "warp time" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WARP TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "jump to the left" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP TO THE LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take a step to the left" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            160/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE A STEP TO THE LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Oh, I guess it is jump."
Zach says (to Floyd), "give picture to dealer" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PICTURE TO DEALER
Floyd |
Floyd | His monocle pops off in astonishment! "A masterpiece! Surely worth a
Floyd | thousand words!" He reaches for his wallet, pulls out a wad of words
Floyd | and hands them over to you. "Now I'm afraid I really must dash! A
Floyd | pleasure doing business with you!" He tips his hat at you then rushes
Floyd | off with his new piece of art.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Jump to the left, step to the right."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Dash? He must be Count Dashing!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "do the time warp again" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Perhaps~"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is quite a mouthful of words!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat words" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Not everything is for putting in your mouth!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "But but.."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put foot in mouth" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FOOT IN MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Was there something to pick up after the stock market crashed?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wad of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "read wad" 		

Floyd ]  Got Wood?                                            180/156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ WAD
Floyd |
Floyd | This is quite a mouthful of words!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Dunno, go back out. I was disappointed there was no actual duck."
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       180/157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saturday Drive
Floyd | A typical Rudeville street. Titmouse Square is to the north and
Floyd | another street leads west. A club is southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some debris and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says, "w" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Booboo Boulevard                                     180/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Booboo Boulevard
Floyd | For some reason this road has two small mounds on it! Titmouse Square
Floyd | is to the northeast and another street leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a poster and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       180/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saturday Drive
Floyd | A typical Rudeville street. Titmouse Square is to the north and
Floyd | another street leads west. A club is southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some debris and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       180/160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the smoldering remains of the stock market.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "say words" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       180/161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to attempt conversation with someone (or something), try
Floyd | asking them about something. For example, "ask puppy about ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take debris" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       180/162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's far too much to lug around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       180/163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | All you find are useless numbers and company listings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      180/164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stumblebum Lane
Floyd | A typical busy Rudeville street. Titmouse Square is to the south,
Floyd | while Cumbersome Crescent is both northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a kangarude and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude mentions something about you having the same mental
Floyd | capability as haggis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Imagine a kangaroo. Now imagine it being incredibly rude. That's a
Floyd | kangarude!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude makes light of your hairstyle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rue kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUE KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Maybe we'll find a finger we can give to people."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a wad of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude makes a number of unsavoury comments regarding your
Floyd | mother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "chew wad" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHEW WAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We didn't try flipping the birds, but I doubt it would work."
Zach says (to Floyd), "box kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BOX KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude bounces in your way!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude suggests you take a long walk off a short pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hug kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | But you just met the kangarude!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude theorises you have mashed potato where a brain should
Floyd | be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hug me" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Self-love is healthy, but now is not the time!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude questions your dress sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hug bag" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's nice that you're so friendly, but it's only possible to do that
Floyd | to something animate!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Why you gotta be so mean, Kangarude? I just wanna be your friend."
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude bounces in your way!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude theorises you have mashed potato where a brain should
Floyd | be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/171
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "draw on kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 180 out of a possible 360, in 171 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a turkey baster.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/171
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stumblebum Lane
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nope."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "stumble bum" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      180/171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STUMBLE BUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee. More matches for me saying nope than even lies."
		genericgeekgirl says, "ilac"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      180/172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "At least we can escape that way"
		Zach says, "There's still a road to the south we haven't explored before the bar"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     180/173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock Street
Floyd | You're on Poppycock street, one of the many streets of Rudeville. It
Floyd | curves from north to east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a very rude neon sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                180/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice, and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a giant
Floyd | hole is in the south wall with an exit sign above it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             180/175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         180/176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Somewhere                                    180/177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Somewhere
Floyd | You're on a road that runs north and south. Loud, abrasive noise is
Floyd | coming from the southern path.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an eye patch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metal Concert
Floyd | You stumble upon what appears to be a literal metal concert. A stage
Floyd | levitating above you features a band banging pieces of metal together.
Floyd | There are many metalheads rocking out below the stage. One is standing
Floyd | near you. The crowd blocks all paths except to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a boulder and a metalhead here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "boulder on"
		mwmiller says, "The secret is to bang the rocks together, guys."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as heavy as the music sounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x metalhead" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X METALHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | He's sporting long unwashed hair and ragged old jeans. His entire head
Floyd | appears to me made of metal, whereas his bare torso consists of flesh
Floyd | with metal decoratively embedded into it. He is banging his head
Floyd | against a boulder in time with the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stage" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be held up in the sky by mounted rockets, the sound of
Floyd | which is drowned out by the metal music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dash boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DASH BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x band" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAND
Floyd |
Floyd | A crowd surfer falls to the ground before returning to the back of the
Floyd | crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to tell from this far back, but the musicians may in fact be
Floyd | metallic robots. Watching them makes you feel like rocking out
Floyd | yourself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | They're wild, crazy and out of control! Watching them makes you feel
Floyd | like rocking out yourself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "rock boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        180/183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rock out" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        200/184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You bang your head against the boulder, only to have a piece of your
Floyd | brain drop to the ground! Hopefully it wasn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take brain" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x brain" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be very thoughtful!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put brain in head" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRAIN IN HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear brain" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat brain" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Not everything is for putting in your mouth!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "But it's mine."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask brain about head" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BRAIN ABOUT HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's nice that you're so friendly, but it's only possible to do that
Floyd | to something animate!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I question why brain came out and not chowder."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Metal Concert
Floyd | You stumble upon what appears to be a literal metal concert. A stage
Floyd | levitating above you features a band banging pieces of metal together.
Floyd | There are many metalheads rocking out below the stage. One is standing
Floyd | near you. The crowd blocks all paths except to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a boulder and a metalhead here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You begin to roll the boulder forward, only for it to
Floyd | slip from your fingers and roll backwards, flattening you.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** It's called rock and rolling, not boulder and rolling! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 220 out of a possible 360, in 190 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a doorknob.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/190
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Metal Concert
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "put words in brain"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put words in brain" 		

Floyd ]  Metal Concert                                        220/191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WORDS IN BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Now we can give those Rudevillers a piece of our mind!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. n" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N. N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Somewhere
Floyd | You're on a road that runs north and south. Loud, abrasive noise is
Floyd | coming from the southern path.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an eye patch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chicks" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | These babes are incredibly cute!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "flip bird" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "flip chick" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP CHICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw on chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 220 out of a possible 360, in 194 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a doorknob.
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 ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** A voice cries "You fool! You let the cat out of the
Floyd | bag!" before a feline indeed leaps out and scampers away like a cat
Floyd | out of hell.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** You wonder how you're going to explain this to your boss before
Floyd | realising it's not an issue since you're now stranded in Calembour.
Floyd | You eventually forge a new life for yourself by setting up a business
Floyd | that specialises in selling laces for left shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** It seems curiousity didn't kill this cat. Instead, it killed your
Floyd | chances of getting off this island! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 220 out of a possible 360, in 194 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a doorknob.
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 ]  Intersection                                         220/194
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put chick in bag" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CHICK IN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem happy enough just fluttering about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "feed words to chick" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEED WORDS TO CHICK
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem to have no shortage of words already!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             220/197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                220/198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice, and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a giant
Floyd | hole is in the south wall with an exit sign above it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     220/199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock Street
Floyd | You're on Poppycock street, one of the many streets of Rudeville. It
Floyd | curves from north to east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a very rude neon sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      220/200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe we can have words with the cross roads?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put eyes in brain" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      220/200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT EYES IN BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give brain to people" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      220/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BRAIN TO PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There are just too many people! It would be a waste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     220/202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock Street
Floyd | You're on Poppycock street, one of the many streets of Rudeville. It
Floyd | curves from north to east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a very rude neon sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                220/203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice, and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a giant
Floyd | hole is in the south wall with an exit sign above it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w. w. n." 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W. W. N.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroads
Floyd | You are at a crossroads. The Great Planes are north, an endless desert
Floyd | is to the east and paths continue to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads snarl snarkily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "have words with crossroads" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAVE WORDS WITH CROSSROADS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give words to crosswords" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WORDS TO CROSSWORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give words to crossroads" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WORDS TO CROSSROADS
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem to have no shortage of words already!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads mutter moodily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl mutters.
		Zach says, "I was also thinking we need uncross the crossroads."
		Johnny asks, "Has *any* surface advertised itself as markerable?"
		Zach says, "Not that I've noticed"
Zach says (to Floyd), "uncross road" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNCROSS ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hug road" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Not magic enough."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "draw on me" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 220 out of a possible 360, in 207 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a doorknob.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroads
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Maybe we need to cheer up the road so it isn't so cross?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "tickle rod" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TICKLE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tickle road" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TICKLE ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "be rude" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BE RUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is quite a mouthful of words!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossroads grouch grumpily under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "have words" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAVE WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put words in road's mouth" 		

Floyd ]  Crossroads                                           220/208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WORDS IN ROAD'S MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Intersection                                         220/209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Intersection
Floyd | You arrive at an intersection with paths leading north, south, east
Floyd | and wes... whoa, hold up, there are totally some naked chicks here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             220/210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Car Park
Floyd | You're standing in an empty car park. A path leads west while the
Floyd | famous Calembour Bar & Chill is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tall sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Car Park                                             220/211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see nothing but a shimmering desert to the south!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Bar & Chill                                220/212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Bar & Chill
Floyd | This themed bar is designed to look like an ice cavern. Dim, blue
Floyd | lights are coated with fake plastic ice, and a low mist covers the
Floyd | ground. It's actually quite warm. A door is to the west and a giant
Floyd | hole is in the south wall with an exit sign above it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bartender and some bar patrons here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		Johnny says, "Kangarude, kangarude, kangarude."

Floyd ]  Poppycock Street                                     220/213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock Street
Floyd | You're on Poppycock street, one of the many streets of Rudeville. It
Floyd | curves from north to east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a very rude neon sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      220/214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Saturday Drive                                       220/215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saturday Drive
Floyd | A typical Rudeville street. Titmouse Square is to the north and
Floyd | another street leads west. A club is southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some debris and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      220/216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       220/217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin Alley
Floyd | You're standing in a fairly nondescript alley. Well, the face on the
Floyd | southern wall is notable. Titmouse Square is northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a brick wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put words in wall" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       220/218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WORDS IN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       220/219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You smack against the brick wall. Wall done!
Floyd |
Floyd | "NO ONE GETS THROUGH HERE, BY ORDER OF COUNT DASHING," the wall booms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give words to wall" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       220/220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WORDS TO WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem to have no shortage of words already!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put words in wall's mouth" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       220/220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WORDS IN WALL'S MOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      220/221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stumblebum Lane
Floyd | A typical busy Rudeville street. Titmouse Square is to the south,
Floyd | while Cumbersome Crescent is both northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a kangarude and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude makes light of your hairstyle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks (of Johnny), "Do you have an idea for the kanga?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give piece of mind to kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PIECE OF MIND TO KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't be a spoilsport! Say the phrase properly!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude mentions something about you having the same mental
Floyd | capability as haggis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give brain to kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BRAIN TO KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't be a spoilsport! Say the phrase properly!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude makes a number of unsavoury comments regarding your
Floyd | mother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give a piece of my mind to the kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE A PIECE OF MY MIND TO THE KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude questions your dress sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude suggests you take a long walk off a short pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give the kangarude a piece of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE THE KANGARUDE A PIECE OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude makes a number of unsavoury comments regarding your
Floyd | mother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a piece of your mind
Floyd |   a wad of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude makes light of your hairstyle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "show kangarude a piece of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW KANGARUDE A PIECE OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Eh? Only the first bit of that sentence seemed to make sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "show mind to kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW MIND TO KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude mentions something about you having the same mental
Floyd | capability as haggis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell brain" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, the sweet and sour smell of the city!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude suggests you take a long walk off a short pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "give hima piece of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HIMA PIECE OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "give him a piece of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HIM A PIECE OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude theorises you have mashed potato where a brain should
Floyd | be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "aflkaflkjablkfja"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smell spicy brain" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL SPICY BRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "show him a piece of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW HIM A PIECE OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Eh? Only the first bit of that sentence seemed to make sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x peace of mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEACE OF MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x piece of mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIECE OF MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be very thoughtful!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude questions your dress sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "give kangarude piece of mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      220/233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE KANGARUDE PIECE OF MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't be a spoilsport! Say the phrase properly!
Floyd |
Floyd | The kangarude questions your dress sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Hm?"
		mwmiller exclaims, "Phrasing it correctly doesn't get any response at all! Argh!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give kangarude a piece of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      240/234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE KANGARUDE A PIECE OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | A shocked expression shatters his face before he scampers off with his
Floyd | tail between his legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "What! Oh come on."
		mwmiller says, "Oh well, congratulations GGG you guessed the verb. :)"
		mwmiller says, "Onward to the Crescent I guess."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  West Cumbersome Crescent                             240/235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Cumbersome Crescent
Floyd | You're on Cumbersome Cresent, another Rudeville street! It continues
Floyd | northeast and ends southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a poster and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine poster" 		

Floyd ]  West Cumbersome Crescent                             240/236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The poster reads: "Repelled by the rude residents of Rudeville? Feel
Floyd | you don't belong? Why not move to the Outlands, where no one belongs!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gateway through Calembour Bar & Chill."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  240/237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cumbersome Crescent
Floyd | You're still on Cumbersome Cresent! It continues southeast and
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beggar and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beggar mutters a few words to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Ah, here we go with the words."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  240/238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | He's a gentleman wearing ragged clothes and sporting unkept hair. He's
Floyd | muttering the same words again and again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beggar mumbles a few words to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask beggar about beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  240/239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BEGGAR ABOUT BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dumpling... doorknob... turnip... bovine... malarky..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearly he is a man of few words!
Floyd |
Floyd | The beggar murmurs a few words to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give words to beggar" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  260/240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WORDS TO BEGGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The beggar leaps up, filled with energy! "You possess my interminable
Floyd | gratitude, my tantalizing emancipator! I was silenced by that
Floyd | abhorrent chowderhead, Count Dashing! He discovered I harbored the
Floyd | power to topple his wall in Assassin Alley! To reciprocate, I bestow
Floyd | it unto you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands over some words then gracefully patters out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  260/241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   handful of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "We've traded words."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  260/242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The words form the sentence "say the password".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "say the password" 		

Floyd ]  Cumbersome Crescent                                  260/243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY THE PASSWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Literally 'The password', no doubt."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Seems likely, yes."
		mwmiller says, "To the wall, presumably."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  East Cumbersome Crescent                             260/244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Cumbersome Crescent
Floyd | You're on Cumbersome Cresent, another Rudeville street! It continues
Floyd | northwest and ends southwest. A side street is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sign and rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  East Cumbersome Crescent                             260/245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a "DEAD END" sign pointing west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "We can check that out later, first off to the wall"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Stumblebum Lane                                      260/246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stumblebum Lane
Floyd | A typical busy Rudeville street. Titmouse Square is to the south,
Floyd | while Cumbersome Crescent is both northwest and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Titmouse Square                                      260/247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Titmouse Square
Floyd | You're in Rudeville's bustling heart of activity, Titmouse Square.
Floyd | Buildings climb high above you. Streets lead in all directions but
Floyd | some are blocked by large crowds of ever so rude people.
Floyd |
Floyd | The western street leads to the Calembour Bar & Chill and the
Floyd | Outlands. An alley is to the southeast and other unblocked streets
Floyd | lead south, southwest and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see rude people here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       260/248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin Alley
Floyd | You're standing in a fairly nondescript alley. Well, the face on the
Floyd | southern wall is notable. Titmouse Square is northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a brick wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "say the password" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY THE PASSWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The brick wall turns into dust, revealing a door behind it! The face,
Floyd | now naked without its wall, blushes in embarrassment and flaps away.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Ta-dah."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin Alley
Floyd | You're standing in a fairly nondescript alley. Titmouse Square is
Floyd | northwest and a door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine door" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks incredibly nonchalant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/251
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "d'oh"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "D'OH!"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/252
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the nonchalant door in a very nonchalant manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Assassin Alley                                       280/253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Calembour Dessert                                    280/254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk through the door which promptly slams shut and disappears
Floyd | behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Calembour Dessert
Floyd | You've landed in the middle of the Calembour Dessert. It extends in
Floyd | every direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Yum."
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat dessert" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT DESSERT
Floyd |
Floyd | Choo choo, next stop your thighs! You gorge yourself on the
Floyd | surrounding dessert and look up to find yourself at...
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Manor Entrance
Floyd | You are standing outside Handsome Manor, heavily fortified with a moat
Floyd | surrounding it. The entrance is south and paths surrounded by flowers
Floyd | run to the southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "We must be near the end if it's time for dessert!"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Beautiful flowers surround the paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a faint cinnamon aroma in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "eat flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking flowers)
Floyd | And ruin this beautiful arrangement? That would be terrible!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Manor Entrance
Floyd | You are standing outside Handsome Manor, heavily fortified with a moat
Floyd | surrounding it. The entrance is south and paths surrounded by flowers
Floyd | run to the southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Path                                         300/261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Path
Floyd | This path circles around Handsome Manor to the northwest and
Floyd | southwest. The manor itself is to the west, surrounded by a moat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Manor Rear                                           300/262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Manor Rear
Floyd | You're at the rear of Handsome Manor. Someone has drawn a big bottom
Floyd | on the back wall. That's more than just a little cheeky!
Floyd |
Floyd | A path circles the manor to northeast and northwest, while another
Floyd | path leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "spank wall" 		

Floyd ]  Manor Rear                                           300/262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPANK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Manor Rear                                           300/263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's well-toned. The manor must work out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Manor Rear                                           300/264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   handful of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Path                                         300/265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Path
Floyd | This path circles around Handsome Manor to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast. The manor itself is to the east, surrounded by a moat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Manor Entrance
Floyd | You are standing outside Handsome Manor, heavily fortified with a moat
Floyd | surrounding it. The entrance is south and paths surrounded by flowers
Floyd | run to the southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You stride into the moat and are slowly nibbled to
Floyd | death by hand-drawn alligators.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like you disagreed with something that ate you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 300 out of a possible 360, in 266 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
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 ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/266
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Manor Entrance
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | And trample the beautiful flowers? That's downright unthinkable! So
Floyd | stop thinking about it, right now!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              300/268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Manor Entrance
Floyd | You are standing outside Handsome Manor, heavily fortified with a moat
Floyd | surrounding it. The entrance is south and paths surrounded by flowers
Floyd | run to the southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see flowers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Manor Entrance                              320/269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A work of art! Truly the Citizen Kane of drawbridges! You can now
Floyd | safely cross over the moat!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Chandelier, you're always just hanging around!"
Floyd | "Well, I'm trying to learn how to swing dance!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a mounted Red Herring.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Clock, you really need to get a doctor to check out that tick of
Floyd | yours!"
Floyd | "It's the tock I'm more worried about to be honest, Plate!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks (of Zach), "Are you getting enough bad jokes, Zach?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "suit of armor" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SUIT OF ARMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "suit of armour" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SUIT OF ARMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x suit of armour" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUIT OF ARMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | What a cliché, predictable thing to have in a structure of this kind!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyone need a knight in shining armour?"
Floyd | "You're missing the knight!"
Floyd | "I'm not that shining either. Anyone seen the polish?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I passed out from too many puns."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be depicting a scene from a famous episode of the Twilight
Floyd | Zone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice one, Fireplace! You're on a roll!"
Floyd | "I'm not butter! I'd rather be on fire!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fine stone fireplace. It's currently unlit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I once caught a fish with my bear hands!"
Floyd | "Quiet down, Rug, you're not even real bear skin!"
Floyd | "My fist in your face will be real enough, good sir!"
Floyd | "You don't have fists!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an (obviously very fake) bear skin rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x chandelier" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHANDELIER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an over-elaborate chandelier constructed from fake moose antlers.
Floyd | It's swinging about with its chatter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "light fireplace" 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fine grandfather clock. It's currently displaying the time of
Floyd | thirteen minutes past one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "; e, w, se, stairs: u d, exit: n"
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Johnny says, "Hi jen."
		jenrexrode says, "hi"
		Johnny says, "I say we go work clockwise, but I'm open to counterclockwise."
		mwmiller says, "I'm sure the clock knows what it's doing, sure."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"
		Johnny says, "bwahaha f east"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You strut into the next room to find it's a kitchen. Before you even
Floyd | get a chance to have a good look around, a stove angrily flaps its
Floyd | door at you, calling you all sorts of nasty things before you retreat
Floyd | back to the foyer. The clock laughs telling you not mind the oven...
Floyd | he's just a little hot headed!
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "false narrativism"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Guest Room
Floyd | You're in a rather dapper bedroom. The beautiful bed is by far the
Floyd | most striking thing it contains. The exit is back to the northwest
Floyd | while another door is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bed, a mounted fish and a chest of drawers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello there, gorgeous," the bed says saucily. "How would you like to
Floyd | fluff my pillows?"
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a very comfortable and attractive looking bed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "how verb 'pillow talk'"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fluff pillows" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLUFF PILLOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bed purrs. "Yes, that's perfect! Now... let's sleep together..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake up sometime later. "Mmm, that was wonderful..." purrs the
Floyd | bed. "Come back any time!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to pillows" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PILLOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to attempt conversation with someone (or something), try
Floyd | asking them about something. For example, "ask puppy about ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "seduce pillows" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEDUCE PILLOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | Look, this isn't that kind of game! You'll just have to wait for Hulk
Floyd | Handsome's upcoming title, "Latex Goddesses of Porkus: Beyond Pleasure
Floyd | Dome!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "That was slightly distasteful."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "naughty" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NAUGHTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a mounted Red Herring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be made of fine oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to open the drawers, but they won't budge! Suddenly, a voice
Floyd | emerges from it saying "Go 'way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "go way" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO WAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Guest Room (on the bed)
Floyd | You're in a rather dapper bedroom. The beautiful bed is by far the
Floyd | most striking thing it contains. The exit is back to the northwest
Floyd | while another door is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bed, a mounted fish and a chest of drawers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go away" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO AWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice suddenly comes from the door! "Oi! Hands off my knob,
Floyd | pervert!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoa, who turned up the awkward in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | (It was you. You turned up the awkward in here.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask door about chest" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DOOR ABOUT CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bathroom door about that)
Floyd | "I'm locked! Stop wasting your time and rack off!" It keeps flapping
Floyd | open and shut as it talks, but not long enough to slip past it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "hmmmm"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask chest about chest" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CHEST ABOUT CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Leave me alone! I don't talk to people!" He pauses. "Except just
Floyd | then, when I told you that I don't do it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I am bad at telling what is important in this game."
		mwmiller says, "So the bed is unnervingly friendly while all the other furniture is off-putting. Right."
		Zach says (to Johnny), "Just the puns"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Knock it off! I'm locked!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Lounge Room
Floyd | You have entered what appears to be a completely empty room. All you
Floyd | can see is a door leading east and a lone couch sitting in the centre
Floyd | of the room. Despite the sparse decor, it still manages to have a
Floyd | handsome vibe to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a couch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x couch" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a saucy red upholstered couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Saucy. Right."
Zach says (to Floyd), "catch up with couch" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CATCH UP WITH COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on handful of words)
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You plop yourself on the couch only for it to speak, the shock making
Floyd | you stand up! "Hullo there! I see you grew tired of the inane
Floyd | ramblings in the other room! I must admit, though I prefer the quiet,
Floyd | I do get a bit lonely in here sometimes. How about a little
Floyd | conversation? Ask me anything!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | "A dapper gentleman who has recently become a bit of a recluse. He has
Floyd | locked himself behind a door upstairs, as if he's waiting for
Floyd | something to free him from his misery. No one has heard him speak in
Floyd | weeks! I wonder if he can still enjoy burritos..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about chest" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, I don't know much about that! Sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about manor" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT MANOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is an ancient, enchanted manor! All the talking furniture
Floyd | probably gave that away. It's owned by the mysterious yet majestic
Floyd | Lord Handsome."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask couch about burritos" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT BURRITOS
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is only one thing I like more than burritos, and that's more
Floyd | burritos!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about ketchup" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT KETCHUP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, I don't know much about that! Sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask couch about dashing" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT DASHING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Boy howdy, is that guy ever a chowderhead! He's been causing nothing
Floyd | but trouble!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Lounge Room
Floyd | You have entered what appears to be a completely empty room. All you
Floyd | can see is a door leading east and a lone couch sitting in the centre
Floyd | of the room. Despite the sparse decor, it still manages to have a
Floyd | handsome vibe to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a couch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ask couch about kangarude" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT KANGARUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you bumped into one of those nasty creatures? I hope you gave it
Floyd | what for!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Hey, it's rude to call someone a chowderhead! Call him a tunahead instead."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about wall" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, I don't know much about that! Sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to have to deal with that hothead! Besides, the smell
Floyd | of herring coming from in there is rather overpowering. Has a very
Floyd | reddy tinge to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "I guess we can't take the heat."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whine cellar
Floyd | You're in a dark and dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a rack, a whine barrel and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cor, it's too bloomin' cold down 'ere!", the barrel complains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rack" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | One can only assume this was once stored with either wine or bottled
Floyd | whining. Tragically, it's currently empty. That's something to whine
Floyd | about!
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel whinges, "Blimey, it's dusty as 'eck down 'ere too!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a varnished oak barrel. A tap is on one end.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Chuffin' Nora, it's also bloomin' stinky down 'ere!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open tap" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel makes a slight groaning sound before a drop of wine
Floyd | splashes onto the ground. "And another thing," the barrel begins,
Floyd | "People keep waltzing in here and fondle my faucet like it's no big
Floyd | thing! There's pratically nothing left in me now! Flamin' 'eck!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel continues to have the whine of its life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a mounted Red Herring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel continues to have the whine of its life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose the whine barrel would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel continues to have the whine of its life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Your gusto is admirable, but there are somethings that just can't be
Floyd | moved.
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel continues to have the whine of its life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | He's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel continues to have the whine of its life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Hallway
Floyd | A hallway. Paintings cover the walls. Stairs lead down while a very
Floyd | stern looking door is at the south end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "There sure are a lot of red herrings in this manor. HA HA HA HA HA"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The paintings depict all sorts of sausages. Swojska, Milzwurst,
Floyd | Szynkowa, Cervelat, Frankfurter... so many varieties!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is firmly locked and shut. You won't be going that way for
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems very intent on not opening!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Sausage paintings?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x kielbasa" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KIELBASA
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x cervelat" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CERVELAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks delicious!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "eat paintings" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking paintings)
Floyd | The paintings seem to be firmly fixed to the wall! Looks like you
Floyd | won't be getting your hands on that sausage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Not a sausage!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look behind paintings" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   handful of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Searching that would reveal little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "take the heat" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE THE HEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "I guess we really *can't* take the heat, then."
Zach says (to Floyd), "look east" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to have to deal with that hothead! Besides, the smell
Floyd | of herring coming from in there is rather overpowering. Has a very
Floyd | reddy tinge to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chandelier" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHANDELIER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an over-elaborate chandelier constructed from fake moose antlers.
Floyd | It's swinging about with its chatter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Guest Room
Floyd | You're in a rather dapper bedroom. The beautiful bed is by far the
Floyd | most striking thing it contains. The exit is back to the northwest
Floyd | while another door is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bed, a mounted fish and a chest of drawers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "mount fish" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOUNT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Searching that would reveal little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be made of fine oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to open the drawers, but they won't budge! Suddenly, a voice
Floyd | emerges from it saying "Go 'way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the guest room door or the bathroom door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bathroom door" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BATHROOM DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Knock it off! I'm locked!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the guest room door or the bathroom door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't sink lower than this!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Handsome Guest Room                                  320/337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Handsome Guest Room
Floyd | You're in a rather dapper bedroom. The beautiful bed is by far the
Floyd | most striking thing it contains. The exit is back to the northwest
Floyd | while another door is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bed, a mounted fish and a chest of drawers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whine cellar
Floyd | You're in a dark and dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some spilled wine, a rack, a whine barrel and a mounted
Floyd | fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The barrel continues to have the whine of its life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "draw wine" 		

Floyd ]  Whine cellar                                         320/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW WINE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 320 out of a possible 360, in 339 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
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 ]  Whine cellar                                         320/339
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Whine cellar
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Gettin' late. Think it's worth leaving off?"
		Zach says, "Yeah, I'm pretty tired."
		Johnny says, "We're (seemingly) so close!"
		Johnny says, "But I'd be okay to pick up later, if."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, I'm kind of fading."
		Zach says, "Yup, score-wise we seem to be almost there, but I don't have any ideas."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I've had a headache since Tuesday :/"
		Zach says, "Eek"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be depicting a scene from a famous episode of the Twilight
Floyd | Zone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfmanor1" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/341
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swing from chandelier" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING FROM CHANDELIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "What's to the east that's so hot? the kitchen?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to have to deal with that hothead! Besides, the smell
Floyd | of herring coming from in there is rather overpowering. Has a very
Floyd | reddy tinge to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "The kitchen and the hot stove, yeah."
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		mwmiller says, "Well then. See you next week (I hope), y'all."
mwmiller has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach says, "I should be here on time next week. I had a late flight tonight."
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sorry about last week."
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfmanor1" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/341
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "That's OK. I wasn't here either."
Johnny arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		genericgeekgirl | In a Manor of Speaking is a punny adventure set in the surreal world of of Calembour.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Sheesh, is it vain in here or is it just you?
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   handful of words
Floyd |   a magic marker
Floyd |   a bag
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's addressed to Lord Handsome. Below the address it says "DO NOT
Floyd | OPEN" in large, very serious letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like something is moving inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x marker" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a magic marker. It says so right on the casing and why would it
Floyd | lie to you? There's also a warning label.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The words form the sentence "say the password".
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says, "So, we are indeed in a manor of speaking, in a manner of speaking." 		genericgeekgirl says, "I think we already used the password. And if we draw on the wrong thing with the marker, bad things happen."
		mwmiller says, "Whoops! Er. So, we are indeed in a manor of speaking, in a manner of speaking."
		Ellison says, "nice. this is a cute game."
		genericgeekgirl says, "But we did use it draw a bridge."
		mwmiller says, "Unfortunately the bad things that happen are spammy enough to discourage trying to find good things that can happen. >:("
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be depicting a scene from a famous episode of the Twilight
Floyd | Zone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "break plate" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You really don't want to act like such a chowderhead in
Floyd | Calembour! Or anywhere, for that matter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Seems to be, but really it's a scene from The Waltons."
		mwmiller asks, "The dish's description doesn't get any more specific than that, does it?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine scene" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine scene on plate" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SCENE ON PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x armor" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What a cliché, predictable thing to have in a structure of this kind!
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take plate" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose the commemorative plate would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take armor" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ARMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose the suit of armour would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to armor" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ARMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to attempt conversation with someone (or something), try
Floyd | asking them about something. For example, "ask puppy about ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Guess not. So it's...a twilight zone plate? A twilight zone dish? A Serling dish?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask plate about scene" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PLATE ABOUT SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too busy chatting to everyone... er, everything else!
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x objects" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OBJECTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fine grandfather clock. It's currently displaying the time of
Floyd | half past four.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask clock about bag" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CLOCK ABOUT BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too busy chatting to everyone... er, everything else!
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** A voice cries "You fool! You let the cat out of the
Floyd | bag!" before a feline indeed leaps out and scampers away like a cat
Floyd | out of hell.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** You wonder how you're going to explain this to your boss before
Floyd | realising it's not an issue since you're now stranded in Calembour.
Floyd | You eventually forge a new life for yourself by setting up a business
Floyd | that specialises in selling laces for left shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** It seems curiousity didn't kill this cat. Instead, it killed your
Floyd | chances of getting off this island! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 320 out of a possible 360, in 356 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
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" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Lounge Room
Floyd | You have entered what appears to be a completely empty room. All you
Floyd | can see is a door leading east and a lone couch sitting in the centre
Floyd | of the room. Despite the sparse decor, it still manages to have a
Floyd | handsome vibe to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a couch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x couch" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a saucy red upholstered couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't help but feel rude sitting on the couch! What if you sit on
Floyd | its face? That's definitely a second date thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about hulk" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT HULK
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's truly all that and a bag of potato crisps! Even better looking
Floyd | than Lord Handsome!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about lord handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT LORD HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | "A dapper gentleman who has recently become a bit of a recluse. He has
Floyd | locked himself behind a door upstairs, as if he's waiting for
Floyd | something to free him from his misery. No one has heard him speak in
Floyd | weeks! I wonder if he can still enjoy burritos..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about burritos" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT BURRITOS
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is only one thing I like more than burritos, and that's more
Floyd | burritos!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about lock" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, I don't know much about that! Sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about door" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "The door upstairs learned to keep his mouth shut! Some of the others
Floyd | were so chatty they got boarded up by the intolerant chowderhead,
Floyd | Count Dashing!
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want to get by the upstairs fellow, just ask him about the
Floyd | paintings. He won't stop yammering and you'll be able to slip right
Floyd | in, like a ninja. A ninja... in the night!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask couch about count dashing" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Lounge Room                               320/365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK COUCH ABOUT COUNT DASHING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Boy howdy, is that guy ever a chowderhead! He's been causing nothing
Floyd | but trouble!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Foyer                                     320/366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Foyer
Floyd | You're in the foyer of Handsome Manor. It is very handsome, indeed. In
Floyd | a joke that you likely saw coming from miles away, many objects
Floyd | populating the room are chatting to each other. Interestingly, most
Floyd | doors appear to be boarded up except ones east, west and southeast. An
Floyd | elaborate stairway leads up while another leads down. The exit is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a clock, a chandelier, a rug, a suit of armour, a
Floyd | commemorative plate, a fireplace and a mounted fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The objects continue chatting excitedly to each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   320/367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Handsome Hallway
Floyd | A hallway. Paintings cover the walls. Stairs lead down while a very
Floyd | stern looking door is at the south end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask door about paintings" 		

Floyd ]  A Handsome Hallway                                   340/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DOOR ABOUT PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The door's eyes light up. Well, they would if it had any eyes. It
Floyd | begins to rant on and on about sausages, giving you a grand history of
Floyd | the food (did you know the skin of a sausage was used as an early form
Floyd | of contraception device?), opening and closing as it talks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door yammers away about sausages.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eeagh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip through the door as it yammers away.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | A surprisingly modest throne room. Or maybe it just seems modest
Floyd | compared to the extravagantly handsome gentleman here. There is also a
Floyd | less attractive man here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a throne, Count Dashing and Lord Handsome here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So here we are at last, Lord Handsome... face to face! But this time
Floyd | the advantage belongs to me: Count Dashing! Now that I have taken your
Floyd | voice, you cannot speak the words that can defeat me! It is time for
Floyd | me to take revenge for what you did to me... for turning my head into
Floyd | chowder!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Count Dashing suddenly notices your presence. "And who might you be?
Floyd | Wait... that bag... give it to me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A look of desperation ripples across Lord Handsome's face as he
Floyd | notices the bag! He opens his hands towards you as if asking for
Floyd | something.
Floyd |
Floyd | They begin to wrestle toward you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "deck mofo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DECK MOFO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** A cat leaps out of the bag, scampering out of sight!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** "Thank you... fool!", the Count says in a rather evil manner which
Floyd | gives you the inkling that you may have done something wrong. "Now
Floyd | nothing can stop me from ruling Calembour!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ** He pumps his fist in the air, shattering the ceiling into millions
Floyd | of tiny pieces that rain to the floor! A lightning bolt shoots from
Floyd | the sky and strikes his fist, transforming it into iron which he uses
Floyd | to rule Calembour for all eternity!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** That wasn't a very good opening move! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 369 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
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 ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/369
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Stop doing that!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give bag to handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 360/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BAG TO HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | His eyes widen! He knocks Count Dashing to the floor with a great
Floyd | thud, snatches and opens the bag, and yanks out a cat! He thrusts his
Floyd | hand down the feline's maw, pulling out what appears to be a human
Floyd | tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | In what is a rather repulsive display, Lord Handsome sticks the tongue
Floyd | in his own mouth and swivels it around until finally he speaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was not I who did this to you, Dashing! You know as well as I that
Floyd | actions speak louder than words, no matter how powerful those words
Floyd | may be!", the Lord booms handsomely. "You did this to yourself by
Floyd | treating all around you poorly! Act like a chowderhead and soon you
Floyd | will be percieved as one!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I will speak the word that will banish you from this land, the
Floyd | power of which can only be broken once your actions show that you have
Floyd | changed your ways!" He takes a deep breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "POOTEMS!", he bellows in a very handsome manner while standing in a
Floyd | very handsome manor!
Floyd |
Floyd | Light retreats from the centre of the room as a wormhole rapidly takes
Floyd | shape. Count Dashing attempts to make a quick dash for freedom, only
Floyd | for an invisible force to pull him towards the now gigantic wormhole,
Floyd | its shimmering green hem caressing the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll be back, Handsome!", the Count screams in defiance as the black
Floyd | abyss engulfs him, "I'll be back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The wormhole vanishes, taking the villainous Count Dashing with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Handsome takes a moment to catch his breath before turning to
Floyd | you. "Oh, thank you! That cat got my tongue so long ago and I've been
Floyd | left speechless since, unable to say the magic words I possess that no
Floyd | other person in the land can say! I see my agents managed to retrieve
Floyd | it and send it off... how can I ever repay you?" He pauses briefly
Floyd | (and handsomely) to think. "Ah, I know! I'm sure your transport
Floyd | crashlanded here. Here, use my Jet Ski!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He brings out a single ski with a jet engine strapped to it with
Floyd | gigantic elastic bands. You fasten yourself in and (somehow safely)
Floyd | rocket home!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 360 out of a possible 360, in 369 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Master Punster.
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 | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!"
		Zach says, "hooray, jet ski!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 360/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Did you try...
Floyd |
Floyd | Sniffing the marker?
Floyd | Rocking out at the metal concert twice?
Floyd | Throwing bird seeds into the moat?
Floyd | Saying the password before you should know it?
Floyd | Drawing a sword, a blank, a conclusion or blood?
Floyd | Kicking the bucket?
Floyd | Picking up the chicks?
Floyd | Jumping on the bed?
Floyd | Cutting a rug?
Floyd | Turning the table?
Floyd | Having a drink in the whine cellar?
Floyd | Giving a piece of your mind or a bear hug to different inhabitants?
Floyd | Making light conversation with the denizens of Calembour?
Floyd | Attempting to have "relations" with anyone or anything for a sneak
Floyd | peek of (what may possibly be) Hulk Handsome's next game?
Floyd |
Floyd | If you were a beta tester, try asking the couch about your own name!
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 | >

		Johnny says, "Give he bag o dashing."
		Johnny says, "If it's in the amusing text."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/369
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "say pootems" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY POOTEMS
Floyd |
Floyd | The word somehow manages to fizzle out before it even leaves your
Floyd | mouth!
Floyd |
Floyd | The two foes tumble closer toward you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf."
		mwmiller says, "D'oh."
Zach says (to Floyd), "have relations with handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAVE RELATIONS WITH HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Look, this isn't that kind of game! You'll just have to wait for Hulk
Floyd | Handsome's upcoming title, "Latex Goddesses of Porkus: Beyond Pleasure
Floyd | Dome!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The two combatants both fall toward you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Well, that was a sudden ending."
		Johnny says, "You need the magic tongue."
Zach says (to Floyd), "give bear hug to handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BEAR HUG TO HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kiss handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | But you just met Lord Handsome!
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give handsome bear hug" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDSOME BEAR HUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "We don't have the bear hug anymore so we can't give it. SORRY. :("
		genericgeekgirl says, "Also Handsome has no tongue and cannot kiss back."
		mwmiller exclaims, "You don't need a tongue to kiss!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "have relations with handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAVE RELATIONS WITH HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Look, this isn't that kind of game! You'll just have to wait for Hulk
Floyd | Handsome's upcoming title, "Latex Goddesses of Porkus: Beyond Pleasure
Floyd | Dome!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "....I mean it *helps*, but you don't *need* it!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give bag to dashing" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BAG TO DASHING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You hand the bag over to Count Dashing who hurriedly
Floyd | throws it out a window, much to the clear dismay of Lord Handsome!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** "Thank you... fool!", the Count says in a rather evil manner which
Floyd | gives you the inkling that you may have made the wrong choice. "Now
Floyd | nothing can stop me from ruling Calembour!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ** He pumps his fist in the air, shattering the ceiling into millions
Floyd | of tiny pieces that rain to the floor! A lightning bolt shoots from
Floyd | the sky and strikes his fist, transforming it into iron which he uses
Floyd | to rule Calembour for all eternity!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** It appears your chances of returning home were just dashed by
Floyd | Dashing! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 373 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "nooo"
		mwmiller says, "Ah heck, might as well find out what happens if we dawdle too long."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/373
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "All right, I guess the timer's more lenient than I thought. No sense typing it a billion times."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine count dashing" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE COUNT DASHING
Floyd |
Floyd | Next to Lord Handsome, he's about as attractive as a wet sloth. Wait,
Floyd | they're kinda cute.
Floyd |
Floyd | He actually would be rather dashing if it wasn't for that fact that
Floyd | his head appears to be made out of chowder.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z.z.z.z.z.z.z.z.z.z.z.z" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine lord handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE LORD HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | His good looks defy description! He seems to be in a spot of bother,
Floyd | though.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I think they failed to write that ending in."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take arms" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ARMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Pardon? You can see no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fire arms" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIRE ARMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry? It seems that's not a verb you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I think you people are expecting too much implementation-wise."
		Johnny says, "Not everything can be a pun."
		Zach says, "But we are the MASTER PUNSTER"
		mwmiller says, "But the puns are the WHOLE POINT."
		Johnny says (to mwm), "Sorry, but some of us are here for the story."
		Johnny asks (of anybody_else), "Right?"
		genericgeekgirl) crickets chirp
		Zach says, "I thought Johnny was here for the chicks"
		genericgeekgirl) chicks, uh, peep?
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | A surprisingly modest throne room. Or maybe it just seems modest
Floyd | compared to the extravagantly handsome gentleman here. There is also a
Floyd | less attractive man here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a throne, Count Dashing and Lord Handsome here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit on throne" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON THRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is no time to play Grand Ruler of the Universe!
Floyd |
Floyd | The two enemies are within arms reach of you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Lots of the chicks around here are taken."
		genericgeekgirl says, "This is my chick. There are many like it. But this one is mine."
		Allen says, "the Tractor Supply Store in my home town had a sign every spring, "Chicks for sale. Cheep!""
		Olly says, "Hee hee."
jenrexrode disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		mwmiller says, "What good are chicks with tractors? I doubt they can reach the steering wheel and the pedals at once."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Are we done? Is there something short anyone wants to play?"
		mwmiller says, "I guess we could try a few more of the 'Have you tried...?' things. *Have* we actually drawn anything without getting the generic spammy message? Hm..."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I think we'll start maga's Olivia's Orphanorium next week, because it ranked second in the poll last time."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "draw a sword" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW A SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your graffiti springs to life and wreaks havoc in
Floyd | Calembour, killing dozens of people! You spend the rest of your
Floyd | existence being hunted for committing homicidal vandalism, living life
Floyd | on a lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Her name is Flossy.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Looks like the writing is on the wall for you! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 396 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Oh come on, that's the generic message."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "draw sword" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You draw a sword, only for it to turn on you and
Floyd | attack, slicing you into tiny bits!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** It certainly had a tip for you! Did you get the point? ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 396 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I misread that as 'turn you on'."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "draw a blank" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW A BLANK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Your lack of imagination slowly envelopes the entire
Floyd | world until nothing is left but an empty void!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** Good gravy, you really are good for nothing! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 396 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "draw conclusion" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW CONCLUSION
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You illustrate a fitting fate for yourself and
Floyd | conclude your adventure early!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** You certainly found a means to an end! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 396 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "draw blood" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You drown in an ocean of blood!
Floyd |
Floyd | ** You must be seeing red now! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 340 out of a possible 360, in 396 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of a bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 340/396
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | A Modest Throne Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "All right, all right."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give bag to lord handsome" 		

Floyd ]  A Modest Throne Room                                 360/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BAG TO LORD HANDSOME
Floyd |
Floyd | His eyes widen! He knocks Count Dashing to the floor with a great
Floyd | thud, snatches and opens the bag, and yanks out a cat! He thrusts his
Floyd | hand down the feline's maw, pulling out what appears to be a human
Floyd | tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | In what is a rather repulsive display, Lord Handsome sticks the tongue
Floyd | in his own mouth and swivels it around until finally he speaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was not I who did this to you, Dashing! You know as well as I that
Floyd | actions speak louder than words, no matter how powerful those words
Floyd | may be!", the Lord booms handsomely. "You did this to yourself by
Floyd | treating all around you poorly! Act like a chowderhead and soon you
Floyd | will be percieved as one!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I will speak the word that will banish you from this land, the
Floyd | power of which can only be broken once your actions show that you have
Floyd | changed your ways!" He takes a deep breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "POOTEMS!", he bellows in a very handsome manner while standing in a
Floyd | very handsome manor!
Floyd |
Floyd | Light retreats from the centre of the room as a wormhole rapidly takes
Floyd | shape. Count Dashing attempts to make a quick dash for freedom, only
Floyd | for an invisible force to pull him towards the now gigantic wormhole,
Floyd | its shimmering green hem caressing the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll be back, Handsome!", the Count screams in defiance as the black
Floyd | abyss engulfs him, "I'll be back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The wormhole vanishes, taking the villainous Count Dashing with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Handsome takes a moment to catch his breath before turning to
Floyd | you. "Oh, thank you! That cat got my tongue so long ago and I've been
Floyd | left speechless since, unable to say the magic words I possess that no
Floyd | other person in the land can say! I see my agents managed to retrieve
Floyd | it and send it off... how can I ever repay you?" He pauses briefly
Floyd | (and handsomely) to think. "Ah, I know! I'm sure your transport
Floyd | crashlanded here. Here, use my Jet Ski!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He brings out a single ski with a jet engine strapped to it with
Floyd | gigantic elastic bands. You fasten yourself in and (somehow safely)
Floyd | rocket home!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 360 out of a possible 360, in 396 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Master Punster.
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 | >

		mwmiller says, "Yay. Okay I got nothin'."
mwmiller 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?" 		Johnny says, "We'd already won."
		Johnny says, "Now we're just showboating."



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Olivia's Orphanorium by Sam Kabo Ashwell
As played on ifMUD on April 11 & 18, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Olivia's Orphanorium written by Sam Kabo Ashwell. Olivia's Orphanorium was originally released in 2012 as part of the Cover Stories minicomp. It went on to be nominated for a Xyzzy for Best Individual PC. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

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

		genericgeekgirl asks, "When we last voted, Olivia's Orphanorium by maga came in second, so unless someone really wants to play something else, should we just start that one tonight?"
		Zach says, "OO sounds good."
		jenrexrode says, "I have played the ophanarium before, so if you need help. we never finished, though"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask olivia2" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | While not particularly graphic in its depiction, this game is
Floyd | centrally about the institutional mistreatment of children, in which
Floyd | the player character is instrumental. That considered, do you wish to
Floyd | continue?

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yes!"
		jenrexrode says, "I played with someone with a techy funny name"
Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		jenrexrode says, "i forgot, then someone reminded me, and I forgot again."
		Johnny asks, "h0rch@7@?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | When young the orphan is commonly sent to an asylum, where by
Floyd | careful cultivation of its rudimentary sense of locality it is taught
Floyd | to know its place. It is then instructed in the arts of dependence and
Floyd | servitude and eventually turned loose to prey upon the world as a
Floyd | bootblack or scullery maid. -- Bierce

		jenrexrode says, "no, it was like emacsuser, but not that person, and it was a girl"
		Johnny says, "Vimuser."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "You don't mean thexenographer, do you?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, i think so"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah, she's cool. She's local, and created a cardgame about lesbians and cats."
		jenrexrode says, "we got one or two of the girls a job, and some got adopted, I am not sure if the game ends."
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | You have always dreamed of becoming an orphanmaster, and now you are
Floyd | finally getting to live your dream! Can you rise to the challenge and
Floyd | guide Olivia's Orphanorium from humble beginnings to towering success?
Floyd |
Floyd | Olivia's Orphanorium
Floyd | A Casual Simulation by Sam Kabo Ashwell
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 120729 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | For further information, see ABOUT.
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old (though with most of them, age is merely a rough guess).
Floyd | Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively low. The Middle
Floyd | House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans, Peyton and Gilbert are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | First published over a hundred years ago, Lung's Fairy Tales come in a
Floyd | variety of coloured covers, sturdy enough to resist chewing. These
Floyd | appear to form the complete set, and to be mostly first editions;
Floyd | signed bookplates indicate that they were donated to the Waifs and
Floyd | Strays Trust by the author.
Floyd |
Floyd | Skimming briefly through a few of the Tales, you are shocked at how
Floyd | gruesomely inappropriate they are for children; clearly these predate
Floyd | the more pure-minded Revised Edition. You shudder to think what
Floyd | schemes they might put into a child's head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "chew fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHEW FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hans" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans Culter, son of a gamekeeper and a scrawny Salopian bawd.
Floyd | His discipline is mediocre, his vigour poor, his appearance bad and
Floyd | his morale poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Peyton     poor         bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Gilbert    poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Deedee     abysmal      poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | Olivia's Orphanorium was written for Cover Stories, a
Floyd | minicomp in which artists supplied pieces of cover art, after which
Floyd | authors each chose a cover and wrote an appropriate game. The games
Floyd | were coded in three weeks, plus a two-week testing period.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover image was selected by Rowan Lipkovits, from Google's LIFE
Floyd | magazine photo archive; it is dated May 22, 1886, was taken by Wallace
Floyd | G. Levison in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and depicts one Isabel Harter,
Floyd | who is unlikely to have been an orphan.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Alphatesters
Floyd |  Justin de Vesine, a jaunty and stylish gentleman
Floyd |  Jacqueline A. Lott, an infamous Appalachian cat lady
Floyd |
Floyd |  Betatesters
Floyd | James Eagle, a gin-soaked socialist scrivener of radical
Floyd | pamphlets
Floyd |  Jacques Frechet, an incompetent timpanist
Floyd |  Joey Jones, a third-rate llama rustler
Floyd |  Jacqueline A. Lott, supra
Floyd | Adrienne Mueller, a shameless apologist for the unexpurgated
Floyd | Lung's Forbidden Tales
Floyd |  Andrew Schultz, a pitiful mathematics-addict
Floyd |  Dan Shiovitz, a slovenly bit-twiddler
Floyd | David Welbourn, a moustachioed Canadian collector of
Floyd | curiously composed text adventures
Floyd |
Floyd |  And
Floyd | Emily Short, a notorious lady author, for thinking this was
Floyd | an amusing concept and putting up with my mutterings
Floyd | Andrew Plotkin, a crazy uncle, for wrangling the serial
Floyd | comma
Floyd | Graham Nelson, an obscure producer of questionable gospels,
Floyd | for certain technical contributions
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks are also due to extension authors Michael Callaghan and Jesse
Floyd | McGrew, to the many, many people who have contributed to Inform over
Floyd | the years, and to the various denizens of ifMUD and intfiction.org who
Floyd | have improved my coding by being better than me at it, or made me feel
Floyd | competent by being worse.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author may be contacted at magadog@gmail.com.

		
Binder arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans, Peyton and Gilbert are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deedee is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ride tricycle" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE TRICYCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tricycle" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRICYCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Relics of the public-sector days, when it was hoped that regular
Floyd | tricycle use might furnish orphans of the correct age with enmuscled
Floyd | shanks, allowing them to better work a treadmill at a later age. Their
Floyd | designer, Hopfrock Truitt, fondly envisaged a future in which orphans
Floyd | would find gainful employment as cycle-rickshaw pilots, a dream dashed
Floyd | when it was discovered to be extremely stupid.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The tricycles are an activity upgrade; orphans ASSIGNed to them
Floyd | will slowly become more vigorous. Assigning orphans to
Floyd | self-improvement devices is vital if you wish to shape their
Floyd | character.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign deedee to tricycle" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN DEEDEE TO TRICYCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Deedee Hock to occupy herself with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd | She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deedee is busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen --
Floyd | although once a child confined here was discovered, when his birth
Floyd | certificate surfaced, to be a spindly twenty-two. The largest,
Floyd | best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated with
Floyd | inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x murals" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MURALS
Floyd |
Floyd | The murals depict sturdy youths and modest maidens, with classic
Floyd | features and somewhat blank expressions, enthusiastically applying
Floyd | themselves to various forms of wholesome industry. The jobs depicted
Floyd | are chiefly of the rustic sort, or at least involve healthy exercise
Floyd | in the fresh air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x jobs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JOBS
Floyd |
Floyd | The murals depict sturdy youths and modest maidens, with classic
Floyd | features and somewhat blank expressions, enthusiastically applying
Floyd | themselves to various forms of wholesome industry. The jobs depicted
Floyd | are chiefly of the rustic sort, or at least involve healthy exercise
Floyd | in the fresh air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining The Compleat Orphanmaster)
Floyd | This handsome duodecimo volume briefly summarises the most important
Floyd | tools in the orphanmaster's trade, as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASSIGN a dependent TO some constructive workstation;
Floyd | also UNASSIGN
Floyd | BUY items listed FROM a reputable catalogue
Floyd | CONSULT a catalogue ABOUT the nature and quality of its
Floyd | wares
Floyd | DISCIPLINE a dependent, in a manner not exceeding established
Floyd | standards
Floyd | DISMISS vexing and bootless tasks
Floyd | SELL unprofitable superfluities
Floyd | SCORE yourself on the ephemeral scale of worldly accomplishment
Floyd | RECAP tasks one has promised to undertake, then neglected
Floyd | ROOM NAME, navigation for the navigation-challenged
Floyd | SCRUB someone incapable of taking responsibility for their own
Floyd | filthiness
Floyd | Bureaucratically tabulate the STATUS of all your charges
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Thus far, zero orphans have passed through your hands, of whom zero
Floyd | have made anything of themselves. Your treasury has 50 coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Athaliah Hertford's Manual of Childcare
Floyd |   The Compleat Orphanmaster
Floyd |   a gruel order form
Floyd |   a dinner bell
Floyd |
Floyd | Your institutional resources include Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales
Floyd | and some ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you are responsible for four orphans and your treasury
Floyd | amounts to 50 coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x manual" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bestselling guide from the leading authority on the orphan
Floyd | industry. You turn to a well-thumbed page in the first chapter:
Floyd |
Floyd | The Government, firm in its belief that the private sector is
Floyd | best-equipped to reduce waste and deliver results, will pay you a
Floyd | stipend for each orphan and a further bonus for each child placed in a
Floyd | gainful profession. Since the Government wisely abhors handouts and
Floyd | rewarding failure, you will receive no funds for orphans escaped,
Floyd | deceased, or who upon their majority have failed to become productive
Floyd | citizens, ensuring their descent into vice. These are assumed to be
Floyd | the natural fates of the orphan, however, and will incur no penalty.
Floyd |
Floyd | For further reading, consider the entries on discipline, vigour,
Floyd | looks, morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x discipline" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISCIPLINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read discipline" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DISCIPLINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "consider discipline" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSIDER DISCIPLINE
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Athaliah Hertford's Manual of Childcare):
Floyd | Virtually all orphans have an unnatural want of discipline.
Floyd | Instilling discipline and a sense of the value of hard work is
Floyd | essential if they are ever to become productive members of society,
Floyd | and should be your highest priority. Your orphans must be made to
Floyd | understand that discipline is not just an abstract noun; it is is an
Floyd | active verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "consider vigor" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSIDER VIGOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Athaliah Hertford's Manual of Childcare):
Floyd | A crucial quality that most orphans lack is vigour. Orphans are
Floyd | by inclination lazy and weak, but this can be remedied with a firm
Floyd | hand. A robust orphan can earn you good money on treadmills, and may
Floyd | get a position doing menial hard labour -- laundries, the infantry,
Floyd | and the like. Never forget, however, that a strong, healthy orphan is
Floyd | better-equipped to escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "consider looks" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSIDER LOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Athaliah Hertford's Manual of Childcare):
Floyd | Of no small importance in this fallen world are looks. Most
Floyd | orphans will resemble a diseased turnip no matter how much you SCRUB
Floyd | them, but a few may become presentable enough to earn posts as
Floyd | housemaids or footmen. A particularly angelic orphan might even be
Floyd | adopted by a respectable family, which is the best racket of all; but
Floyd | such happy providence is not to be relied upon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "consider morale" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSIDER MORALE
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Athaliah Hertford's Manual of Childcare):
Floyd | Orphans are an ungrateful, unhealthy lot and may undergo a lack of
Floyd | mental and physical morale; this makes them prone to
Floyd | mischievious acts, such as escaping and dying of malnutrition. Be
Floyd | firm, and remember that without you they have no hope of any kind of
Floyd | true happiness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "What little pranksters."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x form" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Producing gruel in-house was determined to be inefficient relative to
Floyd | subcontracting, not to mention an incentive to theft. Using this form
Floyd | you can change your standing order with Slophouse & Sons, who offer
Floyd | grades of gruel from 1 to 5, high numbers cheapest. Your current order
Floyd | is for Grade 3, thin gruel; this will cost six coins a day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | This heavy brass bell summons the orphans to their daily meal,
Floyd | signalling the day's end. You prefer to ring it only when all the
Floyd | affairs of the day have been taken care of.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x orphanmaster" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ORPHANMASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | This handsome duodecimo volume briefly summarises the most important
Floyd | tools in the orphanmaster's trade, as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASSIGN a dependent TO some constructive workstation;
Floyd | also UNASSIGN
Floyd | BUY items listed FROM a reputable catalogue
Floyd | CONSULT a catalogue ABOUT the nature and quality of its
Floyd | wares
Floyd | DISCIPLINE a dependent, in a manner not exceeding established
Floyd | standards
Floyd | DISMISS vexing and bootless tasks
Floyd | SELL unprofitable superfluities
Floyd | SCORE yourself on the ephemeral scale of worldly accomplishment
Floyd | RECAP tasks one has promised to undertake, then neglected
Floyd | ROOM NAME, navigation for the navigation-challenged
Floyd | SCRUB someone incapable of taking responsibility for their own
Floyd | filthiness
Floyd | Bureaucratically tabulate the STATUS of all your charges
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, ok."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Deedee is busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x deedee" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEEDEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Deedee Hock, daughter of a loveless effeminate pawnbroker and a
Floyd | fraudulent fluffer.
Floyd | Her discipline is abysmal, her vigour poor, her appearance bad and her
Floyd | morale mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Should we discipline her?"
		Johnny asks, "While she's tricycling?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline deedee" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE DEEDEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Deedee Hock. Her discipline
Floyd | is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It's multitasking!"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "How does one fix morale? Floggings?"
		Zach says, "I'd imagine better food would help."
		Johnny says, "It's probably a derived stat."
		Zach says, "Maybe less floggings, but that's no good."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x deedee" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEEDEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Behold: Deedee Hock, daughter of a loveless effeminate pawnbroker and
Floyd | a fraudulent fluffer.
Floyd | Her discipline is abysmal, her vigour poor, her appearance bad and her
Floyd | morale poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "raise morale" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE MORALE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give deedee a pony" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DEEDEE A PONY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, that didn't work in De Baron either."
		Johnny says, "geven pony naar meisje"
		Johnny says, "If you trust Google."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans, Peyton and Gilbert are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x peyton" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEYTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Peyton Cropes, daughter of an advertiser of adult stamps and a Greek
Floyd | medium.
Floyd | Her discipline is poor, her vigour bad, her appearance bad and her
Floyd | morale mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "you do what you think will improve the numbers, then you ring a bell or something to end the day, then you soo how you did"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x gilbert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GILBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilbert Graves, son of an addict to Tijuana bibles and an Egyptian
Floyd | milkmaid.
Floyd | His discipline is mediocre, his vigour bad, his appearance poor and
Floyd | his morale poor. Yet God loves him, thus proving that He is capable of
Floyd | all things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are too many of them to cart about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "How do you get Tijuana bibles this far north?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "assign gilbert to fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GILBERT TO FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales is a passive improvement
Floyd | device: idle orphans in the relevant ward may be improved by it, or
Floyd | not, and there is nothing that God or man may do to affect the
Floyd | outcome. You can only assign orphans to active improvement devices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, fine."
		Zach says, "I say we flog everyone until they start having parents."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha, aw."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Actually, I'm curious."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "flog gilbert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLOG GILBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit gilbert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GILBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | Random violence bewilders a child and is liable to lead to their
Floyd | becoming a street ruffian, transvestite or anarchist. For ordered,
Floyd | constructive violence, I commend to your attention the DISCIPLINE
Floyd | verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | (This game makes heavy use of randomisation, which means that UNDO
Floyd | has the potential to be unusually disruptive. On the other hand,
Floyd | disabling UNDO entirely can be seriously annoying. The command will be
Floyd | available from now on, but you're requested to restrict your use of it
Floyd | to input mistakes, getting around bugs, and viewing alternative
Floyd | content, rather than to exploit the game for more favourable random
Floyd | outcomes.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf. All right."
		Johnny says, "Boom."
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline gilbert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GILBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Gilbert Graves. His
Floyd | discipline is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "discipline peyton" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE PEYTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Peyton Cropes. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hans" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HANS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is Hans Culter, discarded progeny of a gamekeeper and a scrawny
Floyd | Salopian bawd.
Floyd | His discipline is mediocre, his vigour bad, his appearance bad and his
Floyd | morale poor. He is a perpetual disappointment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "scrub hans" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB HANS
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Hans, delouse his scalp with equal parts pomatum and
Floyd | mercurial ointment (just in case), and scrub him all over with
Floyd | turpentine and a pumice-stone. This accomplished, you deliver a short
Floyd | lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Peyton     poor         bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Gilbert    adequate     bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Deedee     abysmal      poor         poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we need to find more things for the kids to do."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans, Peyton and Gilbert are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't think there's much else to do this turn"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "discipline me" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You should only discipline orphans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "kinky"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub me" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You have already washed. You have particularly clean habits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are an attractive, capable woman with a sunny disposition, aged
Floyd | 20-35; despite this, your life is sufficiently dull to excite neither
Floyd | unease nor envy in middle-aged ladies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "scrub peyton" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 1 Children: 4                                   Treasury: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB  PEYTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess we can feed them now?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 5                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Hans Culter's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Deedee Hock's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 40 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 6 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food. How tiny people can eat so much is beyond
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Hunter Blair, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "scrub all; woo, money" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 5                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB ALL; WOO, MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "whoops"
		Johnny says, "woo, money"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub all" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 5                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub gilbert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 5                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB GILBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Gilbert, drag a comb through his hair, and make him walk
Floyd | around with a book on his head. This accomplished, you deliver a short
Floyd | lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Prisoners Dilemma
Floyd |
Floyd | You are awakened late at night by inexpertly-muffled footsteps on
Floyd | squeaky boards, and rush to check that all your charges are secure. It
Floyd | swiftly transpires that Deedee Hock and Gilbert Graves are both
Floyd | missing; worse, it sounds as if Graves is making for the boarded-up
Floyd | back door in the Junior House, while Hock climbs to the attic and
Floyd | tries to force a window. A perfectly coordinated escape: pursuing one
Floyd | will almost certainly give the other enough time to get away. You have
Floyd | only moments to decide.
Floyd | 1 - Go after Deedee Hock.
Floyd | 2 - Pursue Gilbert Graves.
Floyd | 3 - Come up with a plan that somehow allows you to intercept both.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 3 >

		jenrexrode says, "ha ha"
		Zach says, "Bear traps!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yikes."
		genericgeekgirl says, "But we were so good to them. How dare they!"
		Johnny says (to Zach), "urchin =/= ursine"
		Zach says, "We shared our precious gruel with them."
		Zach asks, "Can we catch both?"
		Zach says, "It's probably randomish."
Zach says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 3 >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You hesitate too long. There is really no way to accomplish this, but
Floyd | you can't bear to abandon a child. Too late, you choose the attic, but
Floyd | you know before you arrive there that the window will be open, the
Floyd | birds flown. You trudge back downstairs, trying to ignore the buzz of
Floyd | excitement rising from the dormitories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "dang"
Binder has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach says, "Gilbert, we hardly knew ye."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter, Hans and Peyton are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     abysmal      poor         bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hunter Blair. His
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You are graced by the presence of Hunter Blair, secret brat of a
Floyd | stinking debased footpad and a suicidal poetess.
Floyd | His discipline is awful, his vigour bad, his appearance awful and his
Floyd | morale poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Well, someone needs to manage those damn trikes now."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "assign hunter to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN HUNTER TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | It is highly irregular to assign an orphan to a task unsuited to their
Floyd | age. Besides, total chaos would ensue if children were allowed to
Floyd | wander freely between wards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah."
		Zach asks, "There's not much else to do. Give them better food?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we need some younger kids. Sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x form" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Producing gruel in-house was determined to be inefficient relative to
Floyd | subcontracting, not to mention an incentive to theft. Using this form
Floyd | you can change your standing order with Slophouse & Sons, who offer
Floyd | grades of gruel from 1 to 5, high numbers cheapest. Your current order
Floyd | is for Grade 3, thin gruel; this will cost five coins a day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "set form to 1" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET FORM TO 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You amend your order to request grade 1, thick porridge. A gruel finer
Floyd | than any orphan deserves, this stodgy mix contains steel-cut oats,
Floyd | crab-apples, molasses and lumps of beef fat. Any orphan capable of
Floyd | keeping it down will surely grow up big and strong. Your daily food
Floyd | bill is now fifteen coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "set form to 2" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 2 Children: 3                                   Treasury: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET FORM TO 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You amend your order to request grade 2, substantial gruel. This grade
Floyd | of gruel is somewhat thicker than the basic product, but otherwise
Floyd | much the same stuff. Your daily food bill is now nine coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Mmm crab apples and fat"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 5                                   Treasury: 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Hans Culter's morale,
Floyd | which is now adequate.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Peyton Cropes's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 30 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 9 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Orphanorium has been entrusted with two more children: Donny
Floyd | Pinkney is old enough for the Middle House, while Prudence Socket will
Floyd | go to the Junior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 5                                   Treasury: 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Hunter     awful        bad          awful        poor
Floyd | Prudence   abysmal      poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Donny      awful        awful        bad          mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Mystery Child
Floyd |
Floyd | Late one night a shuttered carriage pulls up to the Orphanorium gates.
Floyd | The coachman, a swarthy and ill-favoured fellow in mourning-dress,
Floyd | asks to discuss a sensitive matter; his master, he explains, wishes
Floyd | his young ward to be kept discreetly at the Orphanorium. One hundred
Floyd | coins will, he trusts, buy your hospitality and your silence.
Floyd | 1 - Take the money and admit the child.
Floyd | 2 - This smells rotten. Refuse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >

		Zach says, "Prudence Socket would be a good tech brand"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The coachman nods. Many locks are removed from the carriage; a small
Floyd | boy emerges, and is introduced as Harry Quisling. You discreetly
Floyd | convey him to the Junior House and the coin to your strongbox, then
Floyd | spend the rest of the night amending your records to make it appear
Floyd | that he arrived with the last batch of Ministry brats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry, Prudence, Hunter, Hans and Peyton are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is Harry Quisling, a boy whose origins are shrouded in sordid
Floyd | mystery. His level gaze and long, elegant hands set him apart.
Floyd | His discipline is abysmal, his vigour mediocre, his appearance poor
Floyd | and his morale mediocre. Such ingratitude is nothing short of
Floyd | monstrous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Harry Quisling. His
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Oh no, a quisling!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       poor         bad          poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Harry      bad          poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   abysmal      poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Donny      awful        abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "assign pinkney to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN PINKNEY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Donny is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "assign donny to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN DONNY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Donny Pinkney to occupy himself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. He obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | An official Ministry courier delivers a large brown-paper package.
Floyd | Within is a doorstop of a book: the famed industry catalogue
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney's. There is a cover letter from Mr. Fobberfish
Floyd | himself, congratulating you on your appointment, expressing pleasure
Floyd | at the prospect of working together and solidarity as a
Floyd | fellow-contracter, drawing your attention to the superior,
Floyd | competitively-priced products supplied by his humble business, and
Floyd | suggesting that they might be brought into fruitful conjunction with
Floyd | your Ministry funds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yes!"
		Zach says, "Donny is the only one that can handle three wheels."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x catalogue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CATALOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs (400 coins)
Floyd | The Box (300 coins)
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath (350 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | triple-barred windows (350 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | Recommended by veterans of the profession, The Box is the surest way
Floyd | to instil discipline in an orphan. Adjustable to fit children of all
Floyd | ages. Includes installation costs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about mastiffs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT MASTIFFS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | Too ugly to love and too foul-tempered to suborn, Ruritanian Mastiffs
Floyd | form an essential part of any professional orphan-retention system.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill produces a negligible quantity of
Floyd | electrical power, but (more importantly) its persistent use
Floyd | strengthens the thighs, calves and buttocks of older children, while
Floyd | teaching them the value of a hard day's work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Too bad we don't have the monies"
		jenrexrode says, "you will if you go enough days"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Donny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB DONNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Donny, pinch his cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and scrub him all over with turpentine and a pumice-stone.
Floyd | This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and
Floyd | bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; his
Floyd | looks are now awful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          awful        awful        poor
Floyd | Harry      awful        poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   abysmal      poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Donny      bad          awful        bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry, Prudence, Hunter, Hans and Peyton are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 3 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Harry Quisling. His
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Donny Pinkney's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 60 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 18 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Peyton Cropes has
Floyd | improved her morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peyton Cropes and Hunter Blair have grown up a little, and been
Floyd | transferred to the Middle House.
Floyd | (When orphans age up, they abandon any assigned tasks. You may
Floyd | want to reassign them.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Randy Potts, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Randy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy Potts, neglected son of an atheist Kurdish rent boy and a
Floyd | tattooed socialist abortionist.
Floyd | His discipline is mediocre, his vigour abysmal, his appearance awful
Floyd | and his morale mediocre. Further, he has nobody to blame for this but
Floyd | himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Little Hands
Floyd | An engine in the local textile mill has suffered a catastrophic
Floyd | blockage, and none of the mill-workers are small enough to wriggle
Floyd | inside its workings to unclog it. While child labour laws forbid the
Floyd | mill from employing minors, there is a certain degree of ambiguity
Floyd | about whether it can contract them. If you can lend them a
Floyd | particularly small orphan to crawl about in machinery for a few hours,
Floyd | the foreman is willing to extend a little cash. (Use RECRUIT on a
Floyd | suitable orphan.)
Floyd | (If you don't like this task, you can dismiss it with the verb
Floyd | DISMISS.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe we could send Harry in there and take care of two problems at once."
Zach says (to Floyd), "recruit Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry Quisling appears sceptical about the proposition, but the
Floyd | foreman describes it as a sort of grand game, while keeping a firm
Floyd | grip on his arm. They depart to the mill, to return once the engines
Floyd | are running once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I bet he dies."
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Randy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB RANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Randy, delouse his scalp with carbolic acid, and apply a
Floyd | rough brush to those parts of his person that he has neglected to keep
Floyd | to a hygienic standard. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture
Floyd | on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the
Floyd | lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Harry      bad          poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   abysmal      poor         awful        poor
Floyd | Donny      awful        poor         awful        poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Prudence" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE PRUDENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Prudence Socket. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     bad          poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Donny      bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter and Peyton are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Donny is busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Donny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE DONNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Donny Pinkney. His
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Hunter to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN HUNTER TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Hunter Blair to occupy himself with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd | He obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Peyton to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN PEYTON TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Peyton Cropes to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry returns in triumph, having successfully unclogged twenty years
Floyd | of impacted fluff from the main doohickey of the whatsit. After
Floyd | careful questioning, he reveals that the foreman gave him 25 coins in
Floyd | thanks, and entrusts them to you for safe-keeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, ""Safe keeping". Yup."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry, Randy, Prudence and Hans are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 4 Children: 7                                   Treasury: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is Harry Quisling, a boy whose origins are shrouded in sordid
Floyd | mystery. His level gaze and long, elegant hands set him apart.
Floyd | His discipline is poor, his vigour poor, his appearance poor and his
Floyd | morale mediocre. He must make more effort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Hans Culter's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Peyton Cropes's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hunter Blair's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Donny Pinkney's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Donny Pinkney has constructed a small glider out of bedsheets and
Floyd | crutches and escaped! Given his ingratitude and weak character, you
Floyd | are not surprised when, later, you receive reports that he has been
Floyd | forced to subsist as a frame-breaker. (High vigour in an orphan aids
Floyd | in escape attempts; high discipline and morale protect against it).
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 60 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 18 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Randy Potts has improved
Floyd | his morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry Quisling has grown up a little, and been transferred to the
Floyd | Middle House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Pokeorphans evolve."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Prudence   awful        poor         bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Top Ranking
Floyd | In any well-regulated society, there must be a recognised order. Even
Floyd | among the savage peoples and urban poor, some shade of hierarchy will
Floyd | always arise from the machinations of violence and vanity. And so it
Floyd | is among orphans, though their society is little more advanced than a
Floyd | troupe of feral macaques. A good orphanmaster must always know whose
Floyd | star is in the ascendant, and how they may best be managed.
Floyd | Until recently, Randy Potts was the seldom-disputed king of the
Floyd | dormitories. But your informants aver that a coup is in the offing.
Floyd | This would usually be grounds for interest but not alarm, but today
Floyd | the challenger is the Quisling child. If he is damaged somehow, your
Floyd | mysterious sponsor might not be best pleased. And you don't like the
Floyd | child; having him at the top of the pecking order seems a hazardous
Floyd | prospect.
Floyd | 1 - Ensure Randy Potts loses.
Floyd | 2 - Sabotage Harry's campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >

		Zach says, "ooo orphan drama"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "2?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry's reputation is on the rise, but if it never comes to anything
Floyd | it will drop. You keep a careful eye open in order to head off actual
Floyd | fights, while turning a blind eye to minor torments perpetrated by
Floyd | Randy Potts's proxies. Harry acquires a harried look, and Randy a
Floyd | decidedly smug one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then your vigilance fails; while a decoy lures you into B Corridor
Floyd | with the scent of cigar-butts, a merciless duel is fought atop the
Floyd | west roof, before solemnly sworn witnesses. After the fact, both have
Floyd | bloody noses but Harry is grinning broadly, and continues to do so
Floyd | through all the punishment you can exact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh man."
		Zach says, "Huh, those choices were a little confusing"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter and Peyton are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is Harry Quisling, a boy whose origins are shrouded in sordid
Floyd | mystery. His level gaze and long, elegant hands set him apart.
Floyd | His discipline is bad, his vigour mediocre, his appearance poor and
Floyd | his morale adequate. Until licenses are required to breed, his kind
Floyd | will only proliferate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       poor         poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     bad          bad          bad
Floyd | Hunter     bad          poor         awful        poor
Floyd | Harry      awful        mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   awful        bad          bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, examine just said Harry's discipline was 'bad' but status says 'awful'"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Odd"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is Harry Quisling, a boy whose origins are shrouded in sordid
Floyd | mystery. His level gaze and long, elegant hands set him apart.
Floyd | His discipline is bad, his vigour mediocre, his appearance poor and
Floyd | his morale adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Harry Quisling. His
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          poor         awful        poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Prudence   bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Harry to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN HARRY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Harry Quisling to occupy himself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. He obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "catalogue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CATALOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x catalogue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CATALOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs (400 coins)
Floyd | The Box (300 coins)
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath (350 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | triple-barred windows (350 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I kinda want to save for those barred windows"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, probably. Or the dogs :)"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "read harvest of sin" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ HARVEST OF SIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Aww, puppies"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy, Prudence and Hans are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Prudence" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE PRUDENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Prudence Socket. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       poor         poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   poor         awful        bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Prudence" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 5 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB PRUDENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Prudence, pinch her cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and apply a rough brush to those parts of her person that she
Floyd | has neglected to keep to a hygienic standard. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Peyton Cropes's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Randy Potts's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hunter Blair's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Harry Quisling's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 60 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 18 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Hans Culter and Randy
Floyd | Potts have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       poor         bad          poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     poor         mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     abysmal      bad          mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Prudence   bad          abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: A Grueling Task
Floyd | While taking inventory, you discover that your gruel deliveries are
Floyd | regularly falling short. Indeed, they're falling short by almost
Floyd | precisely as much gruel as one greedy orphan can cram down at a
Floyd | sitting. Somehow, one of your charges has found a way to circumvent
Floyd | your protective measures and indulge in banditry. This crime will out,
Floyd | and the best way to extract a confession is through whippings. Your
Floyd | first suspects should be the plump and cheerful ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining The Compleat Orphanmaster)
Floyd | This handsome duodecimo volume briefly summarises the most important
Floyd | tools in the orphanmaster's trade, as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASSIGN a dependent TO some constructive workstation;
Floyd | also UNASSIGN
Floyd | BUY items listed FROM a reputable catalogue
Floyd | CONSULT a catalogue ABOUT the nature and quality of its
Floyd | wares
Floyd | DISCIPLINE a dependent, in a manner not exceeding established
Floyd | standards
Floyd | DISMISS vexing and bootless tasks
Floyd | SELL unprofitable superfluities
Floyd | SCORE yourself on the ephemeral scale of worldly accomplishment
Floyd | RECAP tasks one has promised to undertake, then neglected
Floyd | ROOM NAME, navigation for the navigation-challenged
Floyd | SCRUB someone incapable of taking responsibility for their own
Floyd | filthiness
Floyd | Bureaucratically tabulate the STATUS of all your charges
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "recap" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECAP
Floyd |
Floyd | A Grueling Task
Floyd | While taking inventory, you discover that your gruel deliveries are
Floyd | regularly falling short. Indeed, they're falling short by almost
Floyd | precisely as much gruel as one greedy orphan can cram down at a
Floyd | sitting. Somehow, one of your charges has found a way to circumvent
Floyd | your protective measures and indulge in banditry. This crime will out,
Floyd | and the best way to extract a confession is through whippings. Your
Floyd | first suspects should be the plump and cheerful ones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy, Prudence and Hans are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry, Hunter and Peyton are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Peyton" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP PEYTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Peyton Cropes. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even under duress, Cropes denies being involved in gruel-theft. You
Floyd | are not entirely convinced, but decide to try some other suspects
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Harry Quisling. His
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even under duress, Quisling denies being involved in gruel-theft. You
Floyd | are not entirely convinced, but decide to try some other suspects
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Hans" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP HANS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry, Hunter and Peyton are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hunter Blair. His
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even under duress, Blair denies being involved in gruel-theft. You are
Floyd | not entirely convinced, but decide to try some other suspects first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy, Prudence and Hans are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Randy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP RANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "You didn't even check status first."
		Zach says, "Anyone could be guilty!"
		jenrexrode says, "i would have gone after the highest morale"
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Peyton     mediocre     mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     poor         poor         awful        poor
Floyd | Harry      mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   poor         abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I was thinking vigor. Hmm."
		Johnny says, "Now that you whipped them, status is all messed up."
		Johnny says, "You're a loose cannon."
		Zach says, "I don't take chances with strangely fast growing orphans."
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry, Hunter and Peyton are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 6 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Hunter, spit-wash his grimy little face with your
Floyd | second-best handkerchief, and tell him that he will be spending his
Floyd | break re-ironing his crumpled clothes. This accomplished, you deliver
Floyd | a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Peyton Cropes's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hunter Blair's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Harry Quisling's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 60 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 18 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Randy Potts has gained
Floyd | vigour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy, Prudence and Hans are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Should we keep whipping people or let it go?"
		jenrexrode says, "give hans a crack"
Zach says (to Floyd), "crack hans" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CRACK HANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Random violence bewilders a child and is liable to lead to their
Floyd | becoming a street ruffian, transvestite or anarchist. For ordered,
Floyd | constructive violence, I commend to your attention the DISCIPLINE
Floyd | verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip hans" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP HANS
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hans Culter. His discipline
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even under duress, Culter denies being involved in gruel-theft. You
Floyd | are not entirely convinced, but decide to try some other suspects
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hmmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Randy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP RANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Randy Potts. His discipline
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even under duress, Potts denies being involved in gruel-theft. You are
Floyd | not entirely convinced, but decide to try some other suspects first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "whip Prudence" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHIP PRUDENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Prudence Socket. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under close interrogation, Prudence confesses to being the
Floyd | gruel-thief.  Justice is served! You thrash her soundly, confiscate
Floyd | her paraphernalia of crime, and sleep peacefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Huzzah!"
		Zach says, "It's always the last orphan you whip."
		jenrexrode says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Peyton     mediocre     mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd | Hunter     poor         poor         poor         bad
Floyd | Harry      poor         mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Prudence   poor         abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Randy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 7 Children: 6                                   Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB RANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Randy, delouse his scalp with carbolic acid, and scrub him
Floyd | all over with turpentine and a pumice-stone. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "But, damn it, you get results."
		jenrexrode says, "you can buy the bars or bath now"
		Zach says, "Maybe I could even be middle management one day."
		Zach asks, "Want to get one of those? Or the dogs?"
		Zach says, "I wonder if it's better to get a couple of cheap things or one expensive thing."
		jenrexrode says, "cheap things will probably increase earnings for later"
		jenrexrode says, "dogs are 400"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Hans Culter's morale,
Floyd | which is now satisfactory.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Peyton Cropes's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Randy Potts's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hunter Blair's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Harry Quisling's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Prudence Socket's
Floyd | morale, which is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peyton Cropes has broken a hole through the roof and escaped! Since
Floyd | virtue is rewarded and vice leads to ruin, you are not surprised when,
Floyd | later, you receive reports that she has become a surrogate mother.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 50 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 15 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Hunter Blair has improved
Floyd | his morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Orphanorium has been entrusted with five more children: Courtney
Floyd | Bludge is old enough for the Middle House, while Jim Tench, Cob
Floyd | Froome, Cheyenne Burrow and Bub Grady will go to the Junior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Noooo"
		genericgeekgirl says, "See? We needs the dogs, man."
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy dogs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY DOGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You reluctantly part with 400 coins, mail in your order, and in due
Floyd | course receive delivery of Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Top Ranking
Floyd | In any well-regulated society, there must be a recognised order. Even
Floyd | among the savage peoples and urban poor, some shade of hierarchy will
Floyd | always arise from the machinations of violence and vanity. And so it
Floyd | is among orphans, though their society is little more advanced than a
Floyd | troupe of feral macaques. A good orphanmaster must always know whose
Floyd | star is in the ascendant, and how they may best be managed.
Floyd | Until recently, Bub Grady was the seldom-disputed king of the
Floyd | dormitories. But your informants aver that a coup is in the offing.
Floyd | This would usually be grounds for interest but not alarm, but today
Floyd | the challenger is the Quisling child. If he is damaged somehow, your
Floyd | mysterious sponsor might not be best pleased. And you don't like the
Floyd | child; having him at the top of the pecking order seems a hazardous
Floyd | prospect.
Floyd | 1 - Ensure Bub Grady loses.
Floyd | 2 - Sabotage Harry's campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >

		Johnny says, "I hope these orphans like not eating."
		Zach asks, "Huh, this again. Want to try 1 this time?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be easiest to thrash Bub until he was no contest, but that
Floyd | might be too obvious. But there are more subtle ways of sapping a
Floyd | child's will: a less-generous ladle of gruel and a closer watch
Floyd | against dinner-table banditry, extra midnight chamberpot duty, work
Floyd | schedules that make co-ordination with allies onerous and frustrating.
Floyd |
Floyd | You do not observe the fight directly, of course, but the signs are
Floyd | clear. Bub is sulky and friendless, while Harry is deferred to by all.
Floyd | The mantle has passed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Harry, king of the orphans."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "The ...dun dun dun... heroine's mantle?"
		Zach says, "The *Wizard* King"
		Zach says, "Hooray"
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         satisfactory
Floyd | Jim        abysmal      poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Courtney   poor         poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     abysmal      poor         adequate
Floyd | Cheyenne   bad          poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Hunter     poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Harry      mediocre     adequate     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Bub        bad          abysmal      poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   poor         abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Cob        bad          awful        poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bub, Cheyenne, Cob, Jim, Randy, Prudence and Hans are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Bub" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB BUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Bub, pinch his cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and apply a rough brush to those parts of his person that he
Floyd | has neglected to keep to a hygienic standard. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Jim Tench. His discipline
Floyd | is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Cub" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE CUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Cob" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE COB
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Cob Froome. His discipline
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtney is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry and Hunter are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Mastiffs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MASTIFFS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ruritanian Mastiff breed is characterised by a face like a tumour
Floyd | and the heart of an abused wolverine. Ruritanian Mastiffs get
Floyd | disqualified from dog shows for failing to savage a judge.
Floyd | When a Ruritanian Mastiff gets rabies, nobody notices. Rurie
Floyd | owners would nonetheless say that they are highly intelligent, loyal
Floyd | and loving -- at least, those Rurie owners with a voicebox yet-untorn
Floyd | by slavering fangs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mastiffs significantly reduce the risk of orphans escaping. The
Floyd | condition of failed escape-artists is not guaranteed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "uh oh. don't need mangled orphans"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet mastiffs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET MASTIFFS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Apparently mastiffs, like orphans, do not need love."
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Jim        bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Courtney   poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      adequate     abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Harry      mediocre     satisfactory poor         mediocre
Floyd | Bub        bad          abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd | Prudence   bad          abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd | Cob        bad          abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Excessive affection stunts a child's development, and exposes adults
Floyd | to all manner of contagion. Maintain a distance; they will respect you
Floyd | for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug mastiff" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG MASTIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hunter Blair. His
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Hunter" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 8 Children: 10                                  Treasury: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter Blair, son of a stinking debased footpad and a suicidal
Floyd | poetess.
Floyd | His discipline is poor, his vigour poor, his appearance poor and his
Floyd | morale bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Bwah, stop lying to me, game."
		Zach says, "I must whip me orphans with the utmost accuracy."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hunter Blair's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Harry Quisling's vigour, which is
Floyd | now satisfactory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry Quisling attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 100 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 30 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Jim Tench has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Courtney Bludge and Harry Quisling have improved their
Floyd | morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans Culter has grown up a little, and been transferred to the Middle
Floyd | House.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Gavin Nash, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Good doggy! Extra gruel for you tonight."
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     bad          poor         satisfactory
Floyd | Jim        bad          bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Courtney   poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         good         poor         adequate
Floyd | Bub        bad          abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd | Prudence   poor         abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd | Gavin      abysmal      poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Cob        poor         awful        poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Vicarious
Floyd | Every Sunday morning, the orphans file down into the chapel, where a
Floyd | visiting minister delivers a sermon. The chapel is cramped and
Floyd | funny-smelling, and the orphans mostly use the time to snicker,
Floyd | skirmish and sleep; it is not a popular duty, and you suspect that the
Floyd | diocese sends you their dregs.
Floyd | You do have a certain amount of leeway in which ones come the most
Floyd | often, however.
Floyd | 1 - Cropstoke. He mumbles and forgets things, but he's thoroughly
Floyd | safe.
Floyd | 2 - Fisk. Not too bright, but he's got a good voice and makes snoozers
Floyd | do push-ups.
Floyd | 3 - Hotchlock. Good delivery, but suspected of radicalism.
Floyd | 4 - Coombe. The orphans will sit in quiet contemplation, or else.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 4 >

		jenrexrode says, "2"
		Zach says, "I guess 2=vigour and 4=discipline"
		Zach says, "Maybe 3=morale"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe improve vigour"
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 4 >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Fisk is a balding, roundish, red-faced fellow with a funny accent and
Floyd | a temper. They snicker and lampoon; he hands out punishments, but this
Floyd | makes him look even more like a fool, the situation escalates, and it
Floyd | is even money whether he will reach the homily without undergoing
Floyd | something like a meltdown. It is not clear whether the punishments
Floyd | balance out the mockery; but nobody sleeps through it, and a great
Floyd | many push-ups are done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         satisfactory
Floyd | Jim        bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Courtney   poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Randy      adequate     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     poor         poor
Floyd | Harry      mediocre     excessive    poor         adequate
Floyd | Bub        bad          awful        poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   poor         bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Gavin      awful        mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Woah, Harry has excessive Vigour. I"
		jenrexrode says, "excessive? better take him opff the trikes"
		Zach says, "am indeed glad we have dogs for protection."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans and Courtney are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Harry and Hunter are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining The Compleat Orphanmaster)
Floyd | This handsome duodecimo volume briefly summarises the most important
Floyd | tools in the orphanmaster's trade, as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASSIGN a dependent TO some constructive workstation;
Floyd | also UNASSIGN
Floyd | BUY items listed FROM a reputable catalogue
Floyd | CONSULT a catalogue ABOUT the nature and quality of its
Floyd | wares
Floyd | DISCIPLINE a dependent, in a manner not exceeding established
Floyd | standards
Floyd | DISMISS vexing and bootless tasks
Floyd | SELL unprofitable superfluities
Floyd | SCORE yourself on the ephemeral scale of worldly accomplishment
Floyd | RECAP tasks one has promised to undertake, then neglected
Floyd | ROOM NAME, navigation for the navigation-challenged
Floyd | SCRUB someone incapable of taking responsibility for their own
Floyd | filthiness
Floyd | Bureaucratically tabulate the STATUS of all your charges
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unassign Narry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN NARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unassign Harry" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Harry Quisling to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Hans to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN HANS TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Hans Culter to occupy himself with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd | He obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Courtney to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN COURTNEY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Courtney Bludge to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gavin, Bub, Cheyenne, Cob, Jim, Randy and Prudence are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Jim        bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Courtney   poor         mediocre     bad          mediocre
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     poor         poor
Floyd | Harry      poor         excessive    poor         adequate
Floyd | Bub        bad          awful        poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Gavin      abysmal      mediocre     awful        poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Gavin" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB GAVIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Gavin, delouse his scalp with equal parts pomatum and
Floyd | mercurial ointment (just in case), and make him walk around with a
Floyd | book on his head. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on
Floyd | the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the
Floyd | lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I want a task that results in "She obediently compiles.""
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Gavin" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 9 Children: 11                                  Treasury: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GAVIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Gavin Nash. His discipline
Floyd | is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hans Culter's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Courtney Bludge's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hunter Blair's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Prudence Socket's
Floyd | morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Gavin Nash's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtney Bludge has convinced you that she is entitled to diplomatic
Floyd | immunity and escaped! Without a steady moral compass nobody can
Floyd | prosper, and you are not surprised when, later, you receive reports
Floyd | that she is shamefully employed as a mudlark.
Floyd | Harry Quisling has constructed a small glider out of bedsheets and
Floyd | crutches and escaped! Since virtue is rewarded and vice leads to ruin,
Floyd | you are not surprised when, later, you receive reports that he is
Floyd | shamefully employed as a prize-fighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 90 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 27 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Jim Tench has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Bub Grady has improved his morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy Potts has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient
Floyd | age. Hunter Blair is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Bart Button, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "We keep losing kids, and yet they trust us with more?"
		Johnny says, "I don't remember anyone saying trust."
		Zach says, "Well, we don't _tell_ them we keep losing orphans."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Heh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Our stipend definitely depends on it, though, so they are aware. Just don't care, apparently."
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Jim        awful        mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     poor         poor
Floyd | Bart       mediocre     bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Bub        bad          awful        poor         bad
Floyd | Prudence   poor         awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Gavin      bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: The Cholera Caper
Floyd | An unidentified child stuffed a blanket down the privies, and now the
Floyd | entire facility is ankle-deep in backed-up sewage. Assign orphans to
Floyd | sewage cleanup before you all die of cholera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "eeegah"
		genericgeekgirl says, "EWWWWW."
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Cob to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN COB TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Cob Froome to occupy himself with raw sewage. He
Floyd | obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to assign those things to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Jim, Cheyenne, Bart, Bub, Prudence, Gavin and Cob to raw
Floyd | sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans is busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Hans and Randy to raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Is that OK?"
		Johnny says, "sewage rawks"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure. Little brats."
		jenrexrode says, "one more room"
		Zach says, "Oh yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Hunter to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN HUNTER TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Hunter Blair to occupy himself with raw sewage. He
Floyd | obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Hans       mediocre     poor         poor         satisfactory
Floyd | Jim        awful        poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   bad          poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     poor         bad
Floyd | Bart       poor         bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Bub        bad          abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd | Prudence   bad          bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Gavin      awful        mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Cob        bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage, in which Randy and Hans frolic
Floyd | with bleach, bucket and mop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage, in which Bart, Gavin, Bub,
Floyd | Cheyenne, Cob, Jim and Prudence frolic with bleach, bucket and mop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Jim and Gavin" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 10 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE JIM AND GAVIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Jim Tench. His discipline
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Gavin Nash. His discipline
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The raw sewage has weakened Randy Potts's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The raw sewage has weakened Cob Froome's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Cob Froome's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hans Culter has died of cholera. The coroner suggests that the death
Floyd | might have been prevented through better living conditions, which
Floyd | apparently involve less contact with raw sewage.
Floyd | The sewage has been cleaned from the Junior House. Until the
Floyd | Orphanorium is entirely clean, however, cholera will imperil everyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter Blair attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 90 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 27 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Jim Tench has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Jim Tench, Bart Button and Gavin Nash have improved their
Floyd | morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prudence Socket has been moved to the Middle House, being of
Floyd | sufficient age. Randy Potts is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Orphanorium has been entrusted with four more children: Dorinda
Floyd | Twite is old enough for the Middle House, while Gretchen Bloch,
Floyd | Mildred Chollop and Agatha Dorrit will go to the Junior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to assign those things to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "The Orphanorium has been entrusted with two more children: peperony and chease"
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Mildred, Gretchen, Bart, Gavin, Bub, Cheyenne, Cob and Jim are
Floyd | housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dorinda and Prudence are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Prudence and Dorinda to raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage, in which Hunter frolics with
Floyd | bleach, bucket and mop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Randy and Hunter to raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Jim        poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   abysmal      mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Randy      mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cheyenne   poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     bad          adequate     poor         bad
Floyd | Bart       poor         awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Agatha     bad          bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Bub        bad          awful        poor         bad
Floyd | Prudence   poor         bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Gavin      poor         mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Mildred    abysmal      awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Dorinda    bad          bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Cob        bad          poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage, in which Dorinda and Prudence
Floyd | frolic with bleach, bucket and mop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Dorinda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB DORINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Dorinda, delouse her scalp with carbolic acid, and make her
Floyd | dedicate a few hours to shining her shoes. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Mildred, Gretchen, Bart, Gavin, Bub, Cheyenne, Cob and Jim are
Floyd | housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Mildred Chollop. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Gretchen Bloch. Her
Floyd | discipline is now abysmal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Bub" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE BUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Bub Grady. His discipline
Floyd | is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 11 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The raw sewage has weakened Hunter Blair's morale, which is now awful.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Bart Button's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 130 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 39 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Mildred Chollop and Cob
Floyd | Froome have gained vigour, and Bart Button and Cob Froome have
Floyd | improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Randy Potts's work ethic, has offered
Floyd | him employment as a swineherd. For your success as an educator, the
Floyd | Government awards you a bonus of 35 coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gavin Nash has grown up a little, and been transferred to the Middle
Floyd | House.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Ray Cotter, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Woohoo, bonus"
		jenrexrode says, "yay, a graduate"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Whee!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Clearly the system works."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x catalogue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CATALOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box (300 coins)
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath (350 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | triple-barred windows (350 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sin" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about sin" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT SIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | Much-beloved Christian artist Stowey Downard's previous works include
Floyd | Chartists: Vanguard of Lucifer, Whorish Shame and
Floyd | the fifty-panel series Christ's Vengeance. Now he has been
Floyd | inspired to create his most morally instructive work yet, The
Floyd | Harvest of Sin, a series of 35 anatomical diagrams depicting the
Floyd | shocking consequences of pre-marital flirting. Highly scientific
Floyd | lithographs illuminate the diseased body's foulness in unflinching
Floyd | detail, and may be depended upon to foster a healthsome disgust of the
Floyd | sexual acts. Do not, in moral timorousness, shrink from letting your
Floyd | child know where sin must lead: order The Harvest of Sin
Floyd | today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath introduces the young child to the painful,
Floyd | demeaning concept of personal hygiene. With regular use, it is
Floyd | guaranteed to remove all but the most deeply-embedded skin parasites.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        abysmal      poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   abysmal      mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Cheyenne   poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     poor         bad
Floyd | Bart       poor         bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Bub        poor         abysmal      poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   bad          awful        bad          mediocre
Floyd | Gavin      poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    bad          abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd | Dorinda    awful        poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Cob        poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Any thoughts on purchases? I wouldn't mind the treadmill."
		jenrexrode says, "bath invcreases your scrubbing ability"
		jenrexrode says, "box increases your discipling ability"
		Zach says, "Hmm, our discipline is bad too..."
		jenrexrode says, "i think the treadmill is only for older childre, while box is all ages"
		Zach says, "Let's go with the box then. We already have the trikes"
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You reluctantly part with 300 coins, mail in your order, and in due
Floyd | course receive delivery of The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray, Agatha, Mildred, Gretchen, Bart, Bub, Cheyenne, Cob and Jim are
Floyd | housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The beauty of The Box is that it is quite, quite self-explanatory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Gretchen to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GRETCHEN TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | With steel in your voice, you condemn Gretchen Bloch to The Box until
Floyd | further notice. She folds herself into one of its compartments, and
Floyd | you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek"
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
		jenrexrode asks, "how many does ut hold?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Ray to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN RAY TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Stern but fair, you condemn Ray Cotter to The Box until further
Floyd | notice. He folds himself into one of its compartments, and you lock
Floyd | the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Dorinda to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN DORINDA TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gavin is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage, in which Dorinda and Prudence
Floyd | frolic with bleach, bucket and mop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Gavin to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GAVIN TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Gavin Nash to occupy himself with raw sewage. He
Floyd | obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage, in which Hunter frolics with
Floyd | bleach, bucket and mop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "junior" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUNIOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray and Gretchen are spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Mildred, Bart, Bub, Cheyenne, Cob and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        abysmal      bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Jim        poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   abysmal      mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Cheyenne   bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Bart       mediocre     awful        bad          adequate
Floyd | Agatha     bad          bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Bub        poor         awful        poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   poor         awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Gavin      poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    bad          abysmal      bad          poor
Floyd | Dorinda    awful        bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Cob        poor         bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Cob" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB COB
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Cob, delouse his scalp with equal parts pomatum and
Floyd | mercurial ointment (just in case), and apply a rough brush to those
Floyd | parts of his person that he has neglected to keep to a hygienic
Floyd | standard. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the
Floyd | spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is
Floyd | learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "discipline Mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Mildred Chollop. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 12 Children: 13                                 Treasury: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        awful        poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   abysmal      mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Cheyenne   bad          poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hunter     poor         adequate     poor         bad
Floyd | Bart       poor         awful        poor         adequate
Floyd | Agatha     bad          bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Bub        bad          abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd | Prudence   poor         awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Gavin      poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    bad          abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Dorinda    bad          bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Cob        poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we'll see how the box goes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box has weakened Ray Cotter's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Ray Cotter's discipline, which is now awful.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Gretchen Bloch's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Gretchen Bloch's discipline, which is now
Floyd | abysmal.
Floyd | The raw sewage has weakened Hunter Blair's morale, which is now
Floyd | abysmal.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Agatha Dorrit's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The raw sewage has weakened Prudence Socket's morale, which is now
Floyd | poor.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Cob Froome's morale,
Floyd | which is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cholera has claimed Cheyenne Burrow. You admonish the children sternly
Floyd | against drinking sewage, but they are insensible to reason.
Floyd | The Middle House is no longer awash in sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter Blair has disguised himself as a visiting nun and escaped! Out
Floyd | in the harsh world children are exposed to all manner of sinful
Floyd | influences, so you are not surprised when, later, you receive reports
Floyd | that he has sunk to working as a mugger.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 110 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 33 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Ray Cotter, Bub Grady,
Floyd | Mildred Chollop and Cob Froome have gained vigour, and Ray Cotter and
Floyd | Agatha Dorrit have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray Cotter has grown up a little, and been transferred to the Middle
Floyd | House.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Eliza Grundy, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Middle House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Mildred, Bart, Bub, Cob and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        bad          poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   awful        poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Bart       poor         bad          poor         adequate
Floyd | Agatha     poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Eliza      poor         mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Bub        poor         abysmal      poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   bad          awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Gavin      poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Dorinda    bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         poor         poor         adequate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub Eliza" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB ELIZA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliza, Ray, Gavin, Dorinda and Prudence are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The Cholera Caper has been going on for quite a while. If you'd
Floyd | like a refresher on how to complete this task, try RECAP. There is
Floyd | still uncleaned sewage in the Senior House.)
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub eliza" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB ELIZA
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Eliza, drag a comb through her hair, and scrub her all over
Floyd | with turpentine and a pumice-stone. This accomplished, you deliver a
Floyd | short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Ray, Eliza, Prudence, Gavin and Dorinda to the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i'd scrub all the worst looks, box the worst discipline, unless morale iss too low, then discipline the othres"
Zach says (to Floyd), "junior" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUNIOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Mildred, Bart, Bub, Cob and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliza, Ray, Gavin, Dorinda and Prudence are busily occupied with the
Floyd | ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign prudence and dorinda to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 13 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN PRUDENCE AND DORINDA TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In icy tones, you condemn Prudence and Dorinda to The Box until
Floyd | further notice. They crawl into their various compartments, and you
Floyd | bolt them in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Ray Cotter's vigour, which is now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Gretchen Bloch's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Gretchen Bloch's vigour, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Gretchen Bloch's discipline, which is now bad.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Eliza Grundy's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Prudence Socket's morale, which is now bad.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Prudence Socket's discipline, which is now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Gavin Nash's vigour, which is now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Dorinda Twite's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Dorinda Twite's vigour, which is now abysmal.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Dorinda Twite's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliza Grundy has squeezed through the window-bars and escaped! Given
Floyd | her ingratitude and weak character, you are not surprised when, later,
Floyd | you receive reports that she has become a surrogate mother.
Floyd | Gavin Nash has hidden in the garbage and escaped! Since virtue is
Floyd | rewarded and vice leads to ruin, you are not surprised when, later,
Floyd | you receive reports that he has become a pirate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 100 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 30 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Bart Button, Prudence
Floyd | Socket and Dorinda Twite have gained vigour, and Agatha Dorrit and
Floyd | Mildred Chollop have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart Button has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient
Floyd | age. Dorinda Twite is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't know if the box is worth it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "senior" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SENIOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is ankle-deep in raw sewage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dorinda is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to seweage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWEAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to sewage" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO SEWAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Dorinda Twite to occupy herself with raw sewage. She
Floyd | obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray is busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prudence is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign all to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Ray, Bart and Prudence to the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        bad          mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Bart       poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     bad          bad          bad          adequate
Floyd | Bub        poor         abysmal      poor         awful
Floyd | Prudence   poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Mildred    bad          awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Dorinda    poor         bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Cob        bad          poor         poor         adequate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scrub prudence" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB PRUDENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Prudence, spit-wash her grimy little face with your
Floyd | second-best handkerchief, and apply a rough brush to those parts of
Floyd | her person that she has neglected to keep to a hygienic standard. This
Floyd | accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and
Floyd | bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her
Floyd | looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess discipline has improved"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Mildred, Bub, Cob and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unassign Gretch" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN GRETCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unassign Gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Gretchen Bloch to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "assign Bub and cob to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 14 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN BUB AND COB TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | With steel in your voice, you condemn Bub and Cob to The Box until
Floyd | further notice. They crawl into their various compartments, and you
Floyd | bolt them in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Ray Cotter's vigour, which is now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Bart Button's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Agatha Dorrit's morale,
Floyd | which is now adequate.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Bub Grady's morale, which is now awful.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Bub Grady's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Prudence Socket's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Mildred Chollop's
Floyd | morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The raw sewage has weakened Dorinda Twite's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Cob Froome's morale, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Cob Froome's vigour, which is now bad.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Cob Froome's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the sewage has been mopped, bailed and bleached out of
Floyd | existence. Your orphans look a little green, but the worst is behind
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray Cotter attempted to escape, but failed to get past the Ruritanian
Floyd | Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 100 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 30 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Bart Button and Prudence
Floyd | Socket have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cob Froome has grown up a little, and been transferred to the Middle
Floyd | House.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Frannie Harris, has been entrusted to your care and is
Floyd | now housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unassign all" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Bub to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        bad          mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Bart       mediocre     poor         bad          adequate
Floyd | Agatha     bad          poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Bub        mediocre     bad          poor         abysmal
Floyd | Frannie    bad          bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Prudence   poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Mildred    bad          bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Dorinda    bad          bad          mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Anyone else want to scrub?"
		Johnny says, "I don't want to scrub."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Agatha, Mildred, Gretchen, Bub and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Mildred, pinch her cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and make her dedicate a few hours to shining her shoes. This
Floyd | accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and
Floyd | bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her
Floyd | looks are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cob is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart, Ray and Prudence are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign ray to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN RAY TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | With steel in your voice, you condemn Ray Cotter to The Box until
Floyd | further notice. He folds himself into one of its compartments, and you
Floyd | lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Agatha, Mildred, Gretchen, Bub and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign mildred to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MILDRED TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Knowing that it will do her good, you condemn Mildred Chollop to The
Floyd | Box until further notice. She folds herself into one of its
Floyd | compartments, and you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Gretchen Bloch. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | What you do outside work hours and the Orphanorium is not the concern
Floyd | of this story. (The Middle House is to the north.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Frannie Harris. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cob is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart and Prudence are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dorinda is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline dorinda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 15 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE DORINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Dorinda Twite. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box has weakened Ray Cotter's morale, which is now abysmal.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Ray Cotter's vigour, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Ray Cotter's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Bart Button's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Prudence Socket's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Mildred Chollop's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Mildred Chollop's discipline, which is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 110 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 33 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Bart Button has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Ray Cotter, Gretchen Bloch, Frannie Harris and Prudence
Floyd | Socket have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen Bloch and Frannie Harris have grown up a little, and been
Floyd | transferred to the Middle House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Gretchen and Cob are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart and Prudence are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Friends Like These
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha Dorrit, one of the worst children in the institution, seems to
Floyd | be spending a lot of time with Prudence Socket of late. You are
Floyd | troubled by this development; the adage "one bad apple spoils the
Floyd | barrel" is hard to live by when curating a compost pile, but Agatha is
Floyd | liable to ruin the least awful of your wards.
Floyd | 1 - Punish them both.
Floyd | 2 - Punish only Agatha.
Floyd | 3 - Punish only Prudence.
Floyd | 4 - Let it be. They'll drift apart soon enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 4 >

		genericgeekgirl says, "All the punishments!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 4 >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha endures the punishment with her characteristic insensitivity to
Floyd | good influences, but Prudence seems devastated by the incident. She
Floyd | avoids Agatha thereafter, but she gives off an air of raw hostility
Floyd | whenever you're near her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining The Compleat Orphanmaster)
Floyd | This handsome duodecimo volume briefly summarises the most important
Floyd | tools in the orphanmaster's trade, as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASSIGN a dependent TO some constructive workstation;
Floyd | also UNASSIGN
Floyd | BUY items listed FROM a reputable catalogue
Floyd | CONSULT a catalogue ABOUT the nature and quality of its
Floyd | wares
Floyd | DISCIPLINE a dependent, in a manner not exceeding established
Floyd | standards
Floyd | DISMISS vexing and bootless tasks
Floyd | SELL unprofitable superfluities
Floyd | SCORE yourself on the ephemeral scale of worldly accomplishment
Floyd | RECAP tasks one has promised to undertake, then neglected
Floyd | ROOM NAME, navigation for the navigation-challenged
Floyd | SCRUB someone incapable of taking responsibility for their own
Floyd | filthiness
Floyd | Bureaucratically tabulate the STATUS of all your charges
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Job well done!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "consult" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to consult?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read catalogue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CATALOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath (350 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | triple-barred windows (350 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "buy bath or bars?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        poor         mediocre     poor         awful
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         bad          bad          bad
Floyd | Bart       mediocre     mediocre     bad          mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     bad          bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Bub        poor         abysmal      poor         bad
Floyd | Frannie    poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Prudence   poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign ray" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN RAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Ray Cotter to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign agatha to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN AGATHA TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Gretchen, Cob and Ray are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart and Prudence are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dorinda is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Gretchen, Cob and Ray are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart and Prudence are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Bub and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Mildred Chollop to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign agatha to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN AGATHA TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | To show that discipline must be upheld, you condemn Agatha Dorrit to
Floyd | The Box until further notice. She folds herself into one of its
Floyd | compartments, and you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Gretchen, Cob and Ray are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart and Prudence are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Gretchen, delouse her scalp with equal parts pomatum and
Floyd | mercurial ointment (just in case), and scrub her all over with
Floyd | turpentine and a pumice-stone. This accomplished, you deliver a short
Floyd | lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub bart" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 16 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB BART
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ima buy bars"
		jenrexrode asks, "oh, wait, they are 350?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Bart Button's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Agatha Dorrit's morale, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Agatha Dorrit's vigour, which is now awful.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Agatha Dorrit's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Prudence Socket's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bub Grady has died of Bumpsterhausen's blue follicles. (Low morale
Floyd | is the main cause of orphan mortality.) You pay 5 coins for a
Floyd | cheap burial.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prudence Socket has forced a lock and escaped! Water finds its level,
Floyd | so you are not surprised when, later, you receive reports that she has
Floyd | sunk to working as a surrogate mother.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 90 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 27 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Cob Froome has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Frannie Harris has improved her morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim Tench and Agatha Dorrit have been moved to the Middle House, being
Floyd | of sufficient age. Cob Froome is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have been awarded custody of two orphans of Junior House age: Maud
Floyd | Barnacle and Becky Criggledip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 11                                 Treasury: 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        poor         poor         poor         awful
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Maud       bad          awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Bart       poor         adequate     bad          adequate
Floyd | Agatha     poor         abysmal      bad          mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Becky      bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Torchbearer
Floyd | Senator Hoofey dearly loves to cruise leafy avenues in his Escalade.
Floyd | To do so in appropriate style requires a full formal escort, including
Floyd | a small child with a flaming torch to run ahead and announce his
Floyd | passage. Little is required of this child except the ability to run in
Floyd | a straight line without expiring, and the pragmatic requirement that
Floyd | they be both cheap and legal. A shady aide has raised the possibility
Floyd | of transferring guardianship for a small consideration, if a suitable
Floyd | child can be found. (Use RECRUIT on a suitable orphan.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Too bad we don't have Harry anymore"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit bart" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT BART
Floyd |
Floyd | Bart Button is judged adequate to the demands of the position, and the
Floyd | shady aide spirits him off to the corridors of power. The money -- a
Floyd | mere twenty coins -- is not as good as you had hoped, but at least you
Floyd | can chalk this one up in the success column when the Periodic Review
Floyd | rolls around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Jim, Frannie, Gretchen and Ray are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Agatha, drag a comb through her hair, and scrub her all over
Floyd | with turpentine and a pumice-stone. This accomplished, you deliver a
Floyd | short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Becky, Maud and Mildred are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub becky" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB BECKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ima buy a bath"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Go for it."
		Zach says, "Sounds good"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "buy bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You reluctantly part with 350 coins, mail in your order, and in due
Floyd | course receive delivery of My First Delousing Bath; it is installed in
Floyd | the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign becky to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN BECKY TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Becky Criggledip into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command her to remain there until she she has learned a lesson about
Floyd | hygiene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign maud to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MAUD TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Maud Barnacle into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command her to remain there until she she is no longer a parasite
Floyd | vector.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I like that the dogs don't require any effort."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign mildred to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MILDRED TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Mildred Chollop into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command her to remain there until she she has learned a lesson about
Floyd | hygiene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        poor         mediocre     mediocre     abysmal
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         bad          mediocre     bad
Floyd | Maud       awful        bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     poor         abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Becky      bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     bad          mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "disacipline maud" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISACIPLINE MAUD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "argh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline maud" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MAUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Maud Barnacle. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline becky" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 17 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE BECKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Becky Criggledip. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Maud Barnacle's looks, which
Floyd | are now mediocre.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Maud Barnacle's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Mildred Chollop's looks, which
Floyd | are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 100 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 30 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Maud Barnacle and Cob
Floyd | Froome have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred Chollop has been moved to the Middle House, being of
Floyd | sufficient age. Ray Cotter is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        poor         poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Jim        poor         mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         abysmal      mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     poor         abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Becky      bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    bad          bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: The Porter Babies
Floyd | Fashionable nutritionist Laurice Shellac is testing a new theory:
Floyd | since it is acknowledged that the admixture of porter and stout is a
Floyd | sovereign tonic to the nerves of nursing mothers, it stands to reason
Floyd | that a half-pint of dark beer, imbibed at elevenses, will strengthen
Floyd | the nerves and consitution of children also. If your institution will
Floyd | take part in his national study, he'll supply the beers. Science can
Floyd | be unpredictable, however.
Floyd | Does Laurice have your support?

		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure!"
		Zach says, "Science!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "This can only go well."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "say yes" 		

Floyd | Does Laurice have your support?
Floyd | > SAY YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | An opportunity to further knowledge and improve children
Floyd | cannot be rejected.  You announce your decision to the orphans, who
Floyd | appear suspiciously enthusiastic about the idea. Laurice sends you a
Floyd | series of casks, and will return for his data in a few days.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline becky" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE BECKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Becky Criggledip. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred, Agatha, Jim, Frannie and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some ancient tricycles are littered about the place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Mildred Chollop. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign frannie to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN FRANNIE TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Frannie Harris to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign agatha to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN AGATHA TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Agatha Dorrit to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign mildred to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MILDRED TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Mildred Chollop to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Ray        poor         mediocre     poor         awful
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         awful        mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     poor         abysmal      mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     bad          mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Agatha Dorrit. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Jim, delouse his scalp with equal parts pomatum and
Floyd | mercurial ointment (just in case), and apply a rough brush to those
Floyd | parts of his person that he has neglected to keep to a hygienic
Floyd | standard. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the
Floyd | spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is
Floyd | learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub ray" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB RAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray, Cob and Dorinda are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub ray" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 18 Children: 10                                 Treasury: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB RAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Agatha Dorrit's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Frannie Harris's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Becky Criggledip's looks, which
Floyd | are now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour, which
Floyd | is now abysmal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ray Cotter has conspired with an outside associate and escaped! Since
Floyd | virtue is rewarded and vice leads to ruin, you are not surprised when,
Floyd | later, you receive reports that he is shamefully employed as a
Floyd | garotter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 90 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 27 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Jim Tench, Maud Barnacle,
Floyd | Agatha Dorrit, Dorinda Twite and Cob Froome have gained vigour, and
Floyd | Mildred Chollop has improved her morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha Dorrit has graduated to the Senior House. Orphans in the Senior
Floyd | House, if they have been trained well enough, may find employment and
Floyd | leave your care.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have been awarded custody of three orphans of Junior House age:
Floyd | Molly Bogey, Tawny Scraggley and Edie Dillinger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "assign molly to beer" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MOLLY TO BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred and Frannie are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "assign jim to beer" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN JIM TO BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements is a passive improvement device:
Floyd | idle orphans in the relevant ward may be improved by it, or not, and
Floyd | there is nothing that God or man may do to affect the outcome. You can
Floyd | only assign orphans to active improvement devices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Drink. Now."
		Zach says, "It seems like God could do that much"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Tawny and Molly are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Becky and Maud are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of
Floyd | skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign all to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Edie, Maud, Tawny, Molly and Becky to My First Delousing
Floyd | Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "staus" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       bad          mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   bad          poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      bad          mediocre     awful        poor
Floyd | Agatha     poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Molly      poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Frannie    poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Becky      poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Edie Dillinger. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Tawny Scraggley. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred and Frannie are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Gretchen Bloch. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drink beer" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing suitable to drink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smell beer" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is your constant practice to avoid ever inhaling too deeply around
Floyd | orphans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "aasign gretchen to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AASIGN GRETCHEN TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assIGN GRETCHEN TO TRICYCLES" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GRETCHEN TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Gretchen Bloch to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha, Cob and Dorinda are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign agatha to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 19 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN AGATHA TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | With a fearsome glare, you condemn Agatha Dorrit to The Box until
Floyd | further notice. She folds herself into one of its compartments, and
Floyd | you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Gretchen Bloch's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Tawny Scraggley's looks, which
Floyd | are now poor.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Agatha Dorrit's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Agatha Dorrit's discipline, which is now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has fortified Agatha Dorrit's vigour,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Molly Bogey's looks, which are
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Frannie Harris's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour, which
Floyd | is now bad.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has fortified Dorinda Twite's vigour,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has eroded Dorinda Twite's discipline,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has fortified Cob Froome's vigour, which
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 120 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 36 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Becky Criggledip has
Floyd | gained vigour, and Jim Tench, Maud Barnacle, Molly Bogey and Becky
Floyd | Criggledip have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud Barnacle has grown up a little, and been transferred to the
Floyd | Middle House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         poor         poor         bad
Floyd | Maud       poor         awful        mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Agatha     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Molly      poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    bad          poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Cob        poor         mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign cob to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN COB TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Stern but fair, you condemn Cob Froome to The Box until further
Floyd | notice. He folds himself into one of its compartments, and you lock
Floyd | the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "heh stern but fair"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline dorinda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE DORINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Dorinda Twite. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "It's totally fair. Everyone goes in the box."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha and Cob are spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dorinda is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Agatha Dorrit to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred, Frannie and Gretchen are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign maud to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MAUD TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Maud Barnacle to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Frannie, pinch her cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and make her walk around with a book on her head. This
Floyd | accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and
Floyd | bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her
Floyd | looks are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Frannie Harris. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Tawny, Molly and Becky are shedding parasites, encrustations and
Floyd | chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Edie Dillinger. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 20 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Edie Dillinger's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has sapped Edie Dillinger's vigour, which
Floyd | is now bad.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Gretchen Bloch's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Maud Barnacle's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Tawny Scraggley's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has sapped Tawny Scraggley's vigour,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Molly Bogey's looks, which are
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Molly Bogey's morale, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has sapped Molly Bogey's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Frannie Harris's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Becky Criggledip's looks, which
Floyd | are now adequate.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Becky Criggledip's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has sapped Becky Criggledip's vigour,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour, which
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Cob Froome's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Cob Froome's vigour, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Cob Froome's discipline, which is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 120 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 36 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd |
Floyd | Becky Criggledip has been moved to the Middle House, being of
Floyd | sufficient age. Gretchen Bloch is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have been awarded custody of two orphans of Junior House age:
Floyd | Percy Dabney and Hubert Dobson.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "buy bars" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | You reluctantly part with 350 coins, mail in your order, and in due
Floyd | course receive delivery of triple-barred windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign becky" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN BECKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hubert and Percy are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Tawny and Molly are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks
Floyd | of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       mediocre     bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Jim        poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Maud       poor         poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      bad          poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     bad          bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     mediocre     poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Molly      bad          poor         mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      poor         poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         poor         awful
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign all to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Edie, Tawny, Hubert, Molly and Percy to My First Delousing
Floyd | Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Tawny Scraggley. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline hubert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HUBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hubert Dobson. His
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Becky and Jim are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud, Mildred and Frannie are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hey, adequate looks."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Frannie Harris to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen, Agatha and Dorinda are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cob is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub dorinda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB DORINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Dorinda, delouse her scalp with carbolic acid, and tell her
Floyd | that she will be spending her break re-ironing her crumpled clothes.
Floyd | This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and
Floyd | bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her
Floyd | looks are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Maud       poor         poor         mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Hubert     poor         bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Agatha     poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Molly      bad          poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     bad          adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      bad          mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Mildred    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     awful
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign cob" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN COB
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Cob Froome to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Agatha Dorrit. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "srcub agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SRCUB AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub agathat" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB AGATHAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "shghessh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub agatha" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB AGATHA
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i've only been typing with one hand"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Becky, Jim and Frannie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud and Mildred are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I have no appropriate response to that."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hubert, Percy, Edie, Tawny and Molly are shedding parasites,
Floyd | encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline molly" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 21 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MOLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Edie Dillinger's looks, which
Floyd | are now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Edie Dillinger's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has stiffened Edie Dillinger's
Floyd | discipline, which is now satisfactory.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Maud Barnacle's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Tawny Scraggley's looks, which
Floyd | are now poor.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Tawny Scraggley's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Hubert Dobson's looks, which
Floyd | are now mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Hubert Dobson's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Molly Bogey's looks, which are
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Molly Bogey's morale, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Percy Dabney's morale, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | Shellac's Porter Supplements has stiffened Percy Dabney's discipline,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Percy Dabney's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 140 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 42 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Mildred Chollop has
Floyd | gained vigour.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie Dillinger has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient
Floyd | age. Jim Tench is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Griselda Much, has been entrusted to your care and is
Floyd | now housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laurice Shellac's grand porter experiment has concluded. He retrieves
Floyd | his porter-casks and a great many measurements, praises your charity,
Floyd | wisdom and personal charms for a period somewhat longer than strictly
Floyd | required, and departs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "lots of reading!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign griselda to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GRISELDA TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Griselda Much into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command her to remain there until she has ceased to smell like a case
Floyd | of gangrene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   abysmal      poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Agatha     mediocre     mediocre     poor         bad
Floyd | Molly      poor         bad          satisfactory adequate
Floyd | Frannie    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign molly" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MOLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Molly Bogey to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign molly to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MOLLY TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Knowing that it will do her good, you condemn Molly Bogey to The Box
Floyd | until further notice. She folds herself into one of its compartments,
Floyd | and you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda, Hubert, Percy and Tawny are shedding parasites,
Floyd | encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Becky and Frannie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud and Mildred are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign edie to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN EDIE TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Edie Dillinger to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sooo many orphans"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign becjy to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN BECJY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ASSIGN BECkY TO TRICYCLEs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN BECKY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Becky Criggledip to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Mildred Chollop. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Frannie Harris. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim, Gretchen, Agatha, Cob and Dorinda are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "disciplne gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLNE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign jim to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 22 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN JIM TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In icy tones, you condemn Jim Tench to The Box until further notice.
Floyd | He folds himself into one of its compartments, and you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Griselda Much's looks, which
Floyd | are now poor.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Jim Tench's morale, which is now bad.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Jim Tench's vigour, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Jim Tench's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Maud Barnacle's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Tawny Scraggley's looks, which
Floyd | are now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Hubert Dobson's looks, which
Floyd | are now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Molly Bogey's morale, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Molly Bogey's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Becky Criggledip's vigour, which
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 150 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 45 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Tawny Scraggley and
Floyd | Dorinda Twite have gained vigour, and Jim Tench, Frannie Harris, Becky
Floyd | Criggledip, Dorinda Twite and Cob Froome have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agatha Dorrit has reached the age of maturity, and there is nothing
Floyd | more you can do. She is lost to gainful industry and to virtue, and
Floyd | promptly becomes a baby-farmer. (Good discipline is the surest path to
Floyd | a respectable job, though employers also favour those with high vigour
Floyd | and looks).
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Madison Codscrote, has been entrusted to your care and
Floyd | is now housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay agathat"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Jim Tench to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Tympanic Panic
Floyd | The popular music-hall ensemble Fariq Nasty and his Timpani Five is
Floyd | due to appear at the local auditorium. According to this leaflet,
Floyd | distributed by the Solemn Order of Platypii Ladies' Moral Auxiliary,
Floyd | Mr. Nasty's lyrics promote street grammar, kissing one's fiancee,
Floyd | regicide, Palestinian independence, bro-hugs, jeepform RPGs,
Floyd | immoderate use of snuff and sacrificing virgin blood to Bel-Marduk.
Floyd | The good Ladies intend to mount a campaign of protest, and as its
Floyd | centrepiece they need a child who has been ruined by Fariq's
Floyd | lascivious kettledrums, or at least appears so. Improving the moral
Floyd | tone of your community should, they imply, be reward enough. (Use
Floyd | RECRUIT on a suitable orphan.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory bad          bad          adequate
Floyd | Griselda   bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     bad          poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         awful
Floyd | Madison    bad          awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Molly      poor         bad          satisfactory poor
Floyd | Frannie    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     poor         bad          adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "who? cob?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
		jenrexrode asks, "or jim?"
		jenrexrode says, "jim it is"
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ladies' Moral Auxiliary are in a hurry to put their campaign
Floyd | together, and have no time to question your choice. Jim is escorted to
Floyd | Platypus Hall to prepare for his first appearance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Becky, Maud and Mildred are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda, Hubert, Percy and Tawny are shedding parasites,
Floyd | encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Madison    bad          bad          awful        mediocre
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     bad          adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      poor         poor         satisfactory mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    poor         poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline grisleda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRISLEDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Madison Codscrote. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign madison to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MADISON TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Madison Codscrote into the Delousing Bath,
Floyd | and command her to remain there until she she has learned a lesson
Floyd | about hygiene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   poor         bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Madison    poor         awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         bad          adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Molly      poor         poor         adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Griselda, pinch her cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and apply a rough brush to those parts of her person that she
Floyd | has neglected to keep to a hygienic standard. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Becky, Maud and Mildred are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign maud" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MAUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Maud Barnacle to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "How much does rouge even cost?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign maud to box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MAUD TO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Knowing that it will do her good, you condemn Maud Barnacle to The Box
Floyd | until further notice. She folds herself into one of its compartments,
Floyd | and you lock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   poor         poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Jim        poor         bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Madison    poor         awful        bad          poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Tawny      poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Molly      poor         bad          adequate     poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign frannie to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN FRANNIE TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Frannie Harris to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 23 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Mildred Chollop to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Griselda Much's looks, which
Floyd | are now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Madison Codscrote's looks,
Floyd | which are now poor.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Maud Barnacle's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Maud Barnacle's vigour, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Maud Barnacle's discipline, which is now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Tawny Scraggley's looks, which
Floyd | are now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Hubert Dobson's looks, which
Floyd | are now adequate.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Molly Bogey's morale, which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Molly Bogey's discipline, which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Frannie Harris's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Becky Criggledip's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 150 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 45 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Griselda Much, Frannie
Floyd | Harris, Becky Criggledip and Cob Froome have gained vigour, and Jim
Floyd | Tench has improved his morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tawny Scraggley and Hubert Dobson have grown up a little, and been
Floyd | transferred to the Middle House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign maud" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MAUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Maud Barnacle to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Griselda   poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         bad
Floyd | Madison    poor         abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Tawny      poor         poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         bad          satisfactory mediocre
Floyd | Molly      poor         poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Edie, delouse her scalp with carbolic acid, and make her
Floyd | dedicate a few hours to shining her shoes. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison, Griselda and Percy are shedding parasites, encrustations and
Floyd | chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly is spending some time in The Box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub percy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB PERCY
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline percy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE PERCY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Percy Dabney. His
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her
Floyd | discipline is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Madison Codscrote. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read catalog" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 24 Children: 15                                 Treasury: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CATALOG
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 437
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Griselda Much's looks, which
Floyd | are now adequate.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Griselda Much's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | The Box has weakened Molly Bogey's morale, which is now bad.
Floyd | The Box has sapped Molly Bogey's vigour, which is now bad.
Floyd | The Box has stiffened Molly Bogey's discipline, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Molly Bogey's morale,
Floyd | which is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Frannie Harris's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Becky Criggledip's vigour, which
Floyd | is now adequate.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Percy Dabney's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 150 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 45 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Becky Criggledip has
Floyd | gained vigour, and Jim Tench and Madison Codscrote have improved their
Floyd | morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dorinda Twite has reached the age of maturity, and there is nothing
Floyd | more you can do. She is lost to gainful industry and to virtue, and
Floyd | promptly becomes a bondage model.
Floyd | Griselda Much and Madison Codscrote have been moved to the Middle
Floyd | House, being of sufficient age. Mildred Chollop is ready for the
Floyd | Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign molly" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MOLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Molly Bogey to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not only does Jim Tench look appropriately pathetic, he demonstrates a
Floyd | remarkable ability to weep on cue, elaborate in chilling detail about
Floyd | the timpani lifestyle from which he was rescued, and go into seizures
Floyd | at the sight of a felt mallet. Fariq Nasty has to flee town under
Floyd | cover of darkness to escape tar-and-feathering, the Timpani Five are
Floyd | barred from respectable auditoria across the country, and the Ladies'
Floyd | Auxiliary return Jim Tench with a small expression of their gratitude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "money?"
		jenrexrode says, "gotta let my dog out back"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x catalouge" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CATALOUGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x catalogue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CATALOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I should get to sleep soon."
		Zach says, "I do want to know how the orphans respond to *The Harvest of Sin*"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah this is what happened last time I played, it got late"
Zach says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Griselda   poor         bad          mediocre     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         poor         poor         bad
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     abysmal      adequate     poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     adequate     adequate     poor
Floyd | Percy      poor         poor         mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny asks, "When was the last time you saved?" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read about treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill produces a negligible quantity of
Floyd | electrical power, but (more importantly) its persistent use
Floyd | strengthens the thighs, calves and buttocks of older children, while
Floyd | teaching them the value of a hard day's work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "we haven"
		Johnny says, "ilac"
		jenrexrode says, "'t"
		Zach says, "Actually, it makes sense that the treadmill is in the older house. Less time for them to get in shape and escape."
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read about water" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ABOUT WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in Fobberfish of Hackney's catalogue):
Floyd | The world-renowned Dr. Pranger has discovered that pathological and
Floyd | criminal behaviours are rooted in patterns of thought established in
Floyd | childhood. Attempts to improve society will inevitably fail,
Floyd | therefore, without a bold application of behavioural pharmacology from
Floyd | earliest youth, particularly in those classes that produce the
Floyd | overwhelming mass of the criminal and insane. His patented Lithium
Floyd | Formula, added to the drinking-water of your orphanage, juvenile
Floyd | prison, refugee camp or poor-house, is the necessary first step to a
Floyd | brighter future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "There's nothing more dangerous than an orphan with a strong buttocks."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | What you do outside work hours and the Orphanorium is not the concern
Floyd | of this story. (The Middle House is to the north.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Percy is shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My
Floyd | First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign molly to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MOLLY TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Molly Bogey into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command her to remain there until she shehas become less foul to
Floyd | behold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison, Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Maud are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie, Becky and Frannie are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign tawny to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN TAWNY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Tawny Scraggley to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         bad
Floyd | Madison    poor         abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         bad          adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      adequate     awful        adequate     poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Becky      mediocre     adequate     adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    poor         adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign hubert to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN HUBERT TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Hubert Dobson to occupy himself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. He obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Frannie Harris to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign becky" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN BECKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Becky Criggledip to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Edie, delouse her scalp with equal parts pomatum and
Floyd | mercurial ointment (just in case), and make her dedicate a few hours
Floyd | to shining her shoes. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture
Floyd | on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the
Floyd | lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   poor         poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         awful
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         bad          adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      adequate     abysmal      adequate     poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Becky      poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign griselda to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GRISELDA TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Griselda Much to occupy herself with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 25 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | Setting the occasional example is one thing, but you would be worn to
Floyd | the bone if you had to groom each and every one of your charges; you
Floyd | are their guardian, not their stable-hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hubert Dobson's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Molly Bogey's looks, which are
Floyd | now good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Becky Criggledip has broken a hole through the roof and escaped! Out
Floyd | in the harsh world children are exposed to all manner of sinful
Floyd | influences, so you are not surprised when, later, you receive reports
Floyd | that she is shamefully employed as a haughty courtesan.
Floyd | Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 130 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 39 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Edie Dillinger, Madison
Floyd | Codscrote, Maud Barnacle and Frannie Harris have gained vigour, and
Floyd | Frannie Harris and Mildred Chollop have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly Bogey has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient
Floyd | age. Madison Codscrote is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Ned Jackson, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "darn that becky"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ned is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Percy is shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My
Floyd | First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Bleeding Hearts, Haemorrhaging Funds
Floyd | The incessant complaining and underhanded lobbying techniques of the
Floyd | Cruelty Defamation League have borne poison fruit: a law is being
Floyd | discussed in committee that, if enacted, would reduce the daily
Floyd | beatings permitted in juvenile institutions. Impassioned
Floyd | letter-writing has fallen on deaf ears, and it seems as if, once
Floyd | again, special interests will corrupt the fair process of government.
Floyd | But you're not entirely without friends. Hera Bethany Towlich, an
Floyd | artist of the back-room deal and the twisted arm, informs you that the
Floyd | voting is close and certain parties are open to persuasion. For 300
Floyd | coins, the bill can be buried; for 700 it can be rewritten in language
Floyd | that would accidentally allow facilities of your kind more
Floyd | discipline.
Floyd | Few things are certain about the legislative process, but this is a
Floyd | matter of principle. What are you to do?
Floyd | 1 - Pay three hundred to bury the bill.
Floyd | 2 - Keep your money, cross your fingers and pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >

		jenrexrode asks, "pay?"
		jenrexrode asks, "go to bed?"
		Zach says, "Dang, I wish we had 700."
		Zach says, "Both, I think"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | Please select a number between 1 and 2 >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | It boils your blood to be forced to pay money just to keep that which
Floyd | you possess by right; but sometimes principle must bow to sense. You
Floyd | fork the cash over, Hera eats some very nice lunches with some very
Floyd | unpleasant people, and no more is heard of the bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign ned to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN NED TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Ned Jackson into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command him to remain there until he is presentable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         awful
Floyd | Madison    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Ned        bad          poor         poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      poor         poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     poor         poor         adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     awful        good         poor
Floyd | Frannie    poor         adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline ned" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE NED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Ned Jackson. His discipline
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Has maga looked at StoryNexus?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Maud and Frannie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Edie are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "He asked a roomful of people that don't know."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub cob" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB COB
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Cob, drag a comb through his hair, and apply a rough brush
Floyd | to those parts of his person that he has neglected to keep to a
Floyd | hygienic standard. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on
Floyd | the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the
Floyd | lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Maud and Frannie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Edie are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline hubert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE HUBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hubert Dobson. His
Floyd | discipline is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Tawny Scraggley. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Ned        poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     mediocre     satisfactory poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     bad          satisfactory poor
Floyd | Frannie    poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 26 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is
Floyd | now good.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Ned Jackson's looks, which are
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hubert Dobson's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie Dillinger attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd | Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 140 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 42 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Ned Jackson has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Gretchen Bloch and Percy Dabney have improved their
Floyd | morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud Barnacle and Frannie Harris have graduated to the Senior House.
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     good         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         bad
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Ned        poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      adequate     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     mediocre     adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      adequate     bad          excellent    poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: The Malnutrition Games
Floyd | A number of forward-thinking administrators in the institutional
Floyd | guardianship sector are trying to put together a five-a-side
Floyd | streetball tournament. Team sports promote determination, local pride
Floyd | and contempt for the weak. On the other hand, you would need to field
Floyd | a team of five strong-limbed orphans of Senior House age; while
Floyd | matches are infrequent enough that they would still have time for
Floyd | regular activities, the risk of injury or escape should not be
Floyd | ignored. This opportunity may not present itself again, however.
Floyd | Do you want to compete in the tournament?

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | Do you want to compete in the tournament?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Excellent. Use RECRUIT on orphans to add them to your team. If they
Floyd | disappoint, you can CUT them from the team -- but matches will not go
Floyd | ahead unless you have a full squad of five.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Maud, Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit cob" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT COB
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Froome that he will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises him alone.
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would be subject to endless ridicule from the other teams if you
Floyd | fielded a player as frail as Chollop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Bloch that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Froome and Bloch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Harris that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Froome, Bloch and Harris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit maud" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MAUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Barnacle that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Froome, Bloch, Harris and
Floyd | Barnacle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Edie are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | A child so small would be crushed to pulp in a streetball tournament.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach, with a jaunty wave, is suddenly gone, and though he takes all his fire off with him like no less a force than Prometheus, our own lives now seem inextinguishable. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Maud, Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Tench that he will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Froome, Bloch, Harris,
Floyd | Barnacle and Tench: a complete line-up.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ringing the dinner-bell will start the next match.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     good         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         poor         adequate
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Ned        poor         poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Maud       mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     adequate     mediocre     adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     bad          good         poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    poor         adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Edie are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Edie Dillinger to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign molly to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MOLLY TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Molly Bogey to occupy herself with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd | She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Maud, Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Jim, pinch his cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and make him dedicate a few hours to shining his shoes. This
Floyd | accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and
Floyd | bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; his
Floyd | looks are now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Mildred Chollop. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Edie Dillinger. Her
Floyd | discipline is now satisfactory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ned and Percy are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin
Floyd | in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory satisfactory mediocre     poor
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     abysmal      poor         poor
Floyd | Ned        poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     adequate     mediocre     adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     bad          good         poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline ned" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE NED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Ned Jackson. His discipline
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You are due to face Blackburn Remedial in the first round. You have
Floyd | not played streetball since your reformatory days, but you feel you've
Floyd | been able to teach the children enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim Tench has lost some teeth during a three-point maul.
Floyd | The injury is severe enough to take him off the team.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your orphans are unceremoniously crushed. The outcome was never in
Floyd | doubt. You are out of the tournament, and a tangible sense of failure
Floyd | settles over everyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cut jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edie is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Maud, Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cut jim" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT JIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting him up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Aw."
		jenrexrode says, "but that's the command"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory satisfactory poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     bad          adequate     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     abysmal      mediocre     poor
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Maud       poor         adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     mediocre     adequate     poor
Floyd | Molly      adequate     abysmal      good         poor
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     satisfactory adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     poor         adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody has expressed any special interest in hiring orphans. You must
Floyd | trust to the soft mercies of the labour market.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, out of the tournament"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 27 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which
Floyd | is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hubert Dobson's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Molly Bogey's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are
Floyd | now satisfactory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maud Barnacle's audacious escape attempt was brought to an end by the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs. Unfortunately, so was Maud Barnacle. Once the
Floyd | dogs are sleeping, you retrieve the remains and dump them down the
Floyd | nearest sewer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 130 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 39 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Gretchen Bloch has gained
Floyd | vigour, and Tawny Scraggley and Molly Bogey have improved their
Floyd | morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ned Jackson and Percy Dabney have grown up a little, and been
Floyd | transferred to the Middle House.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Orphanorium has been entrusted with three more children: Sadie
Floyd | Sankey is old enough for the Middle House, while Pepper Grabble and
Floyd | Jacek Scound will go to the Junior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "uh oh, the dogs went too far"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: Path to the Nest of Spiders
Floyd | Ever since Slophouse & Sons started sourcing gruel ingredients from
Floyd | Ruritania, you have occasionally found a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider
Floyd | lurking at the bottom of a box of dehydrated oat-scrapings. Now,
Floyd | however, it seems that one has escaped and started to breed. The bite
Floyd | of the Ruritanian Misanthrope is not usually fatal, but the necrosis
Floyd | it causes is both painful and unsightly. Unless you want an
Floyd | establishment full of blotchy, keening orphans, you had better search
Floyd | for the nest and deal with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Pepper are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, I know this puzzle from last time, I think"
		jenrexrode says, "well I knew it, I dont know if I know it"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "uh I don't know how to save"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny bows and arrows.
		jenrexrode says, "tah dah"
		jenrexrode says, "ok, I am done for now"
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nfoo1" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Thus far, twenty orphans have passed through your hands, of whom two
Floyd | will ever amount to anything. Your treasury has 447 coins. You have
Floyd | completed ten special tasks.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recap" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Path to the Nest of Spiders
Floyd | Ever since Slophouse & Sons started sourcing gruel ingredients from
Floyd | Ruritania, you have occasionally found a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider
Floyd | lurking at the bottom of a box of dehydrated oat-scrapings. Now,
Floyd | however, it seems that one has escaped and started to breed. The bite
Floyd | of the Ruritanian Misanthrope is not usually fatal, but the necrosis
Floyd | it causes is both painful and unsightly. Unless you want an
Floyd | establishment full of blotchy, keening orphans, you had better search
Floyd | for the nest and deal with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "okay, that's what we needed to know"
		jenrexrode says, "so even though we haven't had to look for stuff, we do need to look for this spider nest, or make the kids do it."
		jenrexrode says, "I should have taken my dog out earlier. brb"
		Johnny says, "Just tell one of the orphans to do it."
		mwmiller says, "Er um. I have no idea about this game's mechanics! So uh."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "search for nest" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Pepper are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "follow spiders" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW SPIDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine spiders" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SPIDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine mastiffs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE MASTIFFS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ruritanian Mastiff breed is characterised by a face like a tumour
Floyd | and the heart of an abused wolverine. Ruritanian Mastiffs get
Floyd | disqualified from dog shows for failing to savage a judge.
Floyd | When a Ruritanian Mastiff gets rabies, nobody notices. Rurie
Floyd | owners would nonetheless say that they are highly intelligent, loyal
Floyd | and loving -- at least, those Rurie owners with a voicebox yet-untorn
Floyd | by slavering fangs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mastiffs significantly reduce the risk of orphans escaping. The
Floyd | condition of failed escape-artists is not guaranteed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "It's an orphanage management sim."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look under fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "pick up fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK UP FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are too many of them to cart about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "push fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine sub-basement" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SUB-BASEMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A penetrating wail would suggest that Griselda Much has been attacked
Floyd | by a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Oh heck."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "It's mostly bossing orphans around, making choices in scenarios, and buying orphanage gear."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda Much, discarded daughter of an advertiser of adult stamps and
Floyd | a Greek medium.
Floyd | Her discipline is mediocre, her vigour mediocre, her appearance
Floyd | adequate and her morale poor. It is difficult to remember that she was
Floyd | formed by God.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "search" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to search?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Gameplay-wise."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "here" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HERE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "search for nest" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine nest" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine mastiffs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE MASTIFFS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ruritanian Mastiff breed is characterised by a face like a tumour
Floyd | and the heart of an abused wolverine. Ruritanian Mastiffs get
Floyd | disqualified from dog shows for failing to savage a judge.
Floyd | When a Ruritanian Mastiff gets rabies, nobody notices. Rurie
Floyd | owners would nonetheless say that they are highly intelligent, loyal
Floyd | and loving -- at least, those Rurie owners with a voicebox yet-untorn
Floyd | by slavering fangs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mastiffs significantly reduce the risk of orphans escaping. The
Floyd | condition of failed escape-artists is not guaranteed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "back"
		Johnny says, "whoop"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, this part where you have to find the spider nest isn't like how the game has been so far."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign griselda to nest" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN GRISELDA TO NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Pepper are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Pepper are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Convulsive sobbing would suggest that Percy has been got by a
Floyd | Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "okay, found the spider"
		jenrexrode says, "kinda"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A howl of agony from the Middle House would suggest that Tawny
Floyd | Scraggley has been bitten by a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search corner" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search hideaway" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HIDEAWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A penetrating wail would suggest that Pepper Grabble has been molested
Floyd | by a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Relics of the public-sector days, when it was hoped that regular
Floyd | tricycle use might furnish orphans of the correct age with enmuscled
Floyd | shanks, allowing them to better work a treadmill at a later age. Their
Floyd | designer, Hopfrock Truitt, fondly envisaged a future in which orphans
Floyd | would find gainful employment as cycle-rickshaw pilots, a dream dashed
Floyd | when it was discovered to be extremely stupid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | What you do outside work hours and the Orphanorium is not the concern
Floyd | of this story. (The Senior House is north, and the Junior House
Floyd | south.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie, Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "examine mural" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE MURAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The murals depict sturdy youths and modest maidens, with classic
Floyd | features and somewhat blank expressions, enthusiastically applying
Floyd | themselves to various forms of wholesome industry. The jobs depicted
Floyd | are chiefly of the rustic sort, or at least involve healthy exercise
Floyd | in the fresh air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Although orphans are prone to infestations and mulishly insensitive to
Floyd | pain, you cannot quite believe that one could unwittingly harbour a
Floyd | nest of venomous spiders.
Floyd |
Floyd | Soft moaning from the Senior House would suggest that Frannie Harris
Floyd | has been attacked by a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "haha"
		jenrexrode says, "I think the narrator is unreliable"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Pepper are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cries of pain would suggest that Edie Dillinger has been chewed on by
Floyd | a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a few cobwebs, a spider-leg or two, and some sucked-dry
Floyd | insects. No spiders, though. Certainly not a nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l u" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L U
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l e" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L E
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l w" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L W
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L S
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), " l n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  L N
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "examine room" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search house" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search box" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a few cobwebs, a spider-leg or two, and some sucked-dry
Floyd | insects. No spiders, though. Certainly not a nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Pepper are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "search mastiffs" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MASTIFFS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a few cobwebs, a spider-leg or two, and some sucked-dry
Floyd | insects. No spiders, though. Certainly not a nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ew."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search fairy tales" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FAIRY TALES
Floyd |
Floyd | Aha! There has surely been a nest here not too long ago: empty egg
Floyd | casings, thick froths of web, the husks of infant spiders devoured by
Floyd | their siblings. Alas, it's here no longer. But the exodus was not
Floyd | covert: a trail leads you to an old bricked-up chimney flue, spidery
Floyd | holes punctuating its rotten mortar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Soft moaning would suggest that Tawny Scraggley has been attacked by a
Floyd | Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aha"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "searcf x flue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCF X FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x flue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | This old chimney is probably where the spiders have made their nest.
Floyd | However, it was bricked up long ago, and the spiders must be getting
Floyd | in and out through the rotting mortar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny sobs would suggest that Madison Codscrote has been poisoned by a
Floyd | Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x mortar" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MORTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | This old chimney is probably where the spiders have made their nest.
Floyd | However, it was bricked up long ago, and the spiders must be getting
Floyd | in and out through the rotting mortar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A howl of agony would suggest that Mildred Chollop has been bitten by
Floyd | a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take mortar" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MORTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take brick" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | A penetrating wail would suggest that Tawny Scraggley has been
Floyd | attacked by a Ruritanian Misanthrope spider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "break mortar" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK MORTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The mortar crumbles easily under the slightest impact, and you are
Floyd | able to tear down half the wall with your bare hands. Out tumble
Floyd | several mummified pigeons, a great deal of soot and brick dust, and a
Floyd | scattering of panicked spiders that are instantly stomped upon by
Floyd | gleeful orphans. The chimney's jagged mouth is revealed, ominous wisps
Floyd | of web leading up into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "seEACH FLUE" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEEACH FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "attack web" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK WEB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search flue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The short stretch of chimney that's visible from here doesn't seem to
Floyd | be the location of the nest, and you can neither reach nor see any
Floyd | further. Perhaps you might assign someone better-suited to this task.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "It's a metaphor for the Internet."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign percy to flue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN PERCY TO FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Where's Bert the chimney sweep when you really need 'im?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign pepper to flue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN PEPPER TO FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand little Pepper a lantern, a spray-can of insecticide and a
Floyd | fortifying biscuit, then send her up the chimney with dire threats of
Floyd | what will happen if she returns without eradicating the spider nest. A
Floyd | hushed silence falls over the Orphanorium, broken only by the
Floyd | occasional squeal of agony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign jacek to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN JACEK TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Jacek Scound into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command him to remain there until he has ceased to smell like a case
Floyd | of gangrene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x flue" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | From within the flue comes the sound of distant, constrained
Floyd | wriggling, and the occasional cascade of soot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "heh"
		jenrexrode says, "I wonder if we need to ring the bell or something"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a sudden explosion of soot and insecticide fumes, Pepper Grabble
Floyd | emerges from the fireplace. She is rather horribly bitten and has
Floyd | inhaled a considerable quantity of soot, neurotoxins and spider legs,
Floyd | but her triumph over the spiders is undeniable. The orphans give up a
Floyd | ragged cheer, Pepper gets a double helping of gruel at supper, a man
Floyd | is called in to brick up the chimney, and life in the Orphanorium
Floyd | returns to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "or just go north"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper is housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek is shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My
Floyd | First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign pepper to bath" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN PEPPER TO BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You unceremoniously dunk Pepper Grabble into the Delousing Bath, and
Floyd | command her to remain there until she she is no longer a parasite
Floyd | vector.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     satisfactory poor         mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     mediocre     adequate     poor
Floyd | Jim        mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         awful        bad          mediocre
Floyd | Madison    poor         awful        bad          mediocre
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     adequate     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     adequate     adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     bad          satisfactory mediocre
Floyd | Jacek      bad          bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     satisfactory mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Pepper     abysmal      poor         bad          awful
Floyd | Percy      poor         mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Cob        mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline percy" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE PERCY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Percy Dabney. His
Floyd | discipline is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper and Jacek are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of
Floyd | skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline pepper" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE PEPPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Pepper Grabble. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy, Ned and Edie are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Hubert and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her
Floyd | discipline is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub sadie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 28 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB SADIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Sadie, drag a comb through her hair, and make her walk
Floyd | around with a book on her head. This accomplished, you deliver a short
Floyd | lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness.
Floyd | Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which
Floyd | is now adequate.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Hubert Dobson's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Molly Bogey's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen Bloch attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 160 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 48 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Griselda Much, Madison
Floyd | Codscrote and Tawny Scraggley have gained vigour, and Jim Tench, Tawny
Floyd | Scraggley, Hubert Dobson, Pepper Grabble and Mildred Chollop have
Floyd | improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jim Tench has reached the age of maturity, and there is nothing more
Floyd | you can do. He is lost to gainful industry and to virtue, and promptly
Floyd | becomes a panhandler.
Floyd | Cob Froome has reached the age of maturity, and there is nothing more
Floyd | you can do. He is lost to gainful industry and to virtue, and promptly
Floyd | becomes a pirate.
Floyd | Edie Dillinger and Hubert Dobson have graduated to the Senior House.
Floyd | You have been awarded custody of three orphans of Junior House age:
Floyd | Alice Makane, Harriet Rostigraben and Beth Twitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beth, Harriet and Alice are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper and Jacek are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of
Floyd | skin in My First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new task: The Malnutrition Games
Floyd | A number of forward-thinking administrators in the institutional
Floyd | guardianship sector are trying to put together a five-a-side
Floyd | streetball tournament. Team sports promote determination, local pride
Floyd | and contempt for the weak. On the other hand, you would need to field
Floyd | a team of five strong-limbed orphans of Senior House age; while
Floyd | matches are infrequent enough that they would still have time for
Floyd | regular activities, the risk of injury or escape should not be
Floyd | ignored. This opportunity may not present itself again, however.
Floyd | Do you want to compete in the tournament?

		mwmiller says, "Promptly becomes a pirate! Doesn't sound too bad to me."
		jenrexrode says, "sounds like success stories to me"
		jenrexrode asks, "do we have 5 seniors?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | Do you want to compete in the tournament?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Excellent. Use RECRUIT on orphans to add them to your team. If they
Floyd | disappoint, you can CUT them from the team -- but matches will not go
Floyd | ahead unless you have a full squad of five.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadie, Percy and Ned are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda and Tawny are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hubert, Edie, Frannie, Madison, Mildred and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Griselda   adequate     mediocre     adequate     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     poor         poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         abysmal      bad          mediocre
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     awful        poor         poor
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     adequate     bad          adequate
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     mediocre     satisfactory mediocre
Floyd | Beth       awful        mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     poor         satisfactory mediocre
Floyd | Jacek      poor         abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         satisfactory mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Harriet    poor         poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Pepper     bad          mediocre     awful        bad
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Alice      abysmal      poor         bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Dillinger that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Bloch, Harris and
Floyd | Dillinger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit hubert" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT HUBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Dobson that he will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Bloch, Harris, Dillinger
Floyd | and Dobson.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit frannie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT FRANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | But Harris is already on the team roster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would be subject to endless ridicule from the other teams if you
Floyd | fielded a player as frail as Chollop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit gretchen" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT GRETCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | But Bloch is already on the team roster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x roster" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You would be subject to endless ridicule from the other teams if you
Floyd | fielded a player as frail as Codscrote.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       adequate     adequate     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     adequate     adequate     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     adequate     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Hubert     adequate     adequate     satisfactory adequate
Floyd | Beth       abysmal      mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Molly      adequate     poor         excellent    mediocre
Floyd | Jacek      bad          abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Harriet    bad          bad          bad          mediocre
Floyd | Pepper     poor         poor         abysmal      bad
Floyd | Percy      adequate     poor         adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Alice      abysmal      poor         bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read catalog" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CATALOG
Floyd |
Floyd | A respected specialist catering to the orphan management trade,
Floyd | Fobberfish of Hackney provides a wide variety of goods at virtually
Floyd | affordable rates. Bowing to the decadence of the age, this
Floyd | once-respectable publication now features many vain luxuries that you
Floyd | can safely ignore, such as fair-trade gruel, artisanal wildflower
Floyd | soap, and smallpox vaccines. The few items of real utility have been
Floyd | circled in red pen:
Floyd |
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill (400 coins)
Floyd | Spinal Corrective Corsets (450 coins)
Floyd | Dr. Pranger's Lithium Water (700 coins)
Floyd | The Harvest of Sin (700 coins)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i'm gonna put them on a treadmill"
		jenrexrode says, "to get up their vigor"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "buy treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You reluctantly part with 400 coins, mail in your order, and in due
Floyd | course receive delivery of Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill; it is
Floyd | installed in the Senior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign sadie to treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN SADIE TO TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill stands grimly against one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hubert, Edie, Frannie, Madison, Mildred and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign mildred to treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MILDRED TO TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Mildred Chollop to occupy herself with Atherton's
Floyd | Ergonomic Treadmill. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign madison to treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN MADISON TO TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You command Madison Codscrote to occupy herself with Atherton's
Floyd | Ergonomic Treadmill. She obediently complies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Edie, delouse her scalp with carbolic acid, and make her
Floyd | dedicate a few hours to shining her shoes. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now
Floyd | mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 29 Children: 17                                 Treasury: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Edie       satisfactory satisfactory mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Griselda   adequate     adequate     adequate     bad
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Tawny      adequate     adequate     poor         adequate
Floyd | Hubert     mediocre     adequate     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Beth       awful        mediocre     awful        poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     bad          good         mediocre
Floyd | Jacek      poor         awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Harriet    poor         poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Pepper     poor         poor         bad          bad
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     poor         adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Alice      abysmal      poor         bad          poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Hooray! Mediocrity!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has weakened Madison Codscrote's
Floyd | morale, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Madison Codscrote's
Floyd | vigour, which is now bad.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which
Floyd | is now adequate.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Molly Bogey's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Jacek Scound's looks, which are
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | My First Delousing Bath has brightened Pepper Grabble's looks, which
Floyd | are now bad.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has weakened Mildred Chollop's morale,
Floyd | which is now awful.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Griselda Much attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd | Gretchen Bloch attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 170 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 51 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Sadie Sankey, Madison
Floyd | Codscrote, Jacek Scound and Mildred Chollop have gained vigour, and
Floyd | Edie Dillinger, Hubert Dobson, Beth Twitch, Frannie Harris, Pepper
Floyd | Grabble and Alice Makane have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Edie Dillinger's work ethic and crude
Floyd | charms, has offered her employment as a lady's maid. For your success
Floyd | as an educator, the Government awards you a bonus of 50 coins.
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Hubert Dobson's commitment and
Floyd | pectoral development, has offered him employment as a lumberjack. For
Floyd | your success as an educator, the Government awards you a bonus of 50
Floyd | coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper Grabble has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient
Floyd | age. Griselda Much and Molly Bogey are ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new orphan, Mimi Trotter, has been entrusted to your care and is now
Floyd | housed in the Junior House.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treadmill has produced 16 coins' worth of paranormal romance
Floyd | novels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "paranomal romance novels?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Griselda   adequate     adequate     adequate     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         abysmal      poor         mediocre
Floyd | Madison    poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Mimi       bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Tawny      adequate     satisfactory poor         adequate
Floyd | Beth       abysmal      mediocre     bad          poor
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     poor         satisfactory mediocre
Floyd | Jacek      bad          bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Harriet    poor         poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Pepper     bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Percy      adequate     poor         adequate     satisfactory
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Alice      abysmal      poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would be subject to endless ridicule from the other teams if you
Floyd | fielded a player as frail as Chollop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Codscrote that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Bloch, Harris and
Floyd | Codscrote.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit edie" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT EDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Molly, Griselda, Frannie and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison and Mildred are busily occupied with Atherton's Ergonomic
Floyd | Treadmill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit griselda" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT GRISELDA
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Much that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Bloch, Harris, Codscrote
Floyd | and Much.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "recruit molly" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECRUIT MOLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You inform Bogey that she will be representing the Orphanorium in
Floyd | forthcoming games. Your team now comprises Bloch, Harris, Codscrote,
Floyd | Much and Bogey: a complete line-up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Griselda   mediocre     satisfactory adequate     poor
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     poor         poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         awful        poor         mediocre
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     poor         bad          adequate
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Mimi       awful        poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     satisfactory poor         mediocre
Floyd | Beth       bad          mediocre     abysmal      poor
Floyd | Molly      adequate     mediocre     good         adequate
Floyd | Jacek      poor         bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         satisfactory mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Harriet    poor         poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Pepper     bad          poor         poor         bad
Floyd | Percy      adequate     mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     bad
Floyd | Alice      abysmal      poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Madison, pinch her cheeks until they take on a healthy red
Floyd | colour, and apply a rough brush to those parts of her person that she
Floyd | has neglected to keep to a hygienic standard. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper, Sadie, Percy and Ned are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tawny is busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Tawny Scraggley to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Tawny Scraggley. Her
Floyd | discipline is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign all to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Sadie, Ned, Tawny, Pepper and Percy to the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign tawny" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN TAWNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Tawny Scraggley to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mimi, Beth, Harriet and Alice are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek is shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My
Floyd | First Delousing Bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline alice" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Alice Makane. Her
Floyd | discipline is now awful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Griselda   adequate     adequate     adequate     mediocre
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
Floyd | Sadie      poor         bad          poor         mediocre
Floyd | Madison    mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Mimi       bad          mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Tawny      mediocre     adequate     poor         mediocre
Floyd | Beth       awful        mediocre     abysmal      mediocre
Floyd | Molly      mediocre     poor         satisfactory adequate
Floyd | Jacek      bad          awful        mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    mediocre     satisfactory mediocre     adequate
Floyd | Harriet    poor         bad          bad          poor
Floyd | Pepper     bad          poor         bad          poor
Floyd | Percy      mediocre     mediocre     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     awful
Floyd | Alice      awful        poor         poor         poor
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline beth" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE BETH
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Beth Twitch. Her discipline
Floyd | is now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mimi" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MIMI
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 30 Children: 16                                 Treasury: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You are due to face Folsom Juniors in the first round. You have not
Floyd | played streetball since your reformatory days, but you feel you've
Floyd | been able to teach the children enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | The game ends in a convincing victory, and you are through to the next
Floyd | round.
Floyd | You counsel the team against prideful celebrations, but their morale
Floyd | is clearly boosted by your success.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		jenrexrode says, "last time one of our orphans lost teeth and we were kicked out of the tournament"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Sadie Sankey's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has weakened Madison Codscrote's
Floyd | morale, which is now adequate.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Madison Codscrote's
Floyd | vigour, which is now adequate.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Ned Jackson's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Pepper Grabble's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Percy Dabney's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour,
Floyd | which is now good.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Alice Makane's morale,
Floyd | which is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 160 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 48 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Sadie Sankey, Molly Bogey
Floyd | and Pepper Grabble have gained vigour, and Tawny Scraggley and Percy
Floyd | Dabney have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Griselda Much's ingrained servility
Floyd | and swanlike grace, has offered her employment as an informercial
Floyd | model. For your success as an educator, the Government awards you a
Floyd | bonus of 50 coins.
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Molly Bogey's dedication and coltish
Floyd | grace, has offered her employment as a nursery-maid. For your success
Floyd | as an educator, the Government awards you a bonus of 50 coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beth Twitch and Jacek Scound have been moved to the Middle House,
Floyd | being of sufficient age. Tawny Scraggley is ready for the Senior.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treadmill has produced 12 coins' worth of pork pies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Beth are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper, Sadie, Percy and Ned are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Senior House
Floyd | Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The
Floyd | largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated
Floyd | with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tawny, Frannie and Gretchen are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madison and Mildred are busily occupied with Atherton's Ergonomic
Floyd | Treadmill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign all to treadmill" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO TREADMILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Gretchen, Madison, Tawny, Frannie and Mildred to Atherton's
Floyd | Ergonomic Treadmill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Mildred Chollop to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "unassign madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNASSIGN MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Madison Codscrote to take a break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Thus far, twenty-six orphans have passed through your hands, of whom
Floyd | six have been saved from a career of vice. Your treasury has 618
Floyd | coins. You have completed eleven special tasks.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "woo, 6"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "status" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STATUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Orphan     Discipline   Vigour       Looks        Morale
Floyd | Gretchen   poor         adequate     mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Sadie      poor         poor         poor         mediocre
Floyd | Madison    poor         mediocre     poor         adequate
Floyd | Ned        mediocre     mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Mimi       awful        mediocre     poor         poor
Floyd | Tawny      adequate     satisfactory poor         mediocre
Floyd | Beth       poor         mediocre     bad          mediocre
Floyd | Jacek      bad          bad          mediocre     mediocre
Floyd | Frannie    poor         good         mediocre     satisfactory
Floyd | Harriet    poor         poor         bad          mediocre
Floyd | Pepper     bad          adequate     poor         poor
Floyd | Percy      adequate     adequate     adequate     adequate
Floyd | Mildred    mediocre     good         mediocre     abysmal
Floyd | Alice      abysmal      poor         bad          adequate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline madison" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MADISON
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Madison Codscrote. Her
Floyd | discipline is now adequate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mildred" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MILDRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Mildred Chollop. Her
Floyd | discipline is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle House
Floyd | This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A
Floyd | series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations,
Floyd | it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many
Floyd | blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the
Floyd | Senior north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jacek and Beth are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pepper, Sadie, Percy and Ned are busily occupied with the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assiggn all to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGGN ALL TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "assign all to tricycles" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASSIGN ALL TO TRICYCLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You assign Sadie, Ned, Beth, Jacek, Pepper and Percy to the ancient
Floyd | tricycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior House
Floyd | Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about
Floyd | six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively
Floyd | low. The Middle House is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | From an obscure corner, My First Delousing Bath gives off
Floyd | sanitary-smelling vapours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is
Floyd | well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mimi, Harriet and Alice are housed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline alice" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply some well-deserved discipline to Alice Makane. Her
Floyd | discipline is now bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mmimi" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MMIMI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "discipline mimi" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISCIPLINE MIMI
Floyd |
Floyd | Enough for today: there are regulations about excessive corporal
Floyd | punishment. Besides, if you thrash every child continually, they'll
Floyd | grow leathery and insensate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrub mimi" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 31 Children: 14                                 Treasury: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRUB MIMI
Floyd |
Floyd | You seize Mimi, delouse her scalp with carbolic acid, and scrub her
Floyd | all over with turpentine and a pumice-stone. This accomplished, you
Floyd | deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of
Floyd | filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has weakened Gretchen Bloch's morale,
Floyd | which is now bad.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Gretchen Bloch's vigour,
Floyd | which is now satisfactory.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Sadie Sankey's vigour, which is
Floyd | now poor.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Ned Jackson's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour,
Floyd | which is now excessive.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Beth Twitch's vigour, which is
Floyd | now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Jacek Scound's vigour, which is
Floyd | now bad.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has weakened Frannie Harris's morale,
Floyd | which is now adequate.
Floyd | Atherton's Ergonomic Treadmill has fortified Frannie Harris's vigour,
Floyd | which is now excellent.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Harriet Rostigraben's
Floyd | morale, which is now mediocre.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Pepper Grabble's vigour, which is
Floyd | now satisfactory.
Floyd | The ancient tricycles have fortified Percy Dabney's vigour, which is
Floyd | now adequate.
Floyd | Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Alice Makane's morale,
Floyd | which is now mediocre.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gretchen Bloch attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd | Pepper Grabble's audacious escape attempt was brought to an end by the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs. Unfortunately, so was Pepper Grabble. Once the
Floyd | dogs are sleeping, you retrieve the remains and dump them down the
Floyd | nearest sewer.
Floyd | Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the
Floyd | Ruritanian Mastiffs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a government stipend of 130 for the feeding and care of
Floyd | your orphans; and pay out 39 coins on necessary care and maintenance,
Floyd | most of it going on food.
Floyd | Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Ned Jackson and Percy
Floyd | Dabney have gained vigour, and Madison Codscrote, Beth Twitch and
Floyd | Harriet Rostigraben have improved their morale.
Floyd |
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Madison Codscrote's dedication and
Floyd | powerful thighs, has offered her employment as a farmer's wife. For
Floyd | your success as an educator, the Government awards you a bonus of 40
Floyd | coins.
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Tawny Scraggley's demure ways and
Floyd | massive forearms, has offered her employment as a factory worker. For
Floyd | your success as an educator, the Government awards you a bonus of 40
Floyd | coins.
Floyd | A generous patron, impressed by Mildred Chollop's discipline and
Floyd | chapped hands, has offered her employment as a fur-puller. For your
Floyd | success as an educator, the Government awards you a bonus of 40 coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frannie Harris has reached the age of maturity, and there is nothing
Floyd | more you can do. She is lost to gainful industry and to virtue, and
Floyd | promptly becomes a surrogate mother.
Floyd | Mimi Trotter has grown up a little, and been transferred to the Middle
Floyd | House.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Orphanorium has been entrusted with three more children: Izzie
Floyd | Butts is old enough for the Middle House, while Serge Geech and Igor
Floyd | Rudge will go to the Junior.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty orphans have come and gone from your Orphanorium, and it is
Floyd | time for your Periodic Assessment.

		jenrexrode says, "oh it's time"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Day: 32 Children: 12                                 Treasury: 829
Floyd | time for your Periodic Assessment.Of thirty orphans leaving the system
Floyd | from your care, nine have become productive citizens. You have
Floyd | operated at a surplus of 829 coins. The Assessment therefore regards
Floyd | you as outstanding. Your certification is upgraded, but this is really
Floyd | quite irrelevant; one of the big metropolitan-orphanage firms
Floyd | headhunts you to run their new juvie centre, where you will be in
Floyd | charge of some hundreds of children, a staff, a regular budget; and a
Floyd | salary to match.
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 | >

		jenrexrode says, "sounds like a good ending."
		Johnny asks, "Woo?"
		jenrexrode says, "I think so"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo"



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Eurydice by Anonymous
As played on ifMUD on April 25, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Eurydice written by Anonymous. Eurydice was originally released as part of the 2012 IF Comp, in which it took second place. It went on to be nomiated for two Xyzzies: Best Writing and Best Story. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

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

genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask eurydice" 		

Floyd | >Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | For help with Eurydice, or IF in general, type HELP at any time.
Floyd | Press any key to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           1
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]              Let Love clasp Grief lest both be drown'd,
Floyd ]              Let darkness keep her raven gloss:
Floyd ]              Ah, sweeter to be drunk with loss,
Floyd ]              To dance with death, to beat the ground,
Floyd ]
Floyd ]              Than that the victor Hours should scorn
Floyd ]              The long result of love, and boast,
Floyd ]              'Behold the man that loved and lost,
Floyd ]              But all he was is overworn.'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]              --Tennyson, 'In Memoriam'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Eurydice
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 120921 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty room
Floyd | This room is full of silence.  Freshly disturbed dust hangs upon the
Floyd | air.  There are patterns of pressure upon the carpet, suggesting there
Floyd | are spaces where once there weren't.   The walls are bare, but for the
Floyd | occasional pictureless hook.  There is a wardrobe here, a chest of
Floyd | drawers and a skeleton of shelves against the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is to the west onto the upstairs landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Johnny says, "Sweet, poetry."
		genericgeekgirl says (to zach), "poke poke poke"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You've been better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe casts a knobbly shadow against the bare wall behind it.
Floyd | The door hangs very slightly open, showing a crack of darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the wardrobe and sit down in the space, pressing your
Floyd | senses against the emptiness as if longing alone is enough to create
Floyd | something from nothing.  With your eyes closed you can almost feel the
Floyd | soft pressure of Celine's clothes against your face and breathe in the
Floyd | scent of her rising from the disturbed fabric.  But you cannot delude
Floyd | yourself for nearly as long as you would like to.  This wardrobe is
Floyd | empty.  There is nothing here, and you get out again before you start
Floyd | to feel foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Awww."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           5
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feel foolish" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           5
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL FOOLISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | These shelves are a framework for nothing but air.  The books they
Floyd | held not so very long ago evade you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x drawers" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pale pine set of drawers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "open drawers" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no point opening them because you know they contain nothing,
Floyd | and you don't want to have to remember everything that's gone.  All
Floyd | her scarves, and rings, and pretty things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | These shelves are a framework for nothing but air.  The books they
Floyd | held not so very long ago evade you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hooks" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are magnolia, the colour of amnesia and rented houses.
Floyd | There used to be a framed print of Munch's Madonna hanging from one of
Floyd | these picture hooks, and  passion in Celine's voice as she talked
Floyd | about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take hooks" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           11
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           11
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is the colour of sand, as though the room has become a
Floyd | tideline, washed clean of its cockleshell memories and mermaid-hair
Floyd | dreams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "touch carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x darkness" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DARKNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x experience feelings" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EXPERIENCE FEELINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "experience feelings" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXPERIENCE FEELINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "examine furndents"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x patterns" 		

Floyd ]  Empty room                                           14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATTERNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is the colour of sand, as though the room has become a
Floyd | tideline, washed clean of its cockleshell memories and mermaid-hair
Floyd | dreams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "HELP and WEST are available, as a reminder."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Shall we west?"
		Johnny says, "We've tried the rest."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     15
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | upstairs landing
Floyd | The upstairs landing is dimly illuminated from the light in the empty
Floyd | room.  From here, you can hear a murmur of voices coming from the
Floyd | living room downstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north is Dave's room, to the west your own.  The empty room
Floyd | that was Celine's is to the east. There is a flight of stairs leading
Floyd | up to John's room and another going down to the ground floor of the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Our room first, and then snoop on Dave?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     16
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The voices are too muffled by distance for you to make out anything
Floyd | beyond the fact that people are speaking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Sure."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            17
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | your room
Floyd | Your room is a complete mess.  The bed is unmade.  The bookshelves
Floyd | that once lined the walls are a ruin of fallen books and splintered
Floyd | wood.  There are piles of things that shouldn't be piled everywhere.
Floyd | All the things you thought you cared about feel like mockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | A mysterious lyre, slightly battered from possibly having fallen from
Floyd | your bookshelves, lies among the wreckage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, to the east, is the upstairs landing
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You briefly consider making it, or crawling into it but you cannot
Floyd | quite bring yourself to do either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bookshelves" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKSHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Your books are strewn like roadkill across the carpet among the jagged
Floyd | pieces of shelving, far beyond any easy rescue.  Along with the books,
Floyd | have come the sort of foolish tokens that reside half-forgotten on
Floyd | bookshelves.  You have a Cuddly Cthulhu and a Darth Vader Mr Potato
Floyd | Head, a string of silver starred tinsel you forgot to take down two
Floyd | Christmases ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cuddle cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            19
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUDDLE CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "NOoooooooo."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x lyre" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            20
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks out of place.  It is not an especially beautiful object; if
Floyd | anything it seems worn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "heh"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "pet cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            20
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Why does nobody implement 'pet'?"
		Johnny says, "Rub isn't the same as pet."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I always do!"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hug" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            21
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (yourself)
Floyd | If you think that'll help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hug cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            21
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            22
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | He is really rather cute for an elder God.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tinsel" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            23
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TINSEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It is rather dusty and threadbare; now it crowns a pile of fallen
Floyd | books with stars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "chat up cthulhu"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            23
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x potato" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a very silly item.  It was marketed as Darth Tater.  You were
Floyd | quite delighted by it, at the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lick potato" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            24
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            24
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh"
		Johnny asks, "Why would anyone leave us?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tinsel" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            25
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TINSEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It is October - you have already accumulated ten months of bad luck.
Floyd | No need to carry it round with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            26
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take potato" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            27
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really want to be carrying him round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cthuhlu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            27
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CTHUHLU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cthulu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            27
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CTHULU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            28
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | Elder Gods should not be carried around like a child's comforter; it
Floyd | is undignified for them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take lyre" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            29
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You certainly can't remember ever having bought, or been given, a
Floyd | lyre.  It is smooth and slightly warm in your hands, its shape a
Floyd | graceful curve like a human spine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I no can spell."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            30
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | your room
Floyd | Your room is a complete mess.  The bed is unmade.  The bookshelves
Floyd | that once lined the walls are a ruin of fallen books and splintered
Floyd | wood.  There are piles of things that shouldn't be piled everywhere.
Floyd | All the things you thought you cared about feel like mockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, to the east, is the upstairs landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "does he have a trapdoor for the parts?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open potato" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            31
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x piles" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just stuff, the accumulated detritus of a life lived heedlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search piles" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            33
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PILES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            34
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search for the meaning of life" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            34
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            35
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Dave's room?"
mwmiller arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take tinsel" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            36
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TINSEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It is October - you have already accumulated ten months of bad luck.
Floyd | No need to carry it round with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "aw"
		Johnny says, "I wanted to wear that."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear tinsel" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            37
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR TINSEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking tinsel)
Floyd | It is October - you have already accumulated ten months of bad luck.
Floyd | No need to carry it round with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear potato" 		

Floyd ]  your room                                            38
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Darth Vader Mr Potato Head)
Floyd | You don't really want to be carrying him round.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Onward?"
		Johnny says, "I'm okay with that."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     39
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | upstairs landing
Floyd | The upstairs landing is dimly illuminated from the light in the empty
Floyd | room.  From here, you can hear a murmur of voices coming from the
Floyd | living room downstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north is Dave's room, to the west your own.  The empty room
Floyd | that was Celine's is to the east. There is a flight of stairs leading
Floyd | up to John's room and another going down to the ground floor of the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          40
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | dave's room
Floyd | Dave's room is little more than a storage space.  The bed is just a
Floyd | bare mattress and there are boxes of books - mostly yours - piled
Floyd | everywhere.  Damp socks, and half-finished laundry, strew the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The upstairs landing lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x socks" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          41
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dave's socks are plentiful and, truthfully, not entirely pleasant.
Floyd | They are bought in bulk by his parents and are therefore always
Floyd | identical, bobbly and embroidered - incongruously - with Ws.  You are
Floyd | not sure if they are damp because they have recently come out of the
Floyd | washing machine or because they desperately need to go in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take socks" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          42
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Even in the extremity of grief, you cannot imagine willingly touching
Floyd | Dave's socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x laundry" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          43
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAUNDRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dave's socks are plentiful and, truthfully, not entirely pleasant.
Floyd | They are bought in bulk by his parents and are therefore always
Floyd | identical, bobbly and embroidered - incongruously - with Ws.  You are
Floyd | not sure if they are damp because they have recently come out of the
Floyd | washing machine or because they desperately need to go in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "bleh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search laundry" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          44
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH LAUNDRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x boxes" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          45
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You own far more books than can be stuffed onto your shelves - here
Floyd | they live in boxes and gather dust.  Every now and then you open them
Floyd | up and rifle through them and it's like meeting old friends you forgot
Floyd | you cared for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search boxes" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          46
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "is this a non-inventory game?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rifle" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          46
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIFLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe?"
		Johnny says, "We have a lyre."
		jenrexrode says, "oh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          47
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | An uncovered bed really gives a place a transient look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          48
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a lyre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          49
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You plunk disconsolately at the lyre for a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Which we haven't played yet, because I'm afraid."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh. Sorry."
		Johnny says, "aaaahhh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take mattress" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          50
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "No, I thought something crazy would happen."
		jenrexrode says, "so maybe like only ancient times inventory"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I can."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          51
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | dave's room
Floyd | Dave's room is little more than a storage space.  The bed is just a
Floyd | bare mattress and there are boxes of books - mostly yours - piled
Floyd | everywhere.  Damp socks, and half-finished laundry, strew the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The upstairs landing lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          52
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You are eaten by a grue - just kidding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sorry, I have my poke resistant armor on."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "jump on bed" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          52
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Boo."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sit on bed" 		

Floyd ]  dave's room                                          53
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "It's supposed to be short, so it might be a little underimplemented."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     54
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | upstairs landing
Floyd | The upstairs landing is dimly illuminated from the light in the empty
Floyd | room.  From here, you can hear a murmur of voices coming from the
Floyd | living room downstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north is Dave's room, to the west your own.  The empty room
Floyd | that was Celine's is to the east. There is a flight of stairs leading
Floyd | up to John's room and another going down to the ground floor of the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "up?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     54
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Sure."
		Zach says, "I've played this one, but it's good. I'll be interested to see what peoples think"
		mwmiller says, "Capitalization certainly is underimplemented."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     55
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You pad about halfway up the staircase and then a vague sense of guilt
Floyd | assails you ... you probably shouldn't be snooping around in John's
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          56
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | There is so much guilt washing about at the moment that violation of
Floyd | privacy hardly seems like bothering over and you make your way up the
Floyd | stairs to John's room.
Floyd |
Floyd | John's Room
Floyd | John's room occupies the attic spaces.  It is a room of peculiar
Floyd | geometries.  The whole place is a mess at present, and the blinds of
Floyd | the skylights are down so that triangular shadows cast themselves
Floyd | across the walls.  There are no obvious signs of Celine, but why would
Floyd | there be?  There is the jester's mask she bought John for Christmas
Floyd | hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on the floor, in a corner, is a plastic bag
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs down will take you back to the upstairs landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hahahaha, yes."
		Johnny says, "yay"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mask" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          57
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MASK
Floyd |
Floyd | From last Christmas, you seem to remember, another lifetime.  Like all
Floyd | Celine's gifts, it came exquisitely wrapped - black and gold, perhaps,
Floyd | to match the mask itself.  You wonder if Celine's box of wrapping
Floyd | paper, ribbons and decorations is still beneath the eaves, or if her
Floyd | parents took that too.  "Why go to all that trouble for something
Floyd | that's just going to be ripped off?" you'd ask.  But Celine loved the
Floyd | ephemeral.  And, so, apparently did you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "an ominous plastic bag!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take mask" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          58
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no intention of stealing it but you unhook it carefully from
Floyd | the wall and, after a moment of hesitation, place it against your
Floyd | face.  The interior of the mask is cool and smooth, like dead skin.
Floyd | You look out at the world from a different face, your peripheral
Floyd | vision imprisoned by the edges of the eyeholes.  You trace your
Floyd | fingers over the painted smile.  It strikes you as no less real than
Floyd | any other expression you have worn lately and it is with reluctance
Floyd | that you return the mask to its place on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		nm | >SAY SOMETHING
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          59
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a weirdly bulbous shape. The handles are knotted together so it
Floyd | looks as if the bag has bunny ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          60
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You undo the tight knots with difficulty and look inside, already
Floyd | knowing what you'll find.  The contents gleam silver like pirate
Floyd | treasure - the empty packets of Celine's medication you found on the
Floyd | floor of her bedroom the night she disappeared.  It is not the first
Floyd | time you have asked yourself if you should have insisted on taking it
Floyd | with you to the hospital, but it is not a question you dare ask
Floyd | yourself too often.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search medication" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          61
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH MEDICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x packets" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          62
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PACKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Diazepam ... fluoxetine ... aripiprazole ... the names fly past you,
Floyd | tangling your tongue up in a merciless succession of rarely used
Floyd | letters.  Most of the packets are empty but not all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh my."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take packets" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          63
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PACKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You rifle through the packets and eventually find one that isn't
Floyd | gutted. You pop a couple of pills from their foil cocoon ... although
Floyd | they represent a peculiar form of memorabilia to say the least.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          64
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some pills
Floyd |   a lyre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pills" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          65
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pills)
Floyd | Smallish, off-white, round, innocuous, except not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, good."
		mwmiller says, "Tangling our tongue just from *reading* them? That takes talent."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          66
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | John's Room
Floyd | John's room occupies the attic spaces.  It is a room of peculiar
Floyd | geometries.  The whole place is a mess at present, and the blinds of
Floyd | the skylights are down so that triangular shadows cast themselves
Floyd | across the walls.  There are no obvious signs of Celine, but why would
Floyd | there be?  There is the jester's mask she bought John for Christmas
Floyd | hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on the floor, in a corner, is a plastic bag
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs down will take you back to the upstairs landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open blinds" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          67
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BLINDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand beneath the skylight and draw up the blinds.  From this
Floyd | peculiar angle you can see nothing but sloping roofs and an expanse of
Floyd | endless sky.  Light as bright as orange juice pours down from the
Floyd | setting sun but it is not warm.  After a moment or two, you let the
Floyd | blinds fall back into place.  You don't want John to know you were
Floyd | messing about in his room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x shadows" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          68
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHADOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | They form strange shapes and gather up in corners like they are
Floyd | plotting something.  It is very Lovecraftian, which John would
Floyd | probably appreciate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "appreciate shadows" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          68
Floyd |
Floyd | > APPRECIATE SHADOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          69
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange notes fall from the strings of the lyre, not discordant but
Floyd | you can't describe it.  And you aren't quite sure you like the music.
Floyd | It tastes like lemon juice in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          70
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really feel like playing more.  The inside of your mouth
Floyd | feels sour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "spit" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          70
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat lyre" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          71
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          71
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Downstairs?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          72
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | John's Room
Floyd | John's room occupies the attic spaces.  It is a room of peculiar
Floyd | geometries.  The whole place is a mess at present, and the blinds of
Floyd | the skylights are down so that triangular shadows cast themselves
Floyd | across the walls.  There are no obvious signs of Celine, but why would
Floyd | there be?  There is the jester's mask she bought John for Christmas
Floyd | hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on the floor, in a corner, is a plastic bag
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs down will take you back to the upstairs landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          73
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny pokes someone at random.
		mwmiller says, "Ow."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          74
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          75
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "take mask" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          76
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not keep indulging yourself with painted fancies.  Besides, it
Floyd | belongs to John and you shouldn't really be fiddling with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "take mask" 		

Floyd ]  John's Room                                          77
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not keep indulging yourself with painted fancies.  Besides, it
Floyd | belongs to John and you shouldn't really be fiddling with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Down?"
		mwmiller says, "Okay, FINE."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Not yours!"
		Johnny says, "Yesss."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  upstairs landing                                     78
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | upstairs landing
Floyd | The upstairs landing is dimly illuminated from the light in the empty
Floyd | room.  From here, you can hear a murmur of voices coming from the
Floyd | living room downstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north is Dave's room, to the west your own.  The empty room
Floyd | that was Celine's is to the east. There is a flight of stairs leading
Floyd | up to John's room and another going down to the ground floor of the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      79
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | downstairs hall
Floyd | Winter light lies in anaemic strips upon the floor from where it has
Floyd | fallen through the glass panels in the front door.  There is an awful
Floyd | painting hanging on the wall. The murmuring voices are more of a
Floyd | babble now; too many over-lapping conversations create an alien,
Floyd | baboonish gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | The outside world lurks to the west and the living room to the north.
Floyd | Or you could always just retreat upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "gibber" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      79
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIBBER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      80
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | There are too many voices for you to be able to make out much of any
Floyd | conversation.  Besides, eavesdropping is the most foolish of vices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      81
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You painted this - in the loosest sense of the word - when you were
Floyd | about eighteen and nurturing an over-inflated sense of your own
Floyd | creativity.  It is a black canvas with a heavily textured shape of
Floyd | reddish swirls in the middle and a speckling of white stars in one
Floyd | corner.  Sometimes it looks like a wound, sometimes like a freshly
Floyd | forming galaxy.  Your last housemate thought it was something obsence.
Floyd | So much for your aristic soul.  Ho hum.  So much for your artistic
Floyd | soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x panels" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      81
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x strips" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      81
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STRIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "North?"
		Johnny says, "Anywhere."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          82
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | living room
Floyd | There are lots of people gathered in the living room.  Stepping inside
Floyd | unfortunately catches the attention of the one you like least.  Laurie
Floyd | clatters towards you and, before you can do anything to save yourself,
Floyd | captures you in a hug you feel vaguely socially obligated to endure.
Floyd | You hold yourself as rigid as a blade until she goes away again.  The
Floyd | rush of hatred you feel towards her is positively intoxicating.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many people here.   Have they come to ... what? Stare at
Floyd | the bereft?  Why?  Is this how other people grieve?  En masse?
Floyd |
Floyd | Your housemate John is sitting cross-legged on the floor at the end of
Floyd | the coffee table, frowning over a game of a Go.  His opponent, Twitch,
Floyd | sits opposite and appears much more laid-back about the whole
Floyd | business.  Rick is slumped on the sofa, a bottle of port at his elbow;
Floyd | Elsie is sitting next to him, apparently watching the game.  Jess is
Floyd | huddled in a cloak on the other sofa, Adrian beside her, looking
Floyd | almost as uncomfortable as you probably do.  As for Laurie, she's
Floyd | leaning against the fireplace, and wearing an expression of infinite
Floyd | suffering like she's living her own little Victorian melodrama.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally, in the far corner of the room by the open door to the
Floyd | kitchen, like a person in its own right, is the last piece of
Floyd | household furniture you bought in consultation with Celine: a wrought
Floyd | iron coat stand.  So nouveau-gothic darling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your escape routes are east into the kitchen or south into the hall
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, we have Laurie, John, Twitch, Rick, Elsie, Jess and Adrian."
		Johnny says, "Well, hello strangers."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x coffee table" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFEE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x go" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x stand" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          83
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to own far more coats than four people living in a house
Floyd | could possibly need or want.  The metal of the coatstand is almost
Floyd | entirely obscured beneath fabric.  One of your own coats is just
Floyd | visible.  There are two identical big brown dusters belonging to Dave.
Floyd | Celine's slightly shabby, soft velvet jacket.  A zebra-striped hoodie
Floyd | of John's.  His big military coat with the golden buttons.  More
Floyd | beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take coat" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          84
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You unhook your coat with difficulty from the coatstand, nearly
Floyd | over-toppling the whole teetering structure.  Folding it over your
Floyd | arm, you can feel the edge of something caught in the lining.
Floyd |
Floyd | Twitch steeples his fingers as he ponders the board in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x lining" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          84
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feel lininig" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          84
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL LININIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feel lining" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          84
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search coat" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          85
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Digging through your pockets, your fingers catch the edge of something
Floyd | that has fallen down into the depths of the lining.  After an
Floyd | impressive display of digital dexterity, you fish out a 50p coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone makes a desultory remark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "respond with 'your mom'" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          85
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESPOND WITH 'YOUR MOM'
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x coin" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This is exactly what it looks like, except it is relatively freshly
Floyd | minted and has a brightness to it that would have delighted you when
Floyd | you were a small child.
Floyd |
Floyd | Twitch steeples his fingers as he ponders the board in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "bite coin" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          86
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x duster" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DUSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "flip coin" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          86
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLIP COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x dave's coat" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DAVE'S COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x game" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x john" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          87
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember the first time you invited John and Celine to come to
Floyd | dinner.  You can see them now on the doorstep, John slightly behind,
Floyd | handsome and distinguished in a military-style coat with gold buttons
Floyd | and braiding, Celine, in black just like always, holding out to you a
Floyd | hand-tied bouquet of flowers the colour of her lipstick, and smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somebody asks the Rick the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "The Rick."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug laurie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          88
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG LAURIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jess and Adrian converse in soft whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "She started it."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x laurie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          89
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAURIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Laurie is small and pretty, pale with apparent grief, and you despise
Floyd | her.  She's only here because she's dating Twitch (although they are
Floyd | both fucking other people) and she must have met Celine all of twice.
Floyd | You suspect she is enjoying the enactment of tragedy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laurie stands behind Twitch, combing her fingers through his lightly
Floyd | curling hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Maybe he's like The Stig, and always seen in uniform and helmet."
		Johnny says, "flip over go board"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ha"
		mwmiller says, "We're kind of a selfish jerk in this game, aren't we."
		Johnny says, "We're in grief."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x twitch" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          90
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You only know Twitch by reputation.  He is an old school friend of
Floyd | Celine's and your paths have never crossed.  He looks like the
Floyd | clinically depressed stoner he is, which is not devoid of a certain
Floyd | glamour. He has restless fingers and idle eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jess leans over and makes a show of being of interested in the
Floyd | progress of the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x jess" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          91
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot look at Jess at the moment without remembering the drive
Floyd | the hospital, stars streaking overhead, the slow drip-drip-drip of
Floyd | time in the waiting room, and the hushed, awkward solemnity of a brief
Floyd | bedside visitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jess shifts on the sofa, sinking a little further into her jumper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rick" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          92
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Rick is a man not suited to inaction.  On the sofa like this, he looks
Floyd | like a pile of himself.  The port he is drinking is surely of
Floyd | excellent quality but it seems to afford him little pleasure at the
Floyd | moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somebody asks the Rick the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          93
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know Elsie very well, but this mainly because there is not
Floyd | much overlap between your lives bar some friends in common. She has
Floyd | always struck you as a terribly nice person.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone makes a desultory remark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adrian" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          94
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ADRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a flickering of kindred in Adrian's glance.  You are sure he
Floyd | finds this gathering almost as unendurable as you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jess and Adrian converse in soft whispers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I think that's everyone?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "None of the items seem to be described."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all coats" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          94
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL COATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Not the most important character."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x coats" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          94
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x port" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          94
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Okay, nvm."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe in the kitchen."
		jenrexrode says, "find lemons"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell john" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          95
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Twitch steeples his fingers as he ponders the board in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell coat" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          96
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Elsie smiles at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smile" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          96
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "what do I expect john to smell like?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "heh"
		Johnny asks, "Like a coat?"
		Johnny says, "Kitchen's cool, I guess."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          97
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rick opens a new bottle of port.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "But we'll have to talk eventually, and when we do, we'll have to explain the lemony scent."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to john" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          98
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | "How's the game going," you ask.  There is a pause as John considers.
Floyd | "I'm losing," he concludes finally.  "Oh," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to laurie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          99
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO LAURIE
Floyd |
Floyd | God no.  You don't want to support her delusion that she has any place
Floyd | here. If you tried to talk to her, you might have to kill her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to twitch" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          100
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Like most comprehensively broken people there is a touch of the
Floyd | rockstar about Twitch, and he wears it well. You are conscious of an
Floyd | uncomfortable intermingling of attraction and disdain, and that makes
Floyd | you rather shy of talking to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          101
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you like a cup of a tea?" asks Elsie, the moment you step into
Floyd | her visual range.  You shake your head and thank her.  Elsie is a
Floyd | perpetual tea-maker.  It might annoy you in somebody else but Elsie's
Floyd | tea is the sincerest tea you have ever drunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yes, I do."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to rick" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          102
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO RICK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Care for some port, m'dear?" offers Rick, with a valiant semblance of
Floyd | his usual bonhommie.  "It's a very fine old tawny."  You don't doubt
Floyd | it but you aren't sure inebriation would be the best addition to your
Floyd | mood right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask rick the time" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          102
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK RICK THE TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | (To communicate in Eurydice, TALK TO a character.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to adrian" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          103
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ADRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under different circumstances you would actually quite like to talk to
Floyd | Adrian.  Maybe you are deluding yourself with suspicions of kinship
Floyd | but you can more readily imagine yourself saying something that feels
Floyd | true to him than anyone else.  But how can you speak of anything in
Floyd | this company, at this time.  Better not to talk to him at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to jess" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          104
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You wonder what to say to Jess but her ways are not your ways and
Floyd | despite mutual affection there are times when your differences seem
Floyd | less like intriguing points of interest upon the tourist map of your
Floyd | psyches than insurmountable barriers to understanding or accord.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to me" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          105
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You soliloquise, because you're a bit of an arse:
Floyd | Full fathom five thy father lies;
Floyd |  Of his bones are coral made;
Floyd |  Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Floyd |  Nothing of him that does fade,
Floyd |  But doth suffer a sea-change
Floyd |  Into something rich and strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          105
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Aw, they missed an awesome opportunity."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to me" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          106
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You soliloquise, because you're a bit of an arse:
Floyd | Full fathom five thy father lies;
Floyd |  Of his bones are coral made;
Floyd |  Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Floyd |  Nothing of him that does fade,
Floyd |  But doth suffer a sea-change
Floyd |  Into something rich and strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Was hoping it might change."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Kitchen?"
		mwmiller says, "Sure."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          107
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | living room
Floyd | The extensive living / dining area was one of the features that drew
Floyd | you all to this house when you were looking for places to rent.  That
Floyd | and - despite the fact none of you have been able to bring yourself to
Floyd | do anything as prosaic as cleaning for days - the fact it's not an
Floyd | abject shit hole like most of places on offer when you were doing the
Floyd | rounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, it's all cluttered with people. Your housemate John is
Floyd | sitting cross-legged on the floor at the end of the coffee table,
Floyd | frowning over a game of a Go.  His opponent, Twitch, sits opposite and
Floyd | appears much more laid-back about the whole business.  Rick is slumped
Floyd | on the sofa, a bottle of port at his elbow; Elsie is sitting next to
Floyd | him, apparently watching the game.  Jess is huddled in a cloak on the
Floyd | other sofa, Adrian beside her, looking almost as uncomfortable as you
Floyd | feel.  As for Laurie (fucking Laurie), she's leaning against the
Floyd | fireplace, and wearing an expression of infinite suffering like she's
Floyd | living her own little Victorian melodrama
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat stand is still in its corner, looming like an unexpected
Floyd | guest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your escape routes are east into the kitchen, or south into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laurie paces back and forth in front of the fireplace, her fuck-me
Floyd | boot heels clomping on the wooden floor - clearly she is not garnering
Floyd | enough attention to feel comfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		mwmiller says, "Maybe we can bang pots and pans semi-constructively."

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              108
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | You remember long, sun-drenched afternoons in here with Celine, baking
Floyd | and talking, filling up the kitchen with laughter, the scent of sweet
Floyd | things cooking and occasionally smoke and the smell of stuff you've
Floyd | burned to a crisp.  The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented
Floyd | house.  It has faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and
Floyd | fitted cupboards in shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a
Floyd | pleasure to cook in such a kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on
Floyd | the little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vera" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              109
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VERA
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera-the-Aloe is an aloe vera plant, hence the name.  You christened
Floyd | her in an excess of cleverness.  Celine grew her from a tiny shoot
Floyd | Her soil is dry, and her long leaves are droopy, fraying brown at the
Floyd | ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tilda" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              110
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TILDA
Floyd |
Floyd | Tilda is also a plant, although you've forgotten what kind.  You named
Floyd | her Tilda after Tilda Swinton because she is a very beautifully
Floyd | androgynous plant.  She has green leaves, shiny as wax, and generous,
Floyd | open-mouthed flowers with immensely long, lascivious stamen.  Celine
Floyd | also bought and nurtured Tilda.  She seems to be fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat vera" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              111
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT VERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Vera)
Floyd | You're not massively keen on the idea of wandering around with a
Floyd | houseplant under your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat tilda" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              112
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT TILDA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Tilda)
Floyd | You're not massively keen on the idea of wandering around with a
Floyd | houseplant under your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we should water vera."
		Zach says, "Interesting, we didn't try talking to ourselves."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Try all the things :D"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Speaking of which.."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to vera" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              113
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO VERA
Floyd |
Floyd | Um, it's a plant, remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to tilda" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              114
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TILDA
Floyd |
Floyd | Um, it's a plant, remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Natalie is not a plant."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              115
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh hell, you'd entirely forgotten Natalie was here.  She's come up
Floyd | from London for you, especially for you ... to be with you now in your
Floyd | time of need.  You know you ought to feel gratitude but you can't seem
Floyd | to muster any.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Unless, shocker, oh nope."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              116
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie comes over and hugs you.  She is no Laurie but you find
Floyd | touching people, and being touched, difficult at the moment.  The
Floyd | world waits for you, or possibly recedes from you, behind a pane of
Floyd | glass, visible but inaccessible.  Somebody breaching it is a dull kind
Floyd | of ache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hug natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              117
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "love natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              117
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOVE NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feel gratitude" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              117
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL GRATITUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "thank natalie"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "thank natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              117
Floyd |
Floyd | > THANK NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x pan" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              118
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks ... like human intenstines flobbing around in simmering
Floyd | water.  You can't remember the last time you felt hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "No kidding."
		Johnny says, "blugh"
		Johnny asks, "Wait, what pasta looks like intestines?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x knifeblock" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              119
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNIFEBLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently it contains only one knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "taste pasta" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              120
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE PASTA
Floyd |
Floyd | You taste nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              121
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw the knife from the knife block, earning yourself a worried
Floyd | look from Natalie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              122
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | A cleaver-style knife, still relatively sharp despite your ineptitude
Floyd | with a sharpening stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              123
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie looks at the lyre, and then at you, rather curiously as you
Floyd | pluck the strings at random.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "> charm natalie"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut me" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              124
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Self-harming in front of Natalie would be juvenile and ridiculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "The pasta must've gotten rid of the lemon taste."
		genericgeekgirl says, "........."
		mwmiller says, "Anywhere else, it'd be just fine."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              125
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented house.  It has
Floyd | faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and fitted cupboards in
Floyd | shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a pleasure to cook in such a
Floyd | kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on the
Floyd | little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take pan" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              126
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x hob" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              126
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl | The top cooking surface on a stove
		genericgeekgirl says, "For anyone else who had no idea."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              127
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kiss natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              128
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              129
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That would make you feel very silly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              130
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Random acts of violence are probably unnecessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Garden?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              131
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented house.  It has
Floyd | faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and fitted cupboards in
Floyd | shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a pleasure to cook in such a
Floyd | kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on the
Floyd | little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "so, no lemona"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cupboards" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              132
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just household cupboards, banal, ordinary cupboards, filled
Floyd | with banal, ordinary things, some of which belonged to Celine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              133
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              133
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              134
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Natalie)
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I really dislike that rule."
		mwmiller asks, "Calling people 'that'?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "No, that eating requires taking."
		genericgeekgirl says, "So you don't get a nice response to things, you just get "you can't pick that up"."
		mwmiller says, "It usually does, unless you're using a feedbag."
		genericgeekgirl D
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Anyway. Garden?"
		Johnny says, "Garden."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          135
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x patio" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          136
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Yellowing stone, green weeds, a maze of cracks and encroachment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cracks" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          136
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x weeds" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          136
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x lawn" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          137
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The blades are tipped by an unhealthy yellow and sway indolently in
Floyd | the slight breeze.  As you watch, a violent ripple of motion seizes
Floyd | the stalks and whips them back and forth.  At first you think it must
Floyd | be the wind but then you see a blur of a new green in the grass and a
Floyd | snake slithers onto the patio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x lawn" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          138
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The blades are tipped by an unhealthy yellow and sway indolently in
Floyd | the slight breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          139
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You would not have thought there were such snakes in England.  It is a
Floyd | strong, sinuous creature, dappled in black diamonds like a snake on a
Floyd | Snakes And Ladders board.  It has hateful yellow eyes, as blank as
Floyd | pieces of glass.  You are not by nature inclined towards
Floyd | anthropomorphisation but there is something both directed and
Floyd | malignant in its gaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          140
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Even assuming you could catch it, it looks like it might be poisonous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Hello, snake."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          141
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unsurprisingly, you have nothing to say to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "'Hissssssssssss.' Is that so hard?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sun" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          141
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          142
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden surety takes possession of your fingers and they dance
Floyd | seemingly of their accord across the lyre strings as if they find them
Floyd | familiar.  Music floats across the still evening air, honey-sweet and
Floyd | sad.  You play to the neglected grass and the uncharted sky, to the
Floyd | inconstant breeze and the fading light.  Even the snake lifts its
Floyd | head, and sways entranced.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		Johnny says, "Oh sure, we can't dance, but our fingers can."
		Johnny says, "And the snake."
		mwmiller says, "At least the snake appreciates us! SOB."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          143
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Even assuming you could catch it, it looks like it might be poisonous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          144
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unsurprisingly, you have nothing to say to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          145
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are reluctant to touch the lyre again so soon, in case you dispel
Floyd | your own song by remembered incompetence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hug snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          146
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "cut it"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          147
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Random acts of violence are probably unnecessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "That's not nice."
		genericgeekgirl says, "*probably*"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hm."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut snake with knife" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          148
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT SNAKE WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          149
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake has risen up from its coil, its eyes wide as its head moves
Floyd | back and forth in the thrall of the music from your lyre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Weird."
		jenrexrode says, "bah, it's an evil snake, asking for violence"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "touch snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          150
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your hands to yourself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i was"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut me" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          151
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You toy with the idea of dragging the knife across your arm.  You are
Floyd | really too old for these adolescent theatrics but for a few moments
Floyd | there is actually something like pleasure in the contemplation of neat
Floyd | parallel lines, slowly filling up red.  If nothing else would be
Floyd | something to feel.
Floyd | You tell yourself again that you shouldn't be acting out like a
Floyd | teenager.  The edge of the blade is cool.  You remember Celine's arms,
Floyd | covered from shoulder to wrist, in long white scars, the skin creased
Floyd | like the folds of an accordion.  They were not ugly, but it was
Floyd | difficult to see such violence and pain enacted by choice upon her own
Floyd | bodyOh why the hell not.  You push your sleeve right back and very
Floyd | calmly cut yourself.  There is that split-second of anxiety before the
Floyd | blade touches you for the first time, as if your very nature recoils
Floyd | from what you are about to do, but the motion is almost gentle.  The
Floyd | next three cuts come in a frenzy.  The pain - bright and clean -  hits
Floyd | only after you see the blood.  A familiar giddiness washes over you
Floyd | after and you feel an artificial ease, as if something wound too tight
Floyd | inside you has finally given way.  When the endorphins fade away, you
Floyd | hear a rustle and the snake disappears into the grassThat's more than
Floyd | enough of that.  In the aftermath, although you feel vaguely better,
Floyd | you also feel vaguely embarrassed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          150
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Christ."
		Zach says, "Woah"
		mwmiller says, "We scared the snake away. :("
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          151
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A snake, still as stone, has partially emerged from the long grass.
Floyd | It seems to be watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Snake doesnt like emo kids."
		mwmiller asks, "Well, what else is there to do? Go back in, see if it follows?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          152
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              153
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented house.  It has
Floyd | faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and fitted cupboards in
Floyd | shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a pleasure to cook in such a
Floyd | kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on the
Floyd | little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Didn't seem to"
		mwmiller says, "Mmmmmnope. Oh well."
		Johnny says, "Well, the lawn is evidently not emo, so clearly it's the snakes best friend."
		Johnny says, "+'"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              154
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing, hon?" she asks, all warmth and sympathy.  You
Floyd | suspect "doing" is a polite way of saying "coping".  "I'm fine," you
Floyd | lie.  And, then, because it's so obvious a lie: "It's hard, of
Floyd | course."  "Yeah."  Natalie gazes you at with an expression that is
Floyd | starting to become familiar - why do people always look at the
Floyd | bereaved that way?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              155
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm nearly done with the pasta," says Natalie, "so at least this way
Floyd | I'll know you're eating."  You mumble your thanks, inevitably sounding
Floyd | ungracious.  You feel monstrous, caged behind your glass, snapping at
Floyd | proffered kindness, howling at a heedless sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              156
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing you lingering in this awkward, Natalie stops stirring and
Floyd | smiles at you encouragingly. "I'm here for you," she says.  "Do you
Floyd | want to talk?"  You have to bite back sarastic things you don't mean.
Floyd | So you keep smiling and shake your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              157
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing you lingering in this awkward, Natalie stops stirring and
Floyd | smiles at you encouragingly. "I'm here for you," she says.  "Do you
Floyd | want to talk?"  You have to bite back sarastic things you don't mean.
Floyd | So you keep smiling and shake your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              158
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Did we play the lyre in the living room?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              159
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You had better not wander around the house carrying a cleaver.  For a
Floyd | start, you could fall over and accidentally stab yourself, which would
Floyd | be embarrassing.  But also it could make the people in the living room
Floyd | - who are technically your guests -  feel uncomfortable
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "If nothing else, it'd be nice to make everyone as uncomfortable as we are."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              160
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the knife back into the knifeblock.  Natalie looks relieved
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          161
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | living room
Floyd | The extensive living / dining area was one of the features that drew
Floyd | you all to this house when you were looking for places to rent.  That
Floyd | and - despite the fact none of you have been able to bring yourself to
Floyd | do anything as prosaic as cleaning for days - the fact it's not an
Floyd | abject shit hole like most of places on offer when you were doing the
Floyd | rounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, it's all cluttered with people. Your housemate John is
Floyd | sitting cross-legged on the floor at the end of the coffee table,
Floyd | frowning over a game of a Go.  His opponent, Twitch, sits opposite and
Floyd | appears much more laid-back about the whole business.  Rick is slumped
Floyd | on the sofa, a bottle of port at his elbow; Elsie is sitting next to
Floyd | him, apparently watching the game.  Jess is huddled in a cloak on the
Floyd | other sofa, Adrian beside her, looking almost as uncomfortable as you
Floyd | feel.  As for Laurie (fucking Laurie), she's leaning against the
Floyd | fireplace, and wearing an expression of infinite suffering like she's
Floyd | living her own little Victorian melodrama
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat stand is still in its corner, looming like an unexpected
Floyd | guest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your escape routes are east into the kitchen, or south into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          162
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The few discordant notes you manage to strike garner you a collection
Floyd | of odd looks, both sympathetic and less sympathetic, and it occurs to
Floyd | you that you're behaving rather strangely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "WE ARE GRIEVING"
		Johnny says, "In our own way."
		mwmiller exclaims, "Walking around with a lyre is fine, but *playing* it is something else again!"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to john" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          163
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing?" you ask, since it is the officially sanctioned
Floyd | question at a time like this.  "Still losing," he says.  You didn't
Floyd | mean the game, and you're pretty sure John didn't either but it's
Floyd | probably better this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          164
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing?" you both say, at exactly the same time and with
Floyd | exactly the same intonation.  You smile awkwardly at each other.  "I'm
Floyd | okay," you say into the pause that follows.  "I don't think I am,"
Floyd | says Elsie, shyly.  Her honesty ripples through the room like a stone
Floyd | dropped into a fetid pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          165
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel obliged to click into comforting mode. It is not that you
Floyd | don't want to comfort Elsie, it's just you're afraid that all your
Floyd | words are lies.  "I have to believe that it's a choice she made," you
Floyd | say.  "She was so unhappy, you can understand why she did it."  But
Floyd | you don't.  You don't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          166
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Elsie nods.  You wonder if her faith makes this even harder for her.
Floyd | You want to ask about it, but what can you say?  "So do you think
Floyd | Celine has gone to Hell for what she did?"  Maybe not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          167
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Neither of you really dare say anything else.  It's too delicate a
Floyd | balance to maintain, between honesty and lies, compassion and cruelty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Mmmmmyeah."
		jenrexrode asks, "so talk to each until it goes sideways?"
		Johnny says (to jen), "Sounds good!"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to twitch" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          168
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is that a lyre" asks Twitch, unexpectedly.  You look at the lyre,
Floyd | surprised to find yourself carrying it even though you already knew
Floyd | you were. "Yes," is the only reply you are capable of forming at the
Floyd | moment.  There is a pause.  Twitch nods with the sort of profound
Floyd | understanding only displayed by the stoned.  "Cool," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "ha ha"
		mwmiller says, "Cool, daddy-o."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to twitch" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          169
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You really have no idea what to say to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to john" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          170
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why on earth are you playing Go?" you ask.  John shrugs.
Floyd | "Distraction is good," he says, finally.  "Surely you can do better
Floyd | than Go?" you say, striving for a levity that goes down about as well
Floyd | as cyanide.  John just shrugs again, Swedish and withdrawn.  "Why
Floyd | not?" offers Twitch, who presumably brought the board with him and you
Floyd | cannot really think, or be bothered to think, of an answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to john" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          171
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to leave him to the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to laurie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          172
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO LAURIE
Floyd |
Floyd | God no.  You don't want to support her delusion that she has any place
Floyd | here. If you tried to talk to her, you might have to kill her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to jess" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          173
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You know that Jess is grieving much as you are grieving but she has
Floyd | tangled it up in a need to support others, and - you think - to be
Floyd | seen to be supporting others.  She wants people to at look her and say
Floyd | to themselves "she's so brave" and then she can believe it for
Floyd | herself.  But you don't want to be supported, you don't want to be the
Floyd | mechanism by which others distract themselves.  Grief is not enobling
Floyd | in you.  It seems to make you hard, ungracious, cold and churlish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to adrian" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          174
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ADRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under different circumstances you would actually quite like to talk to
Floyd | Adrian.  Maybe you are deluding yourself with suspicions of kinship
Floyd | but you can more readily imagine yourself saying something that feels
Floyd | true to him than anyone else.  But how can you speak of anything in
Floyd | this company, at this time.  Better not to talk to him at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Yes, yes it does."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to rick" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          175
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO RICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Rick produces a silver hip flask with a flourish.  "Absinthe?" he
Floyd | suggests, raising his brows, entirely conscious of the effect.
Floyd | Amusement temporarily alleviates the atmosphere in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to rick" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          176
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO RICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Rick reaches a hand into a shopping bag languishing by the side of the
Floyd | sofa.  "Iberian ham?" he says.  "Brie?  Some pate?"  You are starting
Floyd | to feel churlish but you keep shaking your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to rick" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          177
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO RICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Rick has probably run out of random indulgent  foodstuffs to offer you
Floyd | by now, and you do not want to press in case the temporary semblance
Floyd | of normality founders.  You remember that some of the people in this
Floyd | room are your friends and that you will not always feel this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to jess" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          178
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway, you think, hard, ungracious, cold and churlish as you are,
Floyd | Jess is here specifically and explicitly for John.  When somebody
Floyd | dies, there is a grief hierarchy, topped by those denoted closest to
Floyd | the deceased, usually based upon length of acquaintence.  Blood, is of
Floyd | course, thicker than water, more meaningful than love.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to jess" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          179
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO JESS
Floyd |
Floyd | For the moment, it is probably best you don't talk to Jess.  It has so
Floyd | little to do with her, in any real sense, but she seems to inspire
Floyd | particularly miserable thoughts in you at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I think we've tapped them out."
		jenrexrode says, "we nearly flipped the go board"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          180
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The few discordant notes you manage to strike garner you a collection
Floyd | of odd looks, both sympathetic and less sympathetic, and it occurs to
Floyd | you that you're behaving rather strangely.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laurie paces back and forth in front of the fireplace, her fuck-me
Floyd | boot heels clomping on the wooden floor - clearly she is not garnering
Floyd | enough attention to feel comfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          180
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          181
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | living room
Floyd | The extensive living / dining area was one of the features that drew
Floyd | you all to this house when you were looking for places to rent.  That
Floyd | and - despite the fact none of you have been able to bring yourself to
Floyd | do anything as prosaic as cleaning for days - the fact it's not an
Floyd | abject shit hole like most of places on offer when you were doing the
Floyd | rounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, it's all cluttered with people. Your housemate John is
Floyd | sitting cross-legged on the floor at the end of the coffee table,
Floyd | frowning over a game of a Go.  His opponent, Twitch, sits opposite and
Floyd | appears much more laid-back about the whole business.  Rick is slumped
Floyd | on the sofa, a bottle of port at his elbow; Elsie is sitting next to
Floyd | him, apparently watching the game.  Jess is huddled in a cloak on the
Floyd | other sofa, Adrian beside her, looking almost as uncomfortable as you
Floyd | feel.  As for Laurie (fucking Laurie), she's leaning against the
Floyd | fireplace, and wearing an expression of infinite suffering like she's
Floyd | living her own little Victorian melodrama
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat stand is still in its corner, looming like an unexpected
Floyd | guest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your escape routes are east into the kitchen, or south into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rick opens a new bottle of port.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          182
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a 50p coin
Floyd |   your coat
Floyd |   some pills
Floyd |   a lyre
Floyd |
Floyd | John hands an empty glass to Rick who obligingly sloshes port into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          183
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Wearing a coat indoors is generally considered a bit odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | John sighs heavily as he loses yet another game of Go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Maybe, *wearing the coat outside*?"
		mwmiller says, "Sounds like a plan."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          184
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | John sighs heavily as he loses yet another game of Go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              185
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented house.  It has
Floyd | faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and fitted cupboards in
Floyd | shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a pleasure to cook in such a
Floyd | kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on the
Floyd | little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              186
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing you lingering in this awkward, Natalie stops stirring and
Floyd | smiles at you encouragingly. "I'm here for you," she says.  "Do you
Floyd | want to talk?"  You have to bite back sarastic things you don't mean.
Floyd | So you keep smiling and shake your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x pasta" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              187
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PASTA
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks ... like human intenstines flobbing around in simmering
Floyd | water.  You can't remember the last time you felt hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          188
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A snake, still as stone, has partially emerged from the long grass.
Floyd | It seems to be watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          189
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a little chilly but you'll be going back inside sooner or later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, then go outdoors where it was chilly"
		mwmiller exclaims, "Picky, picky, picky!"
		jenrexrode says, "ooops, I was scrolled back"
		Johnny says, "We've got pills and a coin."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          190
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake has risen up from its coil, its eyes wide as its head moves
Floyd | back and forth in the thrall of the music from your lyre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "FINE THEN. What else is there to do? Rummage around in the other bedrooms some more?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "give pills to snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          191
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE PILLS TO SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "give coin to snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          192
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We can try drugging the pasta, but that doesn't seem productive."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Eurydice
Floyd |    Instructions for Playing IF in General
Floyd |    Special Commands in Eurydice
Floyd |    Thank yous
Floyd |    Contact the author
Floyd |    I'm stuck!

		
Johnny presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                      Introduction to Eurydice
Floyd | I don't know how to say this without sounding like an arse, but
Floyd | Eurydice is a text adventure about grief.  Although there are a few
Floyd | puzzly elements, it's mainly a mood piece, focused more on exploration
Floyd | and atmosphere than problem-solving. It's meant to have a sort of
Floyd | dreamlike quality to it so don't worry if you don't immediately know
Floyd | what you're supposed to be doing.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd ]                      Introduction to Eurydice

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Eurydice
Floyd |    Instructions for Playing IF in General
Floyd |    Special Commands in Eurydice
Floyd |    Thank yous
Floyd |    Contact the author
Floyd |    I'm stuck!

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Eurydice
Floyd |  > Instructions for Playing IF in General
Floyd |    Special Commands in Eurydice
Floyd |    Thank yous
Floyd |    Contact the author
Floyd |    I'm stuck!

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Eurydice
Floyd |    Instructions for Playing IF in General
Floyd |  > Special Commands in Eurydice
Floyd |    Thank yous
Floyd |    Contact the author
Floyd |    I'm stuck!

		
Johnny presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    Special Commands in Eurydice
Floyd | Eurydice isn't exactly over-endowed with special commands because I
Floyd | lack the programming werewithall for anything that cool.  I hope most
Floyd | of the things you might want to do are accomodated in the body of the
Floyd | game anyway and that context-specific actions are adequately sign
Floyd | posted.  But you might want to consider the following: PLAY (a musical
Floyd | instrument should you acquire one), TALK TO (for interacting with
Floyd | people) and TURN AROUND (under a very specific set of circumstances).
Floyd | I would also recommend that you try repeating actions if it seems
Floyd | appropriate, since you will likely find they have different outcomes -
Floyd | especially when it comes to talking to people.  With reference to
Floyd | TURNING AROUND, if you happen to be in a situation in which it might
Floyd | not be ideal to TURN AROUND, doubling back on yourself will also
Floyd | count.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd ]                    Special Commands in Eurydice

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Eurydice
Floyd |    Instructions for Playing IF in General
Floyd |  > Special Commands in Eurydice
Floyd |    Thank yous
Floyd |    Contact the author
Floyd |    I'm stuck!

		jenrexrode asks, "so should we turn our back on the snake?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          192
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A snake, still as stone, has partially emerged from the long grass.
Floyd | It seems to be watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Maybe?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          193
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance nervously over your shoulder but there is nothing untoward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, that's not what I thought it meant"
		Johnny says, "I'm starting to think this snake isn't even really poisonous."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "bite snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          193
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          194
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are reluctant to touch the lyre again so soon, in case you dispel
Floyd | your own song by remembered incompetence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          195
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Even assuming you could catch it, it looks like it might be poisonous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "kill snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          196
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have nothing with which to hurt it, beyond ill-will.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "uhm, knife?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hate snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          196
Floyd |
Floyd | > HATE SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We put it back in the knifeblock."
		Johnny asks (of jen), "What do you have against snakes?"
		jenrexrode asks, "it told me I could hurt it with ill will?"
		Johnny says, "They're full of poison and they love to dance."
		Johnny says, "Just like us."
		jenrexrode says, "ha ha"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe those pills will make us more social"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push save" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          196
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  back garden                                          196
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Whoops."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "eat pills" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          197
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | While imitation may be thought to be the sincerest form of flattery,
Floyd | you should probably not start randomly taking someone else's
Floyd | medication.  It didn't do much good for Celine, after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "hm, so they are meant to hurt others?"
		Johnny says, "Game-Us makes a good point."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "eat pills" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          198
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | While imitation may be thought to be the sincerest form of flattery,
Floyd | you should probably not start randomly taking someone else's
Floyd | medication.  It didn't do much good for Celine, after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          199
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A snake, still as stone, has partially emerged from the long grass.
Floyd | It seems to be watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          200
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          200
Floyd |
Floyd | > SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x snake" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          201
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake has risen up from its coil, its eyes wide as its head moves
Floyd | back and forth in the thrall of the music from your lyre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I think we're supposed to self injure."
		jenrexrode asks, "i guess so, then will that make us more social?"
		Johnny says, "It'll probably freak everyone out."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              202
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented house.  It has
Floyd | faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and fitted cupboards in
Floyd | shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a pleasure to cook in such a
Floyd | kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on the
Floyd | little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "works for me"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              203
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw the knife from the knife block, earning yourself a worried
Floyd | look from Natalie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put pills in pasta" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              204
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT PILLS IN PASTA
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Nope. Also, phew on one level."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "show pills to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              205
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW PILLS TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "show coin to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              206
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW COIN TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              207
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have the knife
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              206
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take block" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              206
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              207
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a knife
Floyd |   a 50p coin
Floyd |   your coat
Floyd |   some pills
Floyd |   a lyre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "show knife to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              208
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW KNIFE TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          209
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A snake, still as stone, has partially emerged from the long grass.
Floyd | It seems to be watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cut me" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          210
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You toy with the idea of dragging the knife across your arm.  You are
Floyd | really too old for these adolescent theatrics but for a few moments
Floyd | there is actually something like pleasure in the contemplation of neat
Floyd | parallel lines, slowly filling up red.  If nothing else would be
Floyd | something to feel.
Floyd | You tell yourself again that you shouldn't be acting out like a
Floyd | teenager.  The edge of the blade is cool.  You remember Celine's arms,
Floyd | covered from shoulder to wrist, in long white scars, the skin creased
Floyd | like the folds of an accordion.  They were not ugly, but it was
Floyd | difficult to see such violence and pain enacted by choice upon her own
Floyd | bodyOh why the hell not.  You push your sleeve right back and very
Floyd | calmly cut yourself.  There is that split-second of anxiety before the
Floyd | blade touches you for the first time, as if your very nature recoils
Floyd | from what you are about to do, but the motion is almost gentle.  The
Floyd | next three cuts come in a frenzy.  The pain - bright and clean -  hits
Floyd | only after you see the blood.  A familiar giddiness washes over you
Floyd | after and you feel an artificial ease, as if something wound too tight
Floyd | inside you has finally given way.  When the endorphins fade away, you
Floyd | hear a rustle and the snake disappears into the grassThat's more than
Floyd | enough of that.  In the aftermath, although you feel vaguely better,
Floyd | you also feel vaguely embarrassed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          211
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The blades are tipped by an unhealthy yellow and sway indolently in
Floyd | the slight breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          212
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | back garden
Floyd | The back garden is really little more than a lawn-gone-wild and a
Floyd | weedy patio.  The sky is a cool grey curtain backlit by the weak sun.
Floyd | The chill air bites at your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can get back into the house to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a shimmering instant, it almost seems as if you are miraculously
Floyd | going to coax a scale from the lyre but the moment is lost as soon as
Floyd | you recognise its potential and you are reduced to making random noise
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  back garden                                          214
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a little chilly but you'll be going back inside sooner or later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "We'd better freak everyone out?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              215
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is surprisingly spacious for a rented house.  It has
Floyd | faux-granite counter tops and matching tiling, and fitted cupboards in
Floyd | shades of coffee and cream.  It would be a pleasure to cook in such a
Floyd | kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered across the  worksurface nearest the hob is an array of
Floyd | cooking utensils, onion skins and pepper cores, including the wooden
Floyd | knifeblock you bought for a tenner in Boswells during a sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vera and Tilda (plants, not people, and therefore bearable) are on the
Floyd | little round kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Natalie is by the hob, stirring a pan of pasta.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back door leads into the back garden to the north, and, if you're
Floyd | feeling particularly brave (or masochistic), the living room is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Or not."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              216
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing you lingering in this awkward, Natalie stops stirring and
Floyd | smiles at you encouragingly. "I'm here for you," she says.  "Do you
Floyd | want to talk?"  You have to bite back sarastic things you don't mean.
Floyd | So you keep smiling and shake your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "show arm to natalie" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              216
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW ARM TO NATALIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              217
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You've been better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              218
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              219
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You had better not wander around the house carrying a cleaver.  For a
Floyd | start, you could fall over and accidentally stab yourself, which would
Floyd | be embarrassing.  But also it could make the people in the living room
Floyd | - who are technically your guests -  feel uncomfortable
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Oh."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "put knife in knifeblock" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              220
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN KNIFEBLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "drop knife" 		

Floyd ]  kitchen                                              221
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the knife back into the knifeblock.  Natalie looks relieved
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          222
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | living room
Floyd | The extensive living / dining area was one of the features that drew
Floyd | you all to this house when you were looking for places to rent.  That
Floyd | and - despite the fact none of you have been able to bring yourself to
Floyd | do anything as prosaic as cleaning for days - the fact it's not an
Floyd | abject shit hole like most of places on offer when you were doing the
Floyd | rounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, it's all cluttered with people. Your housemate John is
Floyd | sitting cross-legged on the floor at the end of the coffee table,
Floyd | frowning over a game of a Go.  His opponent, Twitch, sits opposite and
Floyd | appears much more laid-back about the whole business.  Rick is slumped
Floyd | on the sofa, a bottle of port at his elbow; Elsie is sitting next to
Floyd | him, apparently watching the game.  Jess is huddled in a cloak on the
Floyd | other sofa, Adrian beside her, looking almost as uncomfortable as you
Floyd | feel.  As for Laurie (fucking Laurie), she's leaning against the
Floyd | fireplace, and wearing an expression of infinite suffering like she's
Floyd | living her own little Victorian melodrama
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat stand is still in its corner, looming like an unexpected
Floyd | guest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your escape routes are east into the kitchen, or south into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "So, that really has no effect?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search stand" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          223
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "guess not, unless it makes us feel more talkative"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to twitch" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          224
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You really have no idea what to say to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to elsie" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          225
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ELSIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Neither of you really dare say anything else.  It's too delicate a
Floyd | balance to maintain, between honesty and lies, compassion and cruelty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "no"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]  living room                                          226
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance nervously over your shoulder but there is nothing untoward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Playing pieces clink in the silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Maybe we can turn around upstairs."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      227
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | downstairs hall
Floyd | Winter light lies in anaemic strips upon the floor from where it has
Floyd | fallen through the glass panels in the front door.  There is an awful
Floyd | painting hanging on the wall. The murmuring voices are more of a
Floyd | babble now; too many over-lapping conversations create an alien,
Floyd | baboonish gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | The outside world lurks to the west and the living room to the north.
Floyd | Or you could always just retreat upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]  downstairs hall                                      228
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance nervously over your shoulder but there is nothing untoward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Oh wait, front door's west?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     229
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Marlborough road
Floyd | This is just an ordinary street, lined by Victorian terraces, with
Floyd | their slightly over-ambitious moulding and bow windows.  In the
Floyd | distance you can hear the muted roar of traffic streaming down the
Floyd | Abingdon Road.  It is not quite suburbia but it's a pocket of Oxford
Floyd | unreached by spires, dreaming or otherwise.   The fading light is
Floyd | nonetheless tinged by gold.  The sky is a swirl of grey and pink, like
Floyd | the interior of a shell.  There is a biting promise of winter in the
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hinksey Park is to the northwest, your house to the east, and other
Floyd | places lie elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "m("
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     230
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shrug into your coat.  It is a familar weight across your
Floyd | shoulders and you feel something shift within the tattered lining.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "yay"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x lining" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     230
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search coat" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     231
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | What else do you expect to find in there?  An undiscovered
Floyd | Shakespearean sonnet
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sonnet" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     231
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SONNET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "did i or didn't i?"
		Johnny says, "You sarcastic punk."
		Johnny says, "Er, not you, jen."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     232
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a 50p coin
Floyd |   your coat (being worn)
Floyd |   some pills
Floyd |   a lyre
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     233
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel like a busker as you plunk away on the lyre and you sound ...
Floyd | very bad indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "cool, a busker"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x places" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     233
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLACES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     234
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance nervously over your shoulder but there is nothing untoward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]  Marlborough road                                     234
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Maybe there are rich people in the park."
		jenrexrode says, "let's go"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    235
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hinksey Park Gate
Floyd | The gate to Hinksey Park is not far from your house but by the time
Floyd | you arrive the sky is already suffused by a greyness that has blotted
Floyd | out the potential glories of an Oxford sunset.  Night is snapping at
Floyd | your heels.  The park  is the old fashioned kind, a basic arrangement
Floyd | of paths and benches, grass and trees. The nearest bench is over-hung
Floyd | by a willow tree, which has wept a burthen of withered foliage onto
Floyd | the seat.  There is a lake, girdled by a path and an open air swimming
Floyd | pool.
Floyd |
Floyd | A river, which must be a tributary of the Thames, flows to the west.
Floyd | Malborough Road lies to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "clean bench" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    236
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x willow" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    237
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh willow, thou art sick.  Autumn has stripped its bravado, leaving it
Floyd | frail and naked in the gathering dusk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x lake" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    238
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The lake is misshapen splodge in the gloom.  The breeze occasionally
Floyd | picks up ripples on the water.  At its edge, an enormous swan twists
Floyd | its neck towards the sky and flings wide its white wings like an
Floyd | angel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    239
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently it's just an empty hollow, painted chlorine blue.  You used
Floyd | to go all the time during the summer months - sometimes with Celine.
Floyd | You used to say she was a water-ninja she could swim so fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Is that an Avatar thing?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "go pool" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    240
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i dunno"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    241
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can't see it very well at all, you can just see a space
Floyd | where the bank dips and rises again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x path" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    242
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATH
Floyd |
Floyd | A path, plainly paved and circling the Lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    243
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | There are ordinary wooden benches at irregular intervals around the
Floyd | park, sometimes half-hidden by the knots of trees.
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Too bad we don't have any bread."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x swan" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    244
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SWAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Swans are peculiar creatures.  How can something so beautiful be so
Floyd | ungainly?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "touch tree" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    245
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    245
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "So...are we at the gate? Is there any way to, like, go in?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "enter park" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    246
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PARK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    247
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "sit on bench" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    248
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You go into the park and sit down on the nearest bench, letting the
Floyd | darkness enclose you. You're not very far from the houses and the road
Floyd | but the light and the noise doesn't reach you here.  You could be in
Floyd | another world.  The feeling of being entirely alone saturates your
Floyd | skin like cold.  You listen to the almost imperceptible sound of air
Floyd | moving across the lake and through the scrubby grass.  Tilting your
Floyd | head back, you stare at the sky.  It looks as if it is made of stone.
Floyd | You wonder if this is how Celine felt, sitting on this bench perhaps,
Floyd | waiting to die, and stand up again hastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    249
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance nervously over your shoulder but there is nothing untoward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "hmmmmm"
		Johnny says, "We can follow the river west."
		mwmiller says, "Sure."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take swan" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    250
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SWAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you mad?  They can be really dangerous.  You read a story once of
Floyd | a swan breaking a man's leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  Hinksey Park Gate                                    251
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The lyre seems to pulse arhythmically in your hands as it possesses a
Floyd | broken heart of its own and the only sound the strings surrender is a
Floyd | succession of choked off notes that sound like gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Is that true about swans?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  river                                                252
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | river
Floyd | The river is a snake of moving darkness.  There is a railway line
Floyd | running parallel on the other side and open fields after that.  There
Floyd | is some kind of flat-bottomed boat by the bank nearest to you, and a
Floyd | tall man, in a long coat, is standing in the bow of the boat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hinksey Park is behind you to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "they have a big wingspan"
		Johnny says, "Oh snap."
		jenrexrode says, "give him a coin"
		Johnny says, "Let's at least examine him, first."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  river                                                253
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The man is so swathed about in garments it is hard to make out much
Floyd | about him.  He is imposingly tall, or would be if he didn't stand in
Floyd | the hunched-over fashion he does, and seems gaunt.  His hood is pulled
Floyd | down over his face, so you only occasionally catch glimpses of his
Floyd | profile: you piece together an impression of sharp-nosed pallor and
Floyd | pale eyes the colour of dirty water. One of his gloved hands rests
Floyd | upon the pole he probably uses to propel the boat through the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "but I've played zork"
		Johnny says, "And his boat."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x boat" 		

Floyd ]  river                                                254
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not really an expert in boats.  This one seems to be designed
Floyd | upon similar principles to a punt, although it lacks the comfortable
Floyd | cushions, champagne and strawberries you know for a fact to be an
Floyd | essential part of any punting trip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I'm not sure Zork is a primary source for this game."
		jenrexrode says, "aw"
		mwmiller says, "But given the title, we can probably assume Greek myth *is*."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, and that's what charon is about"
		mwmiller says, "So, why the hell not."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "give coin to man" 		

Floyd ]  river                                                255
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You toss the coin to ferryman.  It turns over and over in the air,
Floyd | flashing silver, and then he reaches out a gloved hand and engulfs it
Floyd | in darkness.  He carries it to his mouth and bites it.  "That's not
Floyd | silver," he says. But then he shrugs.  "It'll do.  In you get."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says (to mwm), "Nice."
		mwmiller exclaims, "But it said 'flashing silver'!"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "get in boat" 		

Floyd ]  river                                                255
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN BOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step towards the boat the Ferryman intercepts you again.
Floyd | "Coming back is harder than going," he says. "Are you sure?"

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           256
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the boat.  There is a space for a single passenger but
Floyd | it is not  exactly luxurious.  You barely have time to sit down upon
Floyd | the damp wooden boards before the ferryman takes his first stroke,
Floyd | propelling the boat forward at an unlikely speed that causes the
Floyd | moving air to catch at you like icy hands.  You  remember that someone
Floyd | told you once that a punt can travel at 30 miles an hour in
Floyd | favourable conditions ... but this one slips across the moonslick
Floyd | water as effortlessly as if it is glass.  At any rate, you are glad
Floyd | that the man has sufficient  taste to punt from the Oxford end.  You
Floyd | tilt your head back.  You are going so fast that the stars are smeared
Floyd | across the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Iron Gates
Floyd | Something has happened.  You have lost track of time, or track of
Floyd | yourself, or something.  You were looking at the sky, feeling stars
Floyd | upon your skin, no, you were in a boat, cold seeping through you, wind
Floyd | tangling in your hair.  But there is no trace of the punt here, or the
Floyd | man, or even a river.  How did you get here?  Where are you?  There is
Floyd | a set of open wrought iron gates before you, as intricate as briars.
Floyd | Beyond them, hazy in the darkness to the southeast, a round lawn,
Floyd | dotted with trees.  It all feels familiar somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarding the gate is biggest dog you have ever seen, a haunch of
Floyd | bloody meat and a vast water bowl at its feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ggg will like the coin biting part"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "pet the dog" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           256
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET THE DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Ooooooookay."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           257
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | The trafficless road twines away into darkness.  You could probably
Floyd | get to Headington, and from there into town but you're a long way from
Floyd | home and still not entirely sure how you got here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x meat" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           258
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | This well-gnawed haunch is marbled red and white like cartoon meat.
Floyd | Flesh hangs from the bone in bloody tatters.  It must have belonged to
Floyd | a damn big animal.  You hope it was an animal.  Maybe it's the leg of
Floyd | the last person who tried to go through the gates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           259
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | The water within reflects pieces of the moon.  It's just a dog's
Floyd | drinking bowl, although it is noticeably larger than average,
Floyd | presumably to accommodate three thirsty mouths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "pills"
		Johnny says, "I wasn't here, but this wouldn't be the first dogs NightFloyd has drugged, would it."
		Johnny says, "They."
		jenrexrode says, "we electrocuted a dog"
		Johnny says, "aw"
		jenrexrode says, "in a fountain"
		mwmiller says, "Might be worth trying the 'of *course* I belong here' approach."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "enter gates" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           260
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "enter gate" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           260
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "go through gates" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           261
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO THROUGH GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "open gates" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           262
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Pffft."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           263
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dog" somehow doesn't cover it.  This creature would put a lion to
Floyd | shame, although there is something more serpentine about it than
Floyd | leonine.  Maybe it's the three heads, on their long, sinuous necks,
Floyd | and the whiplashing tail with its barbed end.  It is covered in sleek
Floyd | black fur and its slitted eyes are ruby red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "talk to dog" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           264
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice doggie"  you say, hopefully and the creature glares at you as if
Floyd | it feels horrendously patronised.  You try making soothing sounds,
Floyd | while desperately maintaining a posture that would make it feel
Floyd | neither hostile nor amorous towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "drug" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           264
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRUG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           265
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | All three heads turn in your direction as you lift the lyre, and a
Floyd | strange shiver runs down the length of the beast's back.  If it was
Floyd | human you don't know what emotions you'd ascribe to it. It holds
Floyd | itself still and silent, only the heaving of its flanks to betray the
Floyd | fact it lives at all.  And you play, strange, savage music, spiralling
Floyd | out of the lyre, drenched inhuman colours, filling your mouth up with
Floyd | heat and the tang of metal.  Your heart tightens sickeningly in your
Floyd | chest, pulsing with the lyre strings, something like excitement,
Floyd | something like dread.  The dog trembles where it stands, its eyes
Floyd | ablaze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Oh, duh."
		mwmiller says, "Music has charms, etc."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "enter gates" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           266
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           267
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Iron Gates
Floyd | The wrought iron gates hang open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beyond them, hazy in the darkness to the southeast, a round lawn,
Floyd | dotted with trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarding the gate is biggest dog you have ever seen, a haunch of
Floyd | bloody meat and a vast water bowl at its feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           268
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You move.  The beast throws back all three heads and hurls a howl of
Floyd | blood-curdling ferocity at the sky.  And the clouds shake.  You think
Floyd | it would probably be for the best to stop moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Whoops."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  Iron Gates                                           269
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel as if you have been running, and running hard, and your
Floyd | fingers tremble on the strings, fearful of the lyre and its music.
Floyd | But everything has changed.  Softly, softly, comes the scent of green
Floyd | things growing, dark places, damp fur, warmth in your belly and all
Floyd | around, different songs.  You lose time, the names of things. The
Floyd | stars becomes nothing but distant light. Your four clawed feet trample
Floyd | complex concepts to nothing but travelled earth, and happiness is the
Floyd | flow of the night.  Then comes the creeping cold, not without, but
Floyd | within, and it snaps like winter at your heels.  And you don't know
Floyd | what it means that yours is now the only song, and yours the only
Floyd | pounding paws, and yours the fur and yours the hunger and you alone
Floyd | who slumber in the dark places and dream of dreams once shared.  The
Floyd | music fades to silence, and the dog slumps to the ground, ungainly
Floyd | now.  Its eyes fall closed and it seems to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Oh heck, we're turning into Barry Manilow."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Hospital Approach                          270
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You muster up your courage and sidle past the subdued monster, holding
Floyd | your breath lest you rouse it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Hospital Approach
Floyd | You could be visiting a stately home, or an Oxford college, or a
Floyd | country church, except you're not.  You know there are more modern
Floyd | constructions hidden away behind it, one of which - the severely acute
Floyd | ward - lies like Sleeping Beauty's castle behind thorns of metal and
Floyd | stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Circling an oval of moderately well-kept grass is a gravel path and,
Floyd | beyond it to the west, a sandstone building gleams palely golden
Floyd | against the shadowed sky. The gates loom to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x sandstone building" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Hospital Approach                          271
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SANDSTONE BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | From its harmonious proportions and the flanking classical pillars,
Floyd | you suspect the main building must be Regency in design ... that or
Floyd | made out of lego blocks.  There is something desperate in the rigidity
Floyd | of its symmetries, as if somebody believed that order could be imposed
Floyd | upon the universe by the application of lots of straight lines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x severely acute ward" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Hospital Approach                          271
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEVERELY ACUTE WARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "enter building" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Hospital Approach                          272
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "enter sandstone building" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Hospital Approach                          273
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SANDSTONE BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "don't flirt with acute ward"
		mwmiller asks, "Can't enter a building? Is its front door boarded up?"
		jenrexrode says, "i think you have to go west"
		mwmiller says, "...No, then it'd be white, not sandstone."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Path                                  274
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the lawn, your footsteps lost among the many you have
Floyd | already taken, you feel a horrible tightness round you heart as if
Floyd | someone had a hand round it and was squeezing. There is a burning at
Floyd | the back your throat, like a lump of tears and bile is stuck there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Path
Floyd | The path sidles away down the side of the main building, taking you
Floyd | away from facades.  Here, there are no country house lawns, no
Floyd | sandstone and classical pillars. There are patches of scrubby grass,
Floyd | borders that may perhaps bloom one spring, and scattered buildings
Floyd | that are too perfectly, facelessly functional to have anything of
Floyd | beauty or ugliness to them.  There are jaunty painted signs to
Floyd | Cotswold House and Wintle Ward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas waits to the west, the Hospital Approach is to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x signs" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Path                                  275
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The signs are big, friendly and helpful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "read signs" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Path                                  276
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The signs are big, friendly and helpful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Great."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Exterior                              277
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk down the path, a human cry breaks upon the silence and
Floyd | dies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Exterior
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Ward is another grey building.  It has a bow-window
Floyd | which looks like an ill-at-ease addition to its uniformity.  There is
Floyd | also an awkward, spindly tree guarding a nearby bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door that leads west into Vaughan Thomas has been painted blue.
Floyd | There is a doorbell next to it in industrial grey.  The path leading
Floyd | to and from Vaughan Thomas lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Anybody home?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ring doorbell" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Exterior                              277
Floyd |
Floyd | > RING DOORBELL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hm, I guess I was wrong about the sandstone building"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine doorbell" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Exterior                              278
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXAMINE DOORBELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Strangely totemic, it has a button for you to press and a grill - such
Floyd | as you might find on the visor of the villain in a sci-fi movie - for
Floyd | you talk into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "A button. Okay!"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Exterior                              279
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You depress the button and listen to the silence while you wait.  You
Floyd | do not trust the doorbell.  It demands your faith yet gives you no
Floyd | miracles.  It doesn't even buzz to let you know it's actually
Floyd | functional.  Finally, just when you have given up all hope in the
Floyd | doorbell, there is a crackling from behind the grill and a distorted
Floyd | voice asks what you want.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to voice" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Exterior                              280
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO VOICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You mumble your name into the grill, and explain you have come to get
Floyd | Celine.  A warped sigh gusts out of the grill with such force you are
Floyd | surprised it doesn't ruffle your hair.  Then crackling dies away and
Floyd | the grill speaks to you no further.  You assume that that means
Floyd | someone is coming to open the door but for all you know they could be
Floyd | activating the lever that drops you into the alligator pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are starting to wonder if perhaps they've forgotten you're there,
Floyd | or if answering the doorbell is a mere hobby, when there comes the
Floyd | sound of muted rattling and banging from behind the door as someone on
Floyd | the other side begins the ceremony required to open it.  It is finally
Floyd | eased open, just enough for you to squeeze through, by a Nurse,
Floyd | glowering at the effort required to perform the most basic tenets of
Floyd | her job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh so she's not dead"
		jenrexrode says, "i think I have played this, but only at the end"
		Johnny says (to jen), "Or we're dead, or we're in hell, or whatever."
		mwmiller says, "'This is hell.' 'Heaven.' 'Purgatory!'"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              281
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you edge past the Nurse, she put out a log-like arm to momentarily
Floyd | stop you entering.  "You'll need to see the Doctor first," she says,
Floyd | gruffly. "You can't take a patient away without the doctor's
Floyd | permission."  You nod your understanding, although your mind is full
Floyd | of Escape from Alcatraz visions, search lights flashing, sirens
Floyd | screaming and helicopters whirling overhead as you and Celine run,
Floyd | hand in hand, giggling into a different coloured future.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              281
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "Lucky 13!"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x signs" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              281
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x bookshelf" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              282
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKSHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | There are overly-rifled paperbacks, yellowed by use, stuffed
Floyd | haphazardly onto the shelves.  A quick glance at the spines reveals
Floyd | them to be without exception the kind of airport novels you probably
Floyd | wouldn't want to read even at an airport.  Or in a loony bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller exclaims, "A loony bin? Don't tell us we're going crazy!"
		mwmiller says, "Oh what the heck, let's go clockwise."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Corridor                                     283
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Women's Corridor
Floyd | The greyness unrolls before you like the tongue of a sick frog.  This
Floyd | sign above your head (this is not an exit) reminds you that it's women
Floyd | only past this point, but who is going to see you at this time of
Floyd | night?
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical doors, all closed but for the one that stands slightly ajar
Floyd | to the west, line the corridor.  Going north will return you to the
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "I can't possibly have got it right on my first try. Lemme try the others right quick."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              284
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | An inmate - dapper, or as dapper as a man in a mental aslyum can be,
Floyd | sidles up to you.  He wrings his hands in constant anxiety.  "I wonder
Floyd | if you could possibly oblige me in a small favour," he says.  "I'm
Floyd | terribly embarrassed but I threw my clock radio out of the window
Floyd | because the aliens were talking to me through it and now I cannot
Floyd | listen to classic fm. And I daren't tell the nurses because they will
Floyd | think I did a mad thing.  I can pay you back, of course, and if you
Floyd | would take care to get one without an alien transponder, I think it
Floyd | would help.  And you won't tell the nurses will you?"  He looks
Floyd | bewildered as he tells his story, as if he caught himself trying to
Floyd | eat soup with the salad fork.  You make your promises and he retreats,
Floyd | thanking you profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             285
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This is a primitive conservatory of sorts.  It is by far the most
Floyd | attractive room in the Warneford, which reflects well on neither the
Floyd | Warneford nor the room.  It has wicker chairs and, disconcertingly,
Floyd | there is white-sheeted hospital bed against one of the walls.  The
Floyd | square, unbeautiful windows overlook the grounds and currently admit a
Floyd | spill of moonlight the colour of old milk.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a woman curled up on one of the wicker chairs, looking away
Floyd | from you, out over the shadowed grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Vaughan Thomas corridor lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             286
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She seems to be at the unforgiving end of the spectrum of middle-age,
Floyd | her face worn and withered by the cold glare of the moon.  Shadows
Floyd | emphasise the gauntness of her cheeks and define in cruel charcoal the
Floyd | lines that radiate from her eyes.  Her coarse, ash blonde hair falls
Floyd | straight to her waist and hangs like dead weight.  Garlands of
Floyd | withered flowers give her the air of an aging hippie.  Under your
Floyd | scrutiny, she turns her head in your direction and smiles and you feel
Floyd | a fleeting trace of warmth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Let's see, is this the maiden, the mother or the crone?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             287
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Hesitantly you offer a polite greeting and are relieved when the woman
Floyd | turns away from the window and smiles at you in return.  If she is an
Floyd | inmate she is, at least, not antisocially mad.  "Hello," she says, "I
Floyd | can see that you're a visitor."  Her voice is as deep and rich as
Floyd | freshly turned earth.  You think of honey-drunk bees and heavy, golden
Floyd | days.  "So am I," she says.  "At least, I think I am.  It's sometimes
Floyd | so hard to tell."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             288
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns away from you again towards the windows.  "I wish I could
Floyd | make something flourish here," she says.  "I can sometimes make things
Floyd | grow but it's not the same."  She strokes a hand absently through the
Floyd | brittle strands of her hair. "I miss the colours of things.   It all
Floyd | fades so quickly.  What's your favourite colour," she asks, suddenly,
Floyd | with a glance in your direction.  You tell her and she smiles again.
Floyd | "Of course it is," she says.  "Mine is green."  Same as Celine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             289
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She is plucking at her skirt.  As the fabric moves you realise it
Floyd | isn't grey, as you first thought, but a pale green, all but washed
Floyd | out.  "I'm truly sorry about your friend," she says.  And there must
Floyd | be a look on your face that makes her add: "That is why you're here,
Floyd | isn't it?"  Her voice is gentle and her eyes are pale and sad in the
Floyd | moonlight.  "You know you shouldn't have come.  She can't leave with
Floyd | you."  She is silent a moment.  When she continues speaking the
Floyd | reassurance in her voice is as warm as sunlight against your skin.
Floyd | "Of course you'll miss her.  It will never be easy but it will be
Floyd | easier than this.  And one day you'll stop and be surprised at just
Floyd | how easy it is.  Then I'm afraid you'll feel guilty but that, too,
Floyd | will pass.  As it should."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             290
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman smiles reassuringly at you and her regard travels across
Floyd | your skin, leaving a glissando of fading warmth in its wake.  Then she
Floyd | turns away and casts her gaze out of the window again, moonlight
Floyd | etching the lines on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             291
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman smiles reassuringly at you and her regard travels across
Floyd | your skin, leaving a glissando of fading warmth in its wake.  Then she
Floyd | turns away and casts her gaze out of the window again, moonlight
Floyd | etching the lines on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Right then."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             292
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This is a primitive conservatory of sorts.  It is by far the most
Floyd | attractive room in the Warneford, which reflects well on neither the
Floyd | Warneford nor the room.  It has wicker chairs and, disconcertingly,
Floyd | there is white-sheeted hospital bed against one of the walls.  The
Floyd | square, unbeautiful windows overlook the grounds and currently admit a
Floyd | spill of moonlight the colour of old milk.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a woman curled up on one of the wicker chairs, looking away
Floyd | from you, out over the shadowed grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Vaughan Thomas corridor lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             292
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look outside" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             293
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              294
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Two nurses are standing by the pay phone, talking animatedly about
Floyd | nothing you can catch.  It is strange to hear giggles and whispering,
Floyd | as if this was some kind of ordinary place.  They fall silent as you
Floyd | approach and then disappear into an office.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Hall                                          295
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Hall
Floyd | This is the large, bow-windowed room you could see from outside.  Dull
Floyd | light washes in from the corridor behind you and flickers from beneath
Floyd | the door to the television room.  Square tables are neatly arranged
Floyd | and the far wall boasts a display of artwork.  Upon the air hangs the
Floyd | cloying scent of old, institutional dinners.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Doctor's Office lies to the north, the Vaughan Thomas corridor to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x artwork" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Hall                                          295
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ARTWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      296
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Doctor's Office
Floyd | This is a typical Doctor's office.  It has a clinical air, but no more
Floyd | than you would expect.  It is really very neat in here.  The walls are
Floyd | hung with what look to be modern art prints, all in identical frames,
Floyd | imprisoned behind glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Doctor is sitting behind the desk, his elbows resting atop it and
Floyd | his chin upon the platform provided by his interlocked fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the south leads back to the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x doctor" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      297
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | He seems surprisingly young for his role.  His hair is coal black and
Floyd | his eyes only one shade lighter, stark against the white coat that
Floyd | hangs open over an austere pinstriped suit.  He has a stern, unlovely
Floyd | face and returns your regard steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller asks, "Hades?"
		mwmiller says, "Then maybe the old lady is Persephone..."
		jenrexrode says, "ask"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to doctor" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      297
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes?" The Doctor's voice is not quite impatient, but the clipped
Floyd | quality of it suggests it very soon will be.  "You know I cannot
Floyd | accede to your ..." He stops abruptly, as if searching for a word, and
Floyd | settles finally on "...request".  I suggest you let me send you home,
Floyd | where you belong."

		mwmiller says, "I don't wanna go home :("
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to doctor" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      297
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      297
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ART
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      298
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | At your refusal, the Doctor frowns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      299
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ART
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at each of the paintings in turn.  They are placed a precise
Floyd | intervals along the grey wall.  Each print has the name of the piece
Floyd | and the artist printed along the bottom.  First, there is a Rothko,
Floyd | Blue, Green, and Brown.  Then IKB 73.  And finally Composition in Red,
Floyd | Blue, and Yellow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "frown" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      299
Floyd |
Floyd | > FROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x rothko blue" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      299
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROTHKO BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to doctor" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      300
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can speak again, the Doctor forestalls you.  "I'm afraid
Floyd | you will not change my mind with tragic looks or eloquent words.  I
Floyd | have seen and heard them all a hundred throusand million times
Floyd | before."  You wonder, briefly, whether you are supposed to challenge
Floyd | him to a game of chess or, possibly riddles.  "I cannot be tricked,"
Floyd | he says, as if in answer.  "Nor changed.  It is not my nature."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to doctor" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      301
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your insistence is as wearisome as it is predictable," comments the
Floyd | Doctor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to doctor" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      302
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your insistence is as wearisome as it is predictable," comments the
Floyd | Doctor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "I wonder if we can give the pills to celine, since they are hers?"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "play lyre" 		

Floyd ]  Doctor's Office                                      303
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY LYRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Time seems to unravel around you like the fraying threads of a
Floyd | tapestry as you lift the lyre into your arms.  The Doctor is on his on
Floyd | his feet, his face pale with fury and his eyes ablaze, but it's too
Floyd | late to stop you.  Music fills the air like cherry blossom, sweetly
Floyd | drifting, falling like fleeting kisses upon the senses and fading as
Floyd | swiftly as a summer evening.   For a moment, the Doctor is tranfixed,
Floyd | his face naked in pain and sorrow, and then his cold hands are
Floyd | wrenching the lyre from your grasp.  The notes shatter into rainbows
Floyd | of refracted light and then they're gone.  There is a vicious crack,
Floyd | like a bone breaking, and the Doctor flings the pieces of the lyre to
Floyd | the floor.  In seconds nothing remains of the lyre but a sprinkling of
Floyd | dust the colour of old blood.  "Take her then," he cries, "take her
Floyd | and may damnation have you both.  You'll find Celine in the gardens
Floyd | beyond the Sun Room.  Take her with you, as you wish, but remember:
Floyd | don't turn around, or she's mine forever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh that is persephone"
		mwmiller says, "Well, let's check out the southern bit just in case."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Hall                                          304
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Hall
Floyd | This is the large, bow-windowed room you could see from outside.  Dull
Floyd | light washes in from the corridor behind you and flickers from beneath
Floyd | the door to the television room.  Square tables are neatly arranged
Floyd | and the far wall boasts a display of artwork.  Upon the air hangs the
Floyd | cloying scent of old, institutional dinners.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Doctor's Office lies to the north, the Vaughan Thomas corridor to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              305
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You  hear footsteps behind you, slapping like wet fish against the
Floyd | grey hospital floor.  You freeze and half-turn but then they recede.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Corridor                                     306
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Women's Corridor
Floyd | The greyness unrolls before you like the tongue of a sick frog.  This
Floyd | sign above your head (this is not an exit) reminds you that it's women
Floyd | only past this point, but who is going to see you at this time of
Floyd | night?
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical doors, all closed but for the one that stands slightly ajar
Floyd | to the west, line the corridor.  Going north will return you to the
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        307
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine's Room
Floyd | The memories of past visits rise up to gnaw at you like wolves.  You
Floyd | see Celine, sitting on the bed, the colour washed out of her by her
Floyd | surroundings, her knees pulled up to her chin.  Jess is there beside
Floyd | her, back to the wall, feet dangling off the end of the bed.  You'd
Floyd | snuck in and you're kneeling on the floor, elbows folded on the
Floyd | coverlet.  You're probably pretty damn uncomfortable.  Spread out
Floyd | between you are brightly coloured cards. You're playing Once Upon A
Floyd | Time, a game for telling fairytales.  "Are you sure I used to like
Floyd | this?" Celine is asking.  "Yes," you say, "it's one of your
Floyd | favourites."  "You used to win all the time," Jess adds.  Celine
Floyd | laughs, uncertain.  "That doesn't seem very likely," she says.  "It'll
Floyd | come back," you say, half-reassuring, half-pleading.  Except it, of
Floyd | course, doesn't.  None of it does.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, perfectly square, yellow-painted room, probably identical to
Floyd | all the others on this corridor.  The carpet is a greyish-blue, only
Floyd | slightly stained.  There is a pine-coloured wardrobe and bedside
Floyd | table, a single bed and a chair.  There are signs of occupation - the
Floyd | black cardigan hanging on the back of the chair, books and a radio on
Floyd | the bedside table - but it's not the kind of room you can personalise.
Floyd | It is a transitory space.  Above the bed, the wall is splashed with a
Floyd | grid of cards and postcards, twenty or thirty of them maybe, pinned up
Floyd | there as bright as butterfly wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Women's Corridor through the door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the narrow strip of a windowsill is a houseplant, another daub of
Floyd | colour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x houseplant" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        308
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOUSEPLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is Sylvia (after Sylvia Plath who also, we know, went mad), an
Floyd | Anthurium with dark red flowers, all Georgia o'Keefe.  It was a gift
Floyd | you nearly weren't permitted to give because of the toxic leaves.  "No
Floyd | committing suicide by eating Sylvia," you said, pretending to
Floyd | admonish.  And how Celine had laughed.  "I promise not to kill myself
Floyd | by eating an anthurium," she said with mock solemnitude, knowing at
Floyd | least ten better ways to do it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to sylvia" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        308
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SYLVIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "so celine is in the garden, and you have to get her to follow you, and resist the urge to turn around"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Corridor                                     309
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Women's Corridor
Floyd | The greyness unrolls before you like the tongue of a sick frog.  This
Floyd | sign above your head (this is not an exit) reminds you that it's women
Floyd | only past this point, but who is going to see you at this time of
Floyd | night?
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical doors, all closed but for the one that stands slightly ajar
Floyd | to the west, line the corridor.  Going north will return you to the
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              310
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | A young-ish, not entirely unpretty woman, who steals from the other
Floyd | inmates and has no visitors, is staring blankly out of a window at the
Floyd | shadow-sloshed world outside.  She turns, smiles hopefully and shyly
Floyd | at you and then flees.  You try to feel more kindness towards her but
Floyd | she pilfered Celine's favourite perfume.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             311
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This is a primitive conservatory of sorts.  It is by far the most
Floyd | attractive room in the Warneford, which reflects well on neither the
Floyd | Warneford nor the room.  It has wicker chairs and, disconcertingly,
Floyd | there is white-sheeted hospital bed against one of the walls.  The
Floyd | square, unbeautiful windows overlook the grounds and currently admit a
Floyd | spill of moonlight the colour of old milk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you notice a set of doors at the back of the room have been flung
Floyd | wide open, drawing you like a beckoning finger, west, towards the
Floyd | shadow-smothered gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Vaughan Thomas corridor lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Gardens
Floyd | Somebody tried.  Here there are the elements of a garden.  Grass,
Floyd | although it is mainly mud.  Banks of soil where perhaps flowers might
Floyd | grow.  Squatting shrubs, hunched in upon themselves.  And in
Floyd | silhouette the anorexic shapes of trees, stripped before the oncoming
Floyd | winter.  Moonlight forms puddles here and there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sun room waits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine is sitting on a stone bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "so make sure to save first"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		Johnny says, "We should've gotten that radio."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		mwmiller says, "Oh hey there was an actual radio. Darn it."

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oopd"
		jenrexrode says, "I guess we saved to what I just said"
		mwmiller says, "Oh, 'push save'. Right."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Right, back for the radio."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    313
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are determined not to leave this place this time without Celine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Gardens
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    313
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are determined not to leave this place this time without Celine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Gardens
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Gardens
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    312
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Gardens
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             311
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              312
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The silence of the hospital surrounds you like an itchy blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Corridor                                     313
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Women's Corridor
Floyd | The greyness unrolls before you like the tongue of a sick frog.  This
Floyd | sign above your head (this is not an exit) reminds you that it's women
Floyd | only past this point, but who is going to see you at this time of
Floyd | night?
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical doors, all closed but for the one that stands slightly ajar
Floyd | to the west, line the corridor.  Going north will return you to the
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        314
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine's Room
Floyd | A small, perfectly square, yellow-painted room, probably identical to
Floyd | all the others on this corridor.  The carpet is a greyish-blue, only
Floyd | slightly stained.  There is a pine-coloured wardrobe and bedside
Floyd | table, a single bed and a chair.  There are signs of occupation - the
Floyd | black cardigan hanging on the back of the chair, books and a radio on
Floyd | the bedside table - but it's not the kind of room you can personalise.
Floyd | It is a transitory space.  Above the bed, the wall is splashed with a
Floyd | grid of cards and postcards, twenty, thirty, forty of them maybe,
Floyd | pinned up there as bright as butterfly wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Women's Corridor through the door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the narrow strip of a windowsill is a houseplant, another daub of
Floyd | colour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "get radio" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        315
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x cardigan" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        316
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARDIGAN
Floyd |
Floyd | An ankle-length black wool cardigan, thick and soft, the sort of
Floyd | garment you could curl up inside and feel comforted.  You think it was
Floyd | a present from John.  The smell of the Warneford and cigarette smoke
Floyd | clings to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        317
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You thought it might help her pass the difficult, interminable hours.
Floyd | It didn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "hrm"
		mwmiller exclaims, "Try, try again!"
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "get radio" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        318
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't really see reason to cart that around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        318
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "All right, all right, FINE. Maybe radio guy was just flavor text."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x postcards" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        318
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POSTCARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "she doesn't want it"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take cardigan" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        319
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CARDIGAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want the cardigan.  When her parents came to take everything
Floyd | that was left of her, you told yourself that people were not their
Floyd | things.  You have to keep believing that because otherwise you'll have
Floyd | nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Dang it."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		

Floyd ]  Celine's Room                                        320
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "T_T"
		mwmiller asks, "Well. Any more ideas?"
		jenrexrode says, "nothing needed here"
		Johnny says, "Nope."
		jenrexrode says, "go back to garden"
		mwmiller says, "Sounds good to me."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Corridor                                     321
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Women's Corridor
Floyd | The greyness unrolls before you like the tongue of a sick frog.  This
Floyd | sign above your head (this is not an exit) reminds you that it's women
Floyd | only past this point, but who is going to see you at this time of
Floyd | night?
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical doors, all closed but for the one that stands slightly ajar
Floyd | to the west, line the corridor.  Going north will return you to the
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              322
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | One of Celine's few friends (one to whom you have lost endless games
Floyd | of Scrabble) passes you with a nod and a greeting.  "I'm very much
Floyd | looking forward to the coping with psychosis workshop tomorrow," he
Floyd | comments, with a look so wry and self-knowing you cannot help but
Floyd | laugh.  He waves and vanishes into his room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             323
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This is a primitive conservatory of sorts.  It is by far the most
Floyd | attractive room in the Warneford, which reflects well on neither the
Floyd | Warneford nor the room.  It has wicker chairs and, disconcertingly,
Floyd | there is white-sheeted hospital bed against one of the walls.  The
Floyd | square, unbeautiful windows overlook the grounds and currently admit a
Floyd | spill of moonlight the colour of old milk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you notice a set of doors at the back of the room have been flung
Floyd | wide open, drawing you like a beckoning finger, west, towards the
Floyd | shadow-smothered gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Vaughan Thomas corridor lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    324
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford Gardens
Floyd | Somebody tried.  Here there are the elements of a garden.  Grass,
Floyd | although it is mainly mud.  Banks of soil where perhaps flowers might
Floyd | grow.  Squatting shrubs, hunched in upon themselves.  And in
Floyd | silhouette the anorexic shapes of trees, stripped before the oncoming
Floyd | winter.  Moonlight forms puddles here and there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sun room waits to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine is sitting on a stone bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "All right, here we go."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "x celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    325
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine is beautiful but not today.  The monochrome palette of the
Floyd | Warneford has wrung her out.  Her clothes are too black, her skin is
Floyd | too pale, her eyes too dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "You never can go home again, can you."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    326
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine smiles to see you, convincing gladness, desperate eyes.  You
Floyd | exchange the usual greetings, the usual enquiries, and, as ever, she
Floyd | thanks you for coming to see her, as if it is a kind and wonderful
Floyd | thing and not a terrible strain for both of you.  You tell her silly
Floyd | stories of the colour of the October leaves and how much you're
Floyd | looking forward to the blossom trees.  She listens, and laughs, and
Floyd | pretends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    327
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine is not feeling so good and will only tell you so if you press
Floyd | her.  She has - quite literally - forgotten the way home, along with
Floyd | everything she learned on her art history course last term.  She has
Floyd | forgotten the tombstone cake you made for Jess's birthday.  She has
Floyd | forgotten Rick's parents are dead.  She has forgotten the entirety of
Floyd | Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  It'll come back, you tell her, don't worry,
Floyd | and anyway we can watch it all over again - think how much fun that'll
Floyd | be.  She listens, and laughs, and pretends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    328
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Celine tells you her secrets, the ones she hasn't forgotten, the ones
Floyd | you wish she could forget, the ones she has forgotten you already
Floyd | know.  You try to make it okay with your words.  And Celine listens,
Floyd | and laughs, and pretends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    329
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly you remember.  It's time to go home.  "Will you follow me?"
Floyd | you ask, and Celine nods.  She seems only a little afraid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    330
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You will follow me, won't you?" you say again and Celine assures you
Floyd | she will.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "talk to celine" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford Gardens                                    331
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO CELINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You will follow me, won't you?" you say again and Celine assures you
Floyd | she will.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		mwmiller says, "Cross fingers."
		mwmiller says, "Mind we'll probably get railroaded into the 'wrong' action but what the hey."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             332
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This is a primitive conservatory of sorts.  It is by far the most
Floyd | attractive room in the Warneford, which reflects well on neither the
Floyd | Warneford nor the room.  It has wicker chairs and, disconcertingly,
Floyd | there is white-sheeted hospital bed against one of the walls.  The
Floyd | square, unbeautiful windows overlook the grounds and currently admit a
Floyd | spill of moonlight the colour of old milk.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter the sunroom from the gardens, your own footsteps sound on
Floyd | the floor but you hear no others.  Perhaps Celine has not followed as
Floyd | promised she would.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Vaughan Thomas corridor lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Corridor                              333
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Corridor
Floyd | There are soft felt pinboards on the wall, above a row of chairs.  An
Floyd | over-stacked bookself shoved in the corner and a square table do
Floyd | nothing to break the monotony.  The Warneford Hospital has a
Floyd | distinctive smell.  It is the smell of a place that very consciously
Floyd | has no smell, underscored by a desperate edge of nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | You strain to hear even the slightest hint of movement but there is
Floyd | nothing, nothing at all.  Perhaps you have been tricked.  Yes, that
Floyd | seems very likely.
Floyd |
Floyd | This interminably greyish corridor meanders north, west and south.
Floyd | East would take you outside again, through the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Exterior                              334
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You look around for the nurse but then notice that the door seems to
Floyd | be standing very slightly ajar.  You seize the opportunity and slip
Floyd | through
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Exterior
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Ward is another grey building.  It has a bow-window
Floyd | which looks like an ill-at-ease addition to its uniformity.  There is
Floyd | also an awkward, spindly tree guarding a nearby bench.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing that follows you now, it seems, is silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door that leads west into Vaughan Thomas has been painted blue.
Floyd | There is a doorbell next to it in industrial grey.  The path leading
Floyd | to and from Vaughan Thomas lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vaughan Thomas Path                                  335
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas Path
Floyd | The path sidles away down the side of the main building, taking you
Floyd | away from facades.  Here, there are no country house lawns, no
Floyd | sandstone and classical pillars. There are patches of scrubby grass,
Floyd | borders that may perhaps bloom one spring, and scattered buildings
Floyd | that are too perfectly, facelessly functional to have anything of
Floyd | beauty or ugliness to them.  There are jaunty painted signs to
Floyd | Cotswold House and Wintle Ward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaughan Thomas waits to the west, the Hospital Approach is to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford exit                                       336
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford exit
Floyd | Here on the Warneford lawn again you can see a streak of lightness at
Floyd | the eastern edge of the sky.  Behind you, a smear of gold and grey, is
Floyd | the Warneford.  Before you, to the northwest, the wrought iron gates,
Floyd | as tall as thistles to a child, inevitably sealed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford exit                                       337
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, the gates bar your way, as insurmountable as death itself.
Floyd | All you can do now is turn around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "knock on gates" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford exit                                       337
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "open gates" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford exit                                       338
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw yourself at the gates but you know even as you do that
Floyd | there will be no opening them. The metal tears at the skin of your
Floyd | hands and you send a chorus of clattering to the silent sky.  They are
Floyd | securely sealed and there is no forcing them.  You can't go back, you
Floyd | can't go through them.  It's time to turn around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Warneford exit                                       339
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Warneford exit
Floyd | Here on the Warneford lawn again you can see a streak of lightness at
Floyd | the eastern edge of the sky.  Behind you, a smear of gold and grey, is
Floyd | the Warneford.  Before you, to the northwest, the wrought iron gates,
Floyd | as tall as thistles to a child, inevitably sealed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "i guess it's time to turn around?"
		mwmiller says, "Mmmmmmyep."
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]  And Back Again                                       340
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn around slowly, as you know you inevitably must.  Celine is
Floyd | standing behind you, smiling.  The rising sun gleams upon her hair and
Floyd | in her eyes, her cheeks flushed with the first light of dawn.  The
Floyd | grass at her feet is a carpet of flowers and as you rush into her
Floyd | opening arms you find yourself clutching at nothing but a flurry of
Floyd | petals the colour of her lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | And Back Again
Floyd | Marlborough Road looks exactly as it did when you left it, except it
Floyd | is greyish in the dawn.  It seems you have been wandering all night
Floyd | long.  Your house is dark and quiet behind its curtained windows, as
Floyd | if it has closed its eyes.  The world waits at your back, the front
Floyd | door lies ahead, waiting for you to open it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mwmiller says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  And Back Again                                       340
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach out to the door handle, a flash of colour catches your
Floyd | eye.  There is a flower petal stuck to your palm.  Shaken free by your
Floyd | movement, it drifts to the ground, gleaming briefly in the gloom. The
Floyd | door swings open and you step inside, into neither emptiness nor cold,
Floyd | and your hand warm as if someone holds it still.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Finis ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This is "Flowers", one four possible endings of Eurydice.  To discover
Floyd | another, have you tried playing the lyre more?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Needs more c^H LYRE."
		jenrexrode asks, "but our lyre is busted??"
		mwmiller exclaims, "Yep. Everybody's a critic!"
		Johnny says, "Earlier in the game, or before seeing the doctor, I figure."
		Johnny says, "So, for your Xyzzy consideration, this has been Eurydice."
		Johnny says, "If we're not going to bang around for more endings."
		jenrexrode says, "not tonite"
		mwmiller says, "Seems a reasonable point to call it quits."
mwmiller 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?" 		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Johnny does like justice, but that's taking it a bit far. 		
mwmiller goes home. 		Johnny says, "So, I guess we could've just let the snake chill after all."
		Johnny says (to snake), "Sorry?!"
		mwmiller says, "Well, it's not our fault the snake's not a music fan."
		jenrexrode says, "I think we freaked him out with our cutting"
		Johnny says, "Yes."
		Johnny says, "Which it turns out was totally unnecessary, I guess."
		Johnny says, "Since it's slightly difficult to tell."
		mwmiller says, "Oh. Right, whatever."
		jenrexrode says, "I'm not sure what's worth doing besides finding the lyre and the front door."
		jenrexrode says, "I guess giving pills to celine was also untried"
		Johnny says, "Finding out how much we dislike everybody."
		jenrexrode asks, "is that motivation to...?"
		Johnny says, "I doubt it."
		jenrexrode asks, "more or less stuff to talk with Celine about?"
		jenrexrode asks, "saying yes when doc sends us home?"



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Changes by David Given
As played on ifMUD on May 2, 3, & ?, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Changes written by David Given. Changes was released as part of the 2012 IF Comp, in which it took 4th place. It went on to be nominated for two Xyzzies: Best Story and Best Setting. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, 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.
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask changes" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake and see blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's blood everywhere. So much blood, that at first you don't
Floyd | realise there's a figure behind the blood. It's alive, just; there's a
Floyd | face, twisted with pain, and more blood that bubbles from its mouth as
Floyd | it breathes, and a hand that spasms as it tries to paw at the thing
Floyd | projecting from where a chest should be. The eyes gaze into yours.
Floyd | There is still life and desperation there, but it it knows that it is
Floyd | quickly running out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You want to help. You reach out --- and that is when you realise that
Floyd | you are looking into the inside of the reflective cockpit canopy, and
Floyd | that the face you can see is yours.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | Changes
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by David Given
Floyd | Release 8 / Serial number 120930 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N) S
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something's different.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cocoon
Floyd | You are immersed in a warm, comforting heap of something soft. It
Floyd | envelops you like an old blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of this stuff first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "feel soft" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL SOFT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't carrying anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nuzzle" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > NUZZLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cuddle" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You fight your way free of the cottony stuff. Dim light blinds you for
Floyd | a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. The air
Floyd | seems permeated with peacefulness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb out of the pile of fluff to find it's heaped on a low, leafy
Floyd | dais. As you step off, the dais silently folds closed behind you to
Floyd | become one of the cocoons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat cotton candy shell" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT COTTON CANDY SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to eat the open cocoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closed cocoons)
Floyd | On closer inspection, the cocoons are actually growing out of the
Floyd | trees. They're hard balls of veiny green leaves of all different
Floyd | sizes, from half a metre to several metres in diameter. You're not
Floyd | sure which one you climbed out of.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closed cocoons)
Floyd | They open and close by themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "knock on cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the water and study your reflection. The river is
Floyd | wide and dark, and in the dim light makes an almost perfect mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rather than the face you were expecting --- a battered one, but human
Floyd | --- you instead see a furry snout with bulbous eyes on each side and a
Floyd | wide mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You recognise it from the survey report: the temporary name tagged on
Floyd | the creature is rabbit, for fairly obvious reasons. Numbly,
Floyd | you find yourself interested that you're finally seeing one up close.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's definitely you. Now you're actually noticing, it's
Floyd | perfectly apparent that the body you're inhabiting is not your own.
Floyd | The fact that it feels totally natural is strangely unnerving.
Floyd |
Floyd | But that still doesn't explain how, or why, although you can make a
Floyd | decent guess at where.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The river is wide and dark, and in the dim light makes an almost
Floyd | perfect mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, still a rabbit. You stare in horrified fascination for a few
Floyd | moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wiggle ears" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIGGLE EARS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shake tail" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE TAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "WHAT A TWIST!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the water and study your reflection. The river is
Floyd | wide and dark, and in the dim light makes an almost perfect mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, still a rabbit. You stare in horrified fascination for a few
Floyd | moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't carrying anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It is utterly silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You're pretty sure that rabbits can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Spoiler: you were a rabbit the whole time!"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | There's the faint wet smell of damp mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scuff the soil a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "eat mud" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT MUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. The air
Floyd | seems permeated with peacefulness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | Your gaze slowly follows the tree trunks up to the canopy far
Floyd | overhead. It's an awesome sight. You've never seen anything this big
Floyd | that was alive before. At least, not in person. You recognise it from
Floyd | the Concerto's survey photographs: it's a Mother Tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Mother Tree is, according to the Concerto, a commensal
Floyd | plant which is semi-symbiotic on the surrounding wildlife. Actually
Floyd | getting more details was like pulling hen's teeth; the ship wouldn't
Floyd | answer questions about them, and the survey department seemed to be
Floyd | almost frightened. Eventually you managed to push enough alcohol down
Floyd | Francis so that he muttered something about taking life with one hand
Floyd | and giving it back with the other before he clammed up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "'temporary name tagged on the creature' ?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just too big.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says (to 3g), "They aren't really rabbits. This is an alien world."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just too big.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "open cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closed cocoons)
Floyd | They open and close by themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closed cocoons)
Floyd | There's the faint wet smell of damp mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you're about to move, you see motion at the northern edge of
Floyd | the Mother Tree. In panic, you dive behind a tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shape emerges from the light of the river arch: one rabbit dragging
Floyd | another. The one that is doing the pulling is a bit bigger than you
Floyd | are, and marked in black and white. The one on the ground... is
Floyd | obviously dead, eyes staring, grey fur tattered and muddy. It's heavy
Floyd | and awkward and the black and white rabbit is having difficulty moving
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you watch, one of the green cocoons silently splits open and
Floyd | unfolds. The black and white rabbit glances in your direction and then
Floyd | continues dragging the corpse after it into the cocoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...the rabbit knows very little, but it knows this: its companion
Floyd | was once alive, and is now dead. And it wants it to be alive. This
Floyd | cannot happen, but there is a way they can be reunited, and the Mother
Floyd | Tree is kind. The rabbit is old and tired but it has enough strength
Floyd | to do this, and so it drags the rigid corpse to the Mother Tree. The
Floyd | strange zombie rabbit is watching it, but that is unimportant now. All
Floyd | there is left to do is wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...what just happened?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cocoon closes, as silently as it opened, about the two rabbits.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closed cocoons)
Floyd | On closer inspection, the cocoons are actually growing out of the
Floyd | trees. They're hard balls of veiny green leaves of all different
Floyd | sizes, from half a metre to several metres in diameter. You're not
Floyd | sure which one you climbed out of.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Are we supposed to just keep waiting?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x zombie rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ZOMBIE RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight. Once your eyes have adjusted,
Floyd | you look up. Yes, this is Elysia. The Semiquaver at least
Floyd | managed to crash on the right planet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although you were hurt pretty badly. Maybe the
Floyd | Concerto picked you up and this is some sort of recuperative
Floyd | virtuality? That would at least explain the whole... rabbit... thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Assuming for sanity's sake that this is real, the shuttle should be
Floyd | around here somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something... very strange... starts to happen. You find yourself with
Floyd | this strong feeling of peacefulness, except you know it's not you
Floyd | feeling it; you can even sense the direction. You never felt anything
Floyd | like it before, but nevertheless, you can distinctly feel peacefulness
Floyd | from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "feel" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to feel?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "peacefulness" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > PEACEFULNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | All you can tell is that it's coming from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "chillax" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHILLAX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "taste peacefulness" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE PEACEFULNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't available.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, and you wonder what it would be like from the top; you
Floyd | can probably climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes
Floyd | impassably steep to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're suddenly face to face with a swarm of small furry creatures,
Floyd | scattered across the grass. For a moment you panic... and then you
Floyd | recognise them as other rabbits. Some of them look at you, but mostly
Floyd | they ignore you completely. You study them, fascinated. You never
Floyd | realised they came in so many different colours.
Floyd |
Floyd | A very small rabbit pokes its head out of a burrow, and then goes back
Floyd | down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "hmm, who is this by?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "hjalfi"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter burrow" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BURROW
Floyd |
Floyd | The burrow is blocked by a large rabbit. It stares at you calmly. It's
Floyd | quite unthreatening, but it's still not letting you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | One rabbit chases another a few metres.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x large rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGE RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "thump ground intimidatingly" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > THUMP GROUND INTIMIDATINGLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "bribe rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > BRIBE RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "oh, right"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rabbit yawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can move, the rabbits all turn to stare at you in unison.
Floyd | Then something... odd... happens. The next thing you are aware of is
Floyd | that you're sitting right where you were, disoriented, and there are
Floyd | no rabbits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, and you wonder what it would be like from the top; you
Floyd | can probably climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes
Floyd | impassably steep to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a very strong feeling that the rabbits are more dangerous
Floyd | than they look. That's probably not a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of deer-like animals, much larger than you are, gallop
Floyd | up from the east with a thunder of hooves. They spend several moments
Floyd | looking around with suspicion before returning to their grazing. One
Floyd | of them turns its head to look at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The buck is completely secure in his world. He has few needs: his
Floyd | mates, enough to eat, safety. Here in the canyon the only thing he has
Floyd | to be at all wary of is that annoying little creature with the sharp
Floyd | teeth that is always hanging around; if it ever came close enough he
Floyd | could kill it with a single kick, but it always keeps its distance.
Floyd | There is a nagging itch at the back of his mind, however: somewhere in
Floyd | the canyon there is the smell of the Wonderful Plant. He just can't
Floyd | find it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There. It happened again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Are there five burrows?"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell plant" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The air is good, nearly as good as the Concerto's, but
Floyd | uninteresting.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the younger deer bites its sibling, and there's a brief
Floyd | altercation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x deer" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are five of the creatures. One male, two females, and a couple
Floyd | of juveniles? It's very hard to tell, as they're all very similar
Floyd | apart from the size. They're smaller than you were expecting from the
Floyd | survey, barely the size of a large dog, but the blue-green fur is just
Floyd | as startling as you remember. They each have a single forward-curving
Floyd | horn that looks extremely sharp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vicious-looking brown and white creature trots up from the east. You
Floyd | see bright eyes and hunger. The survey report mentioned these. It's
Floyd | a...
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is hungry, but it is always hungry. A long time ago it was
Floyd | mauled by one of those horrible animals at the dam, and was unable to
Floyd | hunt and was starving; then it found a dead deer, and gorged itself on
Floyd | the half-rancid meat. It was the best thing it ever experienced, and
Floyd | for a few brief hours afterwards, it was replete. Now it follows the
Floyd | deer around endlessly. They are far too large for it to kill, but it
Floyd | lives in hope of another windfall. In the meantime it scavanges for
Floyd | insects and tiny furry things. And, of course, it's always on the
Floyd | lookout for a bigger meal.
Floyd |
Floyd | You blink, disoriented.
Floyd |
Floyd | It eagerly begins to chase you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter burrow" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BURROW
Floyd |
Floyd | The burrow is blocked by a large rabbit. It stares at you calmly. It's
Floyd | quite unthreatening, but it's still not letting you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox pounces on you. You just have time to think oh, sh---
Floyd | as its jaws close on your neck, and then everything stops.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been eaten ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Stupid rabbit."
		genericgeekgirl says, "It's an *emergency*."
		Zach says, "This is probably not the best ending."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Desert
Floyd | You were wrong: the view is terrible from here. Outside the canyon
Floyd | there is just barren, sandy wasteland, with the occasional scrubby
Floyd | plant, stretching away in all directions. There are mountains on the
Floyd | horizon, but there's no way you could survive out here long enough to
Floyd | reach them. Down to the east the oasis of the canyon is mostly hidden
Floyd | behind the terrain. There is a rise to the south, near where the land
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's that strange sensation again, of excitement and caution from
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd | A narrow finger of rock points out over the cliff. Unlike the desert,
Floyd | the view here is extraordinary: the lush green canyon falls away to
Floyd | the west, and the endless cloud ocean of the Elysian Lowlands fills
Floyd | the eastern horizon, thousands of metres below. Straight down you can
Floyd | see where the river falls away over the edge of the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something large and metallic shines on the other side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Shiny!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shiny" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x ship" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x thing" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x canyon" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CANYON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's spread out below you: the Mother Tree at the south end; then the
Floyd | meadows; the river flowing out of the lake, surrounded by forests; and
Floyd | far away at the north there's a distant cascade of water, almost too
Floyd | small to make out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The edge of the plateau goes on as far as you can see, and there is
Floyd | absolutely nothing of interest you can see out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Western Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Desert
Floyd | You were wrong: the view is terrible from here. Outside the canyon
Floyd | there is just barren, sandy wasteland, with the occasional scrubby
Floyd | plant, stretching away in all directions. There are mountains on the
Floyd | horizon, but there's no way you could survive out here long enough to
Floyd | reach them. Down to the east the oasis of the canyon is mostly hidden
Floyd | behind the terrain. There is a rise to the south, near where the land
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nowhere to go out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Western Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nowhere to go out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to work with your front paws and quickly clear the loose sand
Floyd | out of the burrow. It's surprisingly satisfying work.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's that peculiar sensation again; the feeling of peacefulness
Floyd | changing to caution from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter burrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BURROW
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Burrow
Floyd | The burrow is cool and dark, and the sandy soil smells pleasantly
Floyd | spicy. Emotionally, you feel totally secure here. Intellectually, you
Floyd | know that the unstable walls could collapse on you, and probably kill
Floyd | you, at any time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay, we.. oh."
		Zach says, "Yay, comfort blanket of danger"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "So, doing some DIY is probably not in the cards."
		Johnny says (to jen), "Sorry :("
		Johnny says, "On the other hand, the burrow is 90% hole in the floor."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dry and invigorating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It is utterly silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "feel" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to feel?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Burrow
Floyd | The burrow is cool and dark, and the sandy soil smells pleasantly
Floyd | spicy. Emotionally, you feel totally secure here. Intellectually, you
Floyd | know that the unstable walls could collapse on you, and probably kill
Floyd | you, at any time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scuff the soil a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south, and irritation from the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost run into the fox again. It eagerly begins to chase you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel annoyance from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek, I thought the fox would be more like "danger" than irritation."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter burrow" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BURROW
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Burrow
Floyd | The burrow is cool and dark, and the sandy soil smells pleasantly
Floyd | spicy. Emotionally, you feel totally secure here. Intellectually, you
Floyd | know that the unstable walls could collapse on you, and probably kill
Floyd | you, at any time.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel excitement from outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, I guess the fox was irritated at something."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Not being able to eat tasty bunnies?"
		Zach says, "We're the Deanna Troi of foxes."
		Zach says, "Maybe he didn't like the flowers."
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly notice excitement changing to hunger from outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It is utterly silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the south, and hunger from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "take sand" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any reason why you would want to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "You throw sand in your opponent's face."
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the burrows)
Floyd | You give the sandy bank a good whack. Small avalanches of sand start
Floyd | cascading all over, one of them neatly filling up the burrow you dug
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense there is a new feeling of annoyance from the south and the
Floyd | feeling of hunger fading from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops, I didn't mean to go that far"
		Johnny says, "Nice."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to work with your front paws and quickly clear the loose sand
Floyd | out of the burrow. It's surprisingly satisfying work.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer gallop up from the south with a thunder of hooves. They spend
Floyd | several moments looking around with suspicion before returning to
Floyd | their grazing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense annoyance fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The air is good, nearly as good as the Concerto's, but
Floyd | uninteresting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The buck deer shakes itself. A cloud of dust rises from its mane.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of hunger from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Changes is a game by David Given. This is the IFComp 2012
Floyd | edition.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're new to interactive fiction, I would strongly suggest
Floyd | visiting a website such as [LINK], which will explain
Floyd | what it's all about and what the commands are.
Floyd |
Floyd | As basic advice for playing Changes: the game can be
Floyd | completed using simple verb-noun commands. If you find yourself trying
Floyd | to do things with other things, or putting stuff on top of other
Floyd | stuff, you may want to try reconsidering your approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is polite by the Zarfian Cruelty Scale. There are
Floyd | occasions when the game can become uncompletable but it's totally
Floyd | obvious when this has happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you have any comments or feedback or cakes, please send them to
Floyd | dg@cowlark.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Are we looking for this plant, then?"
		DavidW says, "Yes. And it's not that hard to get."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer gallop up from the south with a thunder of hooves. They spend
Floyd | several moments looking around with suspicion before returning to
Floyd | their grazing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I can't remember if we ever figured out what to do with it."
		DavidW says, "Exactly how to utillize it, though, is less obvious."
		Johnny says, "Duh, eat it."
		Johnny says, "I assume you tried that, and it didn't work."
		Zach says, "The deer like to eat it"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees are peculiar, very similar to Earth trees and yet somehow
Floyd | different. The geometry is still based on a branching fractal
Floyd | structure but you suspect the rules are different. The leaves are very
Floyd | familiar, though, and unless you make a point of noticing the
Floyd | differences they're just trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer stare into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of hunger from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember trying to eat the plant."
		DavidW says, "I merely remember trying lots of things until the frustration level got too bad."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x undergrowth" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNDERGROWTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees have slightly acrid, slightly resiny smell that is not
Floyd | unappealing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox approaches from the south. It eagerly begins to chase you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense hunger fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | A half-dozen or so humped, stocky creatures are bustling about,
Floyd | working on the dam: Elysian beavers. They bustle about, working on the
Floyd | dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers suddenly notice the fox and start hissing threateningly.
Floyd | It stays well over to the west side of the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Did you get rid of the fox?"
		DavidW says, "I never managed it. The best I could do was murder-suicide."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "x beavers" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike the other Earth namesakes in the canyon, the beavers here look
Floyd | absolutely nothing like the Earth kind. They're small and
Floyd | stocky, with a bulldog neck and serrated tusks that stick out sideways
Floyd | from their mouths which they use to saw through trees. They don't have
Floyd | big teeth, they don't gnaw and they certainly don't have the trademark
Floyd | tail. The dam they're building isn't much good, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | You did ask Francis about them, you remember: he was the primary
Floyd | author of the survey report. He just shrugged. "They had a dam, and we
Floyd | ran out of imagination," he said.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox pounces on you. You just have time to think oh, sh---
Floyd | as its jaws close on your neck, and then everything stops.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been eaten ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "D'oh"
Johnny says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over on the other side of the lake, a black animal is playing on the
Floyd | edge of the water. It never seems to stay still and it takes you a few
Floyd | moments to identify it as an Elysian otter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel hostility from the south, and contentment from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x otter" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not really an otter, of course; it's a quasi-mammal with the
Floyd | usual cartiligenous backbone that creatures have here. But it's got
Floyd | fur, warm blood, lives in water and eats fish, so the necessities of
Floyd | physics make it look vaguely otter-like, which means that's what
Floyd | everyone on the Concerto calls it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox pounces on you. You just have time to think oh, sh---
Floyd | as its jaws close on your neck, and then everything stops.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been eaten ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe we can convince it to eat something else and feel content."
		DavidW says, "You really can't ignore the fox when it's chasing us."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Like that otter."
		Limax asks, "Wait... is this the boat crossing problem?"
		Johnny asks (of DW), "Did you lure it into a burrow and cause a collapse?"
		DavidW says, "Otter is on the other side of water."
		DavidW says (to Johnny), "no"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "What happens if we dig while inside the burrow?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we get another entrance?"
		DavidW says, "There was a collapse, but not in a burrow."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I feel like I saw this in a movie :D"
		DavidW says (to ggg), "I don't know."
		DavidW says, "I don't think I thought of digging while in the burrow"
		Johnny says, "Digging in the burrow does nothing."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok"
		Johnny says, "Or, you paw the soil or whatever."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Straggly Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Straggly Forest
Floyd | The trees here are stunted and wiry, and the steeply sloping ground is
Floyd | showing its rocky bones through the thin grass. The canyon is spread
Floyd | out below you: the lake to your east, the woodland covering the lower
Floyd | slopes, and the green dome of the Mother Tree far to the south, now
Floyd | shrunken by distance. The canyon ends not far to the north in a tumble
Floyd | of fallen rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scree
Floyd | You are perched at the very north-west tip of the canyon, where the
Floyd | slopes disintegrate into a tangle of smashed rock. Wiry, heather-like
Floyd | grass grows between the gaps between the boulders, and there are even
Floyd | a few trees. Below to the east is a maelstrom of white water at the
Floyd | head of the river; to the south, the slope begins to flatten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny multicoloured birds dart back and forth on the cliff face above
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | The river pours out of an aperture in the northern wall of the canyon
Floyd | and tumbles down through a snarl of fallen rock before flowing into
Floyd | the lake, to the south. The noise of rushing water is everywhere. The
Floyd | eastern shore is a sheer rockface, but the western shore is a rocky
Floyd | slope that rises to meet the canyon wall in the distance. Some trees
Floyd | hug the edge of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water pours around, through, and over the massive pile of boulders.
Floyd | There are nooks and crannies and vortices everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swirling in one large rock pool in particular catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "So, ducking into the burrow is the only way to lose the fox?"
		Zach asks, "I think there are others?"
		DavidW says, "There's other methods I know of."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over on the other side of the lake, the otter is basking in the
Floyd | sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Feel free to use them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off south. The beavers
Floyd | relax, disperse, and go about their business again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers bustle about, working on the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is chasing behind you from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers suddenly notice the fox and start hissing threateningly.
Floyd | It stays well over to the west side of the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of shining eyes stares at you from out of the thorny bush.
Floyd | After a few seconds, the shape of a vaguely anthropoid creature
Floyd | resolves around them. Ah, yes, you remember this: it's a lemur. You
Floyd | have just enough warning to brace yourself before...
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur stares at the strange rabbit with a distant curiosity.
Floyd | Its mind is unfocused, blurred by the psychedelic drug in the leaves
Floyd | it loves so much. It knows that the rabbit is unusual, but it doesn't
Floyd | care. It doesn't care much about anything except the leaves. It just
Floyd | sits and watches the world, and occasionally, when the colours focus
Floyd | for a moment, interacts with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | That was... unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel excitement and hostility from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Beavers keep the fox west of the river."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Lemurs are apparently jerks."
		Zach says, "Especially when they're tripping."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike the animals, this plant defies neat categorisation into the
Floyd | Earth ecosystem. A great froth of slightly furry parsley-like leaves
Floyd | shields long, razor sharp thorns underneath. It smells intensely of...
Floyd | something. Mint crossed with vanilla? It's very strong and not very
Floyd | appetising.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur stares solemnly at you from out of the spiky bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense excitement changing to hunger from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Is that the one we want?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Dear fox: please eat the lemur. Thanks."
		DavidW says, "well, fox is west of river; lemur is east. Hard to matchmake them."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "I thought we were in the same space as the lemur?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		genericgeekgirl says, "It definitely seemed like the fox was too turns away from us, hence the undo."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Two."
		DavidW says, "The fox can't come to this location."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur scratches itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense excitement changing to hunger from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not cut out to be a browser.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur licks itself contemplatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense hunger fading and hostility changing to concentration from
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lick lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | All you can smell is that plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur gives you a suspicious look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "grin reassuringly" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > GRIN REASSURINGLY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "hiss" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > HISS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a bundle of aromatic leaves in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we go back to the dam?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I read that as aromantic leaves."
		DavidW says, "it's west"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers bustle about, working on the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | They're brown and trout-like, but on closer inspection the fins are
Floyd | all wrong and the tail is bifurcated. You think that Elysia could have
Floyd | some very plausible mermaid myths.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the beavers starts whittling a branch with its serrated tusks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness fading from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first dropping the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | You easily catch one of the stranded fish and bite down on the back of
Floyd | its neck. Snap-crunch. You feel nauseous.
Floyd |
Floyd | A couple of beavers scuffle meaninglessly for a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Bait?"
		DavidW says, "The otter likes the fish in much the same way the deer like the plant."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb rock" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder (on the giant rock)
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the giant rock)
Floyd | Dropping the dead fish, you jump and scrabble wildly with your
Floyd | powerful hind legs, eventually managing to haul yourself to the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder (on the giant rock)
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder (on the giant rock)
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dead fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel annoyance from the south, and concentration from the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump down from the boulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer gallop up from the south with a thunder of hooves. They spend
Floyd | several moments looking around with suspicion before returning to
Floyd | their grazing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense annoyance fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | In the absence of any other options, you pick up the dead fish in your
Floyd | mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly prick up their ears, and then walk off east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of hunger from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense concentration changing to hostility and a new feeling of
Floyd | irritation from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel hunger from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "climbing the boulder is also a way to evade the fox."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already cleared out one of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness changing to caution from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Burrow
Floyd | The burrow is cool and dark, and the sandy soil smells pleasantly
Floyd | spicy. Emotionally, you feel totally secure here. Intellectually, you
Floyd | know that the unstable walls could collapse on you, and probably kill
Floyd | you, at any time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop fish" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Burrow
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully put down the dead fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "The burrow is homier with a dead fish."
		genericgeekgirl says, "It really freshens the place up!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel annoyance from the north, and concentration from the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers bustle about, working on the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You kill another fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small pack of beavers heads purposefully into the woods.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of annoyance from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead fish)
Floyd | It smells vile.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the beavers starts whittling a branch with its serrated tusks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense annoyance changing to irritation from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over on the other side of the lake, you can see the otter with its
Floyd | head out of the water, staring at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're old and bleached the sun, and look well-gnawed. There's quite
Floyd | a lot of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over on the other side of the lake, you can see the otter with its
Floyd | head out of the water, staring at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave, feeling foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over on the other side of the lake, you can see the otter with its
Floyd | head out of the water, staring at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show fish to otter" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FISH TO OTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead fish to the otter)
Floyd | The otter is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over on the other side of the lake, you can see the otter with its
Floyd | head out of the water, staring at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead fish)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sudden splash as the otter surfaces just offshore. Close up,
Floyd | it's noticeably bigger than you are, with a pointed nose and alert
Floyd | looking whiskers. It stares at you with interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter is bored. And a bit hungry. And cross. Mostly bored.
Floyd | There's lots of crunchy things in the lake, and they're good, but what
Floyd | it really wants is fish. And something to do. The creatures on the dam
Floyd | won't let it near the fish, but this rabbit has one! But there's
Floyd | something not right about it. Maybe it's dangerous? But it has a fish
Floyd | for the otter. It must love the otter!
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're reeling from this bombardment of images, the otter
Floyd | wriggles ashore and scurries up the beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the dead fish or the fish bones?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dead" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > DEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter dives back into the water and vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter sits back on its haunches and gobbles down the fish with
Floyd | every appearance of satisfaction. It watches you eagerly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh come with me, hungry one. I won't hurt you."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite otter" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE OTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a rabbit. About the only thing you're capable of hurting are
Floyd | leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter waits for you patiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers bustle about, working on the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter follows you from the north, whiskers twitching. It appears
Floyd | to be a bit less confident. It looks longingly at the fish jumping in
Floyd | the pools, but eyes the beavers and stays well over on the west side
Floyd | of the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter follows you from the east, whiskers twitching. It is getting
Floyd | a little puzzled.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "Leaves and fish, thank you very much."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter follows you from the north, whiskers twitching. It is
Floyd | beginning to look disappointed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows. One of them has been dug free of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter follows you from the north, whiskers twitching. It gives you
Floyd | a look full of betrayal, but is seems to have picked up an interesting
Floyd | scent from the burrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the south, and hunger from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The otter wriggles into the rabbit burrow. It's really too big to fit
Floyd | and the burrow starts to crumble around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the burrows)
Floyd | You give the sandy bank a good whack. It's already beginning to shift
Floyd | from the way the otter is wriggling about, and the burrow falls in on
Floyd | itself with a thump. There's a brief squeak from inside,
Floyd | followed by a very faint, helpless whine which mercifully stops
Floyd | quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense hunger fading from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "And that is how we murder helpless animals who think we love them."
		DavidW says, "oh, interesting. I never thought of killing the otter that way."
		Johnny asks, "Is killing the otter useful?"
		DavidW says, "I think so, yes."
		genericgeekgirl says, "It would be awesome if it wasn't :D Just possible."
		vimes says, "YLT kill the otter AMATNAFGNCAAP"
		DavidW says, "I think, somehow, we need a dead critter for the cocoons."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You start digging and quickly uncover the otter's body. You haul it
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take body" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Your absence of hands is a bit of problem, but you end up picking up
Floyd | one end of the otter's body in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the otter's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the otter's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the otter's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is exciting. We might have a breakthrough with this."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the otter's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the otter's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. The air
Floyd | seems permeated with peacefulness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cocoon silently folds open. There's a moment's pause, and then a
Floyd | grey rabbit leaps out, streaks past you, and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cocoon closes again.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cocoons unfolds, revealing a mass of soft, white padding.
Floyd | It seems to be waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hey, bunny."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put body in cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BODY IN COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the closed cocoons)
Floyd | You're carrying things around with your teeth. The only way you can do
Floyd | that is to drag it there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the open cocoon)
Floyd | You climb onto the open cocoon and burrow your way into the cottony
Floyd | stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the otter's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cocoon
Floyd | You are immersed in a warm, comforting heap of something soft. It
Floyd | envelops you like an old blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cocoon folds up around you, wrapping you in comforting, secure
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "Telepathy?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're in one of the Concerto's observation bubbles: a
Floyd | transparent sphere of force field held just off the hull. The huge
Floyd | bulk of the starship extends for kilometres behind you, but you've
Floyd | seen it before, and right now you have eyes only for the glowing jewel
Floyd | of the planet Elysia rolling past below.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Telepathy," repeats the Concerto. "The real thing."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Some sort of organic radio, I presume," you say. "Or high bandwidth
Floyd | ultrasound. Or---"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," says the Concerto impatiently. "It's not
Floyd | electromagnetic, nor a matter wave, nor chemical message-passing. I've
Floyd | even checked for gravity waves. This is something new. And you know
Floyd | what that means."
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't say the words. You don't have to. New physics. A
Floyd | new lead to the unsolveable mystery of the universe. New growth in the
Floyd | barren garden of science.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The planet is soaked in it," says the Concerto. "I've built
Floyd | some crude detectors --- just bits of animal brain inside NMR scanners
Floyd | --- and mapped the surface. The distribution's not even, but there's
Floyd | telepathic radiation everywhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect briefly on the Concerto's legendary lack of
Floyd | squeamishness.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Elysia is a perfect world," it continues. "Maybe too perfect. It may
Floyd | be too valuable to colonise. It may be too dangerous to
Floyd | colonise. I have no idea whether there's any effect on human minds."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'll need some pretty hard evidence to persuade the exploitation
Floyd | team to stay in space when Elysia's right here," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And I don't have it," says the Concerto. "There's an effect.
Floyd | That's all I know. That's all we know. We don't have any idea
Floyd | of the what the implications are, only what they might be."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You think the exploitation team won't buy it," you say. "You think
Floyd | they'll want to go ahead with full scale colonisation and only
Floyd | investigate this when they're down there."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course they will," says the Concerto. "The exploration
Floyd | team live in space. They'll be perfectly happy about staying in orbit
Floyd | for another decade to look into this --- most of them were going to
Floyd | stay here anyway. But the exploitation team won't tolerate that."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So what are you going to do?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The exploitation team is still frozen, which means I hold their proxy
Floyd | votes," says the Concerto. "For important decisions I have to
Floyd | wake a representative sample, and this is important. This means I have
Floyd | to wake them. I have to, you understand?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Concerto's own built-in safeguards limit how much it can
Floyd | bend the rules. "When?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Soon," the Concerto says. "I'll delay as long as I can. But
Floyd | I must wake them. In the mean time... we need more data.
Floyd | That's where you come in."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah," you say. "You want me to go and look and then tell you what to
Floyd | say."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Correct," says the Concerto.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd | You wake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something's different.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cocoon
Floyd | You are immersed in a warm, comforting heap of something soft. It
Floyd | envelops you like an old blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

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

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ugh, dump."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I just really wanted to save."
		DavidW says, "With any luck, we'll now be an otter."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You fight your way free of the cottony stuff. Dim light blinds you for
Floyd | a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. Everything
Floyd | seems very quiet, as if you are being watched with caution.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you climb out of the cocoon it silently folds closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the water and study your reflection. The river is
Floyd | wide and dark, and in the dim light makes an almost perfect mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | The features you see have changed again. The narrow, weasel-like
Floyd | muzzle, the whiskers, the short, pointed ears --- yes, you are now
Floyd | looking out of the otter's eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | On close examination, you seem to recognise the features. Your new
Floyd | body is, you think, the same one that you dragged out of the sand pit
Floyd | up the side of the canyon. You don't really want to think too hard
Floyd | about the implications of that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ottah!"
		DavidW says, "cool. We can now cross that lake at the beach, I bet. The otter was fiddling with something east of the beach."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Canyon
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Canyon
Floyd | Sheer rock walls tower above you to the east and west, and only
Floyd | slightly less impressive is the green wall of the Mother Tree to the
Floyd | north. But to the south the ground just stops, and the river pours
Floyd | endlessly into the void.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glint of metal high up to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Canyon
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You eye the crumbling, and very high, cliff face dubiously. Not a
Floyd | chance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Canyon
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Even thinking about going near that horrifying drop makes
Floyd | your heart pound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Canyon
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You eye the crumbling, and very high, cliff face dubiously. Not a
Floyd | chance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. Everything
Floyd | seems very quiet, as if you are being watched with caution.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel annoyance and peacefulness from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "A ha."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Otter-self has poor sense of direction :)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel hunger from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You easily swim across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "By which I mean: I'm lost."
		DavidW says, "hm. Different names for all the locations, I guess."
		DavidW says, "I suspect we can explore everywhere there's water."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer gallop up from the south with a thunder of hooves. They spend
Floyd | several moments looking around with suspicion before returning to
Floyd | their grazing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers suddenly dash up towards the deer, trying to drive them
Floyd | away from the dam and the river bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers are confronting the deer, forming a line blocking them
Floyd | from crossing the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, ok. You just never saw the Spring before."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Beavers are also jerks."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the beavers darts in to nip one of the deer's legs, but a
Floyd | flourish of the deer's horn sends it running.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of hunger from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You kill another fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off north. The beavers
Floyd | relax, disperse, and go about their business again.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small pack of beavers heads purposefully into the woods.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox approaches from the south. It reflexively begins to chase you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers suddenly notice the fox and start hissing threateningly.
Floyd | It stays well over to the west side of the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense hunger fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er, fox is still a killer, it looks like."
		DavidW says, "Try n, then e."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox chases behind you from the south before realising that you're
Floyd | bigger than it is and coming to a rather confused halt.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel hostility from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide smoothly into the lake. The water feels cool and supremely
Floyd | comfortable against your fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake
Floyd | The water is crystal clear, and rays of orange light shine down from
Floyd | above. The bottom is covered in grass-like weed, dotted with fallen
Floyd | boulders of all sizes from the cliff face above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crayfish run around on the lake bottom, snapping their pincers
Floyd | threateningly at each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel hunger from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take crayfish" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CRAYFISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first dropping the dead fish)
Floyd | You swim down, but whenever you get close to one, it hides under a
Floyd | rock, and all you can see are beady eyes staring balefully at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat fish" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells vile. Shouldn't you like these things now? You find
Floyd | yourself feeling cheated and angry, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, we're bigger than the fox?"
		DavidW says, "Keep going east, to the other side of the lake, please."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense hunger fading from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing to swim in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already swimming!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl snrk.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake
Floyd | The water is crystal clear, and rays of orange light shine down from
Floyd | above. The bottom is covered in grass-like weed, dotted with fallen
Floyd | boulders of all sizes from the cliff face above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crayfish run around on the lake bottom, snapping their pincers
Floyd | threateningly at each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They each have a waving mane of weed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm confused. I thought the otter was on the other side of the lake or on an island or something when we were the rabbit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x weed" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEED
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closely, you think it's the same species as the grass on the
Floyd | surface, but much larger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. hm. Would the deer like the weed too, then? Or the lemur?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take weed" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WEED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first dropping the dead fish)
Floyd | You quite like the grass where it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose we can try north? Or down?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to swim upstream, but near the head of the lake the current is
Floyd | too much for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Seems to be the only option. The otter was at the beach, across the lake, doing nothing much."
		DavidW says, "hm. That seems to leave the crayfish as the sole interesting thing of the lake."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide smoothly into the lake. The water feels cool and supremely
Floyd | comfortable against your fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake
Floyd | The water is crystal clear, and rays of orange light shine down from
Floyd | above. The bottom is covered in grass-like weed, dotted with fallen
Floyd | boulders of all sizes from the cliff face above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crayfish run around on the lake bottom, snapping their pincers
Floyd | threateningly at each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dead fish floating nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Yeah, that's about it?"
		DavidW says, "Well, there must be something we can kill and bring to the cocoon."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		DavidW says, "And I don't think the fish count."

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide smoothly into the lake. The water feels cool and supremely
Floyd | comfortable against your fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake
Floyd | The water is crystal clear, and rays of orange light shine down from
Floyd | above. The bottom is covered in grass-like weed, dotted with fallen
Floyd | boulders of all sizes from the cliff face above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crayfish run around on the lake bottom, snapping their pincers
Floyd | threateningly at each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dead fish floating nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Straggly Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Straggly Forest
Floyd | The trees here are stunted and wiry, and the steeply sloping ground is
Floyd | showing its rocky bones through the thin grass. The canyon is spread
Floyd | out below you: the lake to your east, the woodland covering the lower
Floyd | slopes, and the green dome of the Mother Tree far to the south, now
Floyd | shrunken by distance. The canyon ends not far to the north in a tumble
Floyd | of fallen rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "You don't wanna be a fish?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Straggly Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scree
Floyd | You are perched at the very north-west tip of the canyon, where the
Floyd | slopes disintegrate into a tangle of smashed rock. Wiry, heather-like
Floyd | grass grows between the gaps between the boulders, and there are even
Floyd | a few trees. Below to the east is a maelstrom of white water at the
Floyd | head of the river; to the south, the slope begins to flatten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny multicoloured birds dart back and forth on the cliff face above
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "Don't you want to choke on air?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we could do it as a rabbit."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Have we been here?"
		Johnny says, "Yes, as a rabbit."
		DavidW says, "I remember this location, but I haven't been watching this session the entire time."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x birds" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BIRDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't recall anything in the survey report about these.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | The river pours out of an aperture in the northern wall of the canyon
Floyd | and tumbles down through a snarl of fallen rock before flowing into
Floyd | the lake, to the south. The noise of rushing water is everywhere. The
Floyd | eastern shore is a sheer rockface, but the western shore is a rocky
Floyd | slope that rises to meet the canyon wall in the distance. Some trees
Floyd | hug the edge of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water pours around, through, and over the massive pile of boulders.
Floyd | There are nooks and crannies and vortices everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swirling in one large rock pool in particular catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Water's pouring into it, but there doesn't seem to be any exit.
Floyd | There's a narrow ledge leading round it to the north, but if you fell
Floyd | in, the sides are far too steep to climb out of...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

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

		DavidW says, "This pool was a death trap for the rabbit, otter, and fox, in my experience."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Precarious Ledge
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You nervously crawl along the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Precarious Ledge
Floyd | You are balanced on a rock overhanging the north edge of the rock
Floyd | pool. The boulder is slippery from spray, and shifts under your feet
Floyd | when you move your weight giving you the feeling like it might give
Floyd | way at any moment. The narrow ledge to the south leads back to safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rock pool churns unnervingly below you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades

		DavidW says, "I suppose a deer might also die this way."

Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | The river pours out of an aperture in the northern wall of the canyon
Floyd | and tumbles down through a snarl of fallen rock before flowing into
Floyd | the lake, to the south. The noise of rushing water is everywhere. The
Floyd | eastern shore is a sheer rockface, but the western shore is a rocky
Floyd | slope that rises to meet the canyon wall in the distance. Some trees
Floyd | hug the edge of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water pours around, through, and over the massive pile of boulders.
Floyd | There are nooks and crannies and vortices everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swirling in one large rock pool in particular catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer gallop up from the south with a thunder of hooves. They spend
Floyd | several moments looking around with suspicion before returning to
Floyd | their grazing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite deer" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE DEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The moment the thought crosses your mind, the biggest deer turns to
Floyd | stare at you balefully, and you find yourself thinking about how that
Floyd | curved horn could so easily skewer your body to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The buck deer sniffs the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of hunger from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x deer" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are five of the creatures. One male, two females, and a couple
Floyd | of juveniles? It's very hard to tell, as they're all very similar
Floyd | apart from the size. They're smaller than you were expecting from the
Floyd | survey, barely the size of a large dog, but the blue-green fur is just
Floyd | as startling as you remember. They each have a single forward-curving
Floyd | horn that looks extremely sharp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The deer suddenly look up, and then bound off west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox approaches from the south. It reflexively begins to chase you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense hunger fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You nervously crawl along the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Precarious Ledge
Floyd | You are balanced on a rock overhanging the north edge of the rock
Floyd | pool. The boulder is slippery from spray, and shifts under your feet
Floyd | when you move your weight giving you the feeling like it might give
Floyd | way at any moment. The narrow ledge to the south leads back to safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rock pool churns unnervingly below you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox chases you from the south onto the ledge --- which abruptly
Floyd | gives way underneath you. You, the fox, and what seems like several
Floyd | tonnes of rock drop into the water in a shocking plunge that stuns you
Floyd | for a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | In The Rock Pool
Floyd | From down here the sides of the pool are steeper and even less
Floyd | climbable than they were from above --- this is less of a pool and
Floyd | more of a well, and you are at the bottom of it. One of the many
Floyd | waterfalls crashes into the dark water near where you are and vortices
Floyd | in the water buffet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Telepathy, remember. They can sense our thoughts as we sense theirs."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah... glad I saved."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe they want to be bitten!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already swimming.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is mindlessly flailing at the water in panic, trying to stay
Floyd | afloat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is clawing at the sides of the pit, trying to climb out. A few
Floyd | rocks come down but it can't get any purchase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is exhausted and can't keep its head above the water any more.
Floyd | Some bubbles come up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bye bye, foxxy."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a final convulsion, and the fox is still, floating with its
Floyd | head just under the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take fox" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You swim up to the fox's body and take a firm hold with your teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "We are become fox."
		DavidW asks, "er, how do we leave?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The sides of the pool and sheer. There's no way out that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already swimming.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  In The Rock Pool
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The sides of the pool and sheer. There's no way out that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You swim down into the depths of the pool. A current grabs you and
Floyd | whisks you through a concealed underwater tunnel before spitting you
Floyd | out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tow the fox's body along behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake
Floyd | The water is crystal clear, and rays of orange light shine down from
Floyd | above. The bottom is covered in grass-like weed, dotted with fallen
Floyd | boulders of all sizes from the cliff face above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crayfish run around on the lake bottom, snapping their pincers
Floyd | threateningly at each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dead fish floating nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, nice"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You haul the fox's body out of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the fox's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers bustle about, working on the dam.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the fox's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the fox's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the fox's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the fox's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. Everything
Floyd | seems very quiet, as if you are being watched with caution.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the cocoons unfolds, revealing a mass of soft, white padding.
Floyd | It seems to be waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter cocoon" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER COCOON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the open cocoon)
Floyd | You climb onto the open cocoon and burrow your way into the cottony
Floyd | stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | You laboriously drag the fox's body with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cocoon
Floyd | You are immersed in a warm, comforting heap of something soft. It
Floyd | envelops you like an old blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cocoon folds up around you, wrapping you in comforting, secure
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | You've barely sipped your vodka and orange when you hear someone call
Floyd | your name. You look up. "Oh, there you are," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Francis Terrier, head of the survey department, and one of the few
Floyd | people who can tell the Concerto what to do, sits down
Floyd | heavily beside you, takes his drink --- now warm --- and stares
Floyd | tiredly at the view for a while. The Concerto's vast garden
Floyd | slowly tumbles around the pair of you. The Centrifugal Bar makes the
Floyd | planet-bred exploitation team nauseous. However, you're both in the
Floyd | exploration team, and after sixteen hours of continuous briefings you
Floyd | find it pleasantly relaxing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need to tell you something," he says eventually. You raise your
Floyd | eyebrows at him. "Things are tense here. Really tense," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did smalltalk go out of fashion while I was in cryo?" you mutter, and
Floyd | sigh. "Is this about the telepathy thing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Keep your voice down!" he hisses, glancing around. "God, and you're
Floyd | supposed to be our hotshot intuitionist... no. That's not what it's
Floyd | about. It's about delaying colonisation."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we?" you say. "I thought that hadn't been decided yet."
Floyd |
Floyd | He says nothing for a moment, and then says, "What if I were to tell
Floyd | you that not all the exploitation team is frozen?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You raise your eyebrows. "How is that possible?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The cryo facilities are run by humans," he says. "Part of the
Floyd | frankenstein safeguards, remember? And there's a fringe element of the
Floyd | explorer team that sympathises with the exploiters."
Floyd |
Floyd | "There always is," you say. "It's called the human condition..." You
Floyd | frown. "Waking the exploitation team before the planet's been cleared
Floyd | for colonisation violates the protocols."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, but they think the Concerto is already
Floyd | violating the protocols," Francis says quietly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But that's impossible," you says. "The safeguards..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He waves your protests away. "I know that, you know that, and they
Floyd | would know that if they were thinking rationally, but they're not.
Floyd | They're terrified that this is a bid for power by the
Floyd | Concerto, and they're taking action to prevent that."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's mad," you say flatly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It gets worse," he says. "In this scenario, you are an accomplice to
Floyd | the Concerto."
Floyd |
Floyd | As you stare at him blankly, something moves in the back of your mind.
Floyd | "You think that they might strike at me, as a proxy for the
Floyd | Concerto. You're trying ot tell me I'm in danger."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right now, you're popular," Francis says. "That work you did on
Floyd | Brimstone."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But nobody falls faster than a failed saint," you say. The pieces fit
Floyd | together inexorably in your head: hatred, vilification, polarisation,
Floyd | extremism. Accusations of treason. An 'execution'. And, of course, if
Floyd | they truly believe that your decision is a foregone conclusion,
Floyd | there's no need to wait until you actually make it before
Floyd | taking action. "Crap. How many of these people are there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Francis has been watching your face move as you work through all this.
Floyd | "Enough," he says. "I take it martyrdom's not your thing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hardly," you say. "What do you suggest I do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Francis gives you a hard stare. "Be very, very careful."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd | You wake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something's different.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cocoon
Floyd | You are immersed in a warm, comforting heap of something soft. It
Floyd | envelops you like an old blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "be careful" 		

Floyd ]  Cocoon
Floyd |
Floyd | > BE CAREFUL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You fight your way free of the cottony stuff. Dim light blinds you for
Floyd | a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Cathedral
Floyd | The trees here are huge: massive columnar towers rising out of the
Floyd | soft green turf to support the dense leaf canopy above. Golden rays
Floyd | angle down between the trees, filling the vast space with dim light,
Floyd | and reflecting off the river that runs down the east side. Everything
Floyd | seems very quiet, as if you are being watched with caution.
Floyd |
Floyd | Large green cocoons are attached to the bases of some of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you climb out of the cocoon it silently folds closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Now we are fox."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk over to the water and study your reflection. The river is
Floyd | wide and dark, and in the dim light makes an almost perfect mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | As expected, the face looking back at you is the fox's. Yes. It's
Floyd | definitely the same one that you dragged out of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | If this is the fox's body, what happened to the fox's mind?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Cathedral
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't carrying anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Not in my pocket."
		DavidW says, "The fox's mind will probably be put in the otter's body that's healing slo-o-wly."
zarf walks off through the wall; pale green light flares briefly around him. 		genericgeekgirl says, "Now we eat all the animals."
		DavidW says, "(Implying our original human body is 1) badly damaged, 2) in a cocoon, 3) has a rabbit mind.)"
		DavidW says, "Which animal did you have in mind? (tee-hee)"
		DavidW says, "I hope we haven't goofed up and need the plant from the other side of the river we can't get to."
		Johnny says, "The fox likes deer."
		Johnny says, "But, we didn't like the fish when were were all space-ottery, so who knows."
		DavidW asks, "sure, but the lure for the deer is the aromatic plant which is on the east side of the river, and surely the beavers will block us as they did the original fox?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "The original fox was weak-willed."
		genericgeekgirl says, "We ain't afraid of no beavers."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You emerge, blinking, into the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel concentration from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beavers suddenly notice you and start hissing threateningly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder how we'd kill a deer, assuming the deer is our next target."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite beavers" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE BEAVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You brace yourself to leap --- the beavers are big and actually look
Floyd | quite dangerous. But then a wave of frustration and anger descends on
Floyd | you, and the world vanishes into a red blur and a flood of rage so
Floyd | intense that it's an unbearable pressure in your head. The riots on
Floyd | the Concerto, your helplessness on Elysia, the pointless
Floyd | deaths above and below, all meld into one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You come to your senses in the middle of a massacre. Torn beaver
Floyd | bodies lie everywhere. You've killed them all. You start shaking with
Floyd | shock and horror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, you think. That's where the fox's mind went.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, man."
		DavidW says, "good grief"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Why didn't we ever question where the animals' minds went before?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x beavers" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Bloody and torn, almost mutilated. You shudder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat beavers" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT BEAVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the dead beavers)
Floyd | You don't even want to look at them, let alone touch them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Waste not, want-- Oh. Fine."
		Johnny says (to ggg), "Because the jerky things we did before were intentional."
		DavidW asks, "why would the fox mind be in a beaver body?"
		DavidW says, "well, now we can go east of the dam as the fox."
		genericgeekgirl says, "It's part of us, I think was the implication."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pain suddenly hits you, and you realise that you're covered in scrapes
Floyd | and gouges and one nasty cut on the side of the head that narrowly
Floyd | misses your eye. The beavers fought back. You find yourself licking
Floyd | your wounds, numbly seeking comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "whimper" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHIMPER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "maybe the plant will help us?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not cut out to be a browser.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rub plant on wounds" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB PLANT ON WOUNDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to rub the aromatic bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Belatedly, you realise that whatever strange telepathic experience you
Floyd | shared with the other animals in the canyon did not happen with the
Floyd | beavers. You could sense their emotions, but beyond that they were as
Floyd | closed to you as they would have been had you been human.
Floyd |
Floyd | Does this mean anything? Does that mean that the Mother Tree's
Floyd | mysterious miracle does not work on them and that they are now
Floyd | truly dead, with no chance of living again?
Floyd |
Floyd | It is horribly tempting to find out. Their bodies are right there,
Floyd | after all. But you need to be a fox too badly, and besides, you'd
Floyd | rather not know...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the bactine plant is in another castle."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "O hai, lemur."
		DavidW says, "we will want to be a lemur eventually. You haven't seen why yet, or why not yet yet."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of peacefulness from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur seems to find something very interesting under one armpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bite lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | You keep thinking about the beavers. Maybe actually killing
Floyd | the lemur isn't strictly necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Hey, lemur. I am a fox. Why aren't you afraid?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Looking for deer."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Possibly the lemur is our next target."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a loud rustling of leaves as the lemur swings up from the
Floyd | south, runs down a tree and dives into the spiky bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "What do lemurs like?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Desert
Floyd | The pass in the canyon wall, now behind you to the west, leads out
Floyd | into open desert. Barren sand stretches off in all directions to the
Floyd | flat horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A track seems to have been scraped in the sand, heading south. There's
Floyd | something large and metallic in the distance that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this one likes the plant, but I think it gets its own."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nowhere to go out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nowhere to go out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of peacefulness from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur seems to find something very interesting under one armpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first dropping the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | There's no way you, or anyone else, can reach the lemur while it's
Floyd | inside those thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "argh. You didn't go south of desert"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, one sec. I was looking for the lemur."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Desert
Floyd | The pass in the canyon wall, now behind you to the west, leads out
Floyd | into open desert. Barren sand stretches off in all directions to the
Floyd | flat horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A track seems to have been scraped in the sand, heading south. There's
Floyd | something large and metallic in the distance that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd | The desert abruptly drops away on two sides here: to the west you can
Floyd | see the green dome of the Mother Tree a few hundred metres below, and
Floyd | to the south the incomparably vaster drop down to the sea of clouds
Floyd | below. The cliff continues east as far as the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of considerably more interest, however, is the wreckage of the
Floyd | Semiquaver.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shuttle's main hatch is tightly closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x semiquaver" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEMIQUAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the smashed shuttle, you find yourself utterly astonished
Floyd | that it made it down in one piece. Most of the engine module is simply
Floyd | missing, the hull truncated half-way along in a jumble of twisted
Floyd | wreckage. The shuttle hit the ground to the north of here, and skidded
Floyd | south, stopping just in time --- you can see the burnt out shield
Floyd | projectors where the Semiquaver tried to dig into the sand in
Floyd | a desperate attempt to stop itself. It worked, too: only a few metres
Floyd | more and the Semiquaver would have gone over the edge of the
Floyd | cliff and fallen down to the lowlands. The nose actually overhangs the
Floyd | edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks completely dead. You hope the Semiquaver's simple
Floyd | mind survived. You want to buy it a drink and tell it what a good job
Floyd | it did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The access panel for the hatch is about a metre and a half above the
Floyd | ground. It obviously wasn't designed for foxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you get back to the Concerto you are going to have to
Floyd | remedy this design fault.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The Semiquaver's main hatch is on the starboard side, now
Floyd | facing west. It's not locked, per se, but in order to prevent
Floyd | accidents it will only open if you enter an access code on a little
Floyd | panel. (The code is written underneath.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "And then starfox will steal our spaceship."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x code" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CODE
Floyd |
Floyd | A little nine-digit keypad is next to the door. The access code is
Floyd | written underneath. (It's 314159, of course.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keypad" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYPAD
Floyd |
Floyd | A little nine-digit keypad is next to the door. The access code is
Floyd | written underneath. (It's 314159, of course.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type 314159" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE 314159
Floyd |
Floyd | The buttons are designed to be pushed by fingers, which foxes lack.
Floyd | Plus, it's too high to reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's why we need the lemur. For its fingers."
		genericgeekgirl says, "> stand on hind legs and push buttons with nose"
		DavidW says, "But I don't know how to solve the out-of-reach problem."
		Johnny says, "A lemur riding a deer."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
		DavidW asks, "Also, the _Semiquaver_ has/had a mind?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Or a tortoise? [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "oh, hm. As the lemur, we might lure a deer to the Semiquaver with the plant, maybe."
		DavidW says, "So maybe we *do* ride the deer."
		DavidW says, "The game seemed to suggest we can swap into the lemur without killing it, necessarily."
		DavidW asks, "um. What happened to everyone? Killer lag?"
jenrexrode rides off into the sunset. 		Johnny says, "Dunno."
		Johnny says, "I have client-side lag."
		DavidW drags ClubFloyd's unresponsive body to the Mother Tree.
		Johnny says, "As in brain lag."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The air is good, nearly as good as the Concerto's, but
Floyd | uninteresting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "I'm always up for smelling things at any rate."
		DavidW says, "well, we can return to this next week if people are falling asleep at their keyboards."
		DavidW says, "I'm so glad the critical breakthrough was made, though."
		Johnny says, "I haven't been schooled on naming savegames so they don't get wiped out."
		Johnny asks, "Or are they per-game?"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm not sure, except that 'nf' is a prefix used to mean 'nightfloyd'."
		DavidW says, "'nf-changes' would probably do."
Johnny says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "nf-changes" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "thanks"
		Johnny says, "mm-hmm"
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		

Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nf-changes" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If I recall, we're still the fox, and we're near the lemur and the Semiquaver, and we recently slaughtered all the beavers."
		genericgeekgirl says, "And we're reluctant to kill the lemur, so there has to be another way."
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		genericgeekgirl says, "But the lemur has fingers, which are awesome, because fingers."
		DavidW says, "Well, we might try leading the deer (via the yummy plant) over to the lemur or ship just to see what happens."
		jenrexrode says, "huh, i thought we were an actor"
		jenrexrode says, "oh that was sunday"
		DavidW says, "yeah, that was Sunday. :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't carrying anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah, "you are sensing anger from the south, and fear from the west" game"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be suicide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Desert
Floyd | The pass in the canyon wall, now behind you to the west, leads out
Floyd | into open desert. Barren sand stretches off in all directions to the
Floyd | flat horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A track seems to have been scraped in the sand, heading south. There's
Floyd | something large and metallic in the distance that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a bundle of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm gonna try to find the deer."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | The river pours out of an aperture in the northern wall of the canyon
Floyd | and tumbles down through a snarl of fallen rock before flowing into
Floyd | the lake, to the south. The noise of rushing water is everywhere. The
Floyd | eastern shore is a sheer rockface, but the western shore is a rocky
Floyd | slope that rises to meet the canyon wall in the distance. Some trees
Floyd | hug the edge of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water pours around, through, and over the massive pile of boulders.
Floyd | There are nooks and crannies and vortices everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swirling in one large rock pool in particular catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scree
Floyd | You are perched at the very north-west tip of the canyon, where the
Floyd | slopes disintegrate into a tangle of smashed rock. Wiry, heather-like
Floyd | grass grows between the gaps between the boulders, and there are even
Floyd | a few trees. Below to the east is a maelstrom of white water at the
Floyd | head of the river; to the south, the slope begins to flatten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny multicoloured birds dart back and forth on the cliff face above
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Straggly Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Straggly Forest
Floyd | The trees here are stunted and wiry, and the steeply sloping ground is
Floyd | showing its rocky bones through the thin grass. The canyon is spread
Floyd | out below you: the lake to your east, the woodland covering the lower
Floyd | slopes, and the green dome of the Mother Tree far to the south, now
Floyd | shrunken by distance. The canyon ends not far to the north in a tumble
Floyd | of fallen rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The deer flee the fox, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. This idea doesn't seem to be working."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat beavers" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT BEAVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Not when you're carrying the bundle of aromatic leaves in your mouth!
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of annoyance from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop plant" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a bundle of aromatic leaves in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense annoyance changing to irritation from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat beavers" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT BEAVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the dead beavers)
Floyd | You don't even want to look at them, let alone touch them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat plant" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not cut out to be a browser.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur gives you a suspicious look.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of contentment from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The deer did eat the leaves left behind. Perhaps we need to make a trail of them."
		DavidW says, "But it seems a bit pointless until we're the lemur."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure how to deal with the lemur, except that maybe violence is the answer this once."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a bundle of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "attack lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | You keep thinking about the beavers. Maybe actually killing
Floyd | the lemur isn't strictly necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur licks itself contemplatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and direct attacking is thwarted by authorial edict. hmph."
		DavidW asks, "So we just wound the poor thing? Anyone have a spare anvil to drop on him?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | There must be something about Earth-like planets. In shape the Elysian
Floyd | lemur is a startlingly similar creature to the ones in the
Floyd | Concerto's garden, with long spindly arms and legs and
Floyd | delicate fingers. The green and brown mottled fur is different,
Floyd | though.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly notice that the lemur only has four fingers. So do your
Floyd | paws, for that matter; but the lemur's are long, dextrous... button
Floyd | pushing...
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur gives you a suspicious look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talke to lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALKE TO LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way you, or anyone else, can reach the lemur while it's
Floyd | inside those thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur licks itself contemplatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have enough weight and traction to do that. You'll have pick
Floyd | it up and drag it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur seems to find something very interesting under one armpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit lemur with thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT LEMUR WITH THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the lemur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur starts carefully pulling leaves off a twig and popping them
Floyd | into its mouth, one by one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur scratches itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beaver" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't even want to look at them, let alone touch them.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense contentment changing to irritation from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You kill another fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a dead fish in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see two bundles of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur seems to find something very interesting under one armpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give fish to lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FISH TO LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put fish in river" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FISH IN RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop fish" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur scratches itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "what were we before being a fox?"
		DavidW says, "otter"
		jenrexrode asks, "how'd we turn into a fox?"
		DavidW says, "We lured the fox to the overhang to the north. We both fell into a watery pit. The otter could swim; the fox could not."
		DavidW says, "We escaped the pit by using an underground stream to the lake."
		jenrexrode says, "ok, i get it"
		jenrexrode asks, "so is there anybody else to take over?"
		jenrexrode asks, "i mean any other animal?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I don't even know what to try next."
		DavidW says, "I think we have to be the lemur next. The deer is the only other viable choice, unless we want to be a rabbit again."
		jenrexrode says, "i guess it depends on which one is most lemur compatible"
		DavidW says, "The beaver, fish, crayfish, birds -- none of them seem to count towards reincarnation tricks."
		DavidW says, "But I don't know what to try vs the lemur. It doesn't have a lure the way the deer and otter seemed to have. And it hides inside thorny bushes as well, making it difficult to reach."
		jenrexrode says, "maybe if we were a rabbit, it would want to stroke our ears"
		DavidW says, "It didn't before."
		jenrexrode says, "heh, let me read up on lemurs"
		Allen says, "LONG SPRINGY TAILS"
		DavidW says, "Remember, this is a quote-lemur-unquote on an alien planet. Not the Earth variety, but close enough that the name fits better than others."
		jenrexrode says, "if it's nocturnal, we can put a bag over our head, and it will think it is nighttime"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I think I saw a paper bag at the Eat-Um Burger diner on the other side of the rabbit warren."
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
		Ellison says, "I think I got the next part by accident, so I don't know how easy it is to get on purpose"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "bark" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > BARK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose that means we're more likely to succeed via random monkey typing than reasoned planning."
		Allen says, "did someone say vs a lemur? Here's what you're going up against wheny ou go against a lemur: [LINK]"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "lick lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "smell lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way you, or anyone else, can reach the lemur while it's
Floyd | inside those thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "hey!"
		jenrexrode asks, "does he always do that?"
		DavidW says, "He seems to move randomly between a few places on the east side of the river."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see two bundles of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "He doesn't constantly change locations, though."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "give leaves to lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE LEAVES TO LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves to the lemur)
Floyd | The lemur doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur seems to find something very interesting under one armpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "drop leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Possibly one location is more to our liking than others?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur gives you a suspicious look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "drop leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur scratches itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur stares solemnly at you from out of the spiky bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "smell leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | All you can smell is that plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur licks itself contemplatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "smell plant" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | All you can smell is that plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur stares solemnly at you from out of the spiky bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "stare at lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > STARE AT LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "we shall have a staring contest"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "break thorns" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | That wouldn't achieve much.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take insect" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE INSECT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "break bushes" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK BUSHES
Floyd |
Floyd | That wouldn't achieve much.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur scratches itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "eat bushes" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT BUSHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not cut out to be a browser.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Dang, I got caught up playing a different game with people."
		Zach asks, "What happened to the good old days of video games being socially isolating?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The fox is sharp, focused. You feel like a razor, slicing through the
Floyd | world. Everything around you looks dingy and grey --- but anything
Floyd | that moves appears in vivid colour. Knowing that you are a weapon,
Floyd | that you live to kill, makes you tense and on edge. You find yourself
Floyd | wishing you were the otter again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Do we know what we need to do yet?"
		DavidW says, "oh, sorry. Thought we were at the Spring still."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "Not really. We _think_ we need to become the lemur next, except we're not to kill the lemur this time. That seems to imply wounding or poisoning the lemur somehow instead."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "um, I suppose -- and this sounds crazy -- but perhaps we're to become a rabbit again, and as the rabbit, lure the deer -- and maybe the *deer* attack the lemur?"
		DavidW says, "With the beavers dead, the rabbit should be able to lure the deer across the river, I think."
		jenrexrode says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "so, if this new theory is right, we kill a wabbit."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see four bundles of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur blinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "so where is the warren?"
		DavidW says, "west side of the river"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur stares solemnly at you from out of the spiky bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "go north once. west to the dam. then head south and west."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "bit more west, I think"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense contentment changing to irritation from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Foxes can't swim?"
		DavidW says, "Not this fox, no."
		Zach says, "What silliness."
		DavidW says, "This is a alien fox."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scratch about a bit, but you're not really built for digging.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness changing to caution from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a very strong feeling that the rabbits are more dangerous
Floyd | than they look. That's probably not a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "kill rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | They're all down the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | They're all down the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "go burrow" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO BURROW
Floyd |
Floyd | You're too large to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig burrow" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG BURROW
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any reason why you would want to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "hm do i have to entice them?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know. I don't even know if we want to be a rabbit again or not."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scratch about a bit, but you're not really built for digging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take flower" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scratch about a bit, but you're not really built for digging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first dropping the bundle of aromatic leaves)
Floyd | You quite like the flowers where they are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bundle of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness changing to caution from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bundle of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "so is there anything in the woods, or is it a maze?"
		DavidW says, "There's no maze. The trees are just where Mother Tree is."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump and scrabble, but are unable to get a purchase on the
Floyd | boulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of annoyance from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're basically in a valley, with a river that runs north to south through right of middle."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Straggly Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Straggly Forest
Floyd | The trees here are stunted and wiry, and the steeply sloping ground is
Floyd | showing its rocky bones through the thin grass. The canyon is spread
Floyd | out below you: the lake to your east, the woodland covering the lower
Floyd | slopes, and the green dome of the Mother Tree far to the south, now
Floyd | shrunken by distance. The canyon ends not far to the north in a tumble
Floyd | of fallen rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's desert on both the west and east of the valley, a huge drop to the south of the valley, and high cliffs to the north."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scree
Floyd | You are perched at the very north-west tip of the canyon, where the
Floyd | slopes disintegrate into a tangle of smashed rock. Wiry, heather-like
Floyd | grass grows between the gaps between the boulders, and there are even
Floyd | a few trees. Below to the east is a maelstrom of white water at the
Floyd | head of the river; to the south, the slope begins to flatten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny multicoloured birds dart back and forth on the cliff face above
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take birds" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BIRDS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're far too far above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of annoyance from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take grASS" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You quite like the grass where it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense annoyance changing to irritation from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x birds" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BIRDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't recall anything in the survey report about these.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no score in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "heh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Straggly Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Straggly Forest
Floyd | The trees here are stunted and wiry, and the steeply sloping ground is
Floyd | showing its rocky bones through the thin grass. The canyon is spread
Floyd | out below you: the lake to your east, the woodland covering the lower
Floyd | slopes, and the green dome of the Mother Tree far to the south, now
Floyd | shrunken by distance. The canyon ends not far to the north in a tumble
Floyd | of fallen rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Boulder
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Boulder
Floyd | A massive slab of rock has fallen into the woods from the canyon walls
Floyd | to the west. It is halfway sunk into the turf and looks almost
Floyd | sculpted. The canyon wall looms over you from the west. The woodlands
Floyd | parallel it, running north-south, although the canyon steepens to the
Floyd | north. Water glints between the trees to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge boulder towers over the surrounding trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Woodland
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Woodland
Floyd | The ground rises to meet the canyon wall to the west here, and small
Floyd | trees are scattered across the slope. There is very little
Floyd | undergrowth, lending the woods an airy, garden-like feel. The trees
Floyd | get denser to the north and east, but space opens out to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sandy Mound
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandy Mound
Floyd | Part of the canyon wall has fallen here, forming a huge bank of sandy
Floyd | rubble. This looks like it used to be part of the rabbit warren you
Floyd | can see to the south, but this section has been abandoned. Part of the
Floyd | mound has begun to be colonised by the woods that extend to the north.
Floyd | You can see the river in the distance down to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bank doesn't look very stable and is full of partially collapsed
Floyd | burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Desert
Floyd | You were wrong: the view is terrible from here. Outside the canyon
Floyd | there is just barren, sandy wasteland, with the occasional scrubby
Floyd | plant, stretching away in all directions. There are mountains on the
Floyd | horizon, but there's no way you could survive out here long enough to
Floyd | reach them. Down to the east the oasis of the canyon is mostly hidden
Floyd | behind the terrain. There is a rise to the south, near where the land
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd | A narrow finger of rock points out over the cliff. Unlike the desert,
Floyd | the view here is extraordinary: the lush green canyon falls away to
Floyd | the west, and the endless cloud ocean of the Elysian Lowlands fills
Floyd | the eastern horizon, thousands of metres below. Straight down you can
Floyd | see where the river falls away over the edge of the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something large and metallic shines on the other side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The edge of the plateau goes on as far as you can see, and there is
Floyd | absolutely nothing of interest you can see out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bluff
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be suicide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Western Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Desert
Floyd | You were wrong: the view is terrible from here. Outside the canyon
Floyd | there is just barren, sandy wasteland, with the occasional scrubby
Floyd | plant, stretching away in all directions. There are mountains on the
Floyd | horizon, but there's no way you could survive out here long enough to
Floyd | reach them. Down to the east the oasis of the canyon is mostly hidden
Floyd | behind the terrain. There is a rise to the south, near where the land
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warren
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warren
Floyd | This little grassy hollow half-way up the side of the canyon looks
Floyd | like it's been colonised by rabbits. The tough grass-like ground
Floyd | covering has been dug away and the sandy soil underneath is full of
Floyd | burrows. Down to the east the view over the Mother Tree is
Floyd | spectacular, much better than it was from the top; you can probably
Floyd | climb up to the west. The slope steepens and becomes impassably steep
Floyd | to the south, but the warren continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are burrows everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eyes seem to be staring at you from out of the burrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Marsh
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Marsh
Floyd | Here in the shadow of the Mother Tree the ground is flat and wet;
Floyd | reed-like plants with white flowers grow everywhere and the air is
Floyd | musky. The river winds slowly along the east side of the marsh with
Floyd | woodlands beyond it. To the west the ground rises to what look like a
Floyd | series of sandy bluffs. The ground looks drier to the north where the
Floyd | canyon ramparts start to close in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel caution from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | The flat river valley here isn't as wet as the marsh further south,
Floyd | and has bloomed into an astonishing wildflower meadow. The flowers are
Floyd | all strange and alien, of course, but the air is fragrant and
Floyd | peaceful. The only sound is the gentle noise of the river to the east.
Floyd | Off to the west the ground begins to rise up to meet the canyon wall,
Floyd | while forests dominate the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bundle of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadow
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rapids
Floyd | The river is narrow and rocky here, and the river churns noisily
Floyd | between the boulders. Trees come down to the water's edge on both
Floyd | sides, and twigs and dead leaves spiral dizzyingly in the vortices.
Floyd | The woods are fairly dense here and seem to go on in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Rapids
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The river's in the way, and foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're old and bleached the sun, and look well-gnawed. There's quite
Floyd | a lot of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense contentment changing to irritation from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take bones" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not quite desperate enough to use your mouth to pick up things
Floyd | that have been chewed and spat out by something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "going on a washroom break. Feel free to solve everything while I'm afk."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scratch about a bit, but you're not really built for digging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | The river pours out of an aperture in the northern wall of the canyon
Floyd | and tumbles down through a snarl of fallen rock before flowing into
Floyd | the lake, to the south. The noise of rushing water is everywhere. The
Floyd | eastern shore is a sheer rockface, but the western shore is a rocky
Floyd | slope that rises to meet the canyon wall in the distance. Some trees
Floyd | hug the edge of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water pours around, through, and over the massive pile of boulders.
Floyd | There are nooks and crannies and vortices everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swirling in one large rock pool in particular catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Water's pouring into it, but there doesn't seem to be any exit.
Floyd | There's a raw-looking scar on the north side where the ledge used to
Floyd | be, making the sides even steeper and more impassable and you're
Floyd | pretty sure that foxes can't swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of annoyance from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no ledge there any more. If you really wanted to you could
Floyd | jump in, of course.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense annoyance changing to irritation from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Scree
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scree
Floyd | You are perched at the very north-west tip of the canyon, where the
Floyd | slopes disintegrate into a tangle of smashed rock. Wiry, heather-like
Floyd | grass grows between the gaps between the boulders, and there are even
Floyd | a few trees. Below to the east is a maelstrom of white water at the
Floyd | head of the river; to the south, the slope begins to flatten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny multicoloured birds dart back and forth on the cliff face above
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the deer gallop off to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cascades
Floyd | The river pours out of an aperture in the northern wall of the canyon
Floyd | and tumbles down through a snarl of fallen rock before flowing into
Floyd | the lake, to the south. The noise of rushing water is everywhere. The
Floyd | eastern shore is a sheer rockface, but the western shore is a rocky
Floyd | slope that rises to meet the canyon wall in the distance. Some trees
Floyd | hug the edge of the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water pours around, through, and over the massive pile of boulders.
Floyd | There are nooks and crannies and vortices everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swirling in one large rock pool in particular catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cascades
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beach
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The lake nestles under the cliffs at the edge of the canyon, so that
Floyd | the east side is a sheer wall rising out of the water; but here on the
Floyd | west side the ground slopes gradually so there is a wide shore of
Floyd | pebbles and rough sand. Mats of grassy plants form little green
Floyd | islands here and there, some under the water. Beyond the beach,
Floyd | unkempt woodland rises up the west side of the canyon, while far to
Floyd | the north, at the head of the canyon, there is a distant skein of
Floyd | falling water as the river tumbles down the cliff into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scattered along the waterfront are some splintered fish bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel contentment from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beaver Dam
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beaver Dam
Floyd | A haphazard but substantial dam has been built across the river out of
Floyd | logs and fallen trees. Water pours through the many little gaps to
Floyd | form a delta of pools and runnels, before joining back together into
Floyd | the main flow of the river, which disappears into the woods to the
Floyd | south. Upstream of the dam to the north there is a substantial lake,
Floyd | but everywhere else, all you can see are trees. The river looks
Floyd | crossable, to reach the east side of the canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grisly remains of the dead beavers are scattered among the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some fish flap about in the pools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see four bundles of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur gives you a suspicious look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a dead fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says, "sw" 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too much of a drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Desert
Floyd | The pass in the canyon wall, now behind you to the west, leads out
Floyd | into open desert. Barren sand stretches off in all directions to the
Floyd | flat horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A track seems to have been scraped in the sand, heading south. There's
Floyd | something large and metallic in the distance that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd | The desert abruptly drops away on two sides here: to the west you can
Floyd | see the green dome of the Mother Tree a few hundred metres below, and
Floyd | to the south the incomparably vaster drop down to the sea of clouds
Floyd | below. The cliff continues east as far as the eye can see. The wreck
Floyd | of the Semiquaver is poised at the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shuttle's main hatch is tightly closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "back"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wrecked Shuttle
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The edge of the plateau goes on as far as you can see, and there is
Floyd | absolutely nothing of interest you can see out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Desert
Floyd | The pass in the canyon wall, now behind you to the west, leads out
Floyd | into open desert. Barren sand stretches off in all directions to the
Floyd | flat horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A track seems to have been scraped in the sand, heading south. There's
Floyd | something large and metallic in the distance that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nowhere to go out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Desert
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nowhere to go out there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Slopes
Floyd | Nestled in the south-east corner of the canyon, the terrain here
Floyd | sweeps up from the river to a low pass through the canyon wall to the
Floyd | east. Through the dense trees you can just make out the green dome of
Floyd | the Mother Tree far below to the south-west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a dead fish here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take fish" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Slopes
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Spring
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | The ground here is steep and rocky, but still covered with scrawny
Floyd | trees. The canyon wall rises precipitously to the east; there's a band
Floyd | of wet rock, and water oozes out and forms in a little pool before
Floyd | trickling down the slope to the river which you can just make out to
Floyd | the west. All you can see to the north and south are more trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see four bundles of aromatic leaves here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel peacefulness from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Overgrown Forest
Floyd | The woodland here is quite unlike the west side of the canyon. The
Floyd | trees are short and gnarled and look quite unhealthy: they are also
Floyd | very close together and visibilty through the tangled branches is
Floyd | poor. Despite the gloom, the undergrowth is thick, with ferns, tall
Floyd | grasses, and less identifiable plants filling the space between the
Floyd | tree trunks. The forest sweeps east up to the rock face above and
Floyd | south as far as you can see through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bushes of the thorny aromatic plant grow profusely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur is sitting in one of the thorny bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur scratches itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw fish at lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW FISH AT LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i dunno"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the aromatic bush)
Floyd | (first dropping the dead fish)
Floyd | You gingerly take a mouthful of leaves, avoiding the thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur languidly picks up a some small insect of some kind, stares
Floyd | at it for a while, and then pulls the legs off before throwing it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw leaver at lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW LEAVER AT LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw leaves at lemur" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW LEAVES AT LEMUR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bundle of aromatic leaves at the lemur)
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur seems to find something very interesting under one armpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scratch" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCRATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You scratch about a bit, but you're not really built for digging.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur bounces out of the bush, shoots up a tree and leaps through
Floyd | the branches to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense a new feeling of peacefulness from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb bush" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "enter bush" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a loud rustling of leaves as the lemur swings up from the
Floyd | south, runs down a tree and dives into the spiky bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense peacefulness fading from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hm"
		jenrexrode says, "need some more randomness"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "shake bushes" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE BUSHES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "kick bush" 		

Floyd ]  Overgrown Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | That wouldn't achieve much.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lemur just stares into space for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach was referred to as looking like "a cross between the chicken dance and a foot stomping robot" to the untrained eye. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		Zach asks, "Any progress tonight?"
		jenrexrode says, "zero"
		DavidW says, "We haven't made any progress tonight at all. None."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Shuffling Around by Andrew Schultz writing as Ned Yompus
As played on ifMUD on April 21, 28 & May 12, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Shuffling Around written by Andrew Schultz writing as Ned Yompus. Shuffling Around was released as part of the 2012 IF Competition, in which it took seventh place. It went on to be nominated for Xyzzy awards for Best Puzzles 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, "Good morning, Floyd and Friends"
		jenrexrode asks, "is it time?"
		Zach says, "I'm gonna vote for Shuffling Around"
Ellison drops fun shiny toy. 		Zach says, "Since I've played the other. It is fun, though."
Zach plays with the fun shiny toy, and lights up with childlike glee. 		Trumgottist says, "Good evening. :)"
		Ellison says, "I won't be playing today so it doesn't matter to me"
		Trumgottist says, "I have no preference."
		Zach asks, "Any other thoughts?"
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		pim says, "I'm new here, I have no preferences except to play something"
		Zach asks, "jen rode a rex?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask shufflingaround" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | So you just got fired from the best company ever, and it's the best
Floyd | day of your life. New opportunities! New horizons! New ways to look at
Floyd | things! Like calling this stupid kiss-off job fair a "convention."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuffling Around
Floyd | A weird power to save a weird world by Ned Yompus
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 121107 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Busiest Subsite
Floyd | This is the ritziest hotel you'll ever stay in. Terraces are west, a
Floyd | banner hangs over an auditorium entry to the east, and the elevator
Floyd | you came from is to the south. North's a function for later in the
Floyd | day.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sign over an odd side passage the bustling, babbling masses
Floyd | seem to be ignoring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It says NONE TRY, and it's just above a side passage people are
Floyd | ignoring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x side passage" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIDE PASSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just under the NONE TRY sign. You could probably ENTER it, or go
Floyd | INSIDE. It's not really any direction you can tell, and you could have
Floyd | sworn it was near a different exit before you turned your back on it
Floyd | just a bit ago. It curves quickly so you can't see much of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "read banner" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | "This way: BEING FIRED!" People walk by, discussing how the DEBRIEFING
Floyd | should make Mondays dynamos again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "#clubf heh"
		Zach asks, "I guess "none try" = "no entry"?"
		jenrexrode asks, "like someone bumped the "N"?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | That way's an hour or two of listening to an under-action denunciator.
Floyd | You sure?

		Trumgottist asks, "Is this a wordplay game?"
		jenrexrode asks, "maybe you need to shuffle the letters?"
		pim says, "are we to assume the CAPITALIZED WORDS are keywords/commands"
		Zach says, "I think I have played a few minutes of this game, but I never got anywhere."
		jenrexrode says, "is BEING FIRED an anagram of DEBRIEFING"
		Zach says, "Looks like it"
		Zach puts on his anagram shoes
		pim says, "oh boy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd | You sure?
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		pim says, "there's internet tools for anagramming but maybe that's cheating ;)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | You pause before entering. The lecture seems like it'd be fun to
Floyd | ditch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You already spent too much time in the overlate elevator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your eye catches the side passage, which looks more interesting than
Floyd | the standard ways out. Maybe you could give it another look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, I guess that's the way to go."
		jenrexrode asks, "does it change if you look again?"
		pim says, "there's north too "for another day""
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sigbn" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGBN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It says NONE TRY, and it's just above a side passage people are
Floyd | ignoring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Busiest Subsite (Intro)                              0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | That way's a costlier cloister of rooms than recent firees deserve.
Floyd | The measure-a-resume event will be there, but not for another couple
Floyd | hours. You don't really want to get an agent, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel sort of cornered by all the main passages. Sneaking off
Floyd | anywhere would be kind of fun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "er, sorry, later in the day it said"
pim says (to Floyd), "enter side passage" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SIDE PASSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone tugs you by the arm. "Can't you read? It says NO ENTRY! Quit
Floyd | dawdling and get to the DEBRIEFING already!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You check and make sure. No, still NONE TRY. As you walk away, you
Floyd | hear "INSTRUCTIONS, son. I trust I c..."
Floyd | (this is the first in-game pause. Whenever the game pauses without a
Floyd | cursor in the future, you need to push any key to continue.)

		pim says, "NO ENTRY indeed"
		Trumgottist says, "Probably should read the instructions."
pim goes home. 		
pim arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Zach says, "Oh, this isn't an anagram game: we just have dyslexia."
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   0/5
Floyd | cursor in the future, you need to push any key to continue.)The voice
Floyd | cuts off. The passage behind is gone. You doubt missing the lecture
Floyd | will go in your life file.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Dry Yard
Floyd | Nothing particularly beautiful grows here. All manner of prickly
Floyd | things and dried-up weeds lie around. You see a big huge thorn
Floyd | blocking an exit. You're not sure what direction--you've gotten spun
Floyd | around--but the smaller thorns shooting off from it block any hope of
Floyd | slipping by. The carefully pruned shrub and the brush laid next to it
Floyd | seem much more orderly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A toga is lying here. It doesn't look particularly festive or clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | So what was that lecture supposed to be about? One word changing
Floyd | how we look at things, how things are? Rubbish. It has to be. You
Floyd | think.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "the pause swallowed the command"
pim says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is about, well, I don't want to spoil that yet until you get
Floyd | your first point, which I hope isn't too hard. It's a bit different
Floyd | from other text adventures, being a wordplay game, but the hope is
Floyd | that the right sort of command to solve certain puzzles is clued in
Floyd | more than one way.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is much simpler than it sounds, and I think/hope I've made
Floyd | efforts to make it less guess-the-verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see tester credits with CREDITS. Also, I am very interested in
Floyd | transcripts to make this game better. If you've never made a
Floyd | transcript, type TRANSCRIPT and you can pick the file to save to. Then
Floyd | send the transcript to ned.yompus@gmail.com with my thanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a list of websites I would like to credit. But it might spoil
Floyd | things before you score anything. So I'll just list beta-testers and
Floyd | general help.
Floyd |
Floyd | Adri, Anthony Hope, DJ Hastings, Gavin Myers-Leman, Hulk Handsome
Floyd | (not spoiled til you score a point,) Joey Jones, John
Floyd | Nitchals, Paul Lee, Robert Patten and Tomie Campf, in alphabetical
Floyd | first-name order. They found 700+ bugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | It must be noted that several bugs that popped up in the release
Floyd | version were due to me trying to slip in one more small thing without
Floyd | adequate re-testing. If there is anything obvious (and there was, in
Floyd | the initial release,) it is my fault and not theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nitchals made the cover art. Cover image is a derivative of "LED
Floyd | scrolling nametags" ([LINK])
Floyd | by Phil Campbell, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Floyd | Unported (CC BY 3.0) license:
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | Contact me with suggestions (technical or aesthetic) at
Floyd | ned_yompus@gmail.com, and you can join these worthy people above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, thanks to the folks at intfiction.org who helped me code things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, type SITES for a list of sites that helped, which will
Floyd | totally spoil things right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
pim says (to Floyd), "x toga" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOGA
Floyd |
Floyd | On it you see a four-legged animal with a sort of beard and horns. In
Floyd | one corner you see some writing. The toga also smells vaguely of
Floyd | barnyards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "toga = goat"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x goat" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   1/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (In the future, you can just say what you need to summon. No verbs or
Floyd | frills.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The dingy toga shuddders. It seems to rip, make legs, and twist
Floyd | around, like one of those balloon animals you were never good at. All
Floyd | this twisting has left him with an appetite, and he walks over to the
Floyd | delicious thorns and brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not much, though, so he mauls the shrub a bit before making a
Floyd | dessert of the brush that you just now notice spelled GATO. Exhausted,
Floyd | he turns around three times and falls asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait. Did you just do that? Change a toga into a goat? You aren't sure
Floyd | if you were REALLY thinking about doing so, but you come to the
Floyd | realization you didn't rationalize back there, and you may have a
Floyd | latent talent.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   1/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat ate enough of it, it doesn't look like anything any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   1/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A Dry Yard
Floyd | Nothing particularly beautiful grows here. All manner of prickly
Floyd | things and dried-up weeds lie around. You see an exit in some
Floyd | direction or other where the thorn was. The shrub and brush the goat
Floyd | wrecked are here, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | The goat is half-sleeping here. He's probably best left that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Good, verbs are too fancy for me."
		pim says, "brush = scrub, a dry = yard. heh"
		pim says, "er wait nm that first one :P"
		pim says, "shrub not scrub, bleh."
		pim says, "anyway..."
Zach says (to Floyd), "cat" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   1/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | The goat ate enough of it, it doesn't look like anything any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  A Dry Yard (Intro)                                   1/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a sudden sense of vertigo as you walk towards the passage
Floyd | where the thorn was. You realize you have lost your sense of
Floyd | direction, and for whatever reason, you're preoccupied with finding it
Floyd | before you can continue. So, which way is the thorn?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "north" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | With the big thorn gone, why, of course you can go north. Though the
Floyd | goat didn't clear out all the thorns. One rips your nametag slightly.
Floyd | But beyond that, there's a path that leads to an open field.
Floyd |
Floyd | Notices Section
Floyd | You're not sure what to do here, and there's no welcoming committee.
Floyd | But there's a broad board with various scrawlings.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an incomplete-looking dollhouse with a crackling noise coming
Floyd | from a few loud holes. It is labeled FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Floyd |
Floyd | It can't be... can it be...? A cabinet floating in mid-air. It looks
Floyd | acne-bit. It's open, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gateway is here. You can see through its sturdy wire fencing, but it
Floyd | doesn't seem to lead anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "huzzah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |   a magenta nametag (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "this is fun"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x notepad" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTEPAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your workbook. It holds bookwork. Not a thrilling color to most,
Floyd | and one of many you bought cheap a long time ago, and they haven't run
Floyd | out yet. It's small enough to fit in a pocket, and you have clipped a
Floyd | pen over it, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To use the notepad, you can type PAD (subject) or CONSULT PAD ABOUT
Floyd | (subject). If you forget what you've written about, you can type PAD
Floyd | or CONSULT PAD.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x nametag" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NAMETAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still a bit scratched from your trip through the thorns--about
Floyd | 3/7 of the way from the right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "so, scratch after NAME?"
pim says (to Floyd), "read nametag" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NAMETAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still a bit scratched from your trip through the thorns--about
Floyd | 3/7 of the way from the right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "who am i" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHO AM I
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "man gate" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the gateman, the dead beat deadbeat, the cheesy
Floyd | spearman or bearded man?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "!!! ha"
		Zach says, "Yay, fun bug"
Zach says (to Floyd), "gateman" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GATEMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "is it a bug?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (Nothing in this game has anything deeply hidden, so searching works
Floyd | like examining.)
Floyd |
Floyd | It's open. The cratered bits, once retraced, spell CAN BITE. You see a
Floyd | tinfoil info-lit, a tagged gadget, an idlers' slider and a salient
Floyd | saltine inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "bactine?"
		Zach says, "I mean, as far as disambiguating to things we don't know about."
		Zach says (to jrr), "ha"
		pim asks, "hmm, "cratered bits" ?"
		jenrexrode says, "cratered=retraced"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "bactine" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BACTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "ah. I was trying to work bits in there"
pim says (to Floyd), "consult pad" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently you can consult it about:
Floyd | --notepad, lecture
Floyd | >

		pim says, "preloaded"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take gadget" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GADGET
Floyd |
Floyd | You wonder what this gadget IS as you pick it up. It looks like it
Floyd | analyzes something. Perhaps you should try it on a few available
Floyd | things like the nametag?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "culture" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CULTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oops"
		jenrexrode says, "too many u's"
		pim says, "which word are you trying to anagram"
Zach says (to Floyd), "analyze nametag" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANALYZE NAMETAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "use gadget on nametag" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE GADGET ON NAMETAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Use is a bit too vague for this game's parser to understand. You can
Floyd | SWITCH something, or PUT something IN/ON something, or even ATTACH
Floyd | something to something. You can PUSH a button or OPEN something, as
Floyd | well. Specific items should clue you what to do if you EXAMINE them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "lecture"
Zach says (to Floyd), "analyze nametag with gadget" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANALYZE NAMETAG WITH GADGET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "there are quite a few anagrams to "cratered bits" but I don't think they are all that useful..."
		pim says, "my favorite so far is "trisected bra""
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "x gadget" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GADGET
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like a wall stud sensor, six inches by twelve, with a screen
Floyd | broken into nine mini-panels. An instructional tag you can read is
Floyd | tied to the handle, which narrows where it meets the main part. The
Floyd | gadget crackles with greeny energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ha ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the instructional tag)
Floyd | "This gadget is certified untransmogrifiable. It can be used to SCAN
Floyd | objects to determine their transmogrification states. Removing tag
Floyd | invalidates warranty. One beep means item is changeable. Buzz means it
Floyd | has been changed."
Floyd |
Floyd | The good stuff is about how one beep means something you should
Floyd | change, and a buzz means something that can't be changed again. Above
Floyd | a small print disclaimer you see the text EXAMPLE: LEMON <- RGRGG ->
Floyd | MELON. A little thought and you realize only two reds on the gadget
Floyd | makes things trivial. The example seems loaded in the gadget's favor,
Floyd | but hey, that's advertising for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim exclaims, "void the warranty! void the warranty!"
		Zach says, "noooo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan nametag" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN NAMETAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You see lights form on the screen--RGRGR*R--the sixth light starts
Floyd | red, then flashes to green and back, as if there are two aspects to
Floyd | the magenta nametag worth considering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "What if we want to return it?"
		pim says, "no way, it sounds like too much fun"
		Zach says, "Hmm, so we need to anagram both words, I guess."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gateway" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATEWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fence gate, so you can see beyond and through it, though it
Floyd | seems too heavy to lift in any case, but who knows, maybe if there was
Floyd | a guy who tended to gates, he'd help you. It'd be neat if...
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can say the name of the gateway now to enter it. There's nothing
Floyd | more hidden in its description.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "I don't understand the RG code?"
pim goes home. 		Zach says, "Whether or not the letter moves"
		Trumgottist says, "Red is a letter to be changed."
		pim says, "bleh, I have connect issues, this is going to keep happening to me"
		Zach says, "Look at the lemon -> melon example"
		pim says, "is there a way I can scroll back on Floyd's responses"
		Zach says, "@recap toyshop"
		jenrexrode says, "and I guess the * is because the name tag is scratched"
Zach says (to Floyd), "gateway" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              2/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GATEWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | (entering instead)
Floyd | It doesn't lead anywhere. Yet. Plus, you'd run into the, uh, gate
Floyd | part. Maybe if you had someone who could give information. And not
Floyd | stupid information like a silly old nametag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "gateman" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GATEMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | If you really CAN change the nametag, you don't want a gateman in your
Floyd | face--so you chuck the nametag away. Not really believing...
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoah! The nametag pulses and pops in directions you didn't think
Floyd | something that flat could. You hear a gish, then a sigh. A tall,
Floyd | grouchy old man in sober robes so aged you almost say "Egad" cries
Floyd | "The eyes! They see!" He grumbles how he shoulda been a portal king in
Floyd | the parking lot, he's such a talking pro. Then he notices you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Smug gums. But you'll have to do. Ehh? Heh. I'm Old Man Almond. What
Floyd | d'you want? I can tell you about this-here quest."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Blurgh, I tried that earlier. I guess the PC didn't know enough yet."
pim arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask gateman about quest" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT QUEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three major problems. Noise is one. A lupine lineup. Noble Ol' Ben:
Floyd | gone. Lorn. No longer."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And I think I know who's behind it: RED BULL BURDELL!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to zach), "I mean, to recap what Floyd's said" 		Zach says, "He says everything in the toyshop"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, it does"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Notices Section
Floyd | The broad board has some scrawlings you haven't read yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Man Almond, the gateman, is grousing around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an incomplete-looking dollhouse with a crackling noise coming
Floyd | from a few loud holes. It is labeled FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Floyd |
Floyd | The acne-bit cabinet is still floating here. It contains the tinfoil
Floyd | info-lit, the idlers' slider and the salient saltine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gateway is here. You can see through its sturdy wire fencing, but it
Floyd | doesn't seem to lead anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take slider" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! The cabinet door slams on you--it seems to have developed fangs
Floyd | that came from a hidden compartment. Maybe you only get one device.
Floyd | (Note: you can SWAP the gadget and slider.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan notepad" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN NOTEPAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The gadget makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says, "brb, resolving connection issues" 		
pim goes home. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swap gadget and slider" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWAP GADGET AND SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swap gadget" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWAP GADGET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the gadget back in the cabinet and take the slider.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slider" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's like an electronic t-square, with nine mini-panels. Reading it,
Floyd | you see it's useful to SCAN things to sort out their edges. It
Floyd | crackles with greeny energy and has some colored writing that looks
Floyd | important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x writing" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WRITING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Provably 79.12% hintier than a tagged gadget. Green print
Floyd | gives you the start, red print the end. The middle bits fall
Floyd | into place."
Floyd |
Floyd | The example reads PASTE <-> TAPES.
Floyd | (red S, green T, green P, red E. Everything else blue.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		jenrexrode says, "IDGI"
		says, "I guess playing ths outside of floyd, there's color cues and italics and stuff"
		Zach says, "Oh, it tells you which letters begin and end the new word"
		Zach says, "If the gadget doesn't help us enough"
pim says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Notices Section
Floyd | The broad board has some scrawlings you haven't read yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Man Almond, the gateman, is grousing around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an incomplete-looking dollhouse with a crackling noise coming
Floyd | from a few loud holes. It is labeled FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Floyd |
Floyd | The acne-bit cabinet is still floating here. It contains the tagged
Floyd | gadget, the tinfoil info-lit and the salient saltine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gateway is here. You can see through its sturdy wire fencing, but it
Floyd | doesn't seem to lead anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't think we need either if we can anagram on our own."
		pim says, "sorry I'm a bit lost from my disconnections, should be better now though"
pim says (to Floyd), "read board" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | WANTED:
Floyd |
Floyd | --selfless soul willing to turn self into humiliating identification
Floyd | to aid adventurers in rescuing our fair land. Must have strength or
Floyd | magic touch to raise big metal gate. Benefits include unlimited
Floyd | complaining to rescuer/prospective hero.
Floyd |
Floyd | --fellow named Terry to allow quick way for temporarily stuck
Floyd | adventurers to RETRY and return to Trips Strip. (you haven't been
Floyd | there yet, so it probably doesn't do anything.)
Floyd |
Floyd | --quester request: text adventurer with savoir-savior to save world
Floyd | from economic and moral malaise. High chance of real fun, low chance
Floyd | of funeral.
Floyd |   Canny Nancy or Brian Brain preferred to Manly Lyman or Army Mary.
Floyd | Scrabble, MasterMind, and/or Boggle expertise a plus. Training with
Floyd | two simple 7-letter portmanteaux provided. No crudities like diuretics
Floyd | needed!
Floyd | WARNING: Must qualify with simple on-the-game...oh, wait, never
Floyd | mind, you're already here. Hi there! Hey, that cabinet's useful, and
Floyd | that dollhouse's a sample puzzle.
Floyd |
Floyd | !!!!LIMITED TIME TEXT ADVENTURING SEASON OFFER FOR THE BUSY TEXT
Floyd | ADVENTURER: ONLY SOLVE 2 OF 3 AFFLICTED AREAS TO EARN ACCESS TO YOUR
Floyd | ROMAN MANOR!!!! (You record the information in your dope tan
Floyd | notepad under board.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "what's the training refer to"
		Zach says, "OK LET'S SOLVE LOVES!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dollhouse" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOLLHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear static hissing through some loud holes. Plus, the dollhouse
Floyd | isn't nearly as tall as it could be. It could use an extra floor or
Floyd | two.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "scan dollhouse" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              3/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN DOLLHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Before your slider gets close, you begin to pick something up. Perhaps
Floyd | it isn't the dollhouse you need to do something with. Something
Floyd | ambient--like the static. So you do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   RBGBBB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "attics" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTICS
Floyd |
Floyd | The static cuts off and seems to grow opaque. Then it forms into a
Floyd | small box with a cupola, pyramid, and other shapes. They fit with a
Floyd | click on top of the dollhouse. Old Man Almond golf-claps. "Good work.
Floyd | Actually, the attics are a lot tougher to figure out than the gateway,
Floyd | especially with that tool you have."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "oh I guess the scanner isn't really needed"
		pim says, "more like a hint"
pim says (to Floyd), "x dollhouse" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOLLHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's much nicer and quieter now that you tacked the attics on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "so we're done with that, I guess"
		pim says, "did we read everything in the pad"
pim says (to Floyd), "consult pad" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently you can consult it about:
Floyd | --notepad, lecture, board
Floyd | >

		pim says, "or does that just recap what we know"
pim says (to Floyd), "consult pad about lecture" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT PAD ABOUT LECTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | An hour-long pre-lunch lecture by some fellow named Curt Lee netted
Floyd | you three pages of doodles. You remember him saying how ONE WORD could
Floyd | open a NEW DOOR in this age of technological innovation if you picked
Floyd | the right one, and that's more magic than real magic, if real magic
Floyd | existed, which it doesn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, lunch was nice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "ask gateman about quest" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT QUEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three major problems. Noise is one. A lupine lineup. Noble Ol' Ben:
Floyd | gone. Lorn. No longer."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And I think I know who's behind it: RED BULL BURDELL!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "He still says the same thing."
		pim says, "we solved the noise"
		Trumgottist says, "The noise is taken care of. I don't understand the rest."
		pim says, "something about foxes"
		pim asks, "er wolves?"
		Zach asks, "Rabbits?"
		pim says, "that's lapine"
		pim says, "lupine is wolves I believe"
		Zach says, "Hah, whoops"
		Trumgottist says, "Yes it is. Harry Potter tought me that."
		jenrexrode asks, "wolf flow?"
		pim says, "ha try it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wolf" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WOLF
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "wolf flow" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WOLF FLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swap saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWAP SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Not worth swapping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "fowl"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says SLAINTE on the package.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We might also be able to pass through the gateway now."
		jenrexrode says, "i guess we need to see some thing before we can have the magic word"
		pim asks, "we need 2 of 3 right? did we solve another when I was disconnected?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x info-lit" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INFO-LIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's tinfoil only in writing content--it's actually just paper. It's
Floyd | excessively all-caps and underlined, but I'll spare you that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reason So Near from Sane Sean, Farce Facer and Saltier Realist:
Floyd | --If you can change stuff, why can't the people who made the gadget
Floyd | and slider? Or why couldn't they find someone off the street? Perhaps
Floyd | they're the real enemy and you're the pawn.
Floyd | --If they really wanted you to clean things up, why can't you take
Floyd | both the cabinet items?
Floyd | --That NEW DOOR is not really ONE WORD. Same as the guy who can lift
Floyd | it! They are two short words, easier than one big scary seven-letter
Floyd | word.
Floyd | --Anyone smart enough to untangle this world won't get any fulfillment
Floyd | from doing so. So there, stupider disputer!
Floyd |
Floyd | It'd all be distressingly persuasive gotcha-logic if you hadn't been
Floyd | able to flip that toga. But this is a fantasy world, and you've
Floyd | already shown cracks in his logic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "oh my head"
		pim asks, "what else is in the cabinet? we can't take it?"
		Zach says, "onspiracy"
		Zach says, "conspiracy!"
pim says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's open. The cratered bits, once retraced, spell CAN BITE. You see a
Floyd | tagged gadget, a tinfoil info-lit and a salient saltine inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Got it. You'd have liked a beefier freebie, but with calm opining, you
Floyd | see no use complaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take info-lit" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE INFO-LIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "I thought we were holding the gadget"
pim says (to Floyd), "I" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "We switched it for the other hint tool"
		Trumgottist says, "Only one can be had at the time."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Notices Section
Floyd | The broad board has some scrawlings you figure will be useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Man Almond, the gateman, is grousing around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see that dollhouse you put those attics on. It is labeled FOR
Floyd | INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Floyd |
Floyd | The acne-bit cabinet is still floating here. It contains the tagged
Floyd | gadget.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gateway is here. You can see through its sturdy wire fencing, but it
Floyd | doesn't seem to lead anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "er, I must have missed that"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter gateway" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GATEWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold your hand out in front of you to see if the gateway vanishes
Floyd | as you walk through. Nope. The gateman speaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's not that easy. But it's not that hard. It doesn't get anywhere
Floyd | yet. Til it does, you can't go far away."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fencing" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FENCING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's strong enough. You aren't getting through the gateway by force.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "raise gate" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan info-lit" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN INFO-LIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. Which just proves the paper's premise that this is
Floyd | all too ridiculous, amirite?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "what about the nametag again"
		Trumgottist says, "Can the gateman be turned into something else? I wonder about that blinking letter when the nametag was scanned."
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan gateman" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN GATEMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The gadget buzzes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?! Were you hoping to change me back?" harrumphs Old Man Almond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "well it was also magneta"
pim says (to Floyd), "magneta" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAGNETA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan gateway" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              4/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN GATEWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   GBBBBBR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get away" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET AWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The gateway rumbles. "Bout time you figured it!" says Old Man Almond.
Floyd | "Let me use my trifle lifter here." He tugs down on the gate with his
Floyd | index finger, and it flips up. "What?! I can have magic powers, too!
Floyd | Couldn't a survived being a nametag otherwise!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The scenery behind the gate rumbles to grass, hills, and even a few
Floyd | thatched huts. "If you have any more questions...now's a good time to
Floyd | ask," says Old Man Almond.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		Trumgottist says, "The intro is complete."
		Zach says, "woohoo"
		pim says, "I TRON"
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to gateman" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GATEMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You engage in small talk, not sure what to ASK about.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eh?! There's all sorts of things to ask me about! That goat back
Floyd | there! Your quest! Your purpose! The getaway! The rules! No time to
Floyd | scold clods asking about--whatever you just mumbled about."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "ask gateman about rules" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT RULES
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you figured a few things out. Probably want to focus more on
Floyd | changing stuff than doing weird actions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "ask gateman about purpose" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT PURPOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three major problems. Noise is one. A lupine lineup. Noble Ol' Ben:
Floyd | gone. Lorn. No longer."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And I think I know who's behind it: RED BULL BURDELL!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask gateman about the getaway" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT THE GETAWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get going through there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim asks, "gateman about burdell" 		
pim says (to Floyd), "ask gateman about burdell" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT BURDELL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Like he was thought up by a demonic comedian. Seemed a poseur when he
Floyd | uprose but he made a desireable age disagreeable. He'd make a poignant
Floyd | nag point, but really, he's an RPG player in a text adventuring world.
Floyd | Hit points and magic points and all. Claimed our way was no more than
Floyd | multiple choice. Heard his cleats in the castle as he did something
Floyd | called "Leveling up." Tackled Raw Rori, a warrior, but we ignored
Floyd | eroding til he humbled Bud Helm. We have lost LOTS because of him. He
Floyd | beat us all. Rooftops of troops on Fort Oops. Profs too. Auctioned
Floyd | Education. I cautioned..." His eyes grow mistened. "Ten dimes say it's
Floyd | end times. We've waited for an upturn to turn up..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can just >drink burdell"
		pim says, "perhaps if we need to fly somewhere..."
		pim asks, "well then, shall we through?"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "ask gateman about goat" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT GOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, yes, you got the first puzzle. Good adventurer, good adventurer.
Floyd | If you're interested, the gadget would've said Red-Green-Red-Red and
Floyd | the slider would've said Red-Blue-Green-Blue." (You record the
Floyd | information in your notepad under goat.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "Yeah, let's move on."
pim says (to Floyd), "ask gateman about being fired" 		

Floyd ]  Notices Section (Intro)                              5/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GATEMAN ABOUT BEING FIRED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eh?! There's all sorts of things to ask me about! That goat back
Floyd | there! Your quest! Your purpose! The getaway! The rules! No time to
Floyd | scold clods asking about--whatever you just mumbled about."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "rats. we still need a job after all this"
		pim exclaims, "onward!"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is clear. Old Man Almond gets his hanky out. "Okay, hunt."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate disappears behind you, and you walk down a pathway, then yap
Floyd | "What?!" when you see...

		pim says, "it's a pause"
pim says (to Floyd), "<any key>" 		

Floyd | "What?!" when you see......a few strip malls. Ugh. There's nothing
Floyd | adventurous about THAT.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations! Intro node: done!

		
pim says (to Floyd), "<where's the any key>" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | Congratulations! Intro node: done!
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated. There's a cracked sidewalk here, too, with graffiti,
Floyd | if you need a distraction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "trips strip... so RETRY works now I guess"
pim says (to Floyd), "read graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | FORK SPOONERISMS!
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a lot more, and you could waste a lot of time here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "spork" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPORK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sidewalk" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIDEWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Morgan Gorman was here!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x malls" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're labeled with letters, not numbers, though you can refer to
Floyd | them by number if you want. Of the various stores you see, only store
Floyd | r, store m, store i and store f look like you can do anything with
Floyd | them. Store r has a COMING SOON sign by it. A few others seem
Floyd | greyed-out, like in a video game or something. There can't be anything
Floyd | in any of them. (You record the information in your notepad under
Floyd | stores.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan sidewalk" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SIDEWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "r m i f"
pim says (to Floyd), "firm" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIRM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan malls" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Not all at once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x store r" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORE R
Floyd |
Floyd | It's almost all grey, except for a touch of red at the corners. You
Floyd | probably need to see what's behind at least one other stores first.
Floyd | You also see a roster in the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan store r" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN STORE R
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   BRBGBB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x roster" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The roster on the front of store R reads: "People who have earned a
Floyd | vacation: you (well, soon!)"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "torres" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TORRES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sorter" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SORTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "I forget how the letter code works"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "resort" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESORT
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems like it should work, but you sense you have not done enough
Floyd | yet. In fact, you probably haven't even visited some place you need to
Floyd | work through. But maybe, soon, you will.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter store r" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER STORE R
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed and locked, and you won't find a key. Maybe you can do
Floyd | something else to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "it said we need to see what's behind at least one othe store"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter store f" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER STORE F
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed and locked, and you won't find a key. Maybe you can do
Floyd | something else to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x store f" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 0/4
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "forest" 		

Floyd | > X STORE F
Floyd |
Floyd | This is odd. It's kind of green on top, brown on the bottom. You smell
Floyd | pine needles and dirt and leaves you can't quite discern. You think
Floyd | back to the gateway and how you got here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | The greens and browns of Store F coagulate and pull apart into an
Floyd | actual forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forest here where store F was.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ya"
		Zach says, "y"
		pim says, "oh I thought it pulled us into a forest"
pim says (to Floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | It's bigger on the inside than the outside, you're sure, or something
Floyd | like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can say the name of the forest now to enter it. There's nothing
Floyd | more hidden in its description.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "store r, store m, store f, store i"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x malls" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Of the various stores you see, only store r, store m and store i look
Floyd | like you can do anything with them. Store r has a COMING SOON sign by
Floyd | it. A few others seem greyed-out, like in a video game or something.
Floyd | There can't be anything in any of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "forest" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | (entering instead)
Floyd | As you walk in the forest, you hear rumors of monsters ravaging the
Floyd | surrounding areas. Not zombies, or vampires, or skeletons. Trying to
Floyd | figure what it is, you daydream maybe YOU could be that hero--so
Floyd | successfully that you get lost!

		
pim says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Softer Forest (Forest)                               0/16
Floyd | successfully that you get lost!Until you stumble on a small clearing.
Floyd | You think you smell something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Softer Forest
Floyd | There's no clear sign of clearings, but the leaves are soft here.
Floyd | There's a smell, too. Unusual but pleasant. There's also a lapsing
Floyd | sapling, half bent over from a breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "the pauses are awkwad in this interface"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sapling" 		

Floyd ]  Softer Forest (Forest)                               0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAPLING
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be bending south, away from the nice-smelling breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "sniff air" 		

Floyd ]  Softer Forest (Forest)                               0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNIFF AIR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a weird smell, but you like it. You feel a breeze from the north,
Floyd | so that's the direction the smell must be from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "I guess we'll meet a wolf soon."
		jenrexrode says, ";yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk for a while, following your nose, and...
Floyd |
Floyd | Rest of Forest
Floyd | This is the place where you tracked the odor to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "a parade of them, perhaps"
		pim says, "nice description."
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an odor of new places and adventure and puzzles and how to get
Floyd | there. Which is all very good, but you'd like something more physical
Floyd | to help you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "door" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              1/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The odor becomes thick and choking, then a wood you've never smelled
Floyd | before but know it's wood. The odor swirls into a door--plain except
Floyd | for a bulge. Like the gateway, nothing seems to be behind it. You'll
Floyd | probably need to figure how to open it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "Clever"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              1/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got a big musical note painted on the front above a bulge which
Floyd | doesn't seem to belong on the door. It probably leads somewhere
Floyd | interesting, if you can get through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "bugle" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              2/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ovular shape on the door rumbles then falls off. You see that
Floyd | extra bit is a horn--yes, you've definitely found a bugle. The door
Floyd | looks as impervious to force as ever, but maybe...?
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "bugle" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              2/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | It's brass, you guess, and it probably can't be too hard to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bugle" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              2/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | It's brass, you guess, and it probably can't be too hard to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "haha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd ]  Rest of Forest (Forest)                              3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY BUGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The note from the bugle shatters the door--well, the frame
Floyd | remains--then the bugle itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter door" 		

Floyd ]  Silent Rut (Forest)                                  3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk through the door to a leveraged everglade. You slip into a
Floyd | fissure and feel fussier, then make a vainer attempt to crawl back up
Floyd | the ravine you slid down. Looks like you're stuck here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Silent Rut
Floyd | You feel a breeze from the west, and there's a plainer passage east.
Floyd | Weird solitary figures pass through a turnstile to the north at
Floyd | regular intervals.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man walks by through the turnstile, which glows briefly. He's got a
Floyd | glorious handlebar mustache and is wearing reading glasses and a fake
Floyd | parrot beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "no anagrams in the man's description?"
		jenrexrode says, "silent rut=turnstile"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Silent Rut (Forest)                                  3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late. He's gone. But here's another.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man walks by through the turnstile, which glows briefly. He's got a
Floyd | pencil-thin mustache and is wearing specs with a hideous elastic strap
Floyd | at the back and a pickle-shaped and -colored schnoz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Silent Rut (Forest)                                  3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late. He's gone. But here's another.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man walks by through the turnstile, which glows briefly. He's got
Floyd | general patchy scuzz and is wearing a pretentious monocle and a fake
Floyd | parrot beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "mask mustache??"
		pim says, "curious"
pim says (to Floyd), "tin slaver" 		

Floyd ]  Silent Rut (Forest)                                  3/16
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "we need some groucho glasses"

Floyd | > TIN SLAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorting Area
Floyd | This is where, presumably, stuff gets sorted. A notes stone relates
Floyd | some sort of silly myth that's probably relevant to you. You see three
Floyd | containers here: a bucket full of ones, a shell full of dashes and a
Floyd | bubble full of noughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bucket full of ones, a shell full of dashes and a bubble
Floyd | full of noughts here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "(intervals)"
pim says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Attention, word-boy/girl/woman/man! You may think letters are the
Floyd | basic building blocks of everything, but the computer age has shown
Floyd | it's 1's and 0's! We don't stow twos here! You won't find simpler
Floyd | piles, Mr.! Or a simpler pile, Mrs.!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "binary brainy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bubble" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's full of zeroes or, since there aren't many words with Z, noughts.
Floyd | You see a stick figure falling over, clutching at more spilling
Floyd | innards than a stick figure has a right to have.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "binary" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BINARY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "z noughts?"
pim says (to Floyd), "get ones" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Too many of them. They'd spill all over.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "medibot would love this place"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got HERE BE ONES scrawled on it, and a stick-figure with a
Floyd | question mark between a mouth and a pair of eyes. A bunch of narrow
Floyd | rectangular tiles are piled in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "why "bubble""
		jenrexrode says, "HERE BE ONES"
		Trumgottist asks, "The ones seem related to the moustaches?"
		pim asks, "how so?"
		Trumgottist says, "Between eyes and mouth"
		pim says, "oh right"
pim says (to Floyd), "x tiles" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TILES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x shell" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                3/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's upturned, so it can hold stuff, with HERE BE DASHES scrawled on
Floyd | it. A bunch of narrow rectangular tiles are piled in, a bit more
Floyd | efficiently than the other containers. A stick figure on it has X-eyes
Floyd | from looking into the sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                4/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the dashes reform into a pair of eyeglass rims, and the
Floyd | remaining one fill in as lenses. They lighten a little, and you have
Floyd | fully functioning shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "HERE BE ONES would be a bit of a long anagram"
		jenrexrode says, "nose"
		pim says, "ah very good"
pim says (to Floyd), "nose" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                5/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ones line up next to each other in a pair of not quite v-shaped
Floyd | semicircles. Then they melt into a nose. You take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "so NAUGHTS?"
		jenrexrode asks, "noughts?"
		pim says, "er, yes, that. need some facial hair"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                5/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorting Area
Floyd | This is where, presumably, stuff gets sorted. A notes stone relates
Floyd | some sort of silly myth that's probably relevant to you. You see three
Floyd | containers here: a bucket, a shell and a bubble full of noughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bucket, a shell and a bubble full of noughts here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "we need to make noughts into a moustache"
pim says (to Floyd), "x noughts" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                5/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOUGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | One look at them makes you feel like solving silly word puzzles,
Floyd | shooting stuff and chewing bubble gum.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no bubble gum in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "we've been doing plenty of word puzzles, but shooting stuff?"
		Trumgottist says, "The stick figure was losing its innards"
		Trumgottist says, "some sort of gun..."
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "shotgun" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOTGUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Bam! The noughts slink together to form a gun barrel, then a whole big
Floyd | powerful gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "well all the men had glasses, fake nose, and a moustache"
		pim says, "indeed"
		pim says, "got it just before me"
		jenrexrode says, "oh hey"
		Zach asks, "snout something?"
pim says (to Floyd), "shoot gun" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Mention what you want to shoot with the gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorting Area
Floyd | This is where, presumably, stuff gets sorted. A notes stone relates
Floyd | some sort of silly myth that's probably relevant to you. You see three
Floyd | containers here: a bucket, a shell and a bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bucket, a shell and a bubble here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, we have a nose"
		pim says, "this is starting to get violent"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot bubble" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your shotgun is not loaded, and there's nothing threatening enough
Floyd | around, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "maybe we're ready for the turnstile"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a shotgun
Floyd |   a nose
Floyd |   some shades
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "shotguns use shells"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shotgun" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOTGUN
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | It's pretty dingy but still intimidating. For whatever reason, it's
Floyd | six-barreled at the muzzle end. Not loaded, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "get shell" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's welded to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not dark enough to prevent you seeing anything. You suspect
Floyd | they'd fit your face just fine. They also have a small hook between
Floyd | the lens bits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "probably to hang the nose from"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "put nose on shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT NOSE ON SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | The shades hook over the nose easily and naturally.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "load shotgun" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD SHOTGUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing to load it with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear shades" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHADES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got an interesting contraption, but it might not be enough to
Floyd | get past the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear nose" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR NOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got an interesting contraption, but it might not be enough to
Floyd | get past the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "still need a stache"
		pim says, "well let's go back and see what happens with what we've got"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bubble" 		

Floyd ]  Sorting Area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty now that you flipped the noughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		pim says, "since we've got one item from each supply"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Silent Rut (Forest)                                  6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Silent Rut
Floyd | You feel a breeze from the west, and there's a plainer passage east.
Floyd | Weird solitary figures pass through a turnstile to the north at
Floyd | regular intervals.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man walks by through the turnstile, which glows briefly. He's got a
Floyd | fu-manchu mustache and is wearing specs with a hideous elastic strap
Floyd | at the back and a red plastic ball under his glasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storing area
Floyd | This is a storing area with various unpalatable-looking meats on a
Floyd | flesh shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a scantier canister, a sandwich, a chicken liver and a cow
Floyd | liver on the shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "oh right, more rooms"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x canister" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's small, nowhere near the size of a cistern. It's got a red ring
Floyd | you can put stuff in, and you can see a grinder of sabled blades
Floyd | inside. The grinder reads team meat, tame 'em at... and
Floyd | appears to have no switch or anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "put liver in canister"
		pim says, "which"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Just bread and--oh dear--spam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cow liver" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COW LIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's ugly and frozen and stamped 100% amalgamatable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chicken liver" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHICKEN LIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's ugly and frozen and stamped 100% amalgamatable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, ""cistern" stands out to me"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put cow liver in canister" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COW LIVER IN CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The canister seems to whir. The meat you put in is shortly
Floyd | unrecognizable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x canister" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >

		pim says, "use both, they're amalgamatable"

Floyd | > X CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's small, nowhere near the size of a cistern. It's got a red ring
Floyd | you can put stuff in, and you can see a grinder of sabled blades
Floyd | inside. The grinder reads team meat, tame 'em at... and
Floyd | appears to have no switch or anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                6/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Storing area
Floyd | This is a storing area with various unpalatable-looking meats on a
Floyd | flesh shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a scantier canister, a sandwich and a chicken liver on the
Floyd | shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "maps" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                7/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | With a sickening SCHLURP, the spam curdles and flattens to form
Floyd | several maps.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x maps" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                7/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're labeled "ALMOST LOST, MA" but don't seem to apply here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put chicken liver in canister" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                8/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CHICKEN LIVER IN CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bam! The canister chokes, sputters, and then wheezes--you see a mist
Floyd | arise from it and vanish. It coughs out a combined glop that can only
Floyd | be described as LIVERS. Then it wheezes and seems to die.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "silver" 		jenrexrode says, "silver sliver"

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                8/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The livers pulse for a moment, but...nothing happens. Perhaps they
Floyd | have another use, first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "sliver" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                9/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The livers narrow a bit and become more pointy at the end. They are a
Floyd | nice long sliver now, which you pick up.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "For shooting werewolf"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x sliver" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                9/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Surprisingly sharp and of an odd metal. It could cut something as long
Floyd | as you didn't have to saw much.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim asks, "now we silver it?"
		jenrexrode says, "try"
pim says (to Floyd), "silver" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                9/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The sliver discolors for a moment--but it seems it is not ready yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                9/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Storing area
Floyd | This is a storing area with various unpalatable-looking meats on a
Floyd | flesh shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a scantier canister on the shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some maps and a bread here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "beard" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The bread seems to grow a fuzzy dark mold, then narrows into a sickle.
Floyd | It's now a beard, though not a particularly beautiful one. As you pick
Floyd | it up, you shake it for crumbs, and the hairs don't crumble into mold.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | maps: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "ahh"
		Zach says, "mmm bread beard"
		pim says, "the sandwich became just bread after removing the spam"
		pim says, "laugh"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear beard" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It would just slip off your face as-is. Now what could hang on your
Floyd | face? And stay there?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "need some elastic"
		pim says, "or something."
		jenrexrode says, "how about some mug gum"
		DavidW says, "or eyeglasses"
		Zach says, "Hey DavidW"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put beard on glasses" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BEARD ON GLASSES
Floyd |
Floyd | The nose (with shades attached to it) hooks over the beard easily and
Floyd | naturally.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've made a full disguise now!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some maps
Floyd |   a full-blown beard disguise
Floyd |   a sliver
Floyd |   a shotgun
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hi. Sorry for the lateness."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear disguise" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR DISGUISE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's suitably silly to fit in with the folks passing through the
Floyd | turnstile, but different enough you're not conforming.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear disguise" 		

Floyd ]  Storing area (Forest)                                10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR DISGUISE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Silent Rut (Forest)                                  10/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Silent Rut
Floyd | You feel a breeze from the west, and there's a plainer passage east.
Floyd | Weird solitary figures pass through a turnstile to the north at
Floyd | regular intervals.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man walks by through the turnstile, which glows briefly. He's got a
Floyd | carefully-trimmed Vandyke and is wearing granny glasses and a
Floyd | Pinocchio-style wooden rod sprouting from his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, we're different!"
		DavidW says, "(hmph: I seem to have chosen a 1-hour terminal again. bah.)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       11/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are "recognized" and let through. A voice whispers "Many vowels,
Floyd | one flow."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | A creepy acre, yep. Liches block your way north. Drat! You were hoping
Floyd | for a ghost, whom you could zap to goths, and then if they had any
Floyd | spunk, you'd show them up as punks.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hi dw"
		jenrexrode says, "wolf"
		DavidW says, "hi hi"
		pim says, "liches"
pim says (to Floyd), "chiles" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       11/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHILES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x liches" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       11/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LICHES
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem to be moaning about being reduced to a tool of greater evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "chisel?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "chisel" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       12/16
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah"

Floyd | > CHISEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The liches waver and pop out of existence, leaving only a chisel
Floyd | behind. Hmm...the mass of liches were hiding some drapes along the
Floyd | north wall, it appears. The chisel doesn't seem to vibrate scarily or
Floyd | anything, so you take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "spread"
Zach says (to Floyd), "spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Shazam! The drapes unfold, and they become a large horizontal spread.
Floyd | It's wide enough, you can't detect the message that was there before.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay another game using anagrams."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see traces of the old message on the drapes--which probably
Floyd | wasn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
pim says (to Floyd), "#split" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > #SPLIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, should we have read the drapes?"
		pim says, "er sorry"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW asks, "maybe put the drapes back, then read 'em?"
		pim asks, "RETRY?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "drapes" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAPES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't seem to reverse what you did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "the board mentioned something about RETRY"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | A creepy acre, yep. A spread blocking the way north flutters in some
Floyd | breeze you cannot feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see traces of the old message on the drapes--which probably
Floyd | wasn't important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "retry" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forest here where store F was.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drapes" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAPES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh man"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "one more"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'retry' seems like it was a drastic step."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | A creepy acre, yep. A spread blocking the way north flutters in some
Floyd | breeze you cannot feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x drapes" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAPES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "can we do one more?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The spread still blocks you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drapes" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAPES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't seem to reverse what you did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		DavidW says, "oh"

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | A creepy acre, yep. A spread blocking the way north flutters in some
Floyd | breeze you cannot feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "is undo buggy in this game perhaps"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       12/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "can we undo until we"
		Trumgottist says, "Now we lost the point -"
		jenrexrode asks, "are back at the turnstile?"
		Trumgottist says, "it should be drapes now"
		DavidW says, "(after the Cruel Ones' Enclosure, do we find the Terrible Twos' Pillowfort?)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       12/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | A creepy acre, yep. Along the north wall you see drapes fluttering.
Floyd | They're too thick to work through, but they seem to have some sort of
Floyd | message on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read drapes" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       12/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DRAPES
Floyd |
Floyd | Too thick to walk or even cut through. They're made of heavy cloth
Floyd | packed together. Very dark, even in this semi-darkness. But if you
Floyd | look long enough, the various folds seem to make letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x letters" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       12/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LETTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The message in the folds is: NONE WILL | BE SP---D. Three of the
Floyd | letters seem smudged. Darn it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Bwah, just a hint"
		DavidW says, "SPARED"
		jenrexrode says, "drapes spared spread"
		Trumgottist says, "Well the game said that the message wasn't important"
		Zach says, "spear'd"
Zach says (to Floyd), "spared" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       12/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPARED
Floyd |
Floyd | That is what the drapes say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "heh"
		Zach asks, "Spread again?"
		Trumgottist says, "Yes"
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "hmph"
		pim says, "how ironic"
Zach says (to Floyd), "spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Shazam! The drapes unfold, and they become a large horizontal spread.
Floyd | It's wide enough, you can't detect the message that was there before.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "we unsolved the puzzle to get a hint on how to solve the puzzle"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see traces of the old message on the drapes--you realize it
Floyd | was NONE WILL BE SPARED now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x breeze" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BREEZE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cruel Ones' Enclosure
Floyd | A creepy acre, yep. A spread blocking the way north flutters in some
Floyd | breeze you cannot feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spread spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPREAD SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | You can see traces of the old message on the drapes--you realize it
Floyd | was NONE WILL BE SPARED now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "spared" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPARED
Floyd |
Floyd | Actually, the spread must NOT be spared if you want to get anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "um"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Your shotgun is not loaded, and there's nothing threatening enough
Floyd | around, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist asks, "Cut it?"
pim says (to Floyd), "despar? heh" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DESPAR? HEH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh the sharp thing"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider buzzes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The spread falls off to the side, revealing a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push spread" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SPREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       13/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know what's to the north. You remember something about a
Floyd | lupine lineup, but that unloaded shotgun won't be enough, and you
Floyd | don't have anything that works against them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "silver" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The sliver changes and grows even more metallic. It becomes a row of
Floyd | six bullets, tied together like plastic twist-off toys, but obviously
Floyd | more lethal.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "load shotgun" 		

Floyd ]  Cruel Ones' Enclosure (Forest)                       14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD SHOTGUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear some melodramatic nonsense in your head about a dreamer
Floyd | rearmed. More practically, you're ready for a firefight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist exclaims, "Bring it!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ghouls' Slough
Floyd | This is as ethereal as its inhabitants. You're not sure where the
Floyd | marsh starts and the lake ends. You think you hear a dog bark in this
Floyd | dark bog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't hear the dog any more. You're not sure if you want to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bog" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The bog feels like a big old gob that could suck you in. You just want
Floyd | to find a way away from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x lake" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | On almost all sides. You worry you may get sucked down into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lake" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | On almost all sides. You worry you may get sucked down into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "leak" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "releather"
Zach says (to Floyd), "dens" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DENS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "releather" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEATHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't need to use a word that long in this game. They should all
Floyd | be eight letters or less, except for one compound word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oops that doesn't word"
pim says (to Floyd), "x ghouls" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GHOULS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "it's like eeleather"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan lake" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan marsh" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MARSH
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x marsh" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARSH
Floyd |
Floyd | On almost all sides. You worry you may get sucked down into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ghouls' Slough
Floyd | This is as ethereal as its inhabitants. You're not sure where the
Floyd | marsh starts and the lake ends. You think you hear a dog bark in this
Floyd | dark bog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "clearly this involves eDucks"
		Trumgottist asks, "?"
		pim says, "sucked :P"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan ends" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN ENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "bark" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BARK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we need a boat or something."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ghouls' Slough (Forest)                              14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a chisel
Floyd |   some maps
Floyd |   a full-blown beard disguise (being worn)
Floyd |   a shotgun
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x maps" 		

Floyd ]  Frost Forts (Forest)                                 14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You read the maps. So many places to avoid: ah, the heath. Harm's
Floyd | Marsh, Hell's Shell, Dirge Ridge, Nowt Town, even a grocery that'd
Floyd | make an ogre cry. Then the chilling cries of "BRAAINS, SABRINA!"
Floyd | distract you, until you look up in horror...
Floyd |
Floyd | Frost Forts
Floyd | It'd take a chimera to do the ice harm here, there's so much of it.
Floyd | The forts all around seem to frown at you, and six-foot-high iced dice
Floyd | are placed all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | All exits seem to lead somewhere even darker. You steel yourself
Floyd | against the sleet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Six large aplastic capitals sway when there is no breeze and stand
Floyd | still when there is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Go elsewhere or go around this."
		pim says, "I guess we have"
		DavidW says, "I guess so"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x capitals" 		

Floyd ]  Frost Forts (Forest)                                 14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAPITALS
Floyd |
Floyd | A, E, I, O, U and Y, piled up in a pyramid. Hm, they are not just ANY
Floyd | letters. Yup, they're pretty much shouting out (figuratively) "We're
Floyd | vowels!" Yup, even the Y. The vowels also have bumps where they end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x bumps" 		

Floyd ]  Frost Forts (Forest)                                 14/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look almost like fangs or very long nails.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "wolves"
		Zach | Many vowels, one flow
Zach says (to Floyd), "wolves" 		

Floyd ]  Frost Forts (Forest)                                 15/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WOLVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you've done it now. The imposing vowels become werewolves--but
Floyd | they notice your shotgun and stand back. The first forward gets
Floyd | shot--or so they imagine.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "six wolves, six bullets"
		Zach says, "We're taking out all the vowels: even y"
		Trumgottist asks, "Shoot them?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot e" 		

Floyd ]  Frost Forts (Forest)                                 15/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You must name something more substantial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot werewolves" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT WEREWOLVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Blam! Some part of the shotgun you couldn't see carves the silver
Floyd | bullet into sixths. Each flies off in a slightly different
Floyd | direction--taking out the wolves. The poison works quickly on them,
Floyd | and the frost forts and iced dice begin to melt quickly. Behind them,
Floyd | you see the strip. You walk back there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lupine lineup is no more, thanks to your adept hit in the death
Floyd | pit!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations! Forest node: done!
Floyd | "Yeah! Heya." says a big fellow you hadn't met before, who eyes your
Floyd | inventory and points at the more useless stuff. "Nice work up in the
Floyd | forest. Eric Rice, museum muse. Um. Those Extras. Taxers for you. Nice
Floyd | parts of tributes I'd distribute once you fixed things for good."
Floyd | Before you can thank him, he's gone.

		
Trumgottist pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | Before you can thank him, he's gone.
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forest here where store F was, but you probably don't need
Floyd | to go back there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Not our bread beard!"
		jenrexrode says, "store m, store i, store r"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x malls" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Of the various stores you see, only store r, store m and store i look
Floyd | like you can do anything with them. Store r has a COMING SOON sign by
Floyd | it. A few others seem greyed-out, like in a video game or something.
Floyd | There can't be anything in any of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. And my anagram book is back at the house."
Zach says (to Floyd), "storer" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STORER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "it was resort"
pim says (to Floyd), "x store r" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORE R
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a thin band of red paint around the bottom. You probably need
Floyd | to see what's behind at least one other stores first. You also see a
Floyd | roster in the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "still says we have to do other stuff though"
		Trumgottist says, "R is unavailable anyway. We should do I or M"
Zach says (to Floyd), "roster" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | The roster on the front of store R reads: "People who have earned a
Floyd | vacation: you (well, soon!)"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x store i" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORE I
Floyd |
Floyd | It has pictures of famous political figures in the window--Winston
Floyd | Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli and that great charmer, Margaret Thatcher
Floyd | (*). You think you remember what party they belonged to. The pictures
Floyd | are big enough to obscure--almost--the outline of a trap door behind
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | (*) semantically, too good to pass up. Feel free and welcome to
Floyd | picture it being said sarcastically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "roster or sorter?"
		jenrexrode says, "tories"
		Trumgottist says, "It said earlier that two out of three had to be solved. This is what that refers to."
		pim says, "snort"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "tories" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | A closer look indicates that they are glued to the inside of the store
Floyd | window, instead of hanging from a wire on a nail or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sortie" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 2/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SORTIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The store rumbles, destroying the portraits of famous Tories (this is
Floyd | not a political statement) and revealing the small sortie down,
Floyd | collapsing the trap door. A stairway down remains, but that's about
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, ""that great charmer" "Margaret Thatcher", wow"
		Zach says, "Such a lovely face"
Zach says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN

		pim asks, "sortie is a term for... staircase?"

Floyd |
Floyd | You climb down a larded ladder, slip, and hear people chattering about
Floyd | Mean Old Lord Ablemiser who'd been a money yeoman, the frugalest till
Floyd | the fear gluts, but who'd nag nary a granny for late fees, a fiances
Floyd | fan since... Generous til gone sour. First he grew antsy, then
Floyd | nasty... more garnish, less sharing... stern rents... quite the extra
Floyd | taxer... claiming to feel raw and that the welfare era flew! "No grace
Floyd | in ignorance, caring one!" He may even have aborted a debtor...

		pim says, "not familiar with that"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | in ignorance, caring one!" He may even have aborted a debtor...You
Floyd | hear cases for destroying his castle and for showing love. You see and

		
Trumgottist pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | avoid tripwires, and just as you feel your wit's riper, you swat at a
Floyd | pest and miss a step, then tumble madly wide of a middle way over a
Floyd | pit...
Floyd | pit...You roll down a gradient, tirade, nag to yourself...

		pim says, "is the author british"
		Zach says, "I feel like I'm reading Joyce"
Trumgottist pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | pit...You roll down a gradient, tirade, nag to yourself...Thump.
Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)Oh,

		DavidW says, "It's a bit much, but I suppose it's in the appropriate spirit."
Zach says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)Oh, Man,

		pim says, "dramatic-"
		pim says, "..."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)Oh, Man, My

		pim says, "pause"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)Oh, Man, My head's

		
Trumgottist pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)Oh, Man, My head's spinning...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     0/24
Floyd | ("Drat, poor trapdoor!" you hear.)Oh, Man, My head's spinning...Oh
Floyd | dear it's not me it's the room...
Floyd |
Floyd | Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge
Floyd | Two exits are spinning counterclockwise. They're a right angle apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dial here in the middle of the room. It is at 0 and is not
Floyd | spinning with the rest of the room, so you can probably turn it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     0/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Go yon, bud! Repair!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "btw what do you guys to do have him hit space"
		Trumgottist says, "Push the green button"
		Zach says, ""press space""
		DavidW says, "We push the space button in the toyshop."
		Zach says, "It's not a command directed at Floyd"
		Zach says, "There's also "press save" and "press restore""
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     0/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You see EXITS ? ?--you can see two letters, but they're scrolling
Floyd | through the four cardinal directions--written in the center of its
Floyd | circle. It's currently set to 0, and you can set it anywhere from 0 to
Floyd | 99.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'm getting dizzy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scan dial" 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     0/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider, when over the EXITS part, reads BBBBG??--flipping reds and
Floyd | blues. The dial's solution probably has the letters EXITS in it,
Floyd | somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sex it" 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     0/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEX IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "sixteen"
		Trumgottist says, "Ah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "set dial to 16" 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET DIAL TO 16
Floyd |
Floyd | The room warps a bit. You wonder if you made things worse, but then
Floyd | things start to slow down...yes! You did it!
Floyd |
Floyd | The flipping bits in the dial lock in to say EXITS N E. And you see,
Floyd | yes, exits are north and east now.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "I like Zach's solution better"
		Trumgottist asks, "Go N?"
		pim says, "let's get out of here then"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Two nuts stun you as they jump out. "A blockhead! Ha, blockade!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Passed our tamest net, but that's no statement. Outrage if you get
Floyd | past our gate." After this rare accident, you're incarcerated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As they walk away, you hear "...made mead. Much, chum."
Floyd |
Floyd | Then, drunken reveling. Boy, those pinheads made your head spin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Nick
Floyd | You're locked in this arty suite of austerity by a great grate. It's a
Floyd | more forbidding version of gateway in the Notices Section. You doubt
Floyd | even Old Man Almond could magic it open. There appears to be no
Floyd | standard way out. It has no accomodations, not even unsoft futons.
Floyd | This is a saner snare than the centrifuge, but it doesn't look like
Floyd | you'll drug a guard or reveal a lever to escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your slider seems to shake a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Boy. Incarceration's making you hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're stuck here. Well, physically, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think back to your home and all its comfy rooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x grate" 		

Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Huge. Eugh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm, Foood. Even a lame meal. You'd even make it yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "great" 		

Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GREAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | Huge. Eugh.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the heat of Lord Ablemiser's hate even from here. You can't
Floyd | take it, so you want to get out of the The Nick. The Nick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "what's up with the slider"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "sortie" 		

Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SORTIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | You doze off and dream you're watching a cooking show featuring ten
Floyd | hicks. They work in multiple...oops, you wake up and forget.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "thicken" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slider" 		

Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THICKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You might rather thin-nen to slip through the bars, but you can't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  The Nick (Sortie)                                    1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your slider's not near anything, but it's registering BBBRBBG.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wish, randomly, you could etch ink somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we don't a hint here."
		Zach says, "Or we change it"
		pim asks, "too many letters?"
		Zach says, "No, different number of letters"
		DavidW says, "etch ink = kitchen"
		pim says, "good one"
Zach says (to Floyd), "kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     2/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That does it! The heck with that silly old grate. Your prison
Floyd | dissolves, and it becomes the place you meant to go all along.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a kitchen, though it's a bit bare, except for the obligatory
Floyd | fridge and some really corny tune. There's also a tall trio of chef
Floyd | statues. South is the centrifuge room and east is somewhere less
Floyd | hectic.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheesy spearman is here. Well, he's posed all cheesy.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bottle of CATHOUSE perfume is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cult tee and a skate here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some warts on your face. Stress causes them, you know, and
Floyd | between the centrifuge and the nick, you've had a bit lately.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "the nick = kitchen (also)"
		pim says, "hey, there's that cheesy spearmen we heard about earlier.."
		pim asks, "corny tune?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "steak" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     3/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEAK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skate turns reddish, and the blade retracts and becomes the main
Floyd | connecting bone in a slab of steak.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "lettuce" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     4/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LETTUCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The t-shirt crumples and then shreds before turning into a light green
Floyd | head of lettuce.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "straw" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     5/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | The warts just peel off and lengthen into straw, which is too heavy to
Floyd | carry. You drop it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "we're getting good at this :)"
		jenrexrode says, "cathouse"
		Zach says, "Hooray for teamwork"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     5/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a kitchen, though it's a bit bare, except for the obligatory
Floyd | fridge and some really corny tune. There's also a tall trio of chef
Floyd | statues. South is the centrifuge room and east is somewhere less
Floyd | hectic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some straw, too much to lug around in your hands, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheesy spearman is here. Well, he's posed all cheesy.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bottle of CATHOUSE perfume is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a head of lettuce and a slab of steak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "This must be the xyzzy-nominated puzzle."
		pim says, "hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x perfume" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     5/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PERFUME
Floyd |
Floyd | It's yellow-gold, like most. The bottle seems to advertise a spicy
Floyd | scent too hot for most people's tastes.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the way, you were never sure if it was one word or two, and what's
Floyd | more, the company who made it probably didn't care, either. There's
Floyd | something about how it'll free-m-up to love you, which you try to
Floyd | forget.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hot sauce" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     6/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOT SAUCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The CATHOUSE perfume turns into a packet of equally over-capitalized
Floyd | and under-spaced hot sauce.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spearman" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     6/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPEARMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He's got a stupid smile and is giving a thumbs-up with his spearless
Floyd | hand. It's cheesy, not corny. You know the difference. But it is not a
Floyd | REAL cheese. Yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "are we making a sandwich"
		jenrexrode asks, "steak lettuce, hot sauce and?"
		DavidW says, "That'd be lovely."
		Zach says, "CHEESE"
		pim says, "the straw doesn't fit unless we have something to drink too"
		jenrexrode says, "man pears"
		DavidW asks, "Is there a type of cheese that SPEARMAN anagrams to?"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "I was wondering too"
		pim says, "this is also the second reptition of "corny""
		jenrexrode says, "parmesan"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "parmesan" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     7/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PARMESAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The spearman transforms into something cheesier--parmesan cheese!
Floyd | Unfortunately, it doesn't have one of those cute plastic spears
Floyd | sticking from it, but you can't have everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim exclaims, "mamma-mia!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     7/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a kitchen, though it's a bit bare, except for the obligatory
Floyd | fridge and some really corny tune. There's also a tall trio of chef
Floyd | statues. South is the centrifuge room and east is somewhere less
Floyd | hectic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some straw, too much to lug around in your hands, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pile of grated parmesan cheese, a large packet of
Floyd | HOTSAUCE, a head of lettuce and a slab of steak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "this is going to be a good sandwich"
pim says (to Floyd), "x statues" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     7/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUES
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, they are actually only six inches tall. But they're skinny
Floyd | enough that you sort of assume they're tall. Well, I'm assuming.
Floyd | There's a loose label on one of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "but we los our bread beard"
pim says (to Floyd), "read label" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     7/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "We can help be something to base a whole spicy dish on! It may help
Floyd | you make a run through a border!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "something mexican"
		DavidW says, "oh, tacos!"
		pim says, "tortilla makes sense but not with the letters"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     7/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A manila animal forms a lamina over it. Inside is a moldy pancake on a
Floyd | cake pan, but that lame meal is neither yours nor eatable-looking. You
Floyd | close the fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take label" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     7/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can read it okay without taking it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "tortilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TORTILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! The doughy fellows maintain their Mexican-ness and, err,
Floyd | breadiness, but they flatten out into a tortilla.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "tall trio"
		jenrexrode says, "haha"
pim says (to Floyd), "put steak on torilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STEAK ON TORILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan corny tune" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CORNY TUNE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "put steak on tortilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STEAK ON TORTILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm, a good start. The tortilla's not plain any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A song with the chorus "He oft partook of the okra pot." The tune and
Floyd | the thought of okra make you gag, even when you realize it's a novelty
Floyd | song and not serious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "put cheese on tortilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CHEESE ON TORTILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | The tortilla's coming together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "put hot sauce on torilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HOT SAUCE ON TORILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "put hot sauce on tortilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     8/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HOT SAUCE ON TORTILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the packet and squirt the sauce in the tortilla. You place
Floyd | the empty packet in a pocket, where you forget about it. The
Floyd | tortilla's almost there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oat pork"
		pim says, "pork tao"
pim says (to Floyd), "put lettuce on tortilla" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LETTUCE ON TORTILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You got it! A full-blown taco! You can't help but pick it up and
Floyd | admire it!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a kitchen, though it's a bit bare, except for the obligatory
Floyd | fridge. South is the centrifuge room and east is somewhere less
Floyd | hectic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some straw, too much to lug around in your hands, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "some straw, not a straw?"
		pim says, "ya I'm baffled on the straw"
		pim says, "maybe see what's in the other room"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x straw" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | Yellowy, rough edges, semi-musty. Just straw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "get straw" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | Too unwieldy to carry anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search straw" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | Yellowy, rough edges, semi-musty. Just straw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "Yeah. We have the room east, and then there's the other room from the centrifuge."
		jenrexrode says, "huh, so the corny tune is gone"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | This room feels close to something important. The trellis to the east
Floyd | is the only decoration you've seen in this area, and the wall below it
Floyd | seems scraped and beaten up a bit. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's scraped away, but not enough to bust through. You see HALLWAY
Floyd | UNDER (UN-)UN-CONSTRUCTION scrawled on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "wall hay"
		jenrexrode says, "ha"
		Zach says (to jrr), "Most have been a hint for the taco"
		Zach says, "*Must"
pim says (to Floyd), "wall hay" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALL HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the scraped wall)
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "wall hay has to be something with that straw..."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trellis" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             9/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRELLIS
Floyd |
Floyd | It arches over the scraped bit of wall, as if the wall wasn't supposed
Floyd | to be there. You could picture a passage through it, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "except we can't move the straw"
		pim asks, "unless we were supposed to leave the warts on until we got here?"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe"
		DavidW says, "(almost out of time here)"
		pim says, "can we transmogify it back to warts"
		pim says, "hmm and taco"
		jenrexrode asks, "tillers?"
		pim asks, "we need a coat later?"
pim says (to Floyd), "coat" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hot-to-your-tongue taco becomes a warm-to-your-body coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's warm and fuzzy and shapeless and as multi-colored as the taco you
Floyd | made it from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a coat
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "can't see anything to do in here right now"
pim says (to Floyd), "west" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a kitchen, though it's a bit bare, except for the obligatory
Floyd | fridge. South is the centrifuge room and east is the room with the
Floyd | trellis.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some straw, too much to lug around in your hands, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "warts" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't seem to reverse what you did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "saltine=sail net"
		Trumgottist says, "There was an exit south too"
		jenrexrode says, "nail set"
		pim says, "south of which room"
		pim says, "oh"
		Trumgottist says, "were we were"
pim says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | This room feels close to something important. The trellis to the east
Floyd | is the only decoration you've seen in this area, and the wall below it
Floyd | seems scraped and beaten up a bit. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "south" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | This room is a little too undescribed. It's nice to have a break from
Floyd | all this puzzling, but it's almost too easy a break. It feels like the
Floyd | Nick, but you can't explain why. Your slider seems to vibrate a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a plain cask here--someone has cut a small hole in the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x cask" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's plain and cedar, with a small hole on top. It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "moor?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        10/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide enough to FILL the cask, but not to put anything in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There you go! You're outside, now. Your coat keeps you warm--you
Floyd | managed to slip it on as the scenery changed and the temperature
Floyd | dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woeful Pat, the awful poet, sees he has an audience and administers a
Floyd | dose of his odes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roadblock that isn't actually blocking any roads.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem establishes its singsong rhythm early.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sack" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on, poor and laboring--good qualities in a person but
Floyd | not a poem. Da da DA, da da DA, da da DA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, it is a moor. At least, right now, it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on, and Pat gestures with a hand to the ear and nod of
Floyd | his head to make sure you're listening, not breaking his meter. Da da
Floyd | DA, da da DA, da da DA. That anapest is getting annoying, and you'd
Floyd | like to get rid of it, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "bye for now, outta time"
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		Zach says, "see ya"
		jenrexrode says, "didn't get my sack in time"
		pim says, "we ca nundo"
		Trumgottist says, "There's nothing stopping us from returning to the room"
		pim says, "(that's an anagram for "can undo")"
		jenrexrode says, "hah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "mope" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Woeful Pat can't decide if you're mocking him or trying to outdo him.
Floyd | But he is sure you're not listening carefully enough to his poem, so
Floyd | he coughs briefly to get your attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on. Da da DA, da da DA, da da DA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "ad ad ad" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AD AD AD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on, poor and laboring--good qualities in a person but
Floyd | not a poem. Da da DA, da da DA, da da DA. That anapest is getting
Floyd | annoying, and you'd like to get rid of it, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim snickers. 		Trumgottist asks, "Anapest?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "dad" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "..-..-..-"
Zach says (to Floyd), "tap" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah! You are TAPping your feet to my anapest beat!"
Floyd |
Floyd | (You may want to PUSH or ATTACK something instead.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room. You hear bad
Floyd | poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woeful Pat, the awful poet, is well into a ballad. It's all bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roadblock that isn't actually blocking any roads.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on, and Pat gestures with a hand to the ear and nod of
Floyd | his head to make sure you're listening, not breaking his meter. Da da
Floyd | DA, da da DA, da da DA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "huh?"
pim says (to Floyd), "x roadblock" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROADBLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about eight feet long and really dark and dented about halfway
Floyd | through--well, four-ninths of the way from the right. You are utterly
Floyd | unsure what it could possibly be guarding.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think back to how your nametag was creased, and how the roadblock
Floyd | probably doesn't change into anything too easy like a broad lock. The
Floyd | moor and the sack already felt a bit easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on. Da da DA, da da DA, da da DA. That anapest is
Floyd | getting annoying, and you'd like to get rid of it, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "ROADB|LOCK"
		Zach says, "Maybe we do need that sack"
		pim asks, "let's go back?"
pim says (to Floyd), "room" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        11/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | As you pop back to the room, Woeful Pat looks visibly shocked. You
Floyd | have left him speechless, which is good news, but he is reaching for
Floyd | his pen, which is bad news for some poor soul in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a plain cask here--someone has cut a small hole in the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "anapest = peasant"
pim says (to Floyd), "sack" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        12/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The cask retains its color but looks visibly frayed as its wood turns
Floyd | to burlap. The sack it has become collapses in a heap on the floor.
Floyd | You pick it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "x sack" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        12/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sturdy burlap. It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "never did anything with the hole"
		Trumgottist asks, "Back to the moor?"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        12/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, teleporting's easier with experience. Woeful Pat seems hurt
Floyd | that you did not return with a larger audience.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room. You hear bad
Floyd | poetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Woeful Pat, the awful poet, is well into a ballad. It's all bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roadblock that isn't actually blocking any roads.
Floyd |
Floyd | The poem drones on, poor and laboring--good qualities in a person but
Floyd | not a poem. Da da DA, da da DA, da da DA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "peasant" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PEASANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. You worry your magic powers have failed, until a
Floyd | peasant strides out from the edge of the moor, carrying a bale of hay
Floyd | and singing a cheery song about nothing in particular. Distracted, you
Floyd | look over and smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, does THAT resonate with your stone ear?" whines Woeful Pat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice his papers have crumbled (but don't worry, he has PLENTY of
Floyd | written drafts.) He storms off, claiming you will make a perfect
Floyd | arch-villain in his new socially significant blank-verse epic. Or yet
Floyd | another poor henchman who deserves but one line before a horrible
Floyd | fate!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "more hay"
		jenrexrode says, "ten ply"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A peasant is here, carrying some hay over his shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roadblock that isn't actually blocking any roads.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x peasant" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEASANT
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't help glancing at the hay he is carrying, frowning a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "We can probably carry the straw in the sack"
		pim says, "good point"
Zach says (to Floyd), "tan peas" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAN PEAS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "can we put the straw in the sack?"
		jenrexrode says, "oh you just said that"
Zach says (to Floyd), "room" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i thought you said hay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | This room feels close to something important. The trellis to the east
Floyd | is the only decoration you've seen in this area, and the wall below it
Floyd | seems scraped and beaten up a bit. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a kitchen, though it's a bit bare, except for the obligatory
Floyd | fridge. South is the centrifuge room and east is the room with the
Floyd | trellis.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some straw, too much to lug around in your hands, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put straw in sack" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen (Sortie)                                     13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STRAW IN SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the straw into the sack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | This room feels close to something important. The trellis to the east
Floyd | is the only decoration you've seen in this area, and the wall below it
Floyd | seems scraped and beaten up a bit. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist says, "There's still one room we haven't visited"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan trellis" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TRELLIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "put straw on wall" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STRAW ON WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be perfectly sensible, to make the wall impermeable. The
Floyd | scraped wall seems to indicate the need for a hallway, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "wall hay" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALL HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the scraped wall)
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "hmm"
		Zach says, "Maybe we can trade straw for hay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hay wall" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAY WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "what's the difference between straw and hay anyway"
		jenrexrode says, "try"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hay is yummier"
		Trumgottist says, "Hay is for eating. Straw is for sleeping on."
Zach says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        13/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, teleporting's easier with experience.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A peasant is here, carrying some hay over his shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roadblock that isn't actually blocking any roads.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give straw to peasant" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE STRAW TO PEASANT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, thank you! Lord Ablemiser stuck me with this hay when I needed
Floyd | much stronger material to re-patch my house. He pretended not to know
Floyd | the difference. But he did once!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Here's a little something I wrote. He said even an economist
Floyd | wouldn't put emoticons in a poem."
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands you a paper and heads off. You're sick of poetry, but with
Floyd | the hay weighing you down, you'll never catch the peasant.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "and spinning into gold"
		pim exclaims, "hay hay hay!"
maga disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Zach says, "Heh, the difference is important!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		pim asks, "wait, are you saying you like to eat hay Trum?"

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the poem)
Floyd | "I'm just a guy who loves his work :) :)
Floyd | Not like that poet, he's a jerk :) :)
Floyd | He says he rhymes neater :) :)
Floyd | And rips on my meter :) :)
Floyd | I'd like to punch him in his smirk :) :)"
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoah, lots of smilies, there. They'd drive a grammar pedant
Floyd | ballistic. The paper seems creased on a few diagonals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x diagonals" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAGONALS
Floyd |
Floyd | One down the middle and two diagonally up from its base--two parallel
Floyd | to the middle crease bisect the diagonals.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, forget it, let's try the non-technical explanation. From what you
Floyd | remember from being ten, it'll fold into a plane. Maybe one that can't
Floyd | fly very far, but a plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "plane" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLANE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "fold paper" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLD PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the poem)
Floyd | You're about to fold the poem up, but those smilies launch into a
Floyd | surprising display of emotion. It's an impressive passive
Floyd | resistance--they do it all without any violence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "similes" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIMILES
Floyd |
Floyd | If you added any fancy stuff into the limerick, it wouldn't scan. And
Floyd | it would ruin the poem's straightforwardness. Maybe you could do
Floyd | something else to wipe the smilies off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pim says, "I dunno, let's go back to the hallway :P"
Zach says (to Floyd), "room" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | This room feels close to something important. The trellis to the east
Floyd | is the only decoration you've seen in this area, and the wall below it
Floyd | seems scraped and beaten up a bit. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hay wall" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAY WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pim says (to Floyd), "wall hay" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             14/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALL HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the scraped wall)
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put hay on wall" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             15/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HAY ON WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall is now made of hay. Hey, well, I hope you know what you're
Floyd | doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             15/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's scraped away, but not enough to bust through. In fact, you
Floyd | stuffed hay where the wall was sort of peeled away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             15/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a poem
Floyd |   a sack
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist asks, "Time to check out the room we haven't visited?"
		Zach asks, "Where is that?"
		Trumgottist says, "From the centrifuge"
		jenrexrode asks, "can you say hallway now?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hallway" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HALLWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course! The hay wall you made collapses into a hallway leading
Floyd | east. One you won't even have to duck through!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yes you can"
		Zach says, "Of course!"
		Trumgottist exclaims, "!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge (Sortie)                     16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ug, Frenetic Centrifuge
Floyd | Exits lie north and east, and they've been behaving since you fixed
Floyd | that dial!
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dial here in the middle of the room. It is at 16 and should
Floyd | probably be kept it that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think it's just a circle"
		Trumgottist says, "Yes, it was."
		Trumgottist exclaims, "To the hallway!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | This room feels close to something important. The trellis to the east
Floyd | is the only decoration you've seen in this area. You can also go west
Floyd | or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the haywrought throughway...
Floyd |
Floyd | Sacred Cedars
Floyd | You are in a room with thick entwined cedars as walls. On one, a spout
Floyd | pouts, waiting for a stoup. You can go back west to the generic room.
Floyd | Oddly, you feel no reason to be scared. You see drawings and holy
Floyd | verse on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x verse" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VERSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all calligraphic, and it reads
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, where lumbers slumber, is, lo! Purest oil snout erupts:
Floyd | solution! Ground unsod becomes sound. Lovely volley. A stone
Floyd | atones!
Floyd |
Floyd |   --LOIS
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x drawings" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAWINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a vermian minerva, a cliche chalice, a lanced candle, and a
Floyd | clean lance. They're probably not for anything, but they're solid
Floyd | idols and add atmosphere nicely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "soil"
Zach says (to Floyd), "soil" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOIL
Floyd |
Floyd | That would really clog up the tap, changing the oils in it to soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i though i was changing lois isto soil"
		jenrexrode says, "silo"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "silo" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | That would really clog up the tap, changing the oils in it to a silo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Trumgottist asks, "smilies -> missile?"
Trumgottist says (to floyd), "missile" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad idea. There'd be more room for that outside where you found the
Floyd | poem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "hint?"
		Trumgottist asks, "To the moor?"
		jenrexrode says, "or next time we're there"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sacred Cedars
Floyd | You are in a room with thick entwined cedars as walls. On one, a spout
Floyd | pouts, waiting for a stoup. You can go back west to the generic room.
Floyd | Oddly, you feel no reason to be scared. You see drawings and holy
Floyd | verse on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
mamalujo arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "oils" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OILS
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | You try looking up the spout for a glimpse of the oils, but it doesn't
Floyd | work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We never did anything with the roadblock"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pouts" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "POTUS" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i was gonna say potus"
		Trumgottist exclaims, "I should go to bed. Thanks for the play time - it's been fun!"
		jenrexrode says, "tupos supot poust oustp putos spotu"
		jenrexrode says, "topus postu pusto"
Trumgottist goes home. 		jenrexrode says, "stupo"
		Zach says, "I should probably get some work done."
		jenrexrode asks, "so are we shutting down til next week?"
		Zach says, "Feel free to keep playing. I might be back in a bit."
		Zach says, "But I'm also OK with stopping for now."
		jenrexrode says, "hm, I'll play for a little while"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "serve" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SERVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You must serve by going forth on your mission of warlikeness and love.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sever" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence or vandalism in such a holy place? For shame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "war dings. sing ward, rad swing. swag rind"
		jenrexrode says, "darn swig, darn wigs"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "evers" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "maybe it is time for a missle"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | The trellis feels appropriate to guard or indicate the room to the
Floyd | east, now you've been there. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        16/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, teleporting's easier with experience.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a roadblock that isn't actually blocking any roads.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "maybe work on that roadbloack"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "black door" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Bam! The fissure in the roadblock covers up, and a black door appears
Floyd | where it was. It's light but bulky--you can probably put or push it
Floyd | where it needs to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "like that"
		jenrexrode says, "my typo gave me an idea :)"
		Zach says, "yay"
		jenrexrode asks, "where do we need to push a door?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "room" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, teleporting's easier with experience.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put door on woods" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DOOR ON WOODS
Floyd |
Floyd | The black door probably needs to fit on, or in, a big structure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ah, thanks"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you don't have anything to push the door onto. Yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "more hints"
		jenrexrode asks, "how can I get a structure here?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a poem
Floyd |   a sack
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x poem" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        17/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POEM
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm just a guy who loves his work :) :)
Floyd | Not like that poet, he's a jerk :) :)
Floyd | He says he rhymes neater :) :)
Floyd | And rips on my meter :) :)
Floyd | I'd like to punch him in his smirk :) :)"
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoah, lots of smilies, there. They'd drive a grammar pedant
Floyd | ballistic. The paper seems creased on a few diagonals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh there's the missile"
Zach says (to Floyd), "missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The smilies seem to waver. But they sever from the verse, grow, and
Floyd | clump together to form a big yellow missile! You reread the poem. You
Floyd | didn't think it would change much without the smilies, but it now
Floyd | seems pointed, warlike, sinister--a restrained, plain-language
Floyd | indictment of not just bad poetry but nastiness in general!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a missile and a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's covered with smiley faces and surprisingly nerfy to the touch.
Floyd | You haven't experienced any ill effects when you're around it, so
Floyd | maybe it isn't all that violent or deadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put door on missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DOOR ON MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The black door probably needs to fit on, or in, a big structure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x poem" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POEM
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm just a guy who loves his work
Floyd | Not like that poet, he's a jerk
Floyd | He says he rhymes neater
Floyd | And rips on my meter
Floyd | I'd like to punch him in his smirk"
Floyd |
Floyd | The limerick doesn't make you want to lick the mire like Woeful Pat's
Floyd | stuff. The paper seems creased on a few diagonals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "plane" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLANE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fold paper" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        18/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLD PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the poem)
Floyd | You fold the paper, and it looks sort of like a paper plane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "panel" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Poof! The paper plane becomes a panel. It's light enough to carry, you
Floyd | suppose. Well, it doesn't cause an immediate hernia.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put door on panel" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DOOR ON PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The black door probably needs to fit on, or in, a big structure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a missile and a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks kind of electrical. It doesn't seem to have wires, so
Floyd | hopefully you can just slip it where it needs to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh it's a smaller panel than I thought, maybe you can put it on the missile"
		Zach asks, "Maybe we come back here after using the missile?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Too heavy. You can drag it where you need to, though. Maybe even push
Floyd | it. It's cylindrical. It can roll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put panel on missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PANEL ON MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the missile would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put panel on missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PANEL ON MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the missile would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "roll missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROLL MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "but it said..."
		Zach says, "Lies!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "push missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you don't have anything to push the missile into. Yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a panel
Floyd |   a sack
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put door on missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DOOR ON MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The black door probably needs to fit on, or in, a big structure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sack" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sturdy burlap. It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says SLAINTE on the package.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "nail set" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NAIL SET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "entails" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTAILS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "bah"
		jenrexrode says, "i wonder if you scan the saltine in the right place, if it doesn't register"
Zach says (to Floyd), "tin sale" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIN SALE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x black door" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's one of those swingy doors without a knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's covered with smiley faces and surprisingly nerfy to the touch.
Floyd | You haven't experienced any ill effects when you're around it, so
Floyd | maybe it isn't all that violent or deadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Can I go back to the other room?"
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
Zach says (to Floyd), "room" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | The trellis feels appropriate to guard or indicate the room to the
Floyd | east, now you've been there. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sacred Cedars
Floyd | You are in a room with thick entwined cedars as walls. On one, a spout
Floyd | pouts, waiting for a stoup. You can go back west to the generic room.
Floyd | Oddly, you feel no reason to be scared. You see drawings and holy
Floyd | verse on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cedars" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEDARS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look nice and even smell nice. A holy verse is carved on one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x drawings" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAWINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a vermian minerva, a cliche chalice, a lanced candle, and a
Floyd | clean lance. They're probably not for anything, but they're solid
Floyd | idols and add atmosphere nicely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "red cars" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RED CARS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the discolored buttons, the red optical beam, Red
Floyd | Bull Burdell or the red ring?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "uh what?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x verse" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VERSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all calligraphic, and it reads
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, where lumbers slumber, is, lo! Purest oil snout erupts:
Floyd | solution! Ground unsod becomes sound. Lovely volley. A stone
Floyd | atones!
Floyd |
Floyd |   --LOIS
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cadres" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CADRES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "creasd" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREASD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "red sac" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RED SAC
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the discolored buttons, the red optical beam, Red
Floyd | Bull Burdell or the red ring?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops not-a-word"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan drawings" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN DRAWINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan cedars" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CEDARS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan spout" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SPOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan verse" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN VERSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sacred Cedars
Floyd | You are in a room with thick entwined cedars as walls. On one, a spout
Floyd | pouts, waiting for a stoup. You can go back west to the generic room.
Floyd | Oddly, you feel no reason to be scared. You see drawings and holy
Floyd | verse on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "grind saw" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GRIND SAW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to grind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), " spout" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  SPOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | It can be used to FILL the appropriate receptacle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cask" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sack stiffens, rises and becomes less blobby. It's the cask again,
Floyd | nice and upright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fill cask" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL CASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Gainly laying the cask under the spout, you pour in some oils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cask" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's plain and cedar, with a small hole on top. In it you see oils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x oils" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OILS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see through the cask--or its narrow hole very well--but you
Floyd | remember the oils being thick and somewhat golden. You trust they are
Floyd | sacred enough for your job, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x verse" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VERSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all calligraphic, and it reads
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, where lumbers slumber, is, lo! Purest oil snout erupts:
Floyd | solution! Ground unsod becomes sound. Lovely volley. A stone
Floyd | atones!
Floyd |
Floyd |   --LOIS
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a cask
Floyd |     some oils
Floyd |   a panel
Floyd |   a coat (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's warm and fuzzy and shapeless and as multi-colored as the taco you
Floyd | made it from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "myabe we can put a silo in the moor"
		Zach says, "Eww, fuzzy taco"
		jenrexrode says, "and then put a door on it"
		Zach says, "Ah ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | The trellis feels appropriate to guard or indicate the room to the
Floyd | east, now you've been there. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, teleporting's easier with experience.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a missile and a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "silo" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        19/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | The moor's ground, as is, is not stable enough. You need a foundation
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "soil" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOIL
Floyd |
Floyd | The oils seep into the moor and make it less squishy and sandy.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "silo" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a missile and a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "mor oils?"
		Zach asks, "More oils for silo?"
		jenrexrode asks, "er more?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "room" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | The trellis feels appropriate to guard or indicate the room to the
Floyd | east, now you've been there. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sacred Cedars
Floyd | You are in a room with thick entwined cedars as walls. On one, a spout
Floyd | pouts, waiting for a stoup. You can go back west to the generic room.
Floyd | Oddly, you feel no reason to be scared. You see drawings and holy
Floyd | verse on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fill cask" 		

Floyd ]  Sacred Cedars (Sortie)                               20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL CASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Gainly laying the cask under the spout, you pour in some oils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stiller Trellis (Sortie)                             20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stiller Trellis
Floyd | The trellis feels appropriate to guard or indicate the room to the
Floyd | east, now you've been there. You can also go west or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Room (Sortie)                                        20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room
Floyd | Zapping yourself to the moor hasn't made this room any more exciting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A passage leads west back to the centrifuge, and another leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "moor" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        20/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, hey, teleporting's easier with experience.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moor
Floyd | You're on a moor. Woods all around don't look inviting, but they also
Floyd | don't look like they can stop you returning to the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a missile and a black door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "silo" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        21/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | The oils seep into the moor, and you back up as a huge silo several
Floyd | times your size takes shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, duh, a missle silo"
		Zach says, "heh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put door on silo" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        21/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DOOR ON SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | The door fits the dotted line in the silo perfectly, swinging slightly
Floyd | before sliding in place with a click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put missile in silo" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        21/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MISSILE IN SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | You schlep the missile through the door. You hear some mechanics and
Floyd | whizzing, then "SMILIES MISSILE PROPERLY ALIGNED FOR DEALING A RESULT
Floyd | WITH LUSTER."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "fire missile" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        21/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIRE MISSILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe if you plugged that panel in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put panel on silo" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        21/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PANEL ON  SILO
Floyd |
Floyd | The panel fits into that rectangle handily and even starts to glow.
Floyd | Two buttons appear on it--one says HOOTS, the other TREES.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "shoot steer"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot steer" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        22/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT STEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The hoots button glows--you touch it (so hot,) and it changes to a
Floyd | shoot button as its letters shift.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "steer" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        23/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The smell of a chemical ester pervades the air as the trees button
Floyd | rewords to a steer button.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        23/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two buttons, on the left ("STEER") and right ("SHOOT.") Both
Floyd | are an important shade of red, and you'll probably have to push them
Floyd | to figure what they do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        23/24
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press steer" 		

Floyd ]  Moor (Sortie)                                        23/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS STEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The silo makes some ominous VVTT-KLK-BRRW noises and tilts slightly in
Floyd | the direction of what you assume and hope is Lord Ablemiser's palace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press shoot" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS SHOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Boom! The force of the missile launch knocks you back, and you know
Floyd | you'll see no finer inferno than the rainbows that burst before you
Floyd | pass out. You are knocked unconscious, unable to feel the wave of
Floyd | simple, heartfelt, plainly-worded concerns that explode across the
Floyd | land.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake up in a castle. Lord Ablemiser is beaming, no longer big,
Floyd | mean.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That launch deserves A LUNCH!" he booms. "To be had now!

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | "That launch deserves A LUNCH!" he booms. "To be had now!And how! You
Floyd | learn he is, of course, Noble Ol" Ben. But he feels he hasn't
Floyd | re-earned the title, yet. (Yeh, ok, hokey.)
Floyd |
Floyd | After a fast, live festival with an orchestra, a carthorse returns you
Floyd | to the Trips Strip.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations! Sortie node: done!
Floyd | "Yeah! Heya." says Eric Rice, again. "Nice work up in the sortie. Oo,
Floyd | more stuff. Let me take it. You go get relaxing now in your Roman
Floyd | Manor. Don't worry about that last one, if you don't want to. Someone
Floyd | apprentice adventurer can clean it up." Before you can thank him, he's
Floyd | gone.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 2/4
Floyd | gone.
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some stairs lead down from the wreckage of store I, further than you
Floyd | can see. But no sense looking--you know what's there, and you've taken
Floyd | care of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forest here where store F was, but you probably don't need
Floyd | to go back there.
Floyd |
Floyd | So. Apparently, you have one store area left to clear. But you don't
Floyd | need to. Store R suddenly looks invitingly idyllic, but if you're in
Floyd | the mood for adventure, you may want to look somewhere else
Floyd | first--store m, maybe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "this would be a good saving/stopping points"
		jenrexrode says, "storme"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Zach says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "save" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shuffling1" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 2/4
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, I guess 2/4 means 2 out of 4 stores solved."
		Zach says, "Yeah. I wouldn't mind doing the optional one."
		jenrexrode says, "moster"
		Zach says, "OK, now I really should finish working."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		jenrexrode says, "smoter"
		jenrexrode says, "rotems"
		jenrexrode says, "I bet it's metros"
		jenrexrode says, "but save it for next week"
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 2/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some stairs lead down from the wreckage of store I, further than you
Floyd | can see. But no sense looking--you know what's there, and you've taken
Floyd | care of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forest here where store F was, but you probably don't need
Floyd | to go back there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x malls" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 2/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Of the various stores you see, only store r and store m look like you
Floyd | can do anything with them. Store r finally looks like you can visit. A
Floyd | few others seem greyed-out, like in a video game or something. There
Floyd | can't be anything in any of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "It's all coming back to me."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "metros" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > METROS
Floyd |
Floyd | The store rumbles, with the collections of small-scale cities
Floyd | disappearing. You see an escalator leading--well, somewhere populated.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i played in my brain after we quit :)"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x store m" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STORE M
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x escalator" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ESCALATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The escalator has TO THE METROS scrawled on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can say the name of the metros now to enter it. There's nothing
Floyd | more hidden in its description.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, anagrams in the narib"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "metros" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > METROS
Floyd |
Floyd | (entering instead)
Floyd | You think you hear oohing and ahing in the background at the
Floyd | adventurer who has decided to do more than the bare minimum.
Floyd | The shops recede as you walk down the escalator...

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | The shops recede as you walk down the escalator......which takes
Floyd | forever. After you pass a "Tasers? You bet! Asters? Out, bye!"
Floyd | billboard, an automated voice announces that Mt. Rose has made its
Floyd | freedom more def, so ordinary citizens are motivated to level up just
Floyd | like Red Bull Burdell, and a thumping beat proves it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jog down the elevator to escape it, but of course it's coming from
Floyd | the city. And you step into some drainage at the bottom. Eww.

		Zach says, "That's us! B- students."
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | the city. And you step into some drainage at the bottom. Eww.
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | That drainage you stepped in is still around, taunting you as much as
Floyd | drainage can. You see a can of beer and a flyer in it. Cleaning it up
Floyd | would help take this city back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing here to take, and you shouldn't need to fiddle with many
Floyd | things at once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fiddle with flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIDDLE WITH FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x beer" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be AGED RAIN brand beer. Hooray, truth in advertising?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "drainage"
Zach says (to Floyd), "drainage" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAINAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | It smells and looks disgusting. Just the sort of thing that needs to
Floyd | be cleaned up or reprocessed to get this city looking nice again. An
Floyd | empty beer can and a flyer float in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The flyer seems like an invitation to an ARENA DIG--perhaps an arena
Floyd | that never got built, or a shindig in some arena.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), " x hotel" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  X HOTEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | That drainage you stepped in is taunting you as much as drainage can.
Floyd | You see a can of beer and a flyer in it. Cleaning it up would help
Floyd | take this city back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "a reading"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ckean can" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CKEAN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "clean can" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really want to get close to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan beer" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   RGBBBBBB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   RBBBBBBG
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "reAD FLYER" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The flyer seems like an invitation to an ARENA DIG--perhaps an arena
Floyd | that never got built, or a shindig in some arena.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slider" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's like an electronic t-square, with nine mini-panels. Reading it,
Floyd | you see it's useful to SCAN things to sort out their edges. It
Floyd | crackles with greeny energy and has some colored writing that looks
Floyd | important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh yeah, this tells us the first and last letters."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read slider" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Provably 79.12% hintier than a tagged gadget. Green print
Floyd | gives you the start, red print the end. The middle bits fall
Floyd | into place."
Floyd |
Floyd | The example reads PASTE <-> TAPES.
Floyd | (red S, green T, green P, red E. Everything else blue.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "a reading" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > A READING
Floyd |
Floyd | You inquire into your own thoughts. You gain no illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "heh"
		vimes asks, "buy for what platform? and do you mean "new"?"
		jenrexrode asks, "oh xo it starts with g and ends with a?"
		vimes says, "(ilac)"
		jenrexrode says, "g draine a"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "gardenia" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GARDENIA
Floyd |
Floyd | In a fit of ecological, aesthetic magic-slinging, you transform the
Floyd | drainage and all the flotsam inside it into a much prettier gardenia.
Floyd | The whole underside is still pretty dingy, but hey, free flower. You
Floyd | take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hey, it works"
		Zach says, "For some reason the 'a' at the -"
		Zach says, "Yay!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gardenia" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GARDENIA
Floyd |
Floyd | It's white, and it's just one flower instead of the whole bush. But
Floyd | it's the only one you've seen in the city proper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk north, you run into someone who is carrying a basket full
Floyd | of corn. You help him pick everything up. Or so you think. As he runs
Floyd | off, cursing you, you look in a corner--a corn ear!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small clover is growing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x clover" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the leaves a bit, and they seem to hook into your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan clover" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CLOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   BBRGBB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "velcro" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VELCRO
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop! The clover expands and grows scratchier and darker. It is now a
Floyd | long strip of velcro. The leaves appear to have expanded into
Floyd | something resembling mittens. You pick them up.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some velcro
Floyd |   a gardenia
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x corn" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got a bunch of different kernels, and some look like buttons
Floyd | because they're not yellow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x buttons" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the discolored buttons)
Floyd | They give you this weird urge to push them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x buttons" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the discolored buttons)
Floyd | They give you this weird urge to push them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push buttons" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the discolored buttons or the yellow kernels?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push discolored buttons" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DISCOLORED BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe if the corn were hooked up to something it could do something
Floyd | to. And it weren't, well, lost corn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "controls"
Zach says (to Floyd), "controls" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The dead beat deadbeat might not beat you dead, but you'd get maligned
Floyd | ere you could complete that legerdemain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "huh?"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe after it's hooked up"
		Zach says, "Oh, maybe the dead beat wants our corn"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dead beat" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEAD BEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | He's wearing some of the hardest-trashed threads you've seen. You know
Floyd | he's a deadbeat because his t-shirt says DEAD BEAT DEADBEAT. Which
Floyd | fits in with this world, yes, but about as half-donkeyed as possible.
Floyd | Oh, and he has a ridiculous goatee, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bead date" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEAD DATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		jenrexrode says, "yay dw"
Zach says (to Floyd), "a beet dad" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > A BEET DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | He mumbles something about chillin' with his ill chin and how you're
Floyd | probably down with the man's anthems and aligned with those yuppies to
Floyd | the north, glancing furtively at the lost corn, and he now complains
Floyd | about nerds, for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan dead beat" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN DEAD BEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoah, don't tase me, bro. I have civil rights!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "haha"
		Zach says, "Hey WaDvid"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "add a beet" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADD A BEET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, you're still playing this one? I finished it during the week."
		jenrexrode says, "aww"
		Zach says, "Noooo"
		DavidW says, "I also played Fish Bowl."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "a bad date" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > A BAD DATE
Floyd |
Floyd | He mumbles something about chillin' with his ill chin and how you're
Floyd | probably down with the man's anthems and aligned with those yuppies to
Floyd | the north, glancing furtively at the lost corn, and he now complains
Floyd | about nerds, for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan goatee" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN GOATEE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoah, don't tase me, bro. I have civil rights!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "add abate" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADD ABATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Since you shave, you can pass as one of the "haves." The beats drown
Floyd | out as you enter the condo. "Eat On!" cries the hired help.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Neato! ... No tea? ATONE!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You are inspected and deemed less unworthy than that deadbeat who
Floyd | tried to enter--the one still sitting in the camp--but all the same,
Floyd | you're warned not to try anything funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan cake" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   RBBBBGB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "k rycae d?"
		Zach says, "Yup"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		jenrexrode says, "key card"
Zach says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The chatterers would have something to talk about at their next
Floyd | get-together. Like the weirdo who did something scary to that cake and
Floyd | got arrested. Ix-nay on the agic-may 'til they're gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chatterers" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHATTERERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The chatterers would have something to talk about at their next
Floyd | get-together. Like the weirdo who did something scary to that cake and
Floyd | got arrested. Ix-nay on the agic-may 'til they're gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oops maybe 2 words"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "key card" 		DavidW says, "incidentally, although it wouldn't help in any way, it's fun to try to explore the rest of the condo in all directions."

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEY CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The chatterers would have something to talk about at their next
Floyd | get-together. Like the weirdo who did something scary to that cake and
Floyd | got arrested. Ix-nay on the agic-may 'til they're gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "nope"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "card key" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CARD KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, thye are saygin dont do this yet"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dark that way. You step on a pliers and turn back before hitting
Floyd | any more perils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladies with ideals grab your garb. "Step, pest!" they cry. "You'll
Floyd | startle a starlet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | A man with a handkerchief over his nose welcomes you to the Allergy
Floyd | Gallery. You turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "eewww"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x carpets" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARPETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacky but not worth taking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a warden being warned, and soon you're routed to a detour
Floyd | back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan carpets" 		

Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | An officious water informs you there are no wines for a swine like
Floyd | yourself. They are reserved for actors and a costar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CARPETS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a warden being warned, and soon you're routed to a detour
Floyd | back where you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Try another location?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sharp harps are out of tune but a change of pace from the beasts.
Floyd | At least.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan music" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MUSIC
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear braying laughter behind the door. "Hey! Some unintellectual's
Floyd | trying to get in. Like we'd make it a piece of cake for them to." Then
Floyd | someone else admonishes the speaker for ending a sentence with a
Floyd | preposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scary Night Thing is here, sitting on some sort of mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that is roaring nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x night thing" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | > X NIGHT THING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's grown wrong, a gigantic hairy eyeless potato clearly not the
Floyd | right girth. And it's wired weird, with a cruel ulcer for a mouth. It
Floyd | seems more in the mood for bellowing than fighting, but it still
Floyd | probably doesn't belong in the hotel. It's too big to fight and too
Floyd | fearsome to get near. It appears to be sitting on some sort of
Floyd | mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some velcro
Floyd |   a gardenia
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Just checkin' how far along we are."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Can't do or see much with the night thing on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan night thing" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN NIGHT THING
Floyd |
Floyd | No way you're getting close enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is THE PUCK brand ketchup. They apparently put, heck, whatever they
Floyd | want in it! And you'll like it that way!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan ketchup" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN KETCHUP
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The night thing roars. Though it's drained the bottle of its contents,
Floyd | it still feels an emotional attachment you would be wise not to break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put ketchup on potato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KETCHUP ON POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the ketchup bottle)
Floyd |
Floyd | The night thing roars. Though it's drained the bottle of its contents,
Floyd | it still feels an emotional attachment you would be wise not to break.
Floyd | You need to be holding the ketchup bottle before you can put it on top
Floyd | of something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x velcro" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VELCRO
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not smitten by these mittens--they're like what some kids had
Floyd | to wear when they were younger. Two glovey bits, with a long
Floyd | connecting string. They're made of a bunch of hooks and can probably
Floyd | catch on something if need be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear mittens" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR MITTENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the velcro.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The night thing roars. Though it's drained the bottle of its contents,
Floyd | it still feels an emotional attachment you would be wise not to break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can use the mittens to steal the cake or the corn."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take corn" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CORN
Floyd |
Floyd | The deadbeat almost gets up. "Hey, Man, like, how do we know someone
Floyd | undisreputable doesn't, like, like the Man, man? Hey? Hey?" he says,
Floyd | with no dearth of hatred as he jerks his thumb north. He might not do
Floyd | anything, but his friends might pour out from their tents. You don't
Floyd | need a fight right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you need to strike a blow against some rich people to show you
Floyd | belong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cake" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You overhear tales of what happens to those that steal. Someone else
Floyd | takes a turn watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cake with mittens" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAKE WITH MITTENS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the dry cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x antlers" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANTLERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The antlers are just the sort of annoying thing that people only buy
Floyd | to show they own something more expensive than you do. They seem more
Floyd | chipped and worn than you'd expect for something so showy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan antlers" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN ANTLERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone comes over to you and says "Put that thing away. They're
Floyd | genuine. And new, too! The owner just bought them! Or shot a
Floyd | seventeen-point buck to get them! Well, I'm not sure, but I didn't see
Floyd | them here last time."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan candelabra" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CANDELABRA
Floyd |
Floyd | You couldn't even jump to get close to it. But it's not important.
Floyd | Someone just put it there because they could.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "can we turn the chatters into something?"
		DavidW says, "no"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chatters" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHATTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The conversation changes subject rapidly and randomly. The
Floyd | conversationalists decry conservationalists.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a gardenia
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says SLAINTE on the package.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear gardenia" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GARDENIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "y'know, I never found a use or a point to the saltine."
		inky asks, "did you try crumbling it up on soup? or feeding it to ducks?"
		DavidW says, "No duck soup in this game"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The least stale of what's left, but weird and silvery and in no state
Floyd | to taste. Someone sees you eyeing the cake, and you suddenly wish to
Floyd | steal it out of spite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Firion arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it seems to be
Floyd | sparking quite a bit, so best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x recess" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RECESS
Floyd |
Floyd | It probably isn't in the fuzzy wall just for fun, but you're too far
Floyd | away to tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Firion asks, "What game?"
		DavidW says, "Shuffing Around"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The big fuzzy wall is that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tracks are east, and the city is back north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall looks and feels like steel wool, from top to bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan wall" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take wall" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "btw, have you guys missed two of the locations? You can go west and east from the deadbeat."
Zach says (to Floyd), "touch wall" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Kind of rough and gritty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The velcro strip is just the thing to climb the wall and reach the
Floyd | small recess.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain (on the fuzzy looking wall)
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, though you may need to get off the wall
Floyd | first. A rail is to the east--it seems to be sparking quite a bit, so
Floyd | best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x recess" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RECESS
Floyd |
Floyd | In the recess, you read Wirin' by Irwin. In event of missing control
Floyd | panel, power spikes on track will be unpredictable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "corn?"
		Zach says, "yup"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing here to take, and you shouldn't need to fiddle with many
Floyd | things at once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain (on the fuzzy looking wall)
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, though you may need to get off the wall
Floyd | first. A rail is to the east--it seems to be sparking quite a bit, so
Floyd | best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the fuzzy looking wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it seems to be
Floyd | sparking quite a bit, so best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There may be an evil lair that way, but it's behind a live rail in the
Floyd | darkness. You'd touch it before you got there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small piece of brocade is discarded away from the merchandise. You
Floyd | see scratchings above it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some freesia faeries, some heaths and some begonias
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x brocade" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BROCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's rather plain and white with lots of black bars. It would take a
Floyd | rabider braider than most to weave such a design. Scratchings above it
Floyd | indicate it's not part of the normal merchandise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe it's 'elvved'."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan brocade" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BROCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a bit self-conscious waving your slider around such
Floyd | intrinsically magical beings. But they do not seem to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   GBBBBBR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "yay"
		jenrexrode says, "b rocad e"
		Zach says, "Brocade (noun): An establishment where young men play video games."
		jenrexrode says, "b adcor e"
		jenrexrode says, "bar code"
Zach says (to Floyd), "barcode" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BARCODE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the brocade first--you're a bit embarrassed your magic seems
Floyd | more, well, applied than theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The faeries buzz around for a bit, peeved at your boldness. "Well,
Floyd | maybe you will do something for us some day."
Floyd |
Floyd | The FREE TO FREELOADERS scratching by the brocade vanishes as you take
Floyd | it. Nice magic touch, that.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your back and focus so the faeries can't see you mangle their
Floyd | gift. Or so they aren't jealous, or they don't laugh at how dumb your
Floyd | magic is.
Floyd |
Floyd | The brocade schlurps and reorganizes into something flatter, but with
Floyd | the same pattern.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x brocade" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BROCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x barcode" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARCODE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got the adhesive backing so it looks like you could PUT it ON
Floyd | something. Barcodes just don't exist by themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | "What low serf seeks our flowers?" you hear as you enter. "He must do
Floyd | better than that primrose promiser! A rose leaves us sore! No succor
Floyd | in a crocus either! Players with parsley are rewarded sparely!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some freesia faeries, some heaths and some begonias here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scan barcode" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BARCODE
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a rush of insight unlike anything anywhere else in the
Floyd | game!
Floyd |
Floyd | Jack's Pizza, 5/$10, limit 5 at Aldi!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x faeries" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FAERIES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are maybe a foot high, but each one of them carries a small wand
Floyd | you're sure you don't want pointed at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ha"
		jenrexrode says, "hah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x heaths" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEATHS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're tied together so their stems seem to form a sort of narrow
Floyd | tube. But surely flowers alone aren't going to stop the thumping here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x begonias" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEGONIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Reddish, pinkish, white. Kind of fragile, but they seem to silence
Floyd | things a bit, like they could somehow contain the sounds if you knew
Floyd | how to mess with them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | The heaths are (still) merchandise. You don't want to know what
Floyd | faeries do to vandals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | The heaths are (still) merchandise. You don't want to know what
Floyd | faeries do to vandals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops"
		DavidW says, "The price message is random; there's a few of 'em."
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan begonias" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BEGONIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   BBRBGBBB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "imho, you want the heaths, not the begonias. The game is more buggy/awkward if you buy the begonias."
		jenrexrode says, "n beoia g"
		DavidW says, "n begoias g, you mean"
		jenrexrode says, "ooos"
		jenrexrode says, "yup"
		DavidW says, "er n beoias g"
		Johnny says, "go in base"
		jenrexrode asks, "noise bag?"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "noise bag" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOISE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The begonias are (still) merchandise. You don't want to know what
Floyd | faeries do to vandals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "aw maybe i need to buy them?"
		DavidW says, "I'm suggesting you want the heaths/sheath instead, at least the first time playing this."
Zach says (to Floyd), "give gardenia to fairies" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GARDENIA TO FAIRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Something you did or thought causes the freesia faeries to buzz...I
Floyd | guess they're magical enough to detect your misspellings. You feel a
Floyd | tingling, but it passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | They're visibly impressed. "Perhaps you are the word smyth who will
Floyd | fulfill the sword myth! We offer a flower of your choice. But only
Floyd | one. Our flowers, or what you make of them, cannot provoke or
Floyd | participate violence, but they may be able to contain the weapon you
Floyd | need."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Save before taking either flower."
		Zach says, "Heh, typo detection!"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Go, bud. Reap irony!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Which one you want, jenrexrose?"
		jenrexrode says, "heaths"
		DavidW says, "I'm here for only 13 more minutes, alas"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take heaths" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HEATHS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remember, adventurer! The flowers cannot be used for violence. They
Floyd | may be a suitable vessel."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "No luck on internet at home?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your back and focus so the faeries can't see you mangle their
Floyd | gift. Or so they aren't jealous, or they don't laugh at how dumb your
Floyd | magic is.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heath grows, tangles around itself, and lumps into a passable
Floyd | sheath that could carry a decent-sized sword, which you wear.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some freesia faeries and some begonias here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Yell Alley
Floyd | This dead-end alley is littered with words, which almost drown out the
Floyd | intense beats heard elsewhere in the city, and garbage. Only way out
Floyd | is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A motto is here. It's on a placard, which would be wholly unnoticeable
Floyd | and useless among all the garbage but for how bad a motto it
Floyd | is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x motto" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOTTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Somehow, someone named Too-Apt Pat Ott has managed to make a hash of
Floyd | grammar, logic, math, science and basic human decency in sixty
Floyd | letters. Sixty-four if it were spelled correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'd tell you what it said, but you-the-person would be the worse for
Floyd | it. It's like Monty Python's funniest joke in the world that way. Even
Floyd | considering it makes you feel worried you'll forget simple stupid
Floyd | stuff, like what's a fruit and what's a vegetable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "How is the new place otherwise?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not getting internet until I'm done with the storage unit."
		DavidW says, "I can't really afford both at the same time."
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan motto" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MOTTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your gadget gives BBBBGR. Since Motto is only five letters, you wonder
Floyd | what's up, but it's labeled A MOTTO.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The new place continues to be weird. We had a day with the kitchen light out; someone apparently used wetnaps instead of toilet paper and clogged the toilet, and everyone got new batteries for their smoke detectors whether they needed them or not."
Zach says (to Floyd), "tomato" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOMATO
Floyd |
Floyd | The motto--that is, both words and paper--curls up and bundles into a
Floyd | small sphere, and you almost drop it. Amazingly, it's not icky-soft or
Floyd | anything, and it doesn't smell TOO bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay, TOMATO"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | A Yell Alley
Floyd | This dead-end alley is littered with words, which almost drown out the
Floyd | intense beats heard elsewhere in the city, and garbage. Only way out
Floyd | is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x garbage" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GARBAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The garbage smell would make a bear gag--stink bug, gunk bits, etc.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "4 minutes left"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan garbage" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN GARBAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         5/17
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scary Night Thing is here, sitting on some sort of mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that is roaring nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put tomato in bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOMATO IN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tomato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOMATO
Floyd |
Floyd | It's as rotten as the motto of Pat Ott's you extracted it from. It is
Floyd | probably even more rotten on the inside, not that you have the bravery
Floyd | to check. Yet it also has that staying power. It doesn't have any mold
Floyd | on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "squish tomtato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUISH TOMTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "squish tomato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUISH TOMATO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "c'mon, what do you do with a bad tomato?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "squeeze tomato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE TOMATO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's either icky or impossible or both.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
		jenrexrode says, "toss it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw tomato at potato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW TOMATO AT POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | A direct hit! The tomato goes into the cruel ulcer, and the Night
Floyd | Thing smiles at first at the ketchupiness of the tomato. Then the
Floyd | inner rottenness and backwards logic from the (oops, a) motto kicks
Floyd | in. The beast wonders what sort of villain would DO that to ketchup.
Floyd | It looks at you in fear, sure you have more where that came from, and
Floyd | retreats into an unseen hole, scratching and clawing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress the Night Thing was on is slightly but noticeably bumpy.
Floyd | It's also ripped open, and it's concealing something rather badly.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Smartest Mattress doesn't have a one-page proof of Fermat's Last
Floyd | Theorem in it or anything. It just "remembers" the shape of whatever
Floyd | sat on it for a long, long time. The bump in the mattress is obvious
Floyd | enough that you have to take another look. You find a small machine
Floyd | labeled, apparently, a termite emitter, and you take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "bye. have fun!"
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small black box, six inches by six inches. It probably holds a
Floyd | lot of termites. You can switch it when you need to. Someone has
Floyd | scratched a circle with a line through it over a dollar sign. You
Floyd | can't hear or see the termites that should be in there, but hey,
Floyd | faith.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x bump" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Smartest Mattress doesn't have a one-page proof of Fermat's Last
Floyd | Theorem in it or anything. It just "remembers" the shape of whatever
Floyd | sat on it for a long, long time. It doesn't seem to have held anything
Floyd | other than the termite emitter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | This place has seen enough abuse. Maybe find one that hasn't?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dark that way. You step on a pliers and turn back before hitting
Floyd | any more perils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          7/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You activate. They vacate it. It's like a petard--those who prated,
Floyd | depart and ratchet down the chatter. The emitter dies down after the
Floyd | last termite escapes.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dry metallic cake turns into a dry metallic keycard, which you
Floyd | take for yourself. Hooray, technology.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You migrate, ragtime music in your head. From the south, some camped
Floyd | folks decamp for har-hars and rah-rahs. "Roaches scare! Ho!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You're the camp's scamp now, so to speak. I bet you could even take
Floyd | that corn now!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "controls" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The different-colored kernels only flatten out as the lost corn
Floyd | collapses into a circuit board. The controls you possess--for
Floyd | whatever--seem powerful.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, cake heroism"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some controls
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   a barcode
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider buzzes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The metallic door's got no handle. It's probably operated by the
Floyd | sensor, which might open if you put something like your keycard on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put keycard in scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD IN SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put keycard in sensor" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD IN SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put keycard on sensor" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD ON SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm. The blank keycard doesn't seem to work. Maybe you could jazz it up
Floyd | a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put keycard on sensor" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD ON SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm. The blank keycard doesn't seem to work. Maybe you could jazz it up
Floyd | a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put barcode on keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BARCODE ON KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unpeel the barcode, slap it on the keycard, and it is a perfect
Floyd | fit! Also, you stuff the adhesive backing in your pocket, where you
Floyd | forget about it until you can find a proper garbage can. You haven't
Floyd | seen any in this city yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put barcode on keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BARCODE ON KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unpeel the barcode, slap it on the keycard, and it is a perfect
Floyd | fit! Also, you stuff the adhesive backing in your pocket, where you
Floyd | forget about it until you can find a proper garbage can. You haven't
Floyd | seen any in this city yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "too slow"
		Zach says, "Dang, always one step ahead of me"
Firion goes home. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put keycard on sensor" 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put keycard on sensor" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD ON SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you know? It works! The door slides open!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD ON SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you know? It works! The door slides open!
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "nooo"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, I found a bug"
		Zach says (to jrr), "You can drive if you want. I'm lagging."
		jenrexrode says, "hm, maybe we need to shut it when we're done"
		jenrexrode says, "I guess I can now, I put my kitten away"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "oh gotta fast?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping. You suspect the actual entertainment center's in
Floyd | back, and you'd have to learn a secret handshake or something to get
Floyd | there. But you've got a city to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "You have a kitten!?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, he's named Boltzmann- links to pics on #kitties"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're sitting around nattering about nerd things. They don't look
Floyd | particularly nerdy, but most of their conversation seems to revolve
Floyd | around how smart other people aren't. They're babblier than most but
Floyd | don't seem bribable.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Aww! Sink cat!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | No fickler flicker or slight lights--its twinkle lets it wink for a
Floyd | long while, with no way to turn it off or on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "huh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | One of them demands to see your slider. They poke around at it,
Floyd | convince you they know more about it than you do, and hand it back
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "How is Boltzmann fitting into the menagerie?"
		jenrexrode asks, "haha, university canteen?"
		Zach says, "heehee"
		jenrexrode says, "oh, we do it in short trials. there's sniffing, then hissing"
Zach says (to Floyd), "lit up" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIT UP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "means" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't bring it close to them, but there's some chuckling about how
Floyd | you probably don't know the specifications behind such a neat tool.
Floyd | Nothing, until they remind each other you just don't seem to know what
Floyd | to ask nerds about. Then, GBBBBBR.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "manes" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MANES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show controls to nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CONTROLS TO NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds are unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about mensa" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT MENSA
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's not smart enough for us, is he?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, if he found his way in, he is!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, he'll have to find the right thing to ask nerds like us about
Floyd | if he wants us to stop talking about him like he's not here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "If he doesn't know what to ask nerds about, he deserves Ed's snark!"
Floyd | Whoever he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how mediums are for dummies. Others agree, eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some controls
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got plenty of light here. You can have it, if you know what to
Floyd | ask us about. And if the tulip would help."
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "What did GBBBBBR refer to?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about controls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i odn't think ti means anything - just the example code from the scanner"
		Zach says, "Ah"
		jenrexrode asks, "what do we need info on to ask them?"
		jenrexrode says, "they want a decent question"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about red bull" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT RED BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about dead beat" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT DEAD BEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the heaths, the begonias, the merchandise or the
Floyd | gardenia?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about begonias" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT BEGONIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "have we tried the controls on the steel wool?"
		Zach says, "If only we knew some real nerds."
		Zach says, "Not yet."
		Zach says, "Or with the rails"
		jenrexrode says, "i dont know my way around"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it seems to be
Floyd | sparking quite a bit, so best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x controls" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | This panel features all manner of black and yellow and red doohickeys
Floyd | and there's a small warning message saying REPLACEMENT CONTROLS IN
Floyd | CASE OF SURGE TO TRACKS. They've got instructions, which are
Floyd | surprisingly clear and even leave you wiser about u-boat wires.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x instructions" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INSTRUCTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | They'll be useful once you find a place to put the controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > P
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The velcro strip is just the thing to climb the wall and reach the
Floyd | small recess.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain (on the fuzzy looking wall)
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, though you may need to get off the wall
Floyd | first. A rail is to the east--it seems to be sparking quite a bit, so
Floyd | best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put controls in recess" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CONTROLS IN RECESS
Floyd |
Floyd | They fit well. One of the red buttons starts blinking and whirring,
Floyd | and you flip the switch by it and, BAM! You hear a rush of power. The
Floyd | lights in the tunnel to the east seem to flicker and go stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x controls" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain (on the fuzzy looking wall)
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, though you may need to get off the wall
Floyd | first. A rail is to the east--it's no longer sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the fuzzy looking wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ART
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a typical train depot PSA saying "DON'T PIRATE." You hope the
Floyd | creator wasn't paid. Rotten stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You go east but reach a thin ledge. It needs to be lightened before
Floyd | you go further. You have no item to help with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ledge" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "tulip"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The big fuzzy wall is that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tracks are east, and the city is back north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yup, we need to trick those nerds."
		Zach says, "NERDS!"
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about ledge" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT LEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | More annoying banter. Perhaps you could disperse them with the right
Floyd | item. They'd deserve it. Though maybe if you keep bugging them,
Floyd | they'll get exasperated and give you better hints than what to ask
Floyd | nerds about.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x info-lit" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INFO-LIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Reason So Near from Sane Sean, Farce Facer and Saltier Realist:
Floyd | --If you can change stuff, why can't the people who made the gadget
Floyd | and slider? Or why couldn't they find someone off the street? Perhaps
Floyd | they're the real enemy and you're the pawn.
Floyd | --If they really wanted you to clean things up, why can't you take
Floyd | both the cabinet items?
Floyd | --That NEW DOOR is not really ONE WORD. Same as the guy who can lift
Floyd | it! They are two short words, easier than one big scary seven-letter
Floyd | word.
Floyd | --Anyone smart enough to untangle this world won't get any fulfillment
Floyd | from doing so. So there, stupider disputer!
Floyd |
Floyd | It'd all be distressingly persuasive gotcha-logic if you hadn't been
Floyd | able to flip that toga. But this is a fantasy world, so there's a
Floyd | chance he's wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about rail" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT RAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about thin ledge" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT THIN LEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | They form a grin ring, but you close your eyes a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan machine" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about thin ledge" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT THIN LEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You might as well ask dorks like Karkdoss about something that
Floyd | inconsequential!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about slider" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "wow, they seem to know about the first puzzle"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about store" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, store b, store c, store d, store e, store f, store
Floyd | g, store h, store i, store j, store k, store l, store m, store n,
Floyd | store o, store p, store q, store r, store s, store t, store u, store
Floyd | v, store w, store x, store y or store z?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "huh"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about store r" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT STORE R
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about store m" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT STORE M
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shoots a hand out. "You have to ASK NERDS the right thing
Floyd | before you can get it. What do you want it for? ASK us, don't TELL
Floyd | us."
Floyd |
Floyd | That was kind of abrasive. You think of the places you haven't been
Floyd | and the obstacles to getting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about light" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about lair" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT LAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about train" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT TRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach sobs, "I'm not smart enough for this puzzle!"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some freesia faeries and some begonias here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask deadbeat about sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DEADBEAT ABOUT SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | He doesn't seem to know much about that. You'd be worried if he could
Floyd | help you much, actually.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "can we change him?"
		jenrexrode says, "or is he a red herring"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan dead beat" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN DEAD BEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoah, don't tase me, bro. I have civil rights!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "He was keeping us from the corn until we got the cake."
		jenrexrode says, "ah"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that was here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress still conforms to the shape of the night thing that sat
Floyd | on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Do we need to ask the nerds about something having to do with our quest that we were told at the beginning?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh, maybe"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan art" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN ART
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I know we had to fight the Big Bad that was an anagram of 'red bull'"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan ad" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN AD
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, but they already snubbed us on that"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read ad" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ AD
Floyd |
Floyd | It references some dead fad while proclaiming TRANSIT FOR ARTISAN AND
Floyd | TSARINA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ART
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a typical train depot PSA saying "DON'T PIRATE." You hope the
Floyd | creator wasn't paid. Rotten stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Try for a hint?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You go east but reach a thin ledge. It needs to be lightened before
Floyd | you go further. You have no item to help with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read pad" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You just like it. The color, the feel. Other people have computers,
Floyd | but your notepad is yours. Currently you can consult it about:
Floyd | --notepad, lecture, stores, goat
Floyd | --board
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "consult pad about board" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT PAD ABOUT BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You're past the bit about the introductory puzzles, and you note you
Floyd | only need to solve two regions
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tan line" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAN LINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "if we left, coulod we come back?"
		Zach says, "whoops, that doesn't work"
		Zach asks, "Hmm?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The big fuzzy wall is that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tracks are east, and the city is back north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "since it's terlling us we dont need this..."
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything starts okay, but just as you get a glimpse of the top, the
Floyd | escalator starts speeding down more quickly. You try jumping a step,
Floyd | but it doesn't matter. Eventually, you're thrown to the bottom of the
Floyd | escalator, a bit more tired than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hah"
		Zach says, "I think we need to solve this one, but not the other store."
		jenrexrode says, "oh"
		Zach says, "Since this is the one that opened up after solving the others."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "trick nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TRICK NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about burdell" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT BURDELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, mean trick..."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about trick" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT TRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about pirate" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT PIRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about mess" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about tinfoil" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT TINFOIL
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about noise" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT NOISE
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i wonder why dw recommended sheath over noise bag"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "what's the sheath for?"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe the tulip"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dull grey, with the words FOR GREAT QUIETNESS inscribed in some
Floyd | Gothic font.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x emitter" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EMITTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small black box, six inches by six inches. It's empty now, you
Floyd | hope. Someone has scratched a circle with a line through it over a
Floyd | dollar sign. It's probably empty after your hijinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very solid.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "odor" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ODOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They've got those perpendicular ridges in sets of three that kill
Floyd | sound. The nerds won't shut up, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the sheath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hey"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan walls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing generic, comfortable and inoffensive clothes, which
Floyd | have enough pockets for a modest inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath (being worn)
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "silence nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SILENCE NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put tulip in sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TULIP IN SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the lit-up tulip)
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shoots a hand out. "You have to ASK NERDS the right thing
Floyd | before you can get it. What do you want it for? ASK us, don't TELL
Floyd | us."
Floyd |
Floyd | That was kind of abrasive. You wonder if there's a way to disrupt
Floyd | their little gathering if you can't figure what to ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show sheath to nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SHEATH TO NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds are unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Can we quite them with the sheath?"
		jenrexrode asks, "why can i wear a sheath?"
		Zach says, "*quiet"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take off sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OFF SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | It'd be too awkward to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "huh?"
		Zach says, "We must be wearing a belt"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dull grey, with the words FOR GREAT QUIETNESS inscribed in some
Floyd | Gothic font.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X  WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe we should have gone with the 'noise bag' flower"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, i am wondering why this was suggeste"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "remove sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | It'd be too awkward to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Want to try that?"
		jenrexrode says, "i guess we're stuck withthe sheeath on anyway"
		jenrexrode says, "sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it seems to be
Floyd | sparking quite a bit, so best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a gardenia
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some freesia faeries, some heaths and some begonias here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take begonias" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BEGONIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remember, adventurer! The flowers cannot be used for violence. They
Floyd | may be a suitable vessel."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Yell Alley
Floyd | This dead-end alley is littered with words, which almost drown out the
Floyd | intense beats heard elsewhere in the city, and garbage. Only way out
Floyd | is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A motto is here. It's on a placard, which would be wholly unnoticeable
Floyd | and useless among all the garbage but for how bad a motto it
Floyd | is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tomato" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOMATO
Floyd |
Floyd | The motto--that is, both words and paper--curls up and bundles into a
Floyd | small sphere, and you almost drop it. Amazingly, it's not icky-soft or
Floyd | anything, and it doesn't smell TOO bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scary Night Thing is here, sitting on some sort of mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that is roaring nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw tomato at potato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW TOMATO AT POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | A direct hit! The tomato goes into the cruel ulcer, and the Night
Floyd | Thing smiles at first at the ketchupiness of the tomato. Then the
Floyd | inner rottenness and backwards logic from the (oops, a) motto kicks
Floyd | in. The beast wonders what sort of villain would DO that to ketchup.
Floyd | It looks at you in fear, sure you have more where that came from, and
Floyd | retreats into an unseen hole, scratching and clawing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress the Night Thing was on is slightly but noticeably bumpy.
Floyd | It's also ripped open, and it's concealing something rather badly.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            5/17
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dark that way. You step on a pliers and turn back before hitting
Floyd | any more perils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The chatterers would have something to talk about at their next
Floyd | get-together. Like the weirdo who did something scary to that cake and
Floyd | got arrested. Ix-nay on the agic-may 'til they're gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that was here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress still conforms to the shape of the night thing that sat
Floyd | on it--but it also has a bump in one corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Smartest Mattress doesn't have a one-page proof of Fermat's Last
Floyd | Theorem in it or anything. It just "remembers" the shape of whatever
Floyd | sat on it for a long, long time. The bump in the mattress is obvious
Floyd | enough that you have to take another look. You find a small machine
Floyd | labeled, apparently, a termite emitter, and you take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   some begonias
Floyd |   a barcode
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You activate. They vacate it. It's like a petard--those who prated,
Floyd | depart and ratchet down the chatter. The emitter dies down after the
Floyd | last termite escapes.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          7/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dry metallic cake turns into a dry metallic keycard, which you
Floyd | take for yourself. Hooray, technology.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            7/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You migrate, ragtime music in your head. From the south, some camped
Floyd | folks decamp for har-hars and rah-rahs. "Roaches scare! Ho!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You're the camp's scamp now, so to speak. I bet you could even take
Floyd | that corn now!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "controls" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The different-colored kernels only flatten out as the lost corn
Floyd | collapses into a circuit board. The controls you possess--for
Floyd | whatever--seem powerful.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it seems to be
Floyd | sparking quite a bit, so best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The velcro strip is just the thing to climb the wall and reach the
Floyd | small recess.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain (on the fuzzy looking wall)
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, though you may need to get off the wall
Floyd | first. A rail is to the east--it seems to be sparking quite a bit, so
Floyd | best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put controls in recess" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CONTROLS IN RECESS
Floyd |
Floyd | They fit well. One of the red buttons starts blinking and whirring,
Floyd | and you flip the switch by it and, BAM! You hear a rush of power. The
Floyd | lights in the tunnel to the east seem to flicker and go stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the fuzzy looking wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put barcode on keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BARCODE ON KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unpeel the barcode, slap it on the keycard, and it is a perfect
Floyd | fit! Also, you stuff the adhesive backing in your pocket, where you
Floyd | forget about it until you can find a proper garbage can. You haven't
Floyd | seen any in this city yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put keycard on sensor" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD ON SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you know? It works! The door slides open!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping. You suspect the actual entertainment center's in
Floyd | back, and you'd have to learn a secret handshake or something to get
Floyd | there. But you've got a city to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "noise bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOISE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The begonias twirl and create a bag. One with weird triangular spikes
Floyd | on the inside. You exclaim surprise at it--the bag whooshes every time
Floyd | you say something.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the noise bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give bag to nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BAG TO NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | They aren't big on material things. They probably prefer to show how
Floyd | smart they are.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "use bag on nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE BAG ON NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Use is a bit too vague for this game's parser to understand. You can
Floyd | SWITCH something, or PUT something IN/ON something, or even ATTACH
Floyd | something to something. You can PUSH a button or OPEN something, as
Floyd | well. Specific items should clue you what to do if you EXAMINE them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put bag on nerds" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BAG ON NERDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the nerds would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's labeled OPEN TO CAPTURE NOISES.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "close bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the noise bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's labeled OPEN TO CAPTURE NOISES.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag. drop bag" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG. DROP BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | I noticed you used a period to separate commands. Unfortunately, the
Floyd | parser in Inform seems to have an extremely obscure bug (#1011 at
Floyd | inform7.com) that interacts with the solution to this game if you
Floyd | separate commands with periods. It was noticed near the release
Floyd | deadline, and it manifests itself when you refer to an in-game item or
Floyd | person or thing as one in a series of commands, usually three or more.
Floyd |
Floyd | I do this not to call out the people who've worked so hard on making
Floyd | Inform 7 robust and accessible but to warn you that there are certain
Floyd | commands you may wish to type by themselves, because this game taxes
Floyd | the parser. I accept if you choose to downgrade this game as a judge
Floyd | because of this, or because I may be wrong that the bug is on Inform's
Floyd | end.
Floyd |
Floyd | This warning won't appear again. Hit any key to continue.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | This warning won't appear again. Hit any key to continue.
Floyd | You open the noise bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shouldn't need to drop that. You have enough hands and pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop bag" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You shouldn't need to drop that. You have enough hands and pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how mediums are for dummies. Others agree, eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode asks, "nerds about noise" 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about noise" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT NOISE
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hm, the only other noise is in the train station"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd probably be recognized and arrested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "capture noise" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAPTURE NOISE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "close bag" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the noise bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I wonder if we had to capture the noise in the condo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's labeled OPEN TO CAPTURE NOISES.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the noise bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put noise in bag" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT NOISE IN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Tautology?! Got ya, lout!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Mind if I try that?"
		jenrexrode says, "instead of the termite emitter/"
		jenrexrode says, "okay"
		Zach says, "Maybe both"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some freesia faeries, some heaths and some begonias here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take begonias" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BEGONIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remember, adventurer! The flowers cannot be used for violence. They
Floyd | may be a suitable vessel."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          3/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "noise bag" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOISE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The begonias twirl and create a bag. One with weird triangular spikes
Floyd | on the inside. You exclaim surprise at it--the bag whooshes every time
Floyd | you say something.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the noise bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cake" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a slap on your hand from someone who mentions Doc Bleak gave
Floyd | a creep a crepe once. A bold cake blockade! Someone else takes a turn
Floyd | watching you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                4/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Yell Alley
Floyd | This dead-end alley is littered with words, which almost drown out the
Floyd | intense beats heard elsewhere in the city, and garbage. Only way out
Floyd | is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A motto is here. It's on a placard, which would be wholly unnoticeable
Floyd | and useless among all the garbage but for how bad a motto it
Floyd | is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tomato" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOMATO
Floyd |
Floyd | The motto--that is, both words and paper--curls up and bundles into a
Floyd | small sphere, and you almost drop it. Amazingly, it's not icky-soft or
Floyd | anything, and it doesn't smell TOO bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               5/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scary Night Thing is here, sitting on some sort of mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that is roaring nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw tomato at potato" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW TOMATO AT POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | A direct hit! The tomato goes into the cruel ulcer, and the Night
Floyd | Thing smiles at first at the ketchupiness of the tomato. Then the
Floyd | inner rottenness and backwards logic from the (oops, a) motto kicks
Floyd | in. The beast wonders what sort of villain would DO that to ketchup.
Floyd | It looks at you in fear, sure you have more where that came from, and
Floyd | retreats into an unseen hole, scratching and clawing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress the Night Thing was on is slightly but noticeably bumpy.
Floyd | It's also ripped open, and it's concealing something rather badly.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Smartest Mattress doesn't have a one-page proof of Fermat's Last
Floyd | Theorem in it or anything. It just "remembers" the shape of whatever
Floyd | sat on it for a long, long time. The bump in the mattress is obvious
Floyd | enough that you have to take another look. You find a small machine
Floyd | labeled, apparently, a termite emitter, and you take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A driveway with a yard view leads north. You hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. His eyes
Floyd | dart between you and the lost corn. Clearly, he resents the work your
Floyd | presence is forcing on him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sharp harps are out of tune but a change of pace from the beasts.
Floyd | At least.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cordoned Red Condo
Floyd | The beats aren't audible here, but conversation voices rant on. The
Floyd | talkers seem to take you for a stalker, but nobody wants to get too
Floyd | close. A barnacled candelabra hangs above, antlers are attached to a
Floyd | wall, and carpets provide garish spectra on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | All in all, this place probably has a high property value, and people
Floyd | would be horrified if something happened to make it drop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dry cake is here. Nobody else is lower-class enough to eat it,
Floyd | but everyone's making sure nobody lower-class nabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The conversation changes subject rapidly and randomly. "It can't be a
Floyd | real toxin. It gives relaxation!"
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "capture conversation" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAPTURE CONVERSATION
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bag" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          6/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          7/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You activate. They vacate it. It's like a petard--those who prated,
Floyd | depart and ratchet down the chatter. The emitter dies down after the
Floyd | last termite escapes.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          7/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's labeled OPEN TO CAPTURE NOISES.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Cordoned Red Condo (Metros)                          8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dry metallic cake turns into a dry metallic keycard, which you
Floyd | take for yourself. Hooray, technology.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hm, need a 3rd brain to help us think"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            8/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You migrate, ragtime music in your head. From the south, some camped
Floyd | folks decamp for har-hars and rah-rahs. "Roaches scare! Ho!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You're the camp's scamp now, so to speak. I bet you could even take
Floyd | that corn now!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | That lost corn is still in that corner. Sorry if that sounds corny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "controls" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The different-colored kernels only flatten out as the lost corn
Floyd | collapses into a circuit board. The controls you possess--for
Floyd | whatever--seem powerful.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side. Probably reads something-or-other to let you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put barcode on keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         9/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BARCODE ON KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unpeel the barcode, slap it on the keycard, and it is a perfect
Floyd | fit! Also, you stuff the adhesive backing in your pocket, where you
Floyd | forget about it until you can find a proper garbage can. You haven't
Floyd | seen any in this city yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put keycard on sensor" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         10/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYCARD ON SENSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you know? It works! The door slides open!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping. You suspect the actual entertainment center's in
Floyd | back, and you'd have to learn a secret handshake or something to get
Floyd | there. But you've got a city to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about wall" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the fuzzy looking wall, the scraped wall or the
Floyd | cedar wall/walls?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about fuzzy wall" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT FUZZY WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about controls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about noise" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT NOISE
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Zach asks, "Anyone have brains for us?"
		inky says, "here I am, knowing nothing about the game whatsoever"
		Zach says, "It's OK. We just need to know how to trick some nerds."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | No fickler flicker or slight lights--its twinkle lets it wink for a
Floyd | long while, with no way to turn it off or on.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tulop" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TULOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shoots a hand out. "You have to ASK NERDS the right thing
Floyd | before you can get it. What do you want it for? ASK us, don't TELL
Floyd | us."
Floyd |
Floyd | That was kind of abrasive. You think of the places you haven't been
Floyd | and the obstacles to getting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They've got those perpendicular ridges in sets of three that kill
Floyd | sound. The nerds won't shut up, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan walls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing generic, comfortable and inoffensive clothes, which
Floyd | have enough pockets for a modest inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some controls
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a noise bag (open but empty)
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how mediums are for dummies. Others agree, eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds how to light ledgge" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS HOW TO LIGHT LEDGGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "argh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about quest" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT QUEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's not smart enough for us, is he?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, if he found his way in, he is!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, he'll have to find the right thing to ask nerds like us about
Floyd | if he wants us to stop talking about him like he's not here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "If he doesn't know what to ask nerds about, he deserves Ed's snark!"
Floyd | Whoever he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds give amens that MENSA is the greatest social group ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about dungeons and dragons" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
Floyd |
Floyd | More annoying banter. Perhaps you could disperse them with the right
Floyd | item. They'd deserve it. Though maybe if you keep bugging them,
Floyd | they'll get exasperated and give you better hints than what to ask
Floyd | nerds about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about station" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT STATION
Floyd |
Floyd | They form a grin ring, but you close your eyes a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about thin ledge" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT THIN LEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You might as well ask dorks like Karkdoss about something that
Floyd | inconsequential!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about girls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about mensa" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT MENSA
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about anagrams" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT ANAGRAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "seen the light seems like a clue"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about walls" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | (soundproofed walls)
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about light" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently you haven't seen the light for what to ask nerds about. A
Floyd | few smart-people in-jokes later, you feel too aliterate to retaliate,
Floyd | worried it might take a thousand years to guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got plenty of light here. You can have it, if you know what to
Floyd | ask us about. And if the tulip would help."
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about metros" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT METROS
Floyd |
Floyd | The nerds look at each other, wondering why you would ask about that,
Floyd | really. They are sure you have something important to ask them. Maybe
Floyd | somewhere you can't get to or through. They could figure it out if in
Floyd | your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Apparently, when you ASK NERDS, you need to come correct. All the
Floyd | same, you're a bit annoyed, and you wonder if you can maybe play a
Floyd | mean trick on them to get that tulip, instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a MENSA-y yesman encourage someone to repeat himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about darkness" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT DARKNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "What, you want us to do everything for you? We're exhausted from
Floyd | building this soundproofing. But whatever. Here. Have this lit-up
Floyd | tulip."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh thank god"
		Zach says, "Guess the question puzzle"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it seems to be
Floyd | sparking quite a bit, so best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The velcro strip is just the thing to climb the wall and reach the
Floyd | small recess.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain (on the fuzzy looking wall)
Floyd | You're in a train station. It's a bit dark, but not as bad as to the
Floyd | east, which is where the noise may be coming from--it's louder here
Floyd | than anywhere else. You suspect the darkness to the east is where your
Floyd | destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, though you may need to get off the wall
Floyd | first. A rail is to the east--it seems to be sparking quite a bit, so
Floyd | best not to step on it, yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put controls in recess" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CONTROLS IN RECESS
Floyd |
Floyd | They fit well. One of the red buttons starts blinking and whirring,
Floyd | and you flip the switch by it and, BAM! You hear a rush of power. The
Floyd | lights in the tunnel to the east seem to flicker and go stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the fuzzy looking wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear an even worse noise as you walk across the tracks. You run
Floyd | back across where you can reflect how it would be nice if you had
Floyd | something in that noise bag to combat...whatever it is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe this is where the sheath would have been useful."
		Zach says, "We can restore to cf19 where we had that."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    11/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds and a lit-up tulip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A conceders' crescendo follows a claim nerds'd LIKE to help everyday
Floyd | stupid people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask nerds about darkness" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NERDS ABOUT DARKNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "What, you want us to do everything for you? We're exhausted from
Floyd | building this soundproofing. But whatever. Here. Have this lit-up
Floyd | tulip."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since I'm not omniscient..." Ish, note his tone. Sarcastic, arctic
Floyd | ass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear an even worse noise as you walk across the tracks. You run
Floyd | back across where you can reflect how it would be nice if you had a
Floyd | weapon in that sheath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The big fuzzy wall is that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tracks are east, and the city is back north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh i missed the tulip"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a lit-up tulip
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a termite emitter
Floyd |   a sheath
Floyd |   some velcro (being worn)
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | No fickler flicker or slight lights--its twinkle lets it wink for a
Floyd | long while, with no way to turn it off or on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "were ther some words to turn into a sword somewhere?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You swipe your keycard and go east as the door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Place is Special
Floyd | It's quiet here, mostly due to the soundproofed walls. It'd make a
Floyd | nice mob combine, but it's a small bunker for nerds who just got sick
Floyd | of the thumping.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the west. It's got no sensor on this side,
Floyd | so you can probably just walk back through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some nerds here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...How I do it, idiot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sword" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone shows how he cut down a stupider disputer. Others agree,
Floyd | eager.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dull grey, with the words FOR GREAT QUIETNESS inscribed in some
Floyd | Gothic font.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...butler I rebuilt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "well there's words on the sheath, heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Special Place is Special (Metros)                    12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to
Floyd | get different results!" one of them says. Stiff high-fives follow all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone blames the dim-led middle for This Whole Mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the metallic door)
Floyd | The door slides open as you step near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan tulip" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TULIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "sheathe sword" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHEATHE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan sheathe" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SHEATHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider buzzes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan saltine" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SALTINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, have we seen anything "ragged"?"
		jenrexrode asks, "anything we can do with that art or ad?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan art" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN ART
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan ad" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN AD
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ART
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a typical train depot PSA saying "DON'T PIRATE." You hope the
Floyd | creator wasn't paid. Rotten stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read ad" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ AD
Floyd |
Floyd | It references some dead fad while proclaiming TRANSIT FOR ARTISAN AND
Floyd | TSARINA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan machine" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's plain and metallic, with a barcode that might help with optical
Floyd | scanners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear an even worse noise as you walk across the tracks. You run
Floyd | back across where you can reflect how it would be nice if you had a
Floyd | weapon in that sheath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sword" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything here like that, or changeable into that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ol' Hotel
Floyd | What would a beaten-down city be without an ol' hotel? Both have seen
Floyd | better days, but this place has been trashed hardest. Everything's
Floyd | boarded up, and the only way out is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ketchup bottle lies here, torn apart--and you have a prime suspect
Floyd | in the Night Thing that was here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress still conforms to the shape of the night thing that sat
Floyd | on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is THE PUCK brand ketchup. They apparently put, heck, whatever they
Floyd | want in it! And you'll like it that way!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Trust me. You don't need it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan bottle" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Smartest Mattress doesn't have a one-page proof of Fermat's Last
Floyd | Theorem in it or anything. It just "remembers" the shape of whatever
Floyd | sat on it for a long, long time. It doesn't seem to have held anything
Floyd | other than the termite emitter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the the slider's screen)
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit on mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | On that mattress? Eww.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "put sheath on mattress" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SHEATH ON MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the smartest mattress would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | On that mattress? Eww.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x sheath" 		

Floyd ]  The Ol' Hotel (Metros)                               12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dull grey, with the words FOR GREAT QUIETNESS inscribed in some
Floyd | Gothic font.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "That would like sleeping with everyone that ever slept on that mattress."
		jenrexrode says, "wah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "what does it mean if the slider buzzes?"
		Zach says, "We've already anagramed that object."
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sharp harps are out of tune but a change of pace from the beasts.
Floyd | At least.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dead beat" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEAD BEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | He's wearing some of the hardest-trashed threads you've seen. You know
Floyd | he's a deadbeat because his t-shirt says DEAD BEAT DEADBEAT. Which
Floyd | fits in with this world, yes, but about as half-donkeyed as possible.
Floyd | Oh, and he has a ridiculous goatee, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Elf Row's Flowers
Floyd | You're in a flower shop manned (elfed?) by faeries. You can go back
Floyd | west to the camp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some freesia faeries and some begonias here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask faeries about sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FAERIES ABOUT SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | They possess wisdom humans never will, but they can't help you with
Floyd | the physical realm, beyond flowers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan faeries" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN FAERIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You sense that would be a breach of some magical etiquette you don't
Floyd | understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take begonias" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BEGONIAS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remember, adventurer! The flowers cannot be used for violence. They
Floyd | may be a suitable vessel."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "heaths" 		

Floyd ]  Elf Row's Flowers (Metros)                           12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEATHS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't seem to reverse what you did.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                12/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Yell Alley
Floyd | This dead-end alley is littered with words, which almost drown out the
Floyd | intense beats heard elsewhere in the city, and garbage. Only way out
Floyd | is back east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sword" 		

Floyd ]  A Yell Alley (Metros)                                13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The words go slippery, claiming they didn't mean themselves, giving
Floyd | passive-aggressive threats. But it is too late--they fade, and a sword
Floyd | appears materially.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sensibly put the sword--as slippery as the final words--into your
Floyd | sheath.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cramped Red Camp (Metros)                            13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cramped Red Camp
Floyd | Here in this cross between a platform and farm plot lie the shocking
Floyd | red tents of the terminally un- and under-employed. You are quickly
Floyd | excluded from this once-mum commune, since you seem actually busy. An
Floyd | alley lies to the west, a posh shop is to the east, and back south is
Floyd | where you started from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cordoned red condo you're not welcome back at is to the north. You
Floyd | hear painful music.
Floyd |
Floyd | A deadbeat is sitting on the ground here, looking dead beat. Despite
Floyd | your heroism with the cake in the condo, he barely acknolwedges you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Undesired Underside (Metros)                         13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Undesired Underside
Floyd | This is some sort of seedy underground intersection with a train
Floyd | station south. You can also go north to what looks like a camp. You
Floyd | see the down escalator you came by. A building to the west advertises
Floyd | itself as The Ol' Hotel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metallic door is to the east. It has a warning graphic
Floyd | repelling any old riff-raff from entering. There's also a sensor off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Er, Train Terrain (Metros)                           13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Er, Train Terrain
Floyd | You're in a train station. The tracks are east and, it seems, so is
Floyd | the noise--it's louder here than anywhere else. You suspect the
Floyd | darkness to the east is where your destiny lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go back north, and there's a fuzzy looking wall to the west,
Floyd | too. You notice pointed art and a faded ad on it, but the small recess
Floyd | near the top seems more useful. A rail is to the east--it's no longer
Floyd | sparking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Your lit-up tulip gives a welcoming anemic glow. You're ready to
Floyd | tackle whatever's lying craven in the cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Obscure Sub-Core
Floyd | You're in a formerly dark passageway that houses the force responsible
Floyd | for all the pain in the metropolis. You feel like a movie star, with
Floyd | the beats pulsing in the background to lead you on to defeating--oh,
Floyd | wait. The beats ARE what you're trying to defeat.
Floyd |
Floyd | A siren kicks in, to make things even more head-achingly techno up in
Floyd | here. It's off to your side. It's noisy enough, you're not getting
Floyd | near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x siren" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue and red and flashing and very loud. You'd love to pound it into a
Floyd | powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | RRIIEEUUWW. That siren just won't shut up. Man, you just want
Floyd | to pound it into a powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "risen" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RISEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan siren" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            13/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SIREN
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   BBGBR
Floyd |
Floyd | RRIIEEUUWW. That siren just won't shut up. Man, you just want
Floyd | to pound it into a powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "rinse"
Zach says (to Floyd), "resin" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            14/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The siren makes some even more spastic noises before grinding into
Floyd | resin powder. You scoop it up and put some on your hands, which feel
Floyd | sticky now. You feel your chances of defeating the beats has risen,
Floyd | unless you rinse.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oops"
		jenrexrode says, "didnt read it right"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            14/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Obscure Sub-Core
Floyd | You're in a formerly dark passageway that houses the force responsible
Floyd | for all the pain in the metropolis. You feel like a movie star, with
Floyd | the beats pulsing in the background to lead you on to defeating--oh,
Floyd | wait. The beats ARE what you're trying to defeat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            14/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no easy way out. But you sense you have what you need.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan beats" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            14/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   GBBRB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "beast"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x resin" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            14/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RESIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "beast" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            15/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | The beats turn into a beast which also yells, but at least it's not
Floyd | that constant electronic thumping. The thing has to take time to
Floyd | breathe. It's an improvement. Well, for your survival chances.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x beast" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            15/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | It's blob-shaped with one tooth and one eye and inside-out headphones
Floyd | that still transmit music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill beast with sword" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            15/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL BEAST WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to kill the beast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Obscure Sub-Core (Metros)                            15/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's sheathed now. It's not really worth admiring. The handle looks
Floyd | slippery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "attack beast" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | The sword is yours, and you grab it firmly in your resined hands!
Floyd |
Floyd | Your sword acts as a microphone, converting the beast's beats to
Floyd | equally horrendous lyrics and providing feedback that makes it wince.
Floyd | It gives an owly yowl and runs off, sobbing. People can finally think
Floyd | again! "You're quite a Smiter, Mister! You gave the monster no terms!
Floyd | You merit this mitre!" someone says. But all you want is to get on
Floyd | with your quest. The escalator in the undesired underside is rigged to
Floyd | go up. You get a pared parade and, for slower fun, plant a sunflower
Floyd | before returning to the Trips Strip.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations! Metros node: done!
Floyd | "Yeah! Heya." says Eric Rice, again. "Nice work up in the metros. Oo,
Floyd | more stuff. Let me take it. You go get relaxing now in your Roman
Floyd | Manor." Before you can thank him, he's gone.

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		Zach says, "woohoo"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | Manor." Before you can thank him, he's gone.
Floyd | Trips Strip
Floyd | You see what was once a bunch of small malls. Most lots appear vacant
Floyd | or dilapidated.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a down escalator here, but it's not worth revisiting the
Floyd | metros.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some stairs lead down from the wreckage of store I, further than you
Floyd | can see. But no sense looking--you know what's there, and you've taken
Floyd | care of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a forest here where store F was, but you probably don't need
Floyd | to go back there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x malls" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Of the various stores you see, only store r looks like you can do
Floyd | anything with it. Store r finally looks like you can visit. A few
Floyd | others seem greyed-out, like in a video game or something. There can't
Floyd | be anything in any of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, that was the optional mall"
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "roster" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | The roster on the front of store R reads: "People who have earned a
Floyd | vacation: you (well, go on!)"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You've been there, done that. Big city life is not for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter store r" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER STORE R
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closed and locked, and you won't find a key. Maybe you can do
Floyd | something else to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "storer" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 3/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STORER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "resort" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 4/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESORT
Floyd |
Floyd | Store R rumbles and reforms into something far posher. A huge resort!
Floyd | You see, in the distance, a manor that seems made for you. "I know
Floyd | what you're looking at!" calls Old Man Almond. "You've earned it! For
Floyd | defeating Red Bull Burdell!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you reply you haven't, he's already run behind store 7, yelling
Floyd | "Go! Rest!"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restort" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 4/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter manor" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 4/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER MANOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "resort" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 4/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESORT
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | Man, it's beautiful, spacious and sunny. Even sunnier than the Trips
Floyd | Strip, which is much nicer since you started cleaning up, but still...
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can say the name of the resort now to enter it. There's nothing
Floyd | more hidden in its description.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "roman manor" 		

Floyd ]  Trips Strip (Stores)                                 4/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROMAN MANOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "resort" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESORT
Floyd |
Floyd | (entering instead)
Floyd | You stride into the resort thinking "Gee. Damn. Endgame." But it is a
Floyd | mirage! You're gamier than to let that bother you, though, even though
Floyd | you hardly seem to be in paradise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiles
Floyd | Tiles, tiles, tiles. As far as you can see. Different colors, but this
Floyd | doesn't look like a comfortable place for a nice long vacation. Your
Floyd | slider jostles a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan tiles" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TILES
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   B
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Ready to stop for the day?"
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		Zach says, "huh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slider" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your slider's not near anything, but it's registering RGBBB.
Floyd |

		
		
*** SESSION THREE *** 		
		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiles
Floyd | Tiles, tiles, tiles. As far as you can see. Different colors, but this
Floyd | doesn't look like a comfortable place for a nice long vacation. Your
Floyd | slider jostles a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slider" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your slider's not near anything, but it's registering RGBBB.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "This is a new area. We don't really know where we are."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan tiles" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TILES
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   B
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "uh what?"
		Zach says, "But it looks like the slider can be anagramed"
		Jacqueline asks (of jen), "uh what what?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan slider" 		

Floyd ]  Tiles (Resort)                                       0/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | If it were detectable, you'd have gone crazy from the beeping by now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "l ider s"
		jenrexrode says, "haha"
		Zach says, "Whoops, wrong numbers of letters"
Chief_0110 I used the other device in my playthrough. I figured the slide would be a pain. 		Jacqueline says (to Chief), "Please try to keep your conversation on the channel during game play to ensure a clean transcript."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks. :)"
		jenrexrode says, "it's supposed to say RRBGG or somesuch, not just B"
Zach says (to Floyd), "islet" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ISLET
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles crumble and shift around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Islet
Floyd | Well, this is a little more idyllic. But it's all sand and so small,
Floyd | it can't be the one you were promised. You can see land way to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a rudimentary swing hanging from a tree here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a large-ish rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "sorry, trying to get used to shortcut commands. it's a pain to type #clubfloyd every time."
		Zach says, "When we examined the scanner the first time it gave use the "tiles" hint"
		Zach says, "s/use/us"
		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah, I remember thinking islet a couple of weeks ago, now"
		Zach says, "Suuure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x swing" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWING
Floyd |
Floyd | The swing is made of twine and hangs from a tree branch high up. You
Floyd | won't get to untie it, but you can see something scratched on the
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It has ALOFT scratched into it. An arrow points down to the swing, as
Floyd | if to say, the tree can't help you fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "float"
Zach says (to Floyd), "float" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wings" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       2/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The old swing's ropes defray and the seat somehow transmogrifies. You
Floyd | see a pair of wings. They don't look like they'll last too long, but
Floyd | they're better than nothing. You take them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "nice"
		Zach says, "yay"
		Zach asks, "Up?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       2/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some wings
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       2/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's holey, like a sponge, but not any less dense for that--it's
Floyd | scratched to read FLOAT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "I guess both the tree and rock are just hints?"
		jenrexrode says, "oh, you said scanner instead of slider"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Islet (Resort)                                       2/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Islet
Floyd | Well, this is a little more idyllic. But it's all sand and so small,
Floyd | it can't be the one you were promised. You can see land way to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a large-ish rock here, but it seems less potentially useful
Floyd | now you have the wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops, coffee isn't doing its job"
		Zach says, "Wings always beats rock"
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         2/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the wings for your flight. The wings last just long enough
Floyd | for you to get to the landmass you see before shredding into the wind.
Floyd | But it probably doesn't matter now--you're across to some sort of
Floyd | mainland.
Floyd |
Floyd | An Odd Low Woodland
Floyd | You've reached an odd low woodland. There's a gigantic set of poles
Floyd | off to the east. Also, a toolshed that's in bad shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spore, about a foot long, is here. Imagine what it could grow into.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sprig of some tree or weed you can't identify is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "grips?"
		jenrexrode says, "and ropes"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sprig" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         2/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPRIG
Floyd |
Floyd | Very fragile in its present form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "grips" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         3/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GRIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The fragile sprig pops into a pair of suction grips, which you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "huzzah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spore" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         3/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPORE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks too delicate as is to support any weight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ropes" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         4/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROPES
Floyd |
Floyd | The spore grows more quickly than you could imagine, into a couple of
Floyd | long ropes tied together. You wind one around your waist. The
Floyd | combination of grips and ropes is probably enough to make climbing
Floyd | gear. You don't need the toolshed for tools.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x toolshed" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         4/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOOLSHED
Floyd |
Floyd | It's metal, with no visible entry or even windows. You notice some
Floyd | outcroppings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "outcroppings on a shed?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x outcroppings" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         4/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OUTCROPPINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are something you could put your feet--no, the edge of them--on.
Floyd | They look sturdy enough to hold you, but the problem is, they don't
Floyd | lead anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "mysterious"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan toolshed" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         4/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN TOOLSHED
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   GBBBRBBB
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x poles" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         4/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are too vertical and smooth to climb. You can't push them--they
Floyd | look quite sturdy and are at least twenty feet tall--but maybe, if
Floyd | they were at an angle... Or you could get a grip somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "slope"
		Chief_0110 says, "I never could figure out the shed."
		jenrexrode says, "T OOLHED S"
Zach says (to Floyd), "slope" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         5/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The poles rumble and slide. You run away, fearing they may go
Floyd | vertically--then you're a bit disappointed to see they're still at a
Floyd | forty-five degree angle.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "TOEHOLDS"
Zach says (to Floyd), "toe holds" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         5/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOE HOLDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "toeholds" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOEHOLDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That'll do it! The toolshed crumbles, leaving only the small
Floyd | outcroppings--which somehow fly into the slope.They're plentiful and
Floyd | stable. You could probably climb up now. You probably don't need those
Floyd | tools you made.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach jumps up and down
		jenrexrode says, "heh heh"
		jenrexrode says, "no, climb"
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (the the slider's screen)
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  An Odd Low Woodland (Resort)                         7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | An Odd Low Woodland
Floyd | You've reached an odd low woodland. There's a gigantic slope you could
Floyd | climb off to the east. You see toeholds on the slope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "i mean instead of jumping :P"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You make it up the slope with some effort and surprisingly little
Floyd | risk. You didn't even need any climbing gadgets. The toeholds are more
Floyd | like footholds, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | Potshot Hotspot
Floyd | An arid, trod dirt road. East is siesta.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh dear. A horde. Uprisers--surprise--protesting YOU! A full-blown
Floyd | riot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rioters decry The Villain In The Villa. The one they're blocking
Floyd | you from. Well, you weren't expecting airtight logic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "Wait here and listen to their remarks."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x horde" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you have to admit, there's a wide variety of people protesting
Floyd | you, even if they're not explaining why. The riot will probably be
Floyd | blocking your way to the east, but they don't seem to be attacking
Floyd | you, which is nice.
Floyd |
Floyd | You probably can't take the whole riot at once, but it'd be nice to
Floyd | have a way to weed out most of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "GO, CURSE-SCOURGE!" the rioters chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rioters accuse you of animal cruelty: making monotremes into
Floyd | metronomes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Quite quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rioters decry The Villain In The Villa. The one they're blocking
Floyd | you from. Well, you weren't expecting airtight logic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "Obviously they are yelling quietly."
		Jacqueline asks, "A quiet riot?"
		Chief_0110 says, "sounds like a band."
		Zach says, "yay"
		Chief_0110 asks, "Maybe they're whispering their protests?"
		Jacqueline says, "You're right about this being a bunch of non-sequiturs, though."
		Zach says, "Or telepathy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan horde" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             7/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN HORDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   BBRG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rioters lambaste your work in the forest with a meat slab.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "telepathy would fit the rest of the absurdity of this game."
		jenrexrode asks, "why 4 letter?"
		Zach asks, "Riot?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "trio" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             8/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TRIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Your word seems to have no effect. But that's just because the least
Floyd | enthusiastic people in the back leave first. Others follow--one of
Floyd | them even drops some chain links. And soon, just three people remain.
Floyd | The most energetic and dedicated, of course, but altering that
Floyd | triangle can't be too hard, can it?
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still a protest. But while three's a crowd, they look similar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're presented with accusations you'd make the holiest hostile.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny says, "nice"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             8/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Potshot Hotspot
Floyd | An arid, trod dirt road. East is siesta.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three can still be a protest as well as a crowd, apparently. They're
Floyd | blocking your way east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some chain links here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some bitter lug says you're the litterbug throwing darn glass in his
Floyd | grassland.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "Three is still a crowd."
Zach says (to Floyd), "f links" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             8/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > F LINKS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "links" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             8/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINKS
Floyd |
Floyd | (examining instead)
Floyd | A bunch of ovular links hooked together. Out of the hands of rioters,
Floyd | it'll cause less achin'. You notice they are Made In China. But
Floyd | they're still more violent things than you'd like, this near your
Floyd | manor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The remaining protesters decry The Villain In The Villa. The one
Floyd | they're blocking you from. Well, you weren't expecting airtight logic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "slink" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             8/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan links" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             8/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN LINKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   BBBGR
Floyd |
Floyd | One carries an AVENGE GENEVA sign. You've never been there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Johnny asks, "slink?"
		Johnny says, "whoops"
		jenrexrode asks, "kilns?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "kilns" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "Try it."

Floyd | > KILNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The links burst and swell into luxury kilns. The yelling's loud as
Floyd | ever but increasingly directed at the kilns and not you. The
Floyd | protesters seem distracted.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some bitter lug says you're the litterbug throwing darn glass in his
Floyd | grassland.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Potshot Hotspot
Floyd | An arid, trod dirt road. East is siesta.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three can still be a protest as well as a crowd, apparently. They're
Floyd | blocking your way east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some kilns here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "HILLSIDE SHILL, DIE!" they chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | They still outnumber you. And they're still angrier, too. Gotta calm
Floyd | them down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The visceral cavilers continue their masculine calumnies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Item time! You are carrying:
Floyd |   some ropes
Floyd |   some grips
Floyd |   a tinfoil info-lit
Floyd |   a salient saltine
Floyd |   an idlers' slider
Floyd |   a dope tan notepad
Floyd |
Floyd | The tough-on-sin remaining protesters continue on shouting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Huh, I thought they were distracted?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x road" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x kiln" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KILN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x kilns" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KILNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You certainly managed to summon the deluxe version. I guess all that
Floyd | practice earlier in the game, you learned how to give your anagrams
Floyd | OOMPH. You gaze at your work proudly, but it's not work you can work
Floyd | with further.
Floyd |
Floyd | "HILLSIDE SHILL, DIE!" they chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 asks, "Maybe examine the protesters?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x protesters" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROTESTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're all smeared with--huh? Looks like clay?
Floyd |
Floyd | The remaining protesters seem particularly upset you destroyed store I
Floyd | & R.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bake protesters" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BAKE PROTESTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "haha"
		Zach says, "The stores had it coming!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan protesters" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN PROTESTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the screen goes blue, then a green dot and red dot bounce left
Floyd | and right across the slider screen, and they eventually wind up like
Floyd | so:
Floyd |   GBBBBRB
Floyd |
Floyd | The remaining protesters frame themselves as lackers, you as a
Floyd | slacker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "p rotet s ?"
		Chief_0110 asks, "maybe protest is the word? What can we make out of that?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pot rest" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             9/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POT REST
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can say, do or see here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 asks, "May I try a word?"
		jenrexrode says, "yes"
		Zach says, "Of course"
Chief_0110 says (to Floyd), "potters" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > POTTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The trio grows even more lethargic. A fellow in a smock mocks the
Floyd | whole charade before throwing the smock in a corner. He talks with his
Floyd | two friends. Shortly, they see the kilns nearby. They go to work
Floyd | happily.

		jenrexrode says, "nice"
		Chief_0110 exclaims, "Yay!"
		jenrexrode says, "and they like kilns"
		Johnny says, "A hundred points to Gryffindor."
		Chief_0110 says, "Now they're out of our way."
		Zach says (to Johnny), "Let's not turn this into a sectarian conflict"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | happily.You hear a shout from the south and see a man too ham-nosed to
Floyd | be handsome. He washes down some walnuts of wan lust with liquid from
Floyd | a purple metal can labeled Sado-Soda.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am RED BULL BURDELL!" he shouts, in a voice neither earthy nor
Floyd | hearty. "From my ROOTS to my TORSO!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He's the size of a large hut, bellowing real thug laughter. "Ever
Floyd | since I came over in a CANOE from the OCEAN, I forged my RESPECT
Floyd | SCEPTER from iron noir and put it to great use! Once, you rodents
Floyd | snorted."
Floyd |
Floyd | Moving from angered to enraged, he throws down a battle tablet, which
Floyd | shatters.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I will not waste sweat. GET OUT!!!! My ideal time? IMMEDIATELY!
Floyd | Nuance is nuisance!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The potters flee with their kilns, which had handy wheels you didn't
Floyd | notice, to a mowed meadow. Bad time to maunder unarmed.

		
Johnny says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             10/13
Floyd | notice, to a mowed meadow. Bad time to maunder unarmed.
Floyd | "GET OUT!!!!" yells Red Bull. "Turn, runt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | His boot swings within an inch of your chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             10/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Broody gape? Ruin!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Run away!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             10/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Not with Red Bull Burdell around you aren't.
Floyd |
Floyd | "GET OUT!!!!" yells Red Bull. "Loser role's yours, pasty patsy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | His boot swings within an inch of your chin again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x red bull" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             10/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | His face is covered with crass scars. He's more muscly and less clumsy
Floyd | than you, and yet, he has a toe that sticks out. You think back to
Floyd | Achilles for some reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | "GET OUT!!!!" yells Red Bull. "You should BLUSH, SHLUB!"
Floyd |
Floyd | His boot swings within an inch of your chin yet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "Scan him? That's how our other battles have been fought."
Zach says (to Floyd), "scan red bull" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             10/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN RED BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | He kicks the slider out of the way! You were only able to read BRGBBB.
Floyd | He's not going to let you near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "GET OUT!!!!" yells Red Bull. "Turn, runt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | His boot swings within an inch of your chin, prompting one of your
Floyd | finest feints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 asks, "Also, something about his toe in his description?"
		Zach asks, "His Achilles toe?"
		Chief_0110 asks, "kick it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick toe" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             10/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK TOE
Floyd |
Floyd | It'll be clear when you need violence. And how. Hopefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "GET OUT!!!!" yells Red Bull. "You're SO THIN, you'll get NO HITS on
Floyd | me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | His boot swings within an inch of your chin. Be neat if he got beaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "huh. No go."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "tug toe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TUG TOE
Floyd |
Floyd | "No go, goon!" you yell, grabbing his toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold on as he yells "HA! Inept!" ...

		
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             11/13
Floyd | You hold on as he yells "HA! Inept!" ...
Floyd |
Floyd | "THE PAIN!" Burdell's toe yellows, and he yells "OW!" first irately,
Floyd | then tearily, before facing reality--he is shrinking!
Floyd |
Floyd | You ignore the predator's teardrops through a rain of "No fair!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he moans "No Mas," fleeing the feeling. Ya won! No way!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "haha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             11/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Potshot Hotspot
Floyd | An arid, trod dirt road. East is siesta.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's nice and peaceful here, but it's not quite home.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an idlers' slider here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "He moans "No mas" is rather good."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take slider" 		

Floyd ]  Potshot Hotspot (Resort)                             11/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the slider, again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 11/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roman Manor
Floyd | You're in a beautiful, big residence. I could ramble about the marble,
Floyd | praise a spire, note the toaster rotates, or sanction what it
Floyd | contains, but really--you sense one last hurdle hurled in your way to
Floyd | happiness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The darned exits are all around, but you just want to do less
Floyd | than nothing. Your slider rattles for hopefully the last time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scan exits" 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 11/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The slider makes no noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slider" 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 11/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your slider's not near anything, but it's registering GBBRB. That
Floyd | can't be for the manor itself, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exist" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIST
Floyd |
Floyd | That is all that's left to do. It's time to become an adventurer
Floyd | emeritus. Perhaps one day you will resume it, but for now, the allures
Floyd | of your laurels are too great. Doing without the outwith, you begin
Floyd | your being binge, mentally writing the happiest epitaths to your
Floyd | vaunted, er, adventure. Where IS that notepad?

		Chief_0110 asks, "Do its not manor?"
Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 12/13
Floyd | vaunted, er, adventure. Where IS that notepad?
Floyd | I...what? End a pad with a deadpan: TREMENDOUS = ME (ENDS TOUR).
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Final rank: a smart gamin' anagrammist.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, UNDO the last command or see what you
Floyd | may've MISSED (with minor spoilers for alternate routes) point-wise?
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 says, "Ah"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Nicely done!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 12/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
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, UNDO the last command or see what you
Floyd | may've MISSED (with minor spoilers for alternate routes) point-wise?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay!"
		Zach says, "But that one last point..."
		Chief_0110 asks, "amusing or missed?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "missed" 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 12/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MISSED
Floyd |
Floyd | --rock was changeable.
Floyd | --you missed a potential Last Lousy Point in the Metros.
Floyd | --there are two diverging ways through the Metros. You can also change
Floyd | the heaths to a sheath, for a slightly different walkthrough.
Floyd | --there are three ways to get the tulip. You can also OPEN NOISE BAG
Floyd | in Special Place after getting begonias or SHOW EMITTER TO DEADBEAT
Floyd | once he's friendly, then use it in Special Place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, UNDO the last command or see what you
Floyd | may've MISSED (with minor spoilers for alternate routes) point-wise?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Z), "That's where they get you."
		Jacqueline says, "That one last point."
		Zach says, "Damn that rock!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Cork?"
		Chief_0110 says, "rock = cork"
		Chief_0110 says, "float across the sea. haha"
		Zach) Alex awwwks. "Want cork nut!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Roman Manor (Resort)                                 12/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried:
Floyd |
Floyd | --Examinining store c? Several times?
Floyd | --Eating the hot sauce or the taco?
Floyd | --XYZZY several times?
Floyd | --Waiting and listening to the nerds?
Floyd | --Waiting and listening to the protesters?
Floyd | --Waiting and listening to the condo chatter?
Floyd | --Trying to explore the condo before you cleared it?
Floyd | --Saying GOD or GOB in the ghouls' slough?
Floyd | --Changing the toga to a gato?
Floyd | --Putting the barcode on the tomato?
Floyd | --Reading the sidewalk in the trips strip a bunch of times?
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, UNDO the last command or see what you
Floyd | may've MISSED (with minor spoilers for alternate routes) point-wise?
Floyd | >

		Chief_0110 asks, "So is that all for this week? less than an hour of play?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oooh gato"
		Jacqueline says, "It was over an hour."
		Zach says, "I think I tried that, but I can't remember what it said"
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah. In *theory* we go up to two hours. Last week was all day, but we try not to do that."
		Zach says (to Chief), "Usually it's more. It's hard to know when a game will end."
		Chief_0110 asks, "How long ago did it start?"
		Zach says, "This is something like the 3rd session for this game."
		Chief_0110 says, "Ah. That will make for some transcript."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Son Of Stagefright by Mike McCauley
As played on ifMUD on May 5, 12-14, 16-18, 2013

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

Below is a transcript of Son Of Stagefright written by Mike McCauley. Son of Stagefright was released by Mike McCauley in 1989. 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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		After much discussion of what to play today...
		Jacqueline says, "Or we could do this crazy thing that maga is doing, inspired by IFDB Spelunking, where he hit the random button at IFDB to see what would come up."
		Jacqueline says, "This last option is often rather frightening."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... thoughts?"
		DavidW asks, "That is crazy. Is maga on medication?"
		jenrexrode says, "I might nap"
		maga says (to DW), "well, it's been done before: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "He's been known to dabble in therapy."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, if Jen is napping and Zach is working... is it just Jacq and David, or is someone else interested?"
		DavidW says, "I did like how one of my reviews ended up in IFDB Spelunking. That was a pleasant bit of egoboo."
		inky asks, "did the ifdb spelunking guy recode all the games in shorter versions? or does he just talk through playing them?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
		maga says (to inky), "a lot of them are recoded"
		maga says, "in some you reach a certain point and he goes 'okay, done here'"
		DavidW says, "and items from some games can be taken into the others for funz."
		DavidW says, "(but not much of that, just a taste)"
		Jacqueline says, "So, here's a 'highly rated' random that we haven't played: an AGT game called Son of Stagefright."
		DavidW asks, "I haven't played Son of Stagefright and know nothing about it. But does Floyd support AGT games?"
		Jacqueline says, "According to the CF Suggested Games intro blurb I typed years ago, it does."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want me to set it up?"
		DavidW says, "As long as it was highly rated by more than one person."
		Jacqueline says, "...and AGT is on the Floyd upload list."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, let me see."
		Jacqueline says, "Nope, one rating."
		DavidW says, "(I bet we have to LOOK CAR instead of X CAR and there's no diagonals or UNDO.)"
		Jacqueline says, "Good catch... maybe we should reconsider."
		Jacqueline says, "Enh, heck, we can always quit if it's terrible."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec, let me upload it."
		DavidW says, "I'm eating Ah Caramels to get my blood sugar up."
		says, "Gosh, there are a million files in this zip. Wonder which one I upload to Floyd."
		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Any ideas? Is it the D$$ file?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing that's it. Let's see if I'm right."
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess no sleepmask..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sonofstagefright" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glk AGiliTy Error
Floyd |
Floyd | Can't find or open game '../a/sonofstagefright/sonofstagefright': Not
Floyd | a directory

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says, "And that answers that question."
		Jacqueline says, "It seems like this game has a gazillion files. Not sure how to deal with that on Floyd. I'll ask vimes or inky later and have them delete my failed upload."
		inky asks, "uh, sorry, I don't actually know -- do we have any games there?"
		Jacqueline asks, "You mean in the AGT directory?"
		Jacqueline says, "I only have upload access, I can't see the directories."
		says, "Perhaps the loading of an AGT game onto Floyd requires handling that the standard form doesn't handle."
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "Only you, vimes, and Jota (maybe others, but not me) can see them."
		inky says, "yeah, it looks like we drop the whole set in"
		Jacqueline asks, "So I should upload all the files?"
		inky says, "no, I should probably just do it"
		Jacqueline says, "And just select AGT for all of them so that they hit the same directory."
		inky asks, "it's this sonofastagefright game?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		vimes says, "dang, agt"
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "I NO"
		Jacqueline asks, "RIGHT?"
		DavidW says, "From the Softworks AGT comp of 1989."
		vimes says (to jacq), "itym "I NO RITE?""
		Jacqueline says, "You're right. That's indeed what I meant."
		DavidW | You see Macbeth here. You see a dagger before you here. (OR DO YOU???...)
		vimes says, "ha ha the current things in the "a" directory: "bloody cosmos soggy thief""
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
inky says (to Floyd), "load sonofstagefright" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glk AGiliTy Error
Floyd |
Floyd | Can't find or open game '../a/sonofstagefright/sonofstagefright': No
Floyd | such file or directory

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW | >LOOK DAGGER | It is not yor dagger! It is yor friend, Will! He looks hungry.
		Jacqueline says, "inky, I had uploaded sos.D$$, so that may be an issue."
		Jacqueline says, "You may need to remove it."
inky says (to Floyd), "load sonofstagefright" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Wowza."
		DavidW says, "ooooh"
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, inky. I feel like I'm at the movies now."
		DavidW says, "instructions, please!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "I" 		

Floyd | I
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INSTRUCTIONS:
Floyd | Welcome to S O S, Son Of Stagefright - The Sequel.  If you missed
Floyd | Stagefright, I'm not surprised.  It was written in SmartBasic to run
Floyd | on the Coleco Adam computer (5 extra points if you remember the Adam -
Floyd | 10 if you owned one).  This version was completely recoded in AGT -
Floyd | which I highly recommend - and the plot redeveloped and rewritten make
Floyd | it more enjoyable.
Floyd |
Floyd | The object of the game is to find your way out of an old abandoned
Floyd | theater. Along the way you'll run into creaky catwalks, raging rivers,
Floyd | mini mazes, rogues, royalty, rats and a zoo keeper. You will endure
Floyd | puns, perils, pratfalls, word play, bad jokes, and a mild innuendo or
Floyd | two.  The screen will show a running account of your predicament, and
Floyd | you will enter your wishes on the keyboard.  For instance, if you are
Floyd | told that there is a wild man-eating kumquat behind the door, you
Floyd | might enter:  CLOSE THE DOOR.
Floyd |
Floyd | Phrase commands in a verb-noun-preposition-object order, such as THROW
Floyd | (verb) THE LITTLE BOOK (noun) AT (preposition) THE FLAMING DUCK
Floyd | (object).  DON'T use periods, question marks, etc. at the end of the
Floyd | sentence.  Commands can be combined and pronouns used for repeated
Floyd | references to the same thing:  LIGHT THE LAMP THEN GIVE IT TO THE
Floyd | BARTENDER.  If something doesn't seem to work, try re-phrasing it.
Floyd | (AND, THEN, "," and ";" can link commands)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pressing "?" brings up information on key assignments.  Use the
Floyd | BACKSPACE key to edit your commands.  (The LEFT ARROW key is shorthand
Floyd | for "WEST")
Floyd |
Floyd | Here are a few special commands:
Floyd |
Floyd | AGAIN, G    - REPEAT LAST COMMAND
Floyd | BRIEF       - GIVE SHORT ROOM DESCRIPTIONS
Floyd | COMMANDS    - SHOW THIS LIST AGAIN
Floyd | HELP, H     - HINTS (IF AVAILABLE)
Floyd | INVENTORY, I- SHOW INVENTORY
Floyd | LIST EXITS  - SHOW THE "ROOM'S" EXITS
Floyd | LOOK, L     - DESCRIBE "ROOM"
Floyd | QUIT, Q     - END THE GAME
Floyd | RESTORE     - RESTORE SAVED GAME
Floyd | SAVE        - SAVE GAME
Floyd | SCORE       - SHOW SCORE
Floyd | SCRIPT      - SEND MESSAGES TO PRINTER
Floyd | SHOUT       - TOGGLES SOUND ON/OFF
Floyd | UNSCRIPT    - STOP SENDING TO PRINTER
Floyd | VERBOSE     - GIVE FULL DESCRIPTIONS
Floyd | ?           - LIST OF KEY ASSIGNMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Explore and have fun with the game.  PUSH, PULL, TURN, PLAY, EXAMINE
Floyd | and READ any and everything.  There is no telling where I might have
Floyd | hidden some perverse little goodie.  Watch your score.  A jump upward
Floyd | means you're doing well.  A sudden drop probably means you just did
Floyd | something that will prevent you from completing the game.  SAVE the
Floyd | game frequently and you will be able to "backtrack" and try different
Floyd | strategies.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you do want to check on some point, a $5.00, one time registration
Floyd | fee will give me all the incentive I need to send a map and correspond
Floyd | on any and all aspects of the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | MIKE MCCAULEY
Floyd | 1442 SORREL ST.
Floyd | SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065
Floyd |
Floyd | Relax and enjoy.  By my count, there are only 28 ways to die.
Floyd | (Nothing serious though, I assure you.  Only little things like falls,
Floyd | explosions, drowning, transmutations, liquification, broken heart,
Floyd | embarrassment, old age, fire, mincing and the ever popular collapsing
Floyd | room.) BREAK A LEG!
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose <I>nstructions, <A>GiliTy Information, or <other> to start the
Floyd | game
Floyd |

		
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "eep, I clicked the close button instead of maximize."
		DavidW says, "geez, I even guessed what play."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Wow. So, I'm both impressed and scared. I say we try to play it."
		Jacqueline says, "And it's giving us the status line even without sleepmask. Neat."
vimes arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Should we play as an actor or an actress."
		DavidW says, "Yes, we should."
		Jacqueline asks, "Play it, you mean?"
		DavidW says, "heh, yes, that too."
		DavidW says, "I vote for actor. Hopefully we can find some tights in our size."
		Jacqueline says, "There are more boys here than girls, so we can go with the societally-induced default."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 1 ]
Floyd | Feeling the need to gather your wits (such as they are) about you, you
Floyd | sit back down for a moment to collect your thoughts.  After mulling
Floyd | over your situation and coming up with a blank, you get back up.  The
Floyd | seat bottom again retracts.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 2 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 3 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I don't think X works..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 4 ]
Floyd | The paper has writing on it, which is quite faded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hey, it does."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 5 ]
Floyd | This game was created using the Adventure Game Toolkit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT (AGT) is designed to allow a game
Floyd | designer/writer to create and play his/her own high-quality text
Floyd | adventure games.  Once created, these adventure games can be shared
Floyd | with and enjoyed by others -- even if they do not have a copy of the
Floyd | Adventure Game Toolkit themselves.  Using AGT the game developer can
Floyd | create two distinct levels of adventure games:
Floyd |
Floyd | STANDARD LEVEL games that require no programming experience
Floyd | (honestly!!), only a fertile imagination.  These Standard Level games
Floyd | only require that the game designer/writer generates the game using a
Floyd | word processor or text editor to describe the various locations,
Floyd | objects and results of actions that collectively make up the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | PROFESSIONAL LEVEL games that also make use of AGT's special adventure
Floyd | game metalanguage to create games as complex and rich as the game
Floyd | designer's imagination and prose style will allow.  These games should
Floyd | be technically comparable with the published text adventure games from
Floyd | firms like Infocom.
Floyd |
Floyd | FEATURES OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | AGT has a number of features that make it a very comprehensive
Floyd | adventure game creation product.  Some of these key features are:
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     "Look and feel" of Infocom adventure games with similar
Floyd | screen layout
Floyd |          and standard vocabulary and routines.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Large standard vocabulary with potential to define many more
Floyd | words
Floyd |          unique to a specific adventure.  Typical games can have a
Floyd | vocabulary
Floyd |          of 500 words or more.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Sophisticated parser that can understand (1) complex input
Floyd | commands
Floyd |          including pronouns (IT, HIM, HER, THEM, MY and ITS), and (2)
Floyd | compound
Floyd |          commands separated by AND or THEN or punctuation symbols, and
Floyd | (3)
Floyd |          commands addressed to characters within the game.  Here are a
Floyd | few
Floyd |          examples of commands AGT can handle with ease:
Floyd |
Floyd |               GET THE FLASH LIGHT AND THEN SWITCH IT ON
Floyd |               PUT ON THE CLOAK, THEN EXAMINE IT; READ ITS LABEL
Floyd |               PLACE THE GREEN ROCK AND THE SMALL PEBBLE BEHIND THE
Floyd | TREE
Floyd |               ENTER THE HOUSE; GET ALL; EXIT; SOUTH; SOUTH THEN DOWN
Floyd |               SULU, SET A COURSE FOR ALPHA 14
Floyd |               SCOTTY, BEAM DOWN A TRICORDER AND THE QWERTY MODULE
Floyd |               DROP THE FOOD, THE KEY AND THE BOTTLE THEN UNLOCK THE
Floyd | DOOR WITH
Floyd |                    THE BRASS KEY AND THEN LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Function and cursor keys predefined to input frequently used
Floyd | commands
Floyd |          and move directions.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     SCRIPT and UNSCRIPT commands to echo game output to printer.
Floyd |
Floyd | WHAT THE REVIEWERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Using the Adventure Game Toolkit, anyone with an ounce of imagination
Floyd | can create a text adventure game ... similar in layout and
Floyd | sophistication to those made by Infocom and other commercial
Floyd | developers."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Donald B. Trivette in PC Magazine (January 17, 1989)
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Adventure Game Toolkit (AGT) acts as a compiler which allows for
Floyd | creating remarkably complex and sophisticated games in a fairly simple
Floyd | way .... AGT's parser reminds me of Infocom's."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Scorpia in Computer Gaming World (February 1989)
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you have ever wondered what it is like to create your own
Floyd | adventure games, but didn't have the programming knowledge to do it,
Floyd | this product is for you .... The process is easy ... and you'll have
Floyd | hours of fun doing it."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Resul DeMaria in Public Domain Software & Shareware
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Adventure Game Toolkit from Softworks ... provides all the tools
Floyd | you need to build your own text based adventure games .... The
Floyd | Adventure Game Toolkit is an extrememely powerful development
Floyd | package."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Bob Napp in Big Blue Disk #30
Floyd |
Floyd | TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Look for a file named AGTBLURB.TXT on this disk or the place/service
Floyd | where you got this disk.  This file is a short description of the
Floyd | features of the ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT.  This file presents an
Floyd | overview of AGT's special metalanguage for creating PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
Floyd | games, plus presents a complete STANDARD LEVEL adventure created
Floyd | without any programming.
Floyd |
Floyd | HOW TO GET THE LATEST VERSION OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT AND SAMPLE
Floyd | GAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | For only $20.00 you can be a "registered" user and receive the latest
Floyd | version of AGT plus the source code for this adventure game and others
Floyd | just as good. Registered users can also order a printed AGT manual
Floyd | that reveals many of the secrets of the "Great Adventure Masters" for
Floyd | creating clever and fun adventure games.  Registered users can also
Floyd | order the Turbo PASCAL source code for AGT for only $50.00!
Floyd |
Floyd | Just write or call:
Floyd |
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Floyd |
Floyd | VISA or MasterCard accepted for telephone orders (415) 659-0533   9:00
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Floyd |
Floyd | If you wish to learn more AGT products and prices, just enter the
Floyd | command:
Floyd |
Floyd | PRINT ORDER FORM
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I guess X works only because of our terp."
		Jacqueline says, "Kinda slow on the text dumps. Interesting - wonder what all is going on to make it chug like that."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, that may be."
		DavidW says, "That paper is really _really_ faded now."
		Jacqueline says, "Hahaha - yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 6 ]
Floyd | This is a real big one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "I have a real big gum -- do I know how to use it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we will need that gum."
		Jacqueline says, "To stick to a string which is tied to a stick to get something out of the sewer or some such."
		DavidW says, "I vote checking the closet for a mop handle to put the gum on."
		Jacqueline says, "But for now I say check out the closet."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, will you please keep a map? You're more awesome at that than I am."
		Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling this will get big."
		DavidW says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

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

		DavidW says, "Closet is east. May want to push switch first."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 7 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 8 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "ACK"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 9 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "You didn't take the gum?"
		Jacqueline says, "I tried."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 10 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "See?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 11 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn switch" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 12 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flip switch" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "switch swich" 		

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

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

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 13 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 14 ]
Floyd | You don't see any light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 15 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it's inside the door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 16 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "It's too dark to see inside the closet, but from here we can. Makes total (not) sense."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 17 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 18 ]
Floyd | You don't see any light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 19 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 20 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flip switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 21 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 22 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline looks at David.
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW says, "This is fun, remember that."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe we get a light later. Staircase?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'm keeping that in mind, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach in closet" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x apron" 		

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

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, you just can't let it go, can you?"
		Jacqueline laughs.
		Jacqueline says, "I know, I want that light on, too."
		DavidW says, "ok, stairs"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stage" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 23 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 24 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 25 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 26 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog ( on the grill )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says, "An ancient foot long - perfect way to kill ourselves."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take foot long" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 27 ]
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Can't do the adjectives and no noun trick here."
		Jacqueline says, "See, I call foot long hotdogs 'foot longs'"
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, it looks like it's already searched the cupboards for us. Anything more here, or hit the restrooms?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grill" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 28 ]
Floyd | It seems like any other foot long hotdog you find in a deserted
Floyd | theater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "In otherwords, moldy."
		DavidW says, "yumMY"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                          Score: -1000
Floyd | Moves: 29 ]
Floyd | Way to go, greedy.  Now there's none left for anyone else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "-1000!"
		DavidW says, "Bet there's an angry dog later."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 28 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oh yay, there's undo."
		DavidW says, "goodness. I didn't expect undo to work."
		Jacqueline says, "I didn't either."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 29 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Grr."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 30 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 31 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Why? Why can't I go that way when you said..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 32 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 33 ]
Floyd | The door is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "It lied."
		Jacqueline says, "I am learning a cold truth about life, it would seem."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 34 ]

		DavidW says, "Doorways must be East and West."

Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 35 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "We need to pry that gum and figure out a way to make it phosphorescent."
		DavidW says, "Darkness, our old nemesis."
		Jacqueline says, "Or possibly some other light source."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 36 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Have we run out of lit map?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe find some wintergreen Life Savers, get light that way."
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "oh!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "oh oh oh!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 37 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    old paper
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "A PAGER"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we could jump north over the balcony railing."
		Jacqueline says, "This IS old school."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if the pager has a little green light up screen."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pager" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 38 ]
Floyd | It is a simple little device to forward important messages to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 39 ]
Floyd | You can't read the pager, so instead you just examine it. It is a
Floyd | simple little device to forward important messages to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 40 ]
Floyd | There are no messages for you at this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "...'play'?"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, there goes my hope that we had a headlamp in our inventory."
		Jacqueline says, "Or a smartphone with one of those flashlight apps."
		DavidW says, "well, play as in play a message or a tape recorder."
		DavidW says, "I really think we need to deal with the closet's invisible switch."
		Jacqueline says, "I am reminded of this... [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "Although this game isn't even 90s, but still."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I will watch you solve that."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, agreed."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 41 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 42 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 43 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lower seat" 		

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

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

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 44 ]
Floyd | Feeling the need to gather your wits (such as they are) about you, you
Floyd | sit back down for a moment to collect your thoughts.  After mulling
Floyd | over your situation and coming up with a blank, you get back up.  The
Floyd | seat bottom again retracts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach's thick mustache covered the "sad, innocent smile of a simple fool," the sideburns served as a reminder of the plumber's "blue collar roots," and the strong, muscular legs represented the "legs of the masses." 		
Zach has disconnected. 		Jacqueline asks, "Why does it not even see the switch?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look closet" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look east" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 45 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look switch" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 46 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look button" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 47 ]
Floyd | You don't see any button here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 48 ]
Floyd | What do you want to push?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "switch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 49 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 50 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the is not present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 51 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    old paper
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell hotdog" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 52 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 53 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railing" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                   Score: -50
Floyd | Moves: 54 ]
Floyd | Forgetting that this is a balcony, you blithely step over the low
Floyd | railing and plummet headfirst into the seats below, sending your
Floyd | possessions flying.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                   Score: -50
Floyd | Moves: 55 ]
Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                   Score: -50
Floyd | Moves: 56 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dark parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                   Score: -50
Floyd | Moves: 57 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "So, like, yay - except we lost 50 points, so I'm thinking there's another way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                   Score: -50
Floyd | Moves: 58 ]
Floyd | Oh, no you don't!  If you read it, it won't be a secret any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "And how did we not get horribly mangled doing that?"
		DavidW says, "We practiced jumps on our skateboard when we were younger and are limber from actor exercises."
		DavidW says, "Also seat 86 is extra padded."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                   Score: -50
Floyd | Moves: 59 ]
Floyd | You don't see any seat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 60 ]
Floyd | When you moved, the secret fell from its precarious perch, and was
Floyd | left behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog
Floyd |    There is a small pocket pager.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing the author is luring us in... writing this pretty well, good grammar, an intro text that makes us think it's a huge game, then really it's just tiny and small with no light sources and the allure of light so that we'll write him a check for $5 and send it to him in the post for a hint."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 61 ]
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd | You pick up the pocket pager.
Floyd | You pick up the old paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x old paper" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 62 ]
Floyd | The paper has writing on it, which is quite faded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Wait wait wait we've lost more points."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, I guess we're exploring and can always start over."
		DavidW says, "We lost the secret, it said."
		jenrexrode says, "maybe it's counter intuitive"
		Jacqueline says (to jen), "I thought you were napping."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you going to play with us?"
		Jacqueline says, "That would be nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 63 ]
Floyd | The locked desk stands under an imitation red velvet banner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x banner" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 64 ]
Floyd | The locked desk stands under an imitation red velvet banner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read banner" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 65 ]
Floyd | The banner above the courtesy desk says, "Lost and Found Desk -
Floyd | RECLAIM Here".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Do you have enough scrollback to catch up, or do you want a summary? We are not too far yet, but there's still a ton of scrollback."
		jenrexrode says, "no, I've been spying the whole time"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "ooh lost and found could be useful"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reclaim parchment" 		

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

		Jacqueline exclaims (at jan), "Oh!"
		jenrexrode looks around
		Jacqueline says, "s/jan/jen, sorry"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "RECLAIM" 		jenrexrode:P

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 66 ]
Floyd | The locked desk stands under an imitation red velvet banner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Locked, eh?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit desk" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 67 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Maybe RECLAIM is an anagram of the real word to use."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Game), "Not true!"
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly. Perhaps we just need a key."
		DavidW says, "Key is more sensible, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 68 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Pager!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pager" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 69 ]
Floyd | It is a simple little device to forward important messages to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play pager" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 70 ]
Floyd | "The IRS called.  They want to arrange an audit - of the last seven
Floyd | years."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks (of Jen), "Did you send us this message?"
		jenrexrode says, "that's not useful for gameplay"
		Jacqueline says, "So, we've been asleep here a really, really long time."
		Jacqueline says, "And yet our pager batteries still work."
		DavidW asks, "And no one else called in seven years?"
		jenrexrode asks, "is that what it implies?"
		Jacqueline says, "Evidently not, DW."
		Jacqueline says (to Jen), "Given the intro text, yeah. But perhaps not."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we've been asleep for 7 years, no."
		Jacqueline says, "It might just be the middle of the night."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, we'd do a Substitute for Return on them, not audit :P"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | -60 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 11 locations (out of 117
Floyd | in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "22,000. Wow."
		Jacqueline asks, "117?"
		jenrexrode says, "so -60 is nothing"
		DavidW says, "There's over 100 locations? wow."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, better get on it. Unfortunately, we really need a light."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 71 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "This isn't the same Lobby location as before. Shall we go east?"
		jenrexrode says, "yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 72 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 73 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search return" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x return" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 74 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coin return" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x buttons" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 75 ]
Floyd | You don't see any coin here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 76 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 77 ]
Floyd | Without first depositing a quarter, all you get is a hollow clank.
Floyd |
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 asks, "Keep exploring?"
		DavidW asks, "east or south?"
		Jacqueline says, "Either, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 78 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "So, a dutch door is one of those split doors with a top and a bottom."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dutch door" 		

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

		DavidW says, "yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                            Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 79 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline glares.
		Jacqueline knows you can't see that she's glaring, but she is.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 80 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "At least the status line shows us what room it is that we can't see."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 81 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Since you're mapping, I say just explore. If we see something interesting, I'll speak up."
		Jacqueline says, "Let you fill in the map."
		DavidW says, "I notice that not all exits are mentioned in the room descriptions. I bet we can go west from here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 82 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, ""nods."
		Jacqueline says, "er, yeah."
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 |  [ East End of the Foyer                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 83 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I hate when I do that."
		DavidW says, "heh. yeah. oops. :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 84 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 85 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Some days I think we should get this room changed to have no cardinal exits."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 86 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 87 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Impulsive, that's me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 88 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 89 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn E and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 90 ]
Floyd | You can't open the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 91 ]
Floyd | The main exit doors are heavy brass monstrosities left over from a
Floyd | former age of theater construction.  There's an ornate word worked
Floyd | into the design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read word" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 92 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "EXIT"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 93 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says (to game), "liar"
		Jacqueline says, "Wonder why they won't open. Locked I guess. After hours and all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 94 ]
Floyd | The doors can't be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 95 ]
Floyd | Always looking for the easy way out.  What's this younger generation
Floyd | coming to. You can't get out this way.  It would take THREE WISHES and
Floyd | a MIRACLE to get out of this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Wait."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did the intro text say that there was some word play?"
		DavidW says, "Apparently, we're in the New Fort Knox Theatre on Space Station Zebra."
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, is there a reason there are WORDS in all caps?"
		DavidW says, "I think all caps is just a style used because no other typography was available."
		Jacqueline says, "That's what I'm wondering."
		Jacqueline says, "You made that comment earlier, so..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wish" 		

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

		DavidW says, "well, old school games did use anagrams, y'know."
		jenrexrode asks, "reclaim?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 96 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 97 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 98 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 99 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 100 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 101 ]
Floyd | It is a substantial door with a substantial double cylinder dead bolt
Floyd | lock. There is an official looking plaque on the front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 102 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "JANITORS CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Bet it's really plush in there."
		Jacqueline says, "Wonder if there's a light in there."
		DavidW says, "and a fuse box."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 103 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ah. The two parts of my map are now conjoined."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 104 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 105 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 106 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm gonna head back to where we jumped down to and try other directions."
		DavidW says, "(unless there's objections)"
		jenrexrode says, "none"
		Jacqueline says, "No objection."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 107 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Starting over, or just -- yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 108 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 109 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 110 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 111 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 112 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Is SEARCH a recognized verb?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search" 		

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

		DavidW says, "no"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 113 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 114 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 115 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 116 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 117 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seats" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 118 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ah good. We can certainly escape this way. :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 119 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Famous last words."
		Jacqueline says, "You should have perhaps prefaced them with, 'Hey, Jacq, hold my beer and watch this.'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 120 ]
Floyd | The door is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "let's see if east is permitted"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 121 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought we were trapped. Guess not."
		DavidW says, "I think the thing to do is prop open the door so the hall isn't dark? Dunno for sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 122 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 123 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 124 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 125 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 126 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 127 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Dark Hall remains mysterious."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 128 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 129 ]
Floyd | The door is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 130 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Fire Door                                        Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 131 ]
Floyd | The door is a very proper fire door, with UL and ASME labels, a
Floyd | self-closer and very official 2-1/2" lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "I think north should get us into a wing backstage?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 132 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I've been trying to solve an anagram of THREE WISHES MIRACLE and am not getting anywhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 133 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Although ESCHEW THEIR REALISM is a fun solition that I hope comes into play somewhere"
		vimes says, "hee hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 134 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. Map is getting confusing here."
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 135 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 136 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 137 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "How so?"
		vimes says, "hm, i like "WHERE ALCHEMIES STIR""
		DavidW says, "I think I've been walking around the orchestra pit."
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "See, I was hoping I could come up with one that fit the VERB PREP ADJ NOUN format."
		Jacqueline says, "Something that might actually work in the game."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I do like that one otherwise!"
		DavidW says, "Stage Apron is north of both By the Fire Door and By Stairs, which are west and east of the Front Row respectively."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 138 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 139 ]
Floyd | In your haste, you forget the Orchestra Pit.  You tumble head over
Floyd | heels through the Glockenspiel and rebound off the timpani to the
Floyd | Stage Apron. Miraculously, you didn't seriously injure anything but
Floyd | your pride and your chances of ever joining the musicians' union.
Floyd | Please be more careful.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yeah. Stage Apron is north of the pit, and Front Row is south of the pit. But there's no entrance to the pit from here."
		DavidW says, "er from either."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 140 ]
Floyd | A mysterious force hurls you back.  You see a shapeless gray mass
Floyd | ahead.  Then it dawns on you - that's the stage curtain.  You forgot
Floyd | it was down.  Trying to lift it does no good.  The seam is weighted
Floyd | with heavy strips of lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Every time you 'go' into the pit you hit the percussion instruments and are catapulted back?"
		DavidW says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, at least it's amusing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x curtain" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Apron                                         Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 141 ]
Floyd | You don't see any counterweight here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "When synonyms collide!"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline makes a mental note about counterweights.
		DavidW asks, "I guess we can go up the stairs at By Stairs...?"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 142 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: -60
Floyd | Moves: 143 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "So, I know this is crazy talk, but I'm going to see if there's a way to combine ClubFloyd with lots of low-level cardio in our gym. This will involve me stepping away for about five."
		Jacqueline says, "I will be right back, though."
		vimes says, "treadmill desk time"
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "I have one of those at work, which is precisely why I am thinking this."
		DavidW says, "we can pause, sure."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'm sure you need tea! That's probably what's got us not seeing the light."
DavidW says (to Floyd), ">use switch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use switch" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I suppose it's a guess the verb AND a guess the noun problem back there. Maybe the author misspelt 'switch' in the code so we need to 'push swith' or something stupid like that."
		DavidW says, "or it's hardcoded as 'push the switch' as an exact phrase."
		Jacqueline says, "My cardio experiment is going to have to wait a few minutes - continue."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 144 ]
Floyd | Pushing through the doors, you step tentatively into the dark room
Floyd | ahead. Without warning, the world spins and rushes past as you plummet
Floyd | downward. Clearing your head you look around in time to see a large
Floyd | packrat shuffling off mumbling something about people with nothing in
Floyd | their pockets to trade.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oopsie. Lots some points there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 145 ]
Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x packrat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 146 ]
Floyd | You don't see any packrat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose our stuff is back at the Courtesy Desk?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 147 ]
Floyd | It looks strong enough to hold your weight (maybe).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Possibly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb cable" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 148 ]
Floyd | You dance and leap on your toes, but are unable to reach the cable.
Floyd | Just when you are about to give up, you recall a stunt you saw in a
Floyd | movie.  Taking off your belt, you whip it upward in your best Indiana
Floyd | Jones style.  Amazingly, as in the movie, the tip of the belt wraps
Floyd | itself three times around the frayed cable and catches securely.
Floyd | (Aren't you glad I saw that movie too?) Summoning all your strength,
Floyd | you start hand over hand up the belt and cable until you reach the
Floyd | doors at the top of the shaft and swing yourself over to safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Do you think that's where the stuff we loses goes? To lost and found? Seemed like that was an abandoned, locked desk."
		DavidW says, "I think it was both."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ North End of Hall                                  Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 149 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cable here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. By climbing back up, have I doomed us to fall again to return down there?"
		DavidW says, "but first, lemme test my Lost & Found theory..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                          Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 150 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I am fairly certain that at some point, when things have clicked into place, we'll want to start over."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                              Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 151 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                 Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 152 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                      Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 153 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog
Floyd |    There is a small pocket pager.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "take hotdog and pager"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, so it is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hotdog and pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                      Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 155 ]
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd | You pick up the pocket pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                 Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 156 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                 Score: -110
Floyd | Moves: 157 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dark parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                              Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 158 ]
Floyd | When you moved, the secret fell from its precarious perch, and was
Floyd | left behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "drat! 10 more point lost."
		DavidW says, "I was gonna try looking at the DARK parchment in the DARK hall to protect the secret."
		DavidW says, "But I guess that's not the answer."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, I like your line of thinking, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                          Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 159 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                  Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 160 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                  Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 161 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x packrat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                  Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 162 ]
Floyd | It eyes you suspiciously at first, then standing up on its hind paws,
Floyd | it strides boldly over and squeaks,  "Let's make a deal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                  Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 163 ]
Floyd | Your conversational gambit is ignored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "make deal" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask packrat about deal" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                  Score: -120
Floyd | Moves: 164 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to TRADE to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade hotdog to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 165 ]
Floyd | The packrat chuckles to himself, "What a dip stick, giving me the
Floyd | HOTDOG! You'll be sorry."  He stuffs the HOTDOG into a pocket in his
Floyd | checkered vest then darts toward the wall, leaving a small object for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 166 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skate" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 167 ]
Floyd | You pick up the roller skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "He left us a skate, while taking our hotdog and 1000 points."
		DavidW says, "yes, obviously it was a poor item to trade away."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                        Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 168 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 169 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I suspect we need a black t-shirt to be a techie."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 170 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 171 ]
Floyd | It looks a lot like a panic button.  There is shiny lettering around
Floyd | the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. An ominous button. We should surely push it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 172 ]
Floyd | "CURTAIN CONTROL"  (See how easy I make things for you?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lettering" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 173 ]
Floyd | "CURTAIN CONTROL"  (See how easy I make things for you?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 174 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x objects" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, might have to go back there."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are we hitting the pun closet too?"
		DavidW says, "west first, though"
		Jacqueline says, "Right."
		DavidW says, "Pun Closet was DARK."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Of course. Right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 175 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a spollow fot!" 		

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

		DavidW says, "Let's shine it at the dark parchment, yo."
		Jacqueline says, "A what? Oh, like a spot light."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spot" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 176 ]
Floyd | For some reason the spotlight doesn't seem to work.  You see that it
Floyd | is hardwired into the wall.  A quick check with your wetted fingers
Floyd | shows that there is power in the line.  You then notice a small lid on
Floyd | top of the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lid" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 177 ]
Floyd | For some reason the spotlight doesn't seem to work.  You see that it
Floyd | is hardwired into the wall.  A quick check with your wetted fingers
Floyd | shows that there is power in the line.  You then notice a small lid on
Floyd | top of the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lid" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 178 ]
Floyd | You have opened the lid.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x socket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 179 ]
Floyd | It seems to take a standard size bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Easy - janitor's closet! Oh, wait."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 180 ]
Floyd | You don't see any window here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 181 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "well, maybe there's more light tools to west?"
		DavidW says, "Techies always have the good stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 182 ]
Floyd | Ripped wires and broken racks show where sound equipment used to be
Floyd | mounted.
Floyd |    One tape recorder is all that's left of the equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play recorder" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                       Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 183 ]
Floyd | IT is a wee tad difficult to play the thing without a tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x recorder" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Sound Booth                                       Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 184 ]
Floyd | It is a professional quality reel-to-reel machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. Unless we can turn on the switch back at the beginning, I think our options are the stage via opened curtain or back down the elevator shaft."
		DavidW says, "Stage is probably less dangerous."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                   Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 185 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 186 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 187 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 188 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                         Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 189 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                       Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 190 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                       Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 191 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bow" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 192 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elevator" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Center-Stage                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 193 ]
Floyd | You don't see any elevator here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                    Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 194 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "huh. That worked?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 195 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 196 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    There is a suspiciously good looking apple sitting there ( on the
Floyd | work table
Floyd | )   An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x apple" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 197 ]
Floyd | An apple this good looking evokes uneasy memories of childhood fairy
Floyd | tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 198 ]
Floyd | You pick up the juicy apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "So, did we try the synonym 'light switch' earlier?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember exactly"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 199 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  The legs are pulling loose, the top is
Floyd | warped, and it has had every conceivable shade of paint spilled on it
Floyd | over the years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 200 ]
Floyd | A gentle PUSH against the front of the table causes it to twist even
Floyd | further out of kilter.  It groans softly in protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "again" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 201 ]
Floyd | A gentle PUSH against the front of the table causes it to twist even
Floyd | further out of kilter.  It groans softly in protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "When we are next near a light, let's try that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x loft" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 202 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flyloft" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grid" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "I swear I am not looking at the code beyond this, but I found the source and searched for the word 'switch'"
		vimes says, ""RECLAIM SEWER SHIT, EH""
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                           Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 203 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I can't tell if this is the switch in the closet, but there's a line: NOUN_SYNONYMS plug switch cord light"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, not that one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 204 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "This one: NOUN_SYNONYMS light switch"
		vimes says, ""WE RECLAIM HER HEISTS""
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 205 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 206 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 207 ]
Floyd | The paint is pealing off the door and the latch is reddened with rust.
Floyd | There is a faded scrawl under the "EXIT" sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read scrawl" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 208 ]
Floyd | "Through these portals pass the biggest hams in the world."  Anon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 209 ]
Floyd | You can't open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 210 ]
Floyd | You don't see any light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 211 ]
Floyd | The paint is pealing off the door and the latch is reddened with rust.
Floyd | There is a faded scrawl under the "EXIT" sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keyhole" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x latch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 212 ]
Floyd | The paint is pealing off the door and the latch is reddened with rust.
Floyd | There is a faded scrawl under the "EXIT" sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                      Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 213 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                 Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 214 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 215 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                        Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 216 ]
Floyd | It is made of a stack of heavy metal bars, bolted together and pulled
Floyd | up and down by cables.  It has a broad upper surface with a small
Floyd | hollow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Proscenium is a new word for me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on counterweight" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb counterweight" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                        Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 217 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the counterweight up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 218 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 219 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 220 ]
Floyd | The door (like most of the others in this place) seems to be warped
Floyd | from disuse.  The handle does seem to still be useable and there is no
Floyd | obvious lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lettering" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 221 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door (like most of the others in this place) seems to be warped
Floyd | from disuse.  The handle does seem to still be useable and there is no
Floyd | obvious lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 222 ]
Floyd | "This is E.T.  I'm returning your call.  Next time don't call
Floyd | collect."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read door" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 223 ]
Floyd | "Stage Manager's Office"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x transom" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 224 ]
Floyd | The door (like most of the others in this place) seems to be warped
Floyd | from disuse.  The handle does seem to still be useable and there is no
Floyd | obvious lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 225 ]
Floyd | You don't see any window here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                               Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 226 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn S and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 227 ]
Floyd | After several attempts you manage to OPEN it enough to get through.
Floyd | You enter the little room ahead and after waiting a second for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust to the light, you find yourself in a small, dim office.
Floyd |
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up proscenium in dictionary" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 228 ]
Floyd | You don't see any desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 229 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  Years of coffee spills have obliterated most
Floyd | of the printing and completely glued the binding to the desk.  The
Floyd | pages are soggy and YELLOW and about to fall apart.  They appear to be
Floyd | somewhat out of order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 230 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the dictionary up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yay looking up proscenium"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 231 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: CAT:Is nervous about catgut.  SEE ALSO HOTDOG, KNOB, VIOLIN
Floyd | GENIE:Anagrams your gifts into useful objects.  SEE ALSO BUGLE, LAMP,
Floyd | SKATE FROG:Feed it then kiss it (yuch).  SEE ALSO HOTDOG, PRINCE,
Floyd | PRINCESS, GUY, GIRL PROGRAMMER:Decent chap who spent years on this
Floyd | game.  SEE ALSO $5 REGISTRATION ROGUES:Various.  A poor man's D & D.
Floyd | SEE ALSO Gratuitous violence TOTO:An afterthought.  Pay no attention
Floyd | to the little dog behind the curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline | pro·sce·ni·um
		Jacqueline | Noun
		Jacqueline | The part of a theater stage in front of the curtain.
		Jacqueline | The stage of an ancient theater.
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, need to change my encoding on the new computer."
		Jacqueline says, "That is the craziest dictionary I've ever read."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 232 ]
Floyd | Remember "?" and "COMMANDS" (or you might look it up in the YELLOW
Floyd | PAGES.) Sorry, you're on your own here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | [Try 'glk help' for help on special interpreter commands]

		DavidW says, "I see that there *is* anagramming in this game. But we need a genie to do it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "?" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "heh. The dictionary has YELLOW PAGES."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 233 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary about hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 234 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary about cat" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                            Score: -1120
Floyd | Moves: 235 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "I guess BUGLE -> BULGE, and LAMP -> PALM, but SKATE -> ?????"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we save and let me try something?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ THE MOMENT OF DECISION                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 0 ]
Floyd |                      S.O.S. Son of Stagefright, the SEQUEL
Floyd |                               c 1989 Mike McCauley Distributed as
Floyd | ShareWare  -  Not Public Domain
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your big day.  You've studied method acting, improv, mime,
Floyd | dance, movement, CPR and all the rest and now you're itching to take
Floyd | your place down center like all the famous actors and actresses before
Floyd | you.  You've heard about an audition down at the old theater at the
Floyd | lower end of the far reaches of the wrong side of...
Floyd |
Floyd | -Well, anyway, you thought that it had been closed after a series of
Floyd | very mysterious accidents and disappearances following their 13 week
Floyd | run of the `Scottish Tragedy'.  (If you don't know that one, just ask
Floyd | any actor.)
Floyd |
Floyd | When you arrive, the line of hopefuls wraps around the block. By the
Floyd | time you get signed in, the only seat left is up in the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Hour after hour the readings drone on and on and on and   on
Floyd | and
Floyd | on                                                  *
Floyd |            and       *
Floyd | *
Floyd | *                     z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z-Z-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z
Floyd |                *                                             *
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake with a start.  What time is it?  Did you miss the call for
Floyd | your reading?   You hear what sounds like muffled laughter somewhere.
Floyd | Looking around for its source, it occurs to you that something is
Floyd | disturbingly wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally it sinks in.  There isn't a living soul in sight.  Dust and
Floyd | cobwebs are everywhere.  There is only one thought racing through your
Floyd | little brain...
Floyd |                              "I WANT OUT!"
Floyd |           --- HIT ANY KEY ---
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, by the way, the game has been set up for you to play it as an
Floyd | ACTOR. Would you rather be an ACTRESS?  (Please enter YES or NO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "we're already down 1120 points, so I think we'd need to restart anyway eventually."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 1 ]
Floyd | Feeling the need to gather your wits (such as they are) about you, you
Floyd | sit back down for a moment to collect your thoughts.  After mulling
Floyd | over your situation and coming up with a blank, you get back up.  The
Floyd | seat bottom again retracts.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 2 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flip light" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 3 ]
Floyd | You don't see any light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 4 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flip light" 		

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

		Jacqueline | From the code:
		Jacqueline | ROOM 92
		Jacqueline | Storage Closet
		Jacqueline | WEST 108 (*balcony)
		Jacqueline | ROOM_SYNONYMS THROW FLIP
DavidW says (to Floyd), "switch" 		Jacqueline | LIGHT 1

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

		Jacqueline | END_ROOM
		Jacqueline says, "So hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw switch" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 5 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the SWITCH is not
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "And I know it's the same storage closet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 6 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 7 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 8 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Do you think it's actually show-stoppingly bugged?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 9 ]
Floyd | The door is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I don't think so. It's too early in the game to have gone unnoticed."
		Jacqueline says, "One would think."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want me to upload the code, or should we stop poking about in it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw flip" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip me" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 10 ]
Floyd | What do you want to flip?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline is trying not to have hope.
		DavidW asks, "So 'flip' is a verb but only in the closet?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "switch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 11 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flip" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 12 ]
Floyd | What do you want to flip?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip the switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 13 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "light" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 14 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the is not present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip the light switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 15 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip lightswitch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch wall" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 16 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch door" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 17 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip all" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 18 ]
Floyd | You can't use ALL with 'flip'.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw all" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 19 ]
Floyd | You can't use ALL with 'throw'.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 20 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip switch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw switch" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 21 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the SWITCH is not
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look switch" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 22 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 23 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on the lights" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on the light" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 24 ]
Floyd | You don't see any light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on the light switch" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 25 ]
Floyd | You don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on the lightswitch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn the lights on" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Here, by the way:"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn the light on" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 26 ]
Floyd | You don't see any light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		DavidW says, "I don't really want to look at that. Spoilery, y'know."
		vimes says, "i will read it and attempt to discern the solution or bugginess of this puzzle"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 27 ]

		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "Thanks."

Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip bulb" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 28 ]
Floyd | The bulb is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, I haven't looked at much of it at all - nothing spoilery. Just did a search for the word 'switch' and went from there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 29 ]
Floyd | By the soft glow of the light, you can almost make out a faded message
Floyd | scrawled on the wall:  "...re...move coat....in...room..", or
Floyd | something like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "OH MY GOD"
		Jacqueline asks, "Flip... bulb?"
		DavidW asks, "well, after I took the bulb...?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 30 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Um."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 31 ]
Floyd | One of the new on/off capacitor types that glows very dimly without
Floyd | power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 32 ]
Floyd | One of the new on/off capacitor types that glows very dimly without
Floyd | power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 33 ]
Floyd | By the soft glow of the light, you can almost make out a faded message
Floyd | scrawled on the wall:  "...re...move coat....in...room..", or
Floyd | something like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		vimes says, "ok, the issue is that there's a buggy command redirect for turning on the LIGHT or the SWITCH but the BULB is not so affected"
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "Thanks."
		DavidW asks, "So wanna explore with a lit bulb in our pocketses?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 34 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I'm still kind of ... over the flip bulb thing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 35 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I may have exploited a bug, I suspect."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 36 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gum with paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 37 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 38 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 39 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 40 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |    There is a paperback book with the cover torn off ( on the sink )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		vimes says, "a bug regarding picking it up? no, it looks like it is intentionally portable, fwiw"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paperback" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 41 ]
Floyd | You pick up the paperback book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 42 ]
Floyd | Seems to have been a book of fairy tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 43 ]
Floyd | Looking at the index you see entries such as:
Floyd | "SNOW WHITE AND THE 1001 ARABIAN KNIGHTS MEET HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE, THE
Floyd | CAT AND
Floyd | THE FIDDLE"  (I hate sequels and spin offs, don't you?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Put the thing under our hat."
		Jacqueline says, "The secret thing, I mean."
		vimes says (to jacq), "oh, the secret? ha ha"
		DavidW says, "yeah. The hat is probably in the coat room."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read snow white" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open paperback" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 44 ]
Floyd | You can't open the paperback.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toilet" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 45 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 46 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 47 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog ( on the grill )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 48 ]
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 49 ]
Floyd | You find a shelf in the closet.
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards. ( on the shelf )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 50 ]
Floyd | It is a large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 51 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 52 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 53 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "I'd like to try cutting the gum with the knife...?"
		Jacqueline says, "bbias"
		Jacqueline says, "Back"
		Jacqueline asks, "Whaddimiss?"
		Jacqueline says, "(On the elliptical now.)"
		DavidW says, "nothing. We waited."
		DavidW says, "I asked if I could go cut the gum with the knife."
		Jacqueline says, "ooh yeah - good idea"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 54 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 55 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 56 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 57 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 58 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the GUM with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 59 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the GUM with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 60 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    old paper
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "meh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut gum with sharp knife" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 61 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the GUM with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I suppose it wants a razor blade."
		Jacqueline says, "perhaps"
		DavidW says, "silly archaic IF game."
		jenrexrode says, "maybe ice or peanut butter"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says (to jen), "oh, yes, also good ideas."
		Jacqueline says (to jem), "hm..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 62 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 63 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 64 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 65 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 66 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 67 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 68 ]
Floyd | A closer examination shows that the coat is actually nailed TO the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 69 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 70 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 71 ]
Floyd | You can't open the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "(why would a box be made of magnesium?)"
		Jacqueline says, "dunno"
		DavidW asks, "Or bolted to a floor?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 72 ]
Floyd | You can't push the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "must have electrical"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bolts" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 73 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "is magnesium flammable?"
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW asks, "I think so yes. Magnesium flares, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "maybe"
		DavidW asks, "North or down next?"
		Jacqueline says, "either"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 74 ]
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "There he is again"
		DavidW says, "I think the packrat can appear anywhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x packrat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Closet                                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 75 ]
Floyd | It eyes you suspiciously at first, then standing up on its hind paws,
Floyd | it strides boldly over and squeaks,  "Let's make a deal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Closet                                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 76 ]
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | tatters and rags. He whispers hoarsely, "Kind and just soul, I am the
Floyd | poor author of this game.  Did you know that $5.00 could feed me and
Floyd | my two starving children for a week?  And my dog could afford the
Floyd | operation?"  With that he limps away and dissipates before your
Floyd | generous eyes.  (Nudge, nudge.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    old paper
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "yes... but why?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "trade old paper to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                               Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 77 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the PAPER that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    There is a plain living room lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "also, hahaha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                               Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 78 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		DavidW asks, "genie lamp, maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Closet                                               Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 79 ]
Floyd | The shade is slightly stained and there are minor dents in the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                               Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 80 ]
Floyd | What a CORN BALL thing to do!  What a simple-minded, hair-brained...
Floyd | Wait a minute, a wisp of vapor is starting to come out of the lamp
Floyd | cord.
Floyd | Either there's going to be a fire or...  Suddenly, with three small
Floyd | puffs of
Floyd | smoke a genie appears before you, dressed in what would be the
Floyd | traditional
Floyd | costume if he weren't wearing it all - even the pointy little shoes -
Floyd | backwards.  Clearing his throat, he focuses his purple eyes on you and
Floyd | says,
Floyd | "I'm late for an appointment at the REGEN MOOR, but I'll be     \
Floyd | /
Floyd | back later to GET my three wishes."  Try to stay alive till
Floyd | -->POOF<--
Floyd | then.  With that, he vanishes in a cloud of very green smoke.   /
Floyd | \
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "*HE* gets three wishes?"
		Jacqueline says, "lame"
		DavidW says, "Also ... hm, three wishes and a miracle..."
		Jacqueline says, "yep"
		DavidW asks, "also, is REGEN MOOR an anagram for ... GENRE ROOM?"
		jenrexrode asks, "can you cut or scrape magenesium with the knife?"
		maga says, "dammit, I was going to link to an apropos Oglaf, but the site seems down"
		Jacqueline says (to jen), "oooh yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 81 ]
Floyd | Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in
Floyd | tatters and rags. He whispers hoarsely, "Kind and just soul, I am the
Floyd | poor author of this game.  Did you know that $5.00 could feed me and
Floyd | my two starving children for a week?  And my dog could afford the
Floyd | operation?"  With that he limps away and dissipates before your
Floyd | generous eyes.  (Nudge, nudge.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "then we can use it in a magic trick"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 82 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "or maybe take a photo"
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 83 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the KNIFE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box using knife" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I wonder if the game doesn't think that a sharp knife is a cutting tool."
		jenrexrode asks, "is there a trick to using 3 words?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 84 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "scrape box" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wield knife" 		

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

		DavidW says, "it's a wimp-ass knife"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                 Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 85 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "have we been able to verb something with something at all?"
		DavidW says, "Not that I recall."
		jenrexrode says, "even though it appears to offer phrasing..."
		DavidW says, "oh... so it may be a double command. CUT BOX. WITH KNIFE."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 86 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 87 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "with knife" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "darn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 88 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knife" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knife box" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                           Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 89 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                 Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 90 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                        Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 91 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x valve" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                        Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 92 ]
Floyd | Hot, rusty steam hisses and spurts toward your eyes, threatening to
Floyd | blind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Not sure what to do about that valve yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                             Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 93 ]
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I like me some homonyms."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 94 ]
Floyd | You are in the homonym closet.
Floyd |    There is Merry Mary
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mary" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 95 ]
Floyd | Obviously a figment of your imagination, probably based on your 5th
Floyd | grade English Grammar teacher.  She seems (or "seams"?) to expect you
Floyd | to do something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry mary" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 96 ]
Floyd | She barks out a laugh then hands you a small object saying, "It was a
Floyd | dumb joke, but take my Pluto, please."  With that she seems to melt
Floyd | away into the shadows, leaving you with a small statue and the funny
Floyd | feeling that your grammatical sensibilities have been offended.  (Mine
Floyd | certainly were.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 97 ]
Floyd | Close examination reveals it to be a cheap plaster statue with one
Floyd | chipped ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 98 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Nicely done!"
		DavidW asks, "Is this Pluto the Disney dog, or the Greek god, or what?"
		Jacqueline says, "hm, good question"
		DavidW says, "I need a bathroom break. bbias."
		Jacqueline says, "ok"
		Jacqueline says, "So, elliptical sets my typing mode to SUPER BRIEF, but works for cf"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 99 ]
Floyd | The shade is slightly stained and there are minor dents in the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dents" 		

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

		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says, "hm, back when this game was new, Pluto was still a planet."
		DavidW says, "I think we can next check out the Dark Hall past the fire door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x planet" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "but it never fad ears, so"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | Do you mean the long hotdog or the plaster pluto?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "er, had"
		DavidW says, "ah, it's the dog Pluto."
		Jacqueline says, "there you go"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                            Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 100 ]
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 101 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 102 ]
Floyd | The valve is already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 103 ]
Floyd | You have opened the valve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 102 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 103 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 104 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 105 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 106 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 107 ]
Floyd | A closer examination shows that the coat is actually nailed TO the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 108 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the coat up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Coat Room                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 109 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 110 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 111 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 112 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 113 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 114 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 115 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 116 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 117 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 118 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 119 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Inky blackness, even with the dim bulb for light."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 120 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 121 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 122 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 123 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 124 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 125 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    A spear stands in a corner of the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake spear" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 126 ]
Floyd | The PUN is the lowest form of humor (unless YOU think of it first).
Floyd | In protest the packrat jumps out of a hole and replaces the spear with
Floyd | a bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "hguh"
		Jacqueline says, "er. huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 127 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "kick it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick the bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 128 ]
Floyd | What a quaint sense of humor.  For a second there, I was half tempted
Floyd | to honor your request.  However, I am amused by your antics and wish
Floyd | to see more of them.  I shall let you go with only a bruised toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 129 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 130 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Yay, puns"
		DavidW says, ">join bucket brigade"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 131 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 132 ]
Floyd | With the bucket over your face, you do nothing but bump into walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 133 ]
Floyd | You take off the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 134 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. Anything we want to trade?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 135 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "The book, maybe?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

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

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

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 136 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the BOOK that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "lamp? it's dented..."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "score went up!"
		DavidW says, "oh, I think the skate must become Keats, the poet."
		Jacqueline says, "ah yeah"
		DavidW says, "or maybe just a steak."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 137 ]
Floyd | You rub and rub but only wear through the gold tone finish on the
Floyd | cheap lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "guess not the right time and place."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 138 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 139 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "And further west is the follow spot (without a bulb) and the tape recorder (without a tape). I suspect the dim bulb is not sufficient for the follow spot."
		Jacqueline asks, "more to explore, though, right?"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we should check that, though."
		DavidW says, "oh yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 140 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open spot" 		Jacqueline says, "maybe we'll find those things"

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 141 ]
Floyd | You have opened the spot.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bulb in socket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 600
Floyd | Moves: 142 ]
Floyd | You screw the bulb firmly into the socket, forgetting that you have
Floyd | not disconnected the electric power from the spotlight.  At the first
Floyd | sign of arcing, you avert your eyes, thus avoiding permanent
Floyd | blindness.  Looking out the booth window, you see "YOU'RE ALL WET,
Floyd | PAIL-FACE" projected briefly on the ceiling as the bulb flares into
Floyd | brilliance, then descends back to darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |          There is a burned-out bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "undo?"
		DavidW says, "eep! Burnt bulb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 141 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "then unplyg"
		Jacqueline says, "unplug, even"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unplug spot" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 142 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 143 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		DavidW says, "ok, so let's go onto the stage"
		Jacqueline says, "k"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 144 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 145 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 146 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 147 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skate" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 148 ]
Floyd | You pick up the roller skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 149 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 150 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 151 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 152 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 153 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 154 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 155 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

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

		DavidW says, "hm. Probably don't want to go down there yet"
		Jacqueline says, "saved..."
		DavidW says, "In the theatre, we say 'break a leg'..."
		Jacqueline says, "true,but we've saved..."
		DavidW says, "your idea; you do the deed"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 156 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "see?"
		DavidW says, "ok. But I hadn't fully explored stage-level yet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 157 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 158 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 159 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 160 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 161 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 162 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 163 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 164 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panels" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 165 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read panels" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 166 ]
Floyd | "Soft Drinks - 25 cents" - Hmm, must be an OLD machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 167 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "We wanted a quarter for the other machine, didn't we?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 168 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yeah one with paper"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ledge" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 169 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push panel" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 170 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the first panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. Without a coin, I think we have to pass it by, unless this is where the coin comes from."
		Jacqueline says, "later"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 171 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i wonder if the broken coin return could be fixed, and return us a coin"
		Jacqueline says, "hm..."
		Jacqueline says, "maybe"
		DavidW says, "I'd like to go east of wings, possibly costumes that way."
		DavidW says, "Or props"
		jenrexrode says, "cool"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 172 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 173 ]
Floyd | You squeeze between old flats (stage scenery) off-left (OFF the main
Floyd | stage playing area and to the actor's LEFT while facing the audience -
Floyd | a little theater terminology there).
Floyd |    At first you hardly notice a massive chair against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Off-Left                                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 174 ]
Floyd | A closer examination shows that something is built into the base of
Floyd | the chair, but the only access is from the back and the chair is tight
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

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

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

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 175 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the chair up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

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

		jenrexrode says, "but I thought we sat earlier"
		DavidW says, "Some verbs are location-specific."
		Jacqueline says, "automagically only"
		jenrexrode says, "i see"
		DavidW says, "ADRIFT games have a tendency to define verbs to work only in relevant locations."
		DavidW says, "And I guess AGT shares that way of thinking."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move chair" 		

Floyd |  There is a deafening roar and the area shakes as if hit by an
Floyd | earthquake.  You must have triggered an old special effects bomb under
Floyd | the chair.  The explosive charge has become so unstable with age that
Floyd | the effect blows everything in range to shreds.  (Don't tell me that
Floyd | was a "CHAIR-Y BOMB"! Har, har, har.) Aren't you glad you have bomb
Floyd | insurance?  Oh, you don't?  One moment, while I check the records.
Floyd | Why yes, you are right, you don't.  Thank you.  We'll just have to
Floyd | pronounce you dead of "percussive fragmentation", i.e. "You go BOOM."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 500 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 36
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Talk about random."
		DavidW asks, "For shame, moving chairs in IF. Aren't all chairs nailed to their locations?"
		Jacqueline says, "It implied I should move it..."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if we *can* get bomb insurance in the game..."
		jenrexrode says, "the machine with paper"
		DavidW says, "aha!"
		Jacqueline says, "maybe, yeah"
		DavidW says (to jen), "I think you're right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 176 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 177 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 178 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "left/right?"
Zach's thick mustache covered the "sad, innocent smile of a simple fool," the sideburns served as a reminder of the plumber's "blue collar roots," and the strong, muscular legs represented the "legs of the masses." 		
Zach has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "We have a few choices: up to the flyloft, down the trap hole, down the stage elevator, up the down-right stairs."
		Jacqueline says, "Whichever"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "down the trap hole, I guess." 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 179 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 180 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 181 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 182 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "auto sit"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "yep!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "so, I'm gonna play with my massive organ now." 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keyboard" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 183 ]
Floyd | The massive instrument has been lovingly maintained.  The keys smell
Floyd | of Bon Ami, the gilt labels on the stops still gleam and the
Floyd | ornamental vase still holds fresh tulips...(strange, that reminds of a
Floyd | joke somehow).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to dw), "har"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tulips" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 184 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |  [g -> again]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 185 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x organ" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 186 ]
Floyd | The massive instrument has been lovingly maintained.  The keys smell
Floyd | of Bon Ami, the gilt labels on the stops still gleam and the
Floyd | ornamental vase still holds fresh tulips...(strange, that reminds of a
Floyd | joke somehow).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we need to play a specific melody"
		Jacqueline says, "'Goof friend, male."
		Jacqueline says, "er, good friend"
		jenrexrode says, "tiptoe through the tulips with me"
		DavidW says, "The paper vending machine might have sheet music."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play tiptoe through the tulips" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play chopsticks" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play waltz" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, maybe if we read music it will come more naturally"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pipes" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 187 ]
Floyd | You can't open the organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 188 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x controls" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "well, I don't know what to do here. Check the stage elevator area?"
		Jacqueline says, "Fill out the map, sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 189 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 190 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 191 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 192 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 193 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |    There is a very thin music book ( on the east shelf )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 194 ]
Floyd | You pick up the music book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Library                                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 195 ]
Floyd | It has only one the page left - no wonder it's so thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 196 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "4...SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hm, directional music"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 197 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, that's probably the elevator shaft we fell down. We can meet the packrat again."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 198 ]
Floyd | This is NOT the Enterprise.  You'll have to open these doors yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 199 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 200 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "who are we?"
		DavidW says, "Some actor who auditioned and fell asleep here, I think."
		jenrexrode says, "and now with a broken fingernail :("
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "The packrat seems to have preferred locations, each location associated with a different trade item to obtain."
		DavidW says, "Based on the dictionary, we can probably get a bugle from him here."
		Jacqueline asks, "Have you marked where we've encountered him?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Good thinking"
		Jacqueline says, "(I've moved from the elliptical to the bike... my typing has improved."
		Jacqueline says, ")"
		DavidW says, "The lamp was in the closet north of the store room and coat room; the skate was in the south end of the hall outside the techies and pun room."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we have worthless items to trade right now, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 201 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 202 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Jacqueline asks, "Was there another bulb in the dented lamp?"
		DavidW says, "I think it's one of those 1001 Arabian Knights lamps."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right - the genie lamp, got it."
		DavidW says, "oil lamp but with genie instead of oil."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I suggest ignoring the packrat for now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		Jacqueline says, "okay"

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 203 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 204 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x locked door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Music Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 205 ]
Floyd | Judging from the label, I'd say it goes to the orchestra pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I suggest playing the music book at the organ."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 206 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 207 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 208 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 209 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 210 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 211 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play show me the way to go home" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "try 4"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play music" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 212 ]
Floyd | You can't play the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 213 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read music" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 214 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "4...SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 215 ]
Floyd | You can't play the 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show me the way to go home" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put book on organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 216 ]
Floyd | You place the book on the organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play organ" 		jenrexrode says, "oh"

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 217 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 218 ]
Floyd | You pick up the music book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open book" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 219 ]

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open book" 		

Floyd | You can't open the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 220 ]
Floyd | You can't open the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm. syntax trouble?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take page" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 221 ]
Floyd | You already have the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "memorize page" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 222 ]
Floyd | It has only one the page left - no wonder it's so thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play page" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 223 ]
Floyd | You can't play the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put page on organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 224 ]
Floyd | You place the page on the organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play song" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stand" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 225 ]
Floyd | You always fancied yourself another P. D. Q. Bach.  Your fingers fly
Floyd | over the keys and great waves of ethereal music gush from the pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play tune" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play book" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 226 ]
Floyd | You can't play the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 227 ]
Floyd | It has only one the page left - no wonder it's so thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read page" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 228 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "4...SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play home" 		

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

		Jacqueline asks (of vimes), "You still around?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing music" 		

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

		vimes says, "right here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

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

		Jacqueline asks, "Could you look and see if this is a syntax issue?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 229 ]
Floyd | What do you want to play?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "all" 		

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

		vimes says, "sure thing."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Please? Thanks!"
		jenrexrode says, "try 4 again"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play 4" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 230 ]
Floyd | You can't play the 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hmph"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 231 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I don't think '4' means the song."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x organ" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 232 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |    There is a very thin music book (on the organ)
Floyd | The massive instrument has been lovingly maintained.  The keys smell
Floyd | of Bon Ami, the gilt labels on the stops still gleam and the
Floyd | ornamental vase still holds fresh tulips...(strange, that reminds of a
Floyd | joke somehow).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Maybe we have to play the song on the bugle."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay, they smell of Bon Ami. Earlier I thought BON AMI was written on them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x labels" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 233 ]
Floyd | You don't see any labels here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 234 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "4...SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play "show me the way to go home"" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "I think we ought to pick up the music book and move on. Flyloft next?"
		jenrexrode says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe come back? Vimes is checking to see if it's our approach."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take music" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 235 ]
Floyd | You pick up the music book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 236 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 237 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 238 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		vimes says, "attempting to play this piece of music at the organ is a red herring."
		DavidW asks, "hm. perhaps the open trap door can be closed?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 239 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "Thanks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close trap" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 240 ]
Floyd | That apparently can't be closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 241 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 242 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 243 ]
Floyd | You start briskly climbing the ladder, but about 20 feet up you
Floyd | realize what acrophobia is all about.  After clinging to the ladder
Floyd | helplessly for a few hours, your arms finally give out and you fall
Floyd | back to the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 244 ]
Floyd | You don't see any bucket here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "where's our bucket?"
		Jacqueline says, "Do we have it in this playthrough? I *think* we do... but maybe it was the last game."
		DavidW says, "It was this playthrough. We needed the bulb to enter the Pun Room to see the spear, and 'shake spear' produced the bucket."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. Of course."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 245 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "find bucket" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 246 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    There is a suspiciously good looking apple sitting there ( on the
Floyd | work table
Floyd | )   An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 247 ]
Floyd | You pick up the juicy apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 248 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ok, this was a dark area we couldn't see before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 249 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 250 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 251 ]
Floyd | It has seen a lot of use.  Its heavy oak top has gouges from many a
Floyd | tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sawdust" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 252 ]
Floyd | It seems as if the janitor in this place doesn't trust anyone with his
Floyd | tools. There's no lock on the chain.  It'd have to be cut to free
Floyd | anything from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 253 ]
Floyd | It's in good shape and looks like it could do a job on anything it
Floyd | could reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "So if we want the crowbar, we have to cut the chain."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we could pry it ... wait, nevermind"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry chain with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 254 ]
Floyd | You can't open the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 255 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | CHAIN? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 256 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHAIN with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline smacks the game.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 257 ]
Floyd | You pick up the iron crowbar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 258 ]
Floyd | The crowbar, still chained to the wall, jerks back and clatters to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 259 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    juicy apple
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Got more areas on the map to fill out?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess we do beyond this, but otherwise?"
		DavidW says, "yes, we haven't been up the stairs at Down-Right yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 260 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 261 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The haven't opened this door yet either."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 262 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f w" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 263 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 264 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Hall                                                Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 265 ]
Floyd | It doesn't seem to actually be locked.  You just can't open it without
Floyd | a knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 266 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 267 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 268 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "THE MAKEUP THEY GIVE YOU IN THIS PLACE WOULD GIVE ZITS TO WROUGHT
Floyd | IRON!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "If that's literal, we might give the chain holding the crowbar some acne."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 269 ]
Floyd | You have opened the drawer.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    There is a kit of heavy stage makeup
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 270 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 271 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 272 ]

		jenrexrode says, "cool, out it on the magnesium box and maybe it will pop"

Floyd | "Freddie Krueger Special Halloween Assortment"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "er put"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "magnesium isn't wrought iron." 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 273 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 274 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "i know that"
		Jacqueline says, "afk a sec"
		Jacqueline says, "Back"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, got ravenous. Had to find food."
		DavidW says, "I made two PBJs while waiting. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "onward!"
		DavidW says, "I want to put the makeup on the chain, see if it really will give it zits."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure... why not."
		jenrexrode says, "oh, I didn't know there was another metal thing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 275 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 276 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 277 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 278 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 279 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 280 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on chain" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 281 ]
Floyd | You place the makeup on the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 282 ]
Floyd | It seems as if the janitor in this place doesn't trust anyone with his
Floyd | tools. There's no lock on the chain.  It'd have to be cut to free
Floyd | anything from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 283 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    juicy apple
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 284 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		vimes says, "it puts the makeup on the chain or else it gets the hose again"
		jenrexrode says, "wah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub makeup on chain" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 285 ]
Floyd | Rub doesn't take on as a preposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "apply makeup on chain" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 286 ]
Floyd | You put on the makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 285 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "hahahaieeee"
		DavidW says, "I guess the makeup isn't meant for the chain."
		DavidW says, "I suppose the makeup is actually meant to be worn."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 286 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the APPLE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what to try next. I'd like to find out what happened to the bucket."
		Jacqueline asks, "Bucket, oh bucket, oh where hast thou gone?"
		DavidW asks, "also, does the bucket count as a 'hat'?"
		Jacqueline says, "hm... interesting thought"
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly"
		DavidW says, "I'm starting to be a bit silly."
		Jacqueline says, "Not necessarily... and this game isn't exactly somber."
		DavidW says, "true"
		DavidW says, "I got 'marry Mary' and 'shake spear' almost instantly."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Precisely."
		jenrexrode asks, "but are any of the room titles telling us something?"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if the bucket has to stay in the Pun Room for some reason."
		jenrexrode says, "in the organ room, would two lips be considered an organ? :)"
		DavidW says (to jenrexrode), "Not sure. The dyslexia graffiti gave me pause."
		Jacqueline says (to D), "Hm, yeah - that's probably it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 287 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 288 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 289 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 290 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 291 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 292 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 293 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 294 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 295 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 296 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "'famous'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 297 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 298 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 299 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    juicy apple
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Well, see, here's the thing. Diamond cuts glass, not the other way around, and that's in the room with the in-poor-taste dyslexic joke... wonder if that's a clue, a puzzle, or just a not very nice jab."
		DavidW says, "I know, it implies a backwards or scrambled puzzle."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "cut knife with chain?"
		Jacqueline says, "I doubt it, but that's not a reason not to try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "m" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 300 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 301 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 302 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 303 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 304 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 305 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 306 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 307 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 308 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 309 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 310 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the KNIFE with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chain" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 311 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the chain up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, misread."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 312 ]
Floyd | You place the makeup on the crowbar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 311 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 312 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 313 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 314 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 315 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 316 ]
Floyd | Try as you might, you cannot lift the table enough to budge it.
Floyd | Besides, in its dilapidated condition, you are likely to end up with a
Floyd | pile of fire wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 317 ]
Floyd | You can't pull the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 318 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 319 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 320 ]
Floyd | You start briskly climbing the ladder, but about 20 feet up you
Floyd | realize what acrophobia is all about.  After clinging to the ladder
Floyd | helplessly for a few hours, your arms finally give out and you fall
Floyd | back to the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 321 ]
Floyd | You take off the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 322 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    juicy apple
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "ah. 'remove bucket' makes the bucket disappear back to the pun room?"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah. It must."
		Jacqueline says, "Trickey"
		Jacqueline says, "er, tricky"
		DavidW says, "It seems like a bug."
		DavidW asks, "I don't know of any 'famous oaken bucket', do you?"
		Jacqueline says, "Trying to think..."
		vimes says, "there's a kid's song or something, i remember from my youth"
		Jacqueline says, "What about 'There's a hole in my bucket..."
		Jacqueline says, "er, the bucket."
		DavidW says, "There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza..."
		Jacqueline says, "Well fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry... right."
		Jacqueline asks, "With the gum?"
		Jacqueline asks, "We never figured out how to get that, though, right?"
		vimes says, "with a /straw/, dear liza^Wjacq"
		DavidW asks, "There is no hole in this bucket, though, is there?"
		vimes says, "also, this is the song i was thinking of: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Not sure. I guess possibly not, David."
		DavidW says, "And no, we never obtained the gum."
		vimes says, "which is originally a samuel woodworth poem, apparently, and here's the rest of the poem: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we can only leave the room wearing it?"
		DavidW says, "No, we can't. If we wear the bucket in the room, we can't see where we're going. That's why I thought it might be a cure for the agrophobia puzzle."
		DavidW says, "accro-"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		DavidW says, "I took it off so we could leave the room, not realizing that it left my inventory then."
		DavidW says, "er, OUR inventory"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline asks, "So. What next?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I dunno."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 323 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "We have two vending machines, several locked doors, a ladder we can't climb, a genie who ignores us. We can trade with the packrat again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "You... just tried that."
		DavidW says, "oh. Removing it drops the bucket to the floor? ok."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 324 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oh - cool. I thought it had autoreturned, kinda like stuff does here on the mud."
		DavidW says, "We have the counterweight. There's the crowbar. The magnesium box. The boiler and valve."
		DavidW says, "The secret. The gum."
		Jacqueline asks, "And did we put the secret under our bucket hat?"
		DavidW says, "Makeup. Lots of little mysteries."
		DavidW says, "no, we haven't tried the bucket hat idea."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 325 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "and I think that suggests the bucket isn't a true hat for the puzzle."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "I expected a hat in the coat room, but there wasn't one there."
		DavidW says, "And we haven't seen any costume rooms."
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, I was too. And that coat is really but a curtain, right?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "The tape recorder still needs a tape. The follow spot result suggests making it rain to me."
		Jacqueline asks, "It does?"
		DavidW says, "well, 'you're all wet, paleface' suggested to me that we need to reenact an Indian rain dance -- or just make it rain."
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		DavidW says, "Unless we're supposed to pour a bucket of water on ourselves."
		Jacqueline says, "How else can we cover our eyes... blindfold, I guess, but haven't seen one of those."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 326 ]
Floyd | You don't see any water here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Is 'you're all wet' a theatre phrase, kinda like 'break a leg' is?"
		DavidW says, "It's a phrase, but not from theatre, as far as I know."
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW says, "It vaguely means 'you don't know what you're doing/talking about'."
		Jacqueline says, "Not washed up. That's a different phrase."
		DavidW says, "yeah. 'washed up' means you failed."
		DavidW says, "Or that you lost status, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I was thinking when actors are past their prime."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill bucket" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 327 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Maybe it's a Jack and Jill bucket, and we need to go up a hill and break a crown."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm..."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		DavidW says, "I'm starting to lose consciousness. I need a pee break, and probably an break from sitting upright."
		Jacqueline says, "I have no idea if that helps us, but that is a famous oaken bucket."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Let's break, then."
		Jacqueline says, "We can pick it up later or decide later that we're done, depending on how we feel."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "ok. we can try trading to the packrat at least, even if we don't know what to trade away."
		Jacqueline says, "If you'd like, but it sounds like you should pee and maybe nap."
		DavidW says, "yeah, gonna nap now. back later."
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		
DavidW arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW asks, "I'm awake. What's happening?"
		Jacqueline says, "You missed ClubFloyd."
		Jacqueline says, "They finished up Shuffling Around."
		DavidW says, "noooooooooo"
		Jacqueline says, "This is what abnormal sleep patterns get you, friend."
		Jacqueline says, "But we intentionally avoided Son of Stagefright because you weren't here."
		Jacqueline says, "So, next week on that."
		DavidW whimpers.
		Jacqueline asks, "You got a new phone, I hear?"
		DavidW says, "But I want to play it nowwwww"
		Zach asks, "Doesn't ClubFloyd provide wake-up calls?"
		DavidW says, "A phone that doesn't work."
		Jacqueline says, "You should give me your number, just because, but then you should probably also tell me to call you to wake you up on Sun-- oh."
		Jacqueline says, "I would say let's fire it up, but I have to leave in less than an hour."
		DavidW says, "The screens fail to light up and so I can't even tell if the battery is charged, let alone initialize it."
		Jacqueline says, "Son of Stagefright, that is, not your phone."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is this a used phone?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		Jacqueline says, "You should take it back then."
		DavidW says, "It was a brand new phone"
		Jacqueline says, "Ask the nice people at the store."
		Jacqueline says, "It may just be faulty. I'll bet they give you a new one."
		DavidW says, "I was looking forward to playing this all week."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, you're welcome to play it, and the transcript is still running, but I can't play."
		Jacqueline says, "I would be fine with you going for it."
		Jacqueline says, "But there might be others who wanted to play."
		Jacqueline asks, "Let's see... who was here last week?"
		Zach says, "Aw, I'll be your playfriend"
		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
		Jacqueline asks, "And maybe Jen... is Jen around?"
		Zach says, "Too bad Chief already left"
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Zach asks, "Does Amber want to play?"
Zach 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?" 		Zach asks, "What's the filename?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		Jacqueline says, "sonofstagefright"
Zach says (to Floyd), "load sonofstagefright" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Also, last week's transcript (raw) format, for reference, is posted:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		DavidW says, "My notes from last time: [LINK]"
Touchy arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | i
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INSTRUCTIONS:
Floyd | Welcome to S O S, Son Of Stagefright - The Sequel.  If you missed
Floyd | Stagefright, I'm not surprised.  It was written in SmartBasic to run
Floyd | on the Coleco Adam computer (5 extra points if you remember the Adam -
Floyd | 10 if you owned one).  This version was completely recoded in AGT -
Floyd | which I highly recommend - and the plot redeveloped and rewritten make
Floyd | it more enjoyable.
Floyd |
Floyd | The object of the game is to find your way out of an old abandoned
Floyd | theater. Along the way you'll run into creaky catwalks, raging rivers,
Floyd | mini mazes, rogues, royalty, rats and a zoo keeper. You will endure
Floyd | puns, perils, pratfalls, word play, bad jokes, and a mild innuendo or
Floyd | two.  The screen will show a running account of your predicament, and
Floyd | you will enter your wishes on the keyboard.  For instance, if you are
Floyd | told that there is a wild man-eating kumquat behind the door, you
Floyd | might enter:  CLOSE THE DOOR.
Floyd |
Floyd | Phrase commands in a verb-noun-preposition-object order, such as THROW
Floyd | (verb) THE LITTLE BOOK (noun) AT (preposition) THE FLAMING DUCK
Floyd | (object).  DON'T use periods, question marks, etc. at the end of the
Floyd | sentence.  Commands can be combined and pronouns used for repeated
Floyd | references to the same thing:  LIGHT THE LAMP THEN GIVE IT TO THE
Floyd | BARTENDER.  If something doesn't seem to work, try re-phrasing it.
Floyd | (AND, THEN, "," and ";" can link commands)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pressing "?" brings up information on key assignments.  Use the
Floyd | BACKSPACE key to edit your commands.  (The LEFT ARROW key is shorthand
Floyd | for "WEST")
Floyd |
Floyd | Here are a few special commands:
Floyd |
Floyd | AGAIN, G    - REPEAT LAST COMMAND
Floyd | BRIEF       - GIVE SHORT ROOM DESCRIPTIONS
Floyd | COMMANDS    - SHOW THIS LIST AGAIN
Floyd | HELP, H     - HINTS (IF AVAILABLE)
Floyd | INVENTORY, I- SHOW INVENTORY
Floyd | LIST EXITS  - SHOW THE "ROOM'S" EXITS
Floyd | LOOK, L     - DESCRIBE "ROOM"
Floyd | QUIT, Q     - END THE GAME
Floyd | RESTORE     - RESTORE SAVED GAME
Floyd | SAVE        - SAVE GAME
Floyd | SCORE       - SHOW SCORE
Floyd | SCRIPT      - SEND MESSAGES TO PRINTER
Floyd | SHOUT       - TOGGLES SOUND ON/OFF
Floyd | UNSCRIPT    - STOP SENDING TO PRINTER
Floyd | VERBOSE     - GIVE FULL DESCRIPTIONS
Floyd | ?           - LIST OF KEY ASSIGNMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Explore and have fun with the game.  PUSH, PULL, TURN, PLAY, EXAMINE
Floyd | and READ any and everything.  There is no telling where I might have
Floyd | hidden some perverse little goodie.  Watch your score.  A jump upward
Floyd | means you're doing well.  A sudden drop probably means you just did
Floyd | something that will prevent you from completing the game.  SAVE the
Floyd | game frequently and you will be able to "backtrack" and try different
Floyd | strategies.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you do want to check on some point, a $5.00, one time registration
Floyd | fee will give me all the incentive I need to send a map and correspond
Floyd | on any and all aspects of the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | MIKE MCCAULEY
Floyd | 1442 SORREL ST.
Floyd | SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065
Floyd |
Floyd | Relax and enjoy.  By my count, there are only 28 ways to die.
Floyd | (Nothing serious though, I assure you.  Only little things like falls,
Floyd | explosions, drowning, transmutations, liquification, broken heart,
Floyd | embarrassment, old age, fire, mincing and the ever popular collapsing
Floyd | room.) BREAK A LEG!
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose <I>nstructions, <A>GiliTy Information, or <other> to start the
Floyd | game
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The things I want to try this time is to be a bit more reckless and to see if we missed any places on the map."
		DavidW says, "Many locations don't seem to say which exits are available, so it's quite likely we missed some."
		Zach says, "Go for it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "other" 		

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

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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

		DavidW asks, "shall we try actress this time? Just to see if it makes any difference?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 1 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |    You see an old, weathered piece of paper beneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "who am i" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 2 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick seat" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 3 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the seat up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get gum with paper" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 4 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 5 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 6 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 7 ]
Floyd | The bulb is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 8 ]
Floyd | By the soft glow of the light, you can almost make out a faded message
Floyd | scrawled on the wall:  "...re...move coat....in...room..", or
Floyd | something like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 9 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 10 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 11 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 12 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 13 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 14 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 15 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 16 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 17 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 18 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 19 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                                 Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 20 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 21 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 22 ]
Floyd | There is a small plaque on the door at eye level.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 23 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | -WOMENS RESTROOM-
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "okay, the women's rest room was elsewhere before."
		inky says, "whoah"
		inky says, "the lavatory is moving by it self"
		DavidW says, "so the room's get relabeled by gender choice."
		DavidW says, "er rooms"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 24 ]
Floyd | This is another restroom like all the others you've seen.  I'll spare
Floyd | you the colorful description except to mention that someone has
Floyd | scratched, "KEEP SECRETS UNDER YOUR HAT" on the wall.
Floyd |    There is a paperback book with the cover torn off ( on the sink )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 25 ]
Floyd | You pick up the paperback book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 26 ]
Floyd | Seems to have been a book of fairy tales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 27 ]
Floyd | Looking at the index you see entries such as:
Floyd | "SNOW WHITE AND THE 1001 ARABIAN KNIGHTS MEET HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE, THE
Floyd | CAT AND
Floyd | THE FIDDLE"  (I hate sequels and spin offs, don't you?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'no' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 28 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 29 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 30 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stall" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 31 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any mirror here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "answer pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Rest Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 32 ]
Floyd | "Harpo called - he didn't say what it was about."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 33 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 34 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 35 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog ( on the grill )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hotdog" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 36 ]
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 37 ]
Floyd | It seems like any other foot long hotdog you find in a deserted
Floyd | theater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 38 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 39 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 40 ]
Floyd | You find a shelf in the closet.
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards. ( on the shelf )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 41 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 42 ]
Floyd | It is a large bread knife with a serrated blade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 43 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 44 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Kitchen Closet                                         Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 45 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Snack Bar                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 46 ]
Floyd | In the snack bar you see doorways to the North and West.  All the
Floyd | equipment is polished and clean, but you find nothing of interest in
Floyd | the cabinets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 47 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 48 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 49 ]
Floyd | It is a substantial door with a substantial double cylinder dead bolt
Floyd | lock. There is an official looking plaque on the front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 50 ]
Floyd | It is a substantial door with a substantial double cylinder dead bolt
Floyd | lock. There is an official looking plaque on the front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 51 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "JANITORS CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 52 ]
Floyd | It is a substantial door with a substantial double cylinder dead bolt
Floyd | lock. There is an official looking plaque on the front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 53 ]
Floyd | The door can't be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 54 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 55 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coin slot" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 56 ]
Floyd | You don't see any coin here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 57 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x buttons" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 58 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read machine" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 59 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "INSURANCE  25 CENTS"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push machine" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 60 ]
Floyd | Without first depositing a quarter, all you get is a hollow clank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 61 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, I guess since buttons = machine, then push machine means push buttons."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x return" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 62 ]
Floyd | It's an old model that appears to dispense some sort of paper through
Floyd | a wide slot.  There is a coin slot, a few buttons and a broken coin
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 63 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 64 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 65 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 66 ]
Floyd | It is a plain looking door with a small plaque at eye level.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 67 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | -MENS RESTROOM-
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing that we can never enter the opposite sex washroom. Unless there's a skeleton key somewhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 68 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 69 ]
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 70 ]
Floyd | The main exit doors are heavy brass monstrosities left over from a
Floyd | former age of theater construction.  There's an ornate word worked
Floyd | into the design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read word" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 71 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "EXIT"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 72 ]
Floyd | You can't open the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 73 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn E and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've gone as far as you can this way.  You are at the front of the
Floyd | foyer.
Floyd |    The main theater doors are to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 74 ]
Floyd | The doors can't be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "hm, didn't we have a message here about three wishes and a miracle?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 75 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 76 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 77 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 78 ]
Floyd | The main exit doors are heavy brass monstrosities left over from a
Floyd | former age of theater construction.  There's an ornate word worked
Floyd | into the design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push doors" 		

Floyd |  [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 79 ]
Floyd | Always looking for the easy way out.  What's this younger generation
Floyd | coming to. You can't get out this way.  It would take THREE WISHES and
Floyd | a MIRACLE to get out of this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x word" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By Main Exit                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 80 ]
Floyd | The main exit doors are heavy brass monstrosities left over from a
Floyd | former age of theater construction.  There's an ornate word worked
Floyd | into the design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh, push doors gave the message"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wish" 		

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

		DavidW says, "Let's go back to the Janitor's Closet door and push there to see if the author likes using push [door] as a way of hinting."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 81 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 82 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                           Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 83 ]
Floyd | Bashing the door with everything from your feet to your head does no
Floyd | good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "yeah, that message is new."
		DavidW says, "ok. Push all doors for this game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 84 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 85 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you can see doors across the room to the Northeast and
Floyd | East.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the West, but it is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ By A Restroom                                          Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 86 ]
Floyd | It simply doesn't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 87 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 88 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ East End of the Foyer                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 89 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dutch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                                  Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 90 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 91 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 92 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 93 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 94 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 95 ]
Floyd | A closer examination shows that the coat is actually nailed TO the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                              Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 96 ]
Floyd | You can't push the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 97 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "We never figured out anything about this box, except it's bolted to the floor."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 98 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                             Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 99 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 100 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bolts" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 101 ]
Floyd | The box is secured to the floor by hardened steel bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 102 ]
Floyd | You can't push the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 103 ]
Floyd | You can't open the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 104 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, kicking is valid elsewhere? Note that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 105 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    old paper
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 106 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knife" 		

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

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

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 107 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut box knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                            Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 108 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the BOX with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I don't understand why the sharp knife isn''t considered a cutting tool in this game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 109 ]
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x packrat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 110 ]
Floyd | It eyes you suspiciously at first, then standing up on its hind paws,
Floyd | it strides boldly over and squeaks,  "Let's make a deal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask packrat about deal" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask packrat about packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 111 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask packrat about theater" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 112 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 113 ]
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 114 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd |    old paper
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "We can trade an object to him. Here, we get the lamp."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                                Score: 0
Floyd | Moves: 115 ]
Floyd | This game was created using the Adventure Game Toolkit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT (AGT) is designed to allow a game
Floyd | designer/writer to create and play his/her own high-quality text
Floyd | adventure games.  Once created, these adventure games can be shared
Floyd | with and enjoyed by others -- even if they do not have a copy of the
Floyd | Adventure Game Toolkit themselves.  Using AGT the game developer can
Floyd | create two distinct levels of adventure games:
Floyd |
Floyd | STANDARD LEVEL games that require no programming experience
Floyd | (honestly!!), only a fertile imagination.  These Standard Level games
Floyd | only require that the game designer/writer generates the game using a
Floyd | word processor or text editor to describe the various locations,
Floyd | objects and results of actions that collectively make up the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | PROFESSIONAL LEVEL games that also make use of AGT's special adventure
Floyd | game metalanguage to create games as complex and rich as the game
Floyd | designer's imagination and prose style will allow.  These games should
Floyd | be technically comparable with the published text adventure games from
Floyd | firms like Infocom.
Floyd |
Floyd | FEATURES OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | AGT has a number of features that make it a very comprehensive
Floyd | adventure game creation product.  Some of these key features are:
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     "Look and feel" of Infocom adventure games with similar
Floyd | screen layout
Floyd |          and standard vocabulary and routines.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Large standard vocabulary with potential to define many more
Floyd | words
Floyd |          unique to a specific adventure.  Typical games can have a
Floyd | vocabulary
Floyd |          of 500 words or more.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Sophisticated parser that can understand (1) complex input
Floyd | commands
Floyd |          including pronouns (IT, HIM, HER, THEM, MY and ITS), and (2)
Floyd | compound
Floyd |          commands separated by AND or THEN or punctuation symbols, and
Floyd | (3)
Floyd |          commands addressed to characters within the game.  Here are a
Floyd | few
Floyd |          examples of commands AGT can handle with ease:
Floyd |
Floyd |               GET THE FLASH LIGHT AND THEN SWITCH IT ON
Floyd |               PUT ON THE CLOAK, THEN EXAMINE IT; READ ITS LABEL
Floyd |               PLACE THE GREEN ROCK AND THE SMALL PEBBLE BEHIND THE
Floyd | TREE
Floyd |               ENTER THE HOUSE; GET ALL; EXIT; SOUTH; SOUTH THEN DOWN
Floyd |               SULU, SET A COURSE FOR ALPHA 14
Floyd |               SCOTTY, BEAM DOWN A TRICORDER AND THE QWERTY MODULE
Floyd |               DROP THE FOOD, THE KEY AND THE BOTTLE THEN UNLOCK THE
Floyd | DOOR WITH
Floyd |                    THE BRASS KEY AND THEN LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     Function and cursor keys predefined to input frequently used
Floyd | commands
Floyd |          and move directions.
Floyd |
Floyd |    *     SCRIPT and UNSCRIPT commands to echo game output to printer.
Floyd |
Floyd | WHAT THE REVIEWERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Using the Adventure Game Toolkit, anyone with an ounce of imagination
Floyd | can create a text adventure game ... similar in layout and
Floyd | sophistication to those made by Infocom and other commercial
Floyd | developers."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Donald B. Trivette in PC Magazine (January 17, 1989)
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Adventure Game Toolkit (AGT) acts as a compiler which allows for
Floyd | creating remarkably complex and sophisticated games in a fairly simple
Floyd | way .... AGT's parser reminds me of Infocom's."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Scorpia in Computer Gaming World (February 1989)
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you have ever wondered what it is like to create your own
Floyd | adventure games, but didn't have the programming knowledge to do it,
Floyd | this product is for you .... The process is easy ... and you'll have
Floyd | hours of fun doing it."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Resul DeMaria in Public Domain Software & Shareware
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Adventure Game Toolkit from Softworks ... provides all the tools
Floyd | you need to build your own text based adventure games .... The
Floyd | Adventure Game Toolkit is an extrememely powerful development
Floyd | package."
Floyd |
Floyd |         -- Bob Napp in Big Blue Disk #30
Floyd |
Floyd | TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Look for a file named AGTBLURB.TXT on this disk or the place/service
Floyd | where you got this disk.  This file is a short description of the
Floyd | features of the ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT.  This file presents an
Floyd | overview of AGT's special metalanguage for creating PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
Floyd | games, plus presents a complete STANDARD LEVEL adventure created
Floyd | without any programming.
Floyd |
Floyd | HOW TO GET THE LATEST VERSION OF THE ADVENTURE GAME TOOLKIT AND SAMPLE
Floyd | GAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | For only $20.00 you can be a "registered" user and receive the latest
Floyd | version of AGT plus the source code for this adventure game and others
Floyd | just as good. Registered users can also order a printed AGT manual
Floyd | that reveals many of the secrets of the "Great Adventure Masters" for
Floyd | creating clever and fun adventure games.  Registered users can also
Floyd | order the Turbo PASCAL source code for AGT for only $50.00!
Floyd |
Floyd | Just write or call:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Softworks
Floyd |     43064 Via Moraga
Floyd |     Mission San Jose, California  94539
Floyd |
Floyd | VISA or MasterCard accepted for telephone orders (415) 659-0533   9:00
Floyd | AM to 6:00 PM -- PST only
Floyd |
Floyd | If you wish to learn more AGT products and prices, just enter the
Floyd | command:
Floyd |
Floyd | PRINT ORDER FORM
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Have you tried trading all the objects?"
		Johnny says, "f register AGT"
		DavidW says, "no"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give paper to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 116 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the PAPER that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |    There is a plain living room lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The hotdog is a mistake to trade. The old paper and book are safe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 117 ]
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 118 ]
Floyd | The lamp isn't lit, so you can't extinguish it
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 119 ]
Floyd | The shade is slightly stained and there are minor dents in the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lamp" 		

Floyd |  Finding a convenient wall outlet, you plug the lamp in and switch it
Floyd | on. Suddenly, the lamp lurches from side to side as a geyser of smoke
Floyd | and flame shoots upward, ricochets off the ceiling and back to the
Floyd | floor.  In the midst of the fire and brimstone a genie appears,
Floyd | franticly slapping out the flames on the seat of his silk pants.
Floyd | Killing the last of the embers, he turns his attention toward
Floyd | you...and to your fingers still grasping the on/off switch, then to
Floyd | you, then to his pants, then to your fingers...  Then, eyes narrowing
Floyd | to glowing red slits, he draws up to his full 5 foot 95 inch height to
Floyd | hurl a mighty thunderbolt.  And that, dear child, is how you became a
Floyd | three-headed, crab-sucking throat-warbler mangrove, and why the game
Floyd | must be terminated at this point.  You can no longer use the keyboard
Floyd | with those silly tentacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 100 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 16
Floyd | locations (out of 117 in the game)
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Woah, point inflation"
		Zach asks, "Can we turn the lamp on by the exit door?"
		Zach says, "That mentioned 3 wishes"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Would you like to restart, restore, undo, or quit?
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, if we did RUB LAMP,..."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 120 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    paperback book
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give book to packrat" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 121 ]
Floyd | Now let me get this straight, you want to GIVE to WHOM?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "The packrat isn't here."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Closet                                              Score: 100
Floyd | Moves: 122 ]
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Ah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                              Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 123 ]
Floyd | What a CORN BALL thing to do!  What a simple-minded, hair-brained...
Floyd | Wait a minute, a wisp of vapor is starting to come out of the lamp
Floyd | cord.
Floyd | Either there's going to be a fire or...  Suddenly, with three small
Floyd | puffs of
Floyd | smoke a genie appears before you, dressed in what would be the
Floyd | traditional
Floyd | costume if he weren't wearing it all - even the pointy little shoes -
Floyd | backwards.  Clearing his throat, he focuses his purple eyes on you and
Floyd | says,
Floyd | "I'm late for an appointment at the REGEN MOOR, but I'll be     \
Floyd | /
Floyd | back later to GET my three wishes."  Try to stay alive till
Floyd | -->POOF<--
Floyd | then.  With that, he vanishes in a cloud of very green smoke.   /
Floyd | \
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "He makes one trade in each of three locations."
		Zach says, "Crackerjacks, Batman! A real genie!"
		DavidW says, "I suspect that REGEN MOOR is an anagram, maybe for GENRE ROOM."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Closet                                              Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 124 ]
Floyd | This looks about like your typical closet (minus the coat hangers).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Closet                                              Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 125 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

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

		DavidW says, "oh, and I was mistaken last week, thinking the lamp was an oil lamp."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 126 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "did you want to rub the lamp at the main exit? Just keep going south."
		DavidW says, "if not, let's go down."
		Zach says, "Oh, I forgot about that. I was thinking it would keep us from dying."
		Zach says (to DavidW), "You can drive"
		DavidW says, "oh wait, GREEN ROOM is the anagram for REGEN MOOR."
		Zach says, "Since you know what we've have and haven't tried"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 127 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 128 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 129 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 130 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 131 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boiler" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 132 ]
Floyd | You hear the rush of flame in the firebox.  The boiler spits and
Floyd | sputters as if the safety valve weren't working.  It looks ready to
Floyd | blow at any second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x valve" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 133 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hot, rusty steam hisses and spurts toward your eyes, threatening to
Floyd | blind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Eek"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "answer pager" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 134 ]
Floyd | "It's your mother.  You're late for supper.  I bet you're out with
Floyd | that theater crowd again.  You're going to come to a bad end in that
Floyd | theater, mark my word."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn off boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 135 ]
Floyd | You can't turn the boiler off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 136 ]
Floyd | You have opened the valve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 137 ]
Floyd | You have closed the valve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Hmm, close valve?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x valve" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 138 ]
Floyd | Hot, rusty steam hisses and spurts toward your eyes, threatening to
Floyd | blind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Put out the flame somehw?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 139 ]
Floyd | You have opened the valve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "what flame?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x valve" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 140 ]
Floyd | Hot, rusty steam hisses and spurts toward your eyes, threatening to
Floyd | blind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "opening the valve doesn't seem to have any effect."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 141 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 142 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 143 ]
Floyd | You can't open the boiler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                            Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 144 ]
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach | You hear the rush of flame in the firebox.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 145 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boiler" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 146 ]
Floyd | You hear the rush of flame in the firebox.  The boiler spits and
Floyd | sputters as if the safety valve weren't working.  It looks ready to
Floyd | blow at any second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x firebox" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 147 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | VALVE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 148 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to oil here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "interesting. Is OIL valid elsewhere, then?"
		DavidW says, "oh. Maybe this is what that makeup is for."
		DavidW asks, "There's makeup that supposedly can give zits to wrought iron. If the boiler got all pimply...?"
		DavidW says, "anyway, I can't seem to do much with the boiler just now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                            Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 149 ]
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                            Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 150 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                            Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 151 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 152 ]
Floyd | You are in the homonym closet.
Floyd |    There is Merry Mary
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mary" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 153 ]
Floyd | Obviously a figment of your imagination, probably based on your 5th
Floyd | grade English Grammar teacher.  She seems (or "seams"?) to expect you
Floyd | to do something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss mary" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 154 ]
Floyd | "Now you want to KISS me?  Ha!  One kiss and you'd think I owe you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
smartgenes arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mary about mary" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 155 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
zzo38 arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "I solved this with MARRY MARY, but skipped over trying to interact with her. Not sure if asking her questions is worth it."
Touchy disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
zzo38 has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Johnny disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mary about theater" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 200
Floyd | Moves: 156 ]
Floyd | You get no answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mary about theatre" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "marry mary" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 157 ]
Floyd | She barks out a laugh then hands you a small object saying, "It was a
Floyd | dumb joke, but take my Pluto, please."  With that she seems to melt
Floyd | away into the shadows, leaving you with a small statue and the funny
Floyd | feeling that your grammatical sensibilities have been offended.  (Mine
Floyd | certainly were.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x god" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | Do you mean the long hotdog or the plaster pluto?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pluto" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 158 ]
Floyd | Close examination reveals it to be a cheap plaster statue with one
Floyd | chipped ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ear" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break pluto" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 159 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | PLUTO? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pluto pluto" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 160 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 161 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 162 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Homonym Closet                                      Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 163 ]
Floyd | You are in the homonym closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "A one-joke room, I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ North Side of the Boiler                            Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 164 ]
Floyd | Squeezing along between the boiler and the wall you come across a room
Floyd | to the North labelled "HOMONYM CLOSET"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 165 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 166 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 167 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Maybe a boiler explosion will open this box?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 168 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 169 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 170 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 171 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 172 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 173 ]
Floyd | The locked desk stands under an imitation red velvet banner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 174 ]
Floyd | It is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push desk" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 175 ]
Floyd | You can't push the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read banner" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 176 ]
Floyd | The banner above the courtesy desk says, "Lost and Found Desk -
Floyd | RECLAIM Here".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take banner" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 177 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the banner up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb banner" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 178 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 179 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "except we can 'climb cable' in the elevator shaft, so it just doesn't know climb *here*."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 180 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bark" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 181 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 182 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "gonna skip the parchment for now. Almost certain we need a hat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 183 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 184 ]
Floyd | You lurch forward over the seats, forgetting the orchestra pit ahead.
Floyd | You fall headlong into the bass drum and are thrown back, none the
Floyd | worse for wear, into the audience one seat from where you started.  Do
Floyd | be more careful next time.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seats" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 185 ]
Floyd | You don't see any seat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 186 ]
Floyd | You don't see any pit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 187 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 188 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 300
Floyd | Moves: 189 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 190 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the BOOK that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skate" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 191 ]
Floyd | You pick up the roller skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 192 ]
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    A spear stands in a corner of the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spear" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 193 ]
Floyd | It seems to be waiting for you to make a move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spear" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 400
Floyd | Moves: 194 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the spear up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake spear" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 195 ]
Floyd | The PUN is the lowest form of humor (unless YOU think of it first).
Floyd | In protest the packrat jumps out of a hole and replaces the spear with
Floyd | a bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in the closet.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 196 ]
Floyd | What a quaint sense of humor.  For a second there, I was half tempted
Floyd | to honor your request.  However, I am amused by your antics and wish
Floyd | to see more of them.  I shall let you go with only a bruised toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 197 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toe" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 198 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 199 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Pun Closet                                          Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 200 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 201 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 202 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 203 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 204 ]
Floyd | "CURTAIN CONTROL"  (See how easy I make things for you?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push it" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 205 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stage" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 206 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 207 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 208 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 209 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go through window" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter window" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 210 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exit window" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 211 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spot" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 212 ]
Floyd | For some reason the spotlight doesn't seem to work.  You see that it
Floyd | is hardwired into the wall.  A quick check with your wetted fingers
Floyd | shows that there is power in the line.  You then notice a small lid on
Floyd | top of the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "We can blow out our bulb in this spot, but it suggests it's mainly due to the power being on when we do so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 213 ]
Floyd | Ripped wires and broken racks show where sound equipment used to be
Floyd | mounted.
Floyd |    One tape recorder is all that's left of the equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 214 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 215 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 216 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take recorder" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 217 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the recorder up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wires" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x racks" 		

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

		Zach says, "Hey, I didn't want us to touch a live wire"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play recorder" 		

Floyd |  [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 218 ]
Floyd | IT is a wee tad difficult to play the thing without a tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lid" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Sound Booth                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 219 ]
Floyd | You don't see any lid here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "sorry, previous room"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 220 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lid" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 221 ]
Floyd | For some reason the spotlight doesn't seem to work.  You see that it
Floyd | is hardwired into the wall.  A quick check with your wetted fingers
Floyd | shows that there is power in the line.  You then notice a small lid on
Floyd | top of the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "OK, I'm getting a lot of lag"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open lid" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 222 ]
Floyd | You have opened the lid.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x socket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 223 ]
Floyd | It seems to take a standard size bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Ah, I guess this is where the bulb blew out?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "so I don't wanna do that."
		DavidW says, "Now that the curtain's up, I want to try eating the apple and kicking/pushing the drinks machine."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 224 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 225 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 226 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 227 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 228 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 229 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 230 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 231 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    There is a suspiciously good looking apple sitting there ( on the
Floyd | work table
Floyd | )   An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 232 ]
Floyd | You pick up the juicy apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 500
Floyd | Moves: 233 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

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

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 234 ]
Floyd | You take a tentative nibble.  It has an oddly smooth taste and you
Floyd | feel no ill effects, so you prepare for a second bite.  Then it hits
Floyd | you that all is not right.  You feel faint, your head is swimming.
Floyd | You fall down.  You are dying. As you sink into oblivion, you remember
Floyd | an old ditty from your childhood: "An apple a day/Keeps the warthogs
Floyd | away,
Floyd |  But a foot-long hot dog/Will placate a frog."
Floyd | Wait here a minute, I just remembered something.  Yep, I just checked
Floyd | with central supply.  That was only a WAX apple.  (Boy, what a
Floyd | hypochondriac!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Frogs like hotdogs? And we have a hotdog. Coincidence?"
		jenrexrode says, "hm"
		jenrexrode asks, "so is there anything in the apple?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x apple" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 235 ]
Floyd | You don't see any apple here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 236 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "no, apple is gone."
		jenrexrode says, "hm, so I guess we get a poem"
		DavidW says, "oh, and 10 points."
		jenrexrode says, "hehe yeah"
		DavidW says, "weird. We get 10 points for eating a wax apple and almost dying."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 510 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 34 locations (out of 117
Floyd | in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 237 ]
Floyd | One of the new on/off capacitor types that glows very dimly without
Floyd | power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "huh, I think previous things were worth 100 points"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Zach says, "I don't quite understand how this bulb is providing light"
		DavidW says, "possibly eating the apple is still a mistake."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "In all honesty, I don't either."
		jenrexrode says, "because the capacitor holds a small sharge"
		jenrexrode says, "er charge"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 238 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  The legs are pulling loose, the top is
Floyd | warped, and it has had every conceivable shade of paint spilled on it
Floyd | over the years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leg" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 239 ]
Floyd | You don't see any leg here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 240 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "yaym, but you do know how to kick...somewhere"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 241 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the table up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb table" 		

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

		DavidW says, "We did 'kick bucket' earlier."
		jenrexrode says, "oh, I thought we wanted to kick the drink machine."
		DavidW says, "But I also want to kick the drinks... yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 242 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "did we die when we kicked the bucked?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 243 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "no, the author was merely amused."
		jenrexrode says, "er bucket"
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 244 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the first panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push panel" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 245 ]
Floyd | You push the selection button, but the machine only buzzes spitefully
Floyd | and flickers the first panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 246 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search machine" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 247 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "er, what?"
		DavidW says, "My command was hijacked."
		Zach says, "The author seems to be a jokester"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 248 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 249 ]
Floyd | "Soft Drinks - 25 cents" - Hmm, must be an OLD machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 250 ]
Floyd | The machine is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 251 ]
Floyd | Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational.  There is a coin
Floyd | slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be
Floyd | lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter machine" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 252 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I really hoped to get a quarter from this machine to use on the other."
		DavidW says, "but I am denied"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 253 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 254 ]

		jenrexrode asks, "and luck fiddling with the broken coin return?"

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 255 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "no. The coin return isn't a separate object from the insurance machine."
		jenrexrode says, "aw"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 256 ]
Floyd | You start briskly climbing the ladder, but about 20 feet up you
Floyd | realize what acrophobia is all about.  After clinging to the ladder
Floyd | helplessly for a few hours, your arms finally give out and you fall
Floyd | back to the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 257 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fly" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "and I don't suppose there's any wax apple in our mouth to make into a coin :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spit" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "I kinda wish that didn't say for a few "hours""
		DavidW asks, "Because it's scary?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, and it makes it seem like we'd run out of time"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 258 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we need to find a bottle of courage or something like that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 259 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 260 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 261 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 262 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 263 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 264 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 265 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 266 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sawdust" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 267 ]
Floyd | It seems as if the janitor in this place doesn't trust anyone with his
Floyd | tools. There's no lock on the chain.  It'd have to be cut to free
Floyd | anything from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 268 ]
Floyd | It's in good shape and looks like it could do a job on anything it
Floyd | could reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 269 ]
Floyd | It has seen a lot of use.  Its heavy oak top has gouges from many a
Floyd | tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 270 ]
Floyd | It has seen a lot of use.  Its heavy oak top has gouges from many a
Floyd | tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 271 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 272 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 273 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oho. New location!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x violin" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 274 ]
Floyd | Too bad it never got fixed.  Except for the crack in the bridge, it's
Floyd | in good shape - even still has all its strings (real genuine cat gut.
Floyd | Actually, cat gut is made from sheep intestine, but that still doesn't
Floyd | make cats any less nervous - and doesn't do much for the sheep
Floyd | either).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 275 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the violin up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "hm, were we looking for strings?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x strings" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat gut" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I think I remember the dictionary mentioning cat gut."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix violin" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "repair violin" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 276 ]
Floyd | Let me explain it to you this way:            |      ..,,,..
Floyd |    1.  The violin is out of reach,            |    ///////~\\\
Floyd |    2.  You ain't got a bow,                   |   (''~~~    ``\
Floyd |    3.  You ain't got a union card,            |   { (0 ) >--< }
Floyd |    4.  I know your taste in music,            |    \  __<__  /
Floyd |               -AND-                           +---  \ \___/ /
Floyd |    5.  It wouldn't accomplish anything anyway.|      \_____/
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "good lord"
		DavidW says, "So ... no, I need longer to take that response in."
		jenrexrode says, "I had to paste the graphic into notepad, since it didn't line up in my current font"
		jenrexrode says, "and it was terrible"
		DavidW says, "I've never seen an ASCII art bit done to the right of a text response like that before."
		DavidW says, "The author is assuming the output text is in monospace font, then."
		DavidW says, "(well, 1989, wasn't it? Did computers even have variable fonts then?)"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, dunno"
		DavidW says, "I'm at a loss what to do with the violin except maybe break it."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "climb shelf" 		

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

		DavidW says, "If the violin is itself worthless, maybe we get cat gut in the ruins of a smashed violin."

Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks (of DavidW), "Have you seen ASCII art at all like that in a game?"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "oh sure."
		Zach says, "That my first full sized ";)""
		jenrexrode says, "well I guess we have to get up there"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		DavidW asks, "up where?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 277 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x projects" 		

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

		
smartgenes goes home. 		
smartgenes has disconnected. 		jenrexrode says, "up to the high shelf"
		DavidW says, "I think the violin is the other thing of interest here; the shelves are just background colour."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

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

		DavidW says, "yeah, the shelves aren't there at all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 278 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | VIOLIN? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smash violin" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "but I figure it's "out of reach" because the shelf is too high"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure why it's not letting us take the violin, but it's not an out of reach issue, as far as I can tell."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 279 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the violin up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "but it said it was..."

jenrexrode  | Floyd |    1.  The violin is out of reach,            |    ///////~\\\

		DavidW says, "oh. So it did."
		DavidW asks, "well, lets try south. There might be something of assistance there?"
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 280 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "cool"
		DavidW says, "In Soviet Storage Room, plank get you!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plank" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 281 ]
Floyd | It is 12 feet long and looks strong enough to support your weight, but
Floyd | also looks heavy enough to crush you if it were to fall on you from up
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clutter" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x junk" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hardware" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "ideas?"
		jenrexrode says, "hm"
		DavidW asks, "push plank? kick plank?"
		DavidW asks, "climb plank?"
Binder arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try take plank first, just to see."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 282 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the plank up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 283 ]
Floyd | As you approach within reach of the pile, even the force of your
Floyd | breathing starts a gentle tremble in the stack, pelting you with
Floyd | nails, faucets and cotter pins.  You decide to retreat and reorganize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 284 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 285 ]
Floyd | You start toward the pile, but even the gentle breeze stirred up by
Floyd | your arms causes the pile to tremble and a shower of nuts, bolts and
Floyd | old painting materials makes you think better of that idea.  You
Floyd | retreat to the far side of the room to rethink your strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 286 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Moves: 287 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 288 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "throw something? The knife?"
		DavidW asks, "The bucket?"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, I was thinking throwing"
		DavidW says, "Try it."
		jenrexrode says, "sure the knife has been useless at cutting"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw knife at plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 289 ]
Floyd | The knife bounces off the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "nice"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "throw bucket at plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 290 ]
Floyd | The bucket bounces off the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Binder says, "I might have an idea, having just recapped."
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 291 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "ok;ekk, blade upwards?"
		DavidW says (to Binder), "go ahead. I saved."
Binder says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 292 ]
Floyd | You don't see any table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "hey, can we stand on the bucket anywhere?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "stand on bucket" 		

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

		DavidW says, "dunno"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe we can turn other tables, and they'll fall apart"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 293 ]
Floyd | You can't turn the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

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

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 294 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 295 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 296 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says (to game), "sez you"
		Binder asks, "Were there tables elsewhere?"
		DavidW says, "yes, a very rickety one upstairs."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x clutter" 		

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

		DavidW says, "It's worth a try, sure."

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x heap" 		

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

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 297 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

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

		Binder says, "Alternately, a record player."
		DavidW says, "There's a tape recorder in the game, non-portable, and is missing a tape to play."
		DavidW says, "Haven't seen a record player yet."
Binder says (to Floyd), "x plank" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 298 ]
Floyd | It is 12 feet long and looks strong enough to support your weight, but
Floyd | also looks heavy enough to crush you if it were to fall on you from up
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 299 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 300 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look in bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 301 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "stand on bucket" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 302 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Binder says, "ha ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 301 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Binder says, "Hey maybe it's to protect our skull when we do get the plank down."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put knife on plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 302 ]
Floyd | You place the knife on the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 303 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 304 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the plank up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "surf" 		

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

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

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

		jenrexrode says, ";hm I guess the intent of the bucket is to wear it, fwiw"
		DavidW says, "Your lack of parrot is disturbing."
		DavidW says, "(to Binder)"
		jenrexrode says, "arr"
		DavidW says (to jen), "I think so."
		Binder says, "avastly disturbing"
		DavidW asks, "any more rooms down this way?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 305 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 306 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 307 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if like Jericho, we can make it tumble down with sound."
		jenrexrode says, "oh"
		jenrexrode says, "or blow on it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 308 ]
Floyd | What do you want to blow?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 309 ]
Floyd | You can't blow the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "since breathing near it made it drop nails on us"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow on plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 310 ]
Floyd | You can't blow the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, we need a tool of some sort, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 311 ]
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be anything here to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 312 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "maybe we can turn the rickety table and get a leg to push with"
		DavidW says, "yeah, worth a try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 313 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 314 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 315 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "gotta wonder what this graffiti is a hint for, if anything."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 316 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 317 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 318 ]
Floyd | Try as you might, you cannot lift the table enough to budge it.
Floyd | Besides, in its dilapidated condition, you are likely to end up with a
Floyd | pile of fire wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, that's the idea, you dumb game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 319 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 320 ]
Floyd | The paint is pealing off the door and the latch is reddened with rust.
Floyd | There is a faded scrawl under the "EXIT" sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 321 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 322 ]
Floyd | A good way to build muscles - isometrics, but it has no effect on the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 323 ]
Floyd | "Through these portals pass the biggest hams in the world."  Anon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 324 ]
Floyd | You don't see any wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brick" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 325 ]
Floyd | You rub and rub but only wear through the gold tone finish on the
Floyd | cheap lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 326 ]
Floyd | You can't open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 327 ]
Floyd | The paint is pealing off the door and the latch is reddened with rust.
Floyd | There is a faded scrawl under the "EXIT" sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "peal paint" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 328 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 329 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "It's possible some of these doors never open."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 330 ]
Floyd | A good way to build muscles - isometrics, but it has no effect on the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 331 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 332 ]
Floyd | It is made of a stack of heavy metal bars, bolted together and pulled
Floyd | up and down by cables.  It has a broad upper surface with a small
Floyd | hollow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hmmmm. That suggests something can ride up on top of it as the curtain lowers."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on counterweight" 		

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

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

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 333 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the counterweight up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hollow" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 334 ]
Floyd | It is made of a stack of heavy metal bars, bolted together and pulled
Floyd | up and down by cables.  It has a broad upper surface with a small
Floyd | hollow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 335 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the BUCKET in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, hey"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea at all why this might be useful."
		jenrexrode says, "but it's the first time it didn't put it on our head instead"
		DavidW says, "oh. You're right."
		jenrexrode says, "unless you need to stand on your head on that counterweight"
		DavidW says, "That's quite the image."
		DavidW says, "Assuming this is like a dumbwaiter to the flyloft, I don't see how we can make use of it, since the curtain will be in the way."
		DavidW says, "(unless we can cut the curtain with our stupid knife and get backstage that way?)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut curtain with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 336 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the COUNTERWEIGHT with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 337 ]
Floyd | Excuse me, but your pager is beeping.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 338 ]
Floyd | If you will look carefully, you will note that the COUNTERWEIGHT is
Floyd | not present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm, no, curtain and counterweight seem to be synonyms."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 339 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 340 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get in bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 341 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 342 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 343 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 344 ]
Floyd | You carefully place the BUCKET in the hollow on the top of the
Floyd | counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 345 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "heh, oh well"
		DavidW says, "well, we need to try weird ideas."
		jenrexrode asks, "so where is the curtain curtain, and not the curtain counterweight?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think there is a curtain curtain object actually coded."
		jenrexrode says, "ah"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get on counterweight" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 346 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the counterweight up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "sit in hollow" 		

Floyd | Moves: 347 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cable here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  I don't understand 'sit' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "so if we press the red button, our bucket will go up?"
		DavidW says, "I guess it must."
		DavidW says, "But the curtain will go down too and we'd have no way to see any of it."
Zach was referred to as looking like "a cross between the chicken dance and a foot stomping robot" to the untrained eye. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "but I guess we should try anyway."
		DavidW says, "I do want to get to the makeup on boiler idea eventually, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd |  You have earned 0 BONUS POINTS out of a possible 22,000 Your score is
Floyd | 510 (out of 19900 possible). You have visited 43 locations (out of 117
Floyd | in the game)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 348 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 349 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 350 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oops, wrong way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 351 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 352 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 353 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 354 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 355 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 356 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 357 ]
Floyd | The stage curtain once again descends, hiding the stage from your
Floyd | view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 358 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 359 ]
Floyd | You don't see any window here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 360 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 361 ]
Floyd | A muffled noise catches your attention.  Peering through the double
Floyd | glass window past the audience, you see the stage curtain starting to
Floyd | move.  It rises, revealing the stage area.  You can see light
Floyd | filtering down from somewhere above, and can barely make out some sort
Floyd | of objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "That's the same as normal."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 362 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 363 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 364 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 365 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 366 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 367 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hm"
		DavidW says, "For all we could see, the bucket and counterweight might've been here the entire time."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "we do need to solve our acrophobia issue."
		DavidW says, "I think the makeup is upstairs need here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 368 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 369 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 370 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 371 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 372 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
Floyd |    There is a dressing table against the wall
Floyd |      There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 373 ]
Floyd | You have opened the drawer.
Floyd | Inside, you see the following:
Floyd |    There is a kit of heavy stage makeup
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "hm. They didn't gender switch this part."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 374 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 375 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 376 ]
Floyd | "Freddie Krueger Special Halloween Assortment"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 377 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mirror" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 378 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "THE MAKEUP THEY GIVE YOU IN THIS PLACE WOULD GIVE ZITS TO WROUGHT
Floyd | IRON!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 379 ]
Floyd | The table slides a few inches, then a foot drops into a knothole in
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ooh"
		DavidW blinks
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x foot" 		

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

		DavidW says, "oh, foot of the table"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 380 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 381 ]
Floyd | The table slides a few inches, then a foot drops into a knothole in
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "well,gee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move table" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 382 ]
Floyd | You can't move the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 383 ]
Floyd | You can't push the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Here, I thought a severed human foot had fallen."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 384 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hole here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "eek"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x knothole" 		

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

		DavidW says, "but no. table just moves an inch then stops because of poor flooring."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "look behind table" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 385 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oops"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 386 ]
Floyd | You put on the makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 387 ]
Floyd | The table has a mirror and a small drawer.  There is nothing lying on
Floyd | the table.  A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor
Floyd | under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 388 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 389 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 390 ]
Floyd | You take off the makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 391 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 392 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Men's Dressing Room                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 393 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hm, so put on like the bucket"
		DavidW says, "that's weird. The makeup is coded as if it were like a coat."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		jenrexrode says, "and when we take it off, not in inventory"
		DavidW says, "So we can wear it, take it off, indefinitely."
		DavidW says, "yeah, removing clothing puts it on the floor."
		DavidW asks, "Can I try my makeup-on-boiler idea?"
		jenrexrode says, "oh yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Hall                                                Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 394 ]
Floyd | At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the
Floyd | South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
Floyd |    The door to the dressing room has no knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 395 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 396 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 397 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 398 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 399 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 400 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 401 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 402 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 403 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 404 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 405 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 406 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 407 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 408 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 409 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 410 ]
Floyd | You place the makeup on the boiler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boiler" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 411 ]
Floyd | You hear the rush of flame in the firebox.  The boiler spits and
Floyd | sputters as if the safety valve weren't working.  It looks ready to
Floyd | blow at any second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 412 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the boiler up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 413 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put makeup on valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 414 ]
Floyd | You place the makeup on the valve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "uh, it didn't understand us"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 415 ]
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 416 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "and I guess we already tried it on the chain?"
		DavidW asks, "The only other thing I can think of is the 'you're all wet, paleface' message when we blow out the bulb in the follow spot, if we're not a paleface when wearing makeup, does that change at all?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, makeup on chain had no effect."
		jenrexrode says, "it couldn't hurt"
		DavidW says, "Mind you, neither the boiler nor the chain is specifically described as made of iron."
		DavidW asks, "Did you want to try the follow spot?"
		jenrexrode says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 417 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 418 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 419 ]
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 420 ]
Floyd | The coat room is almost empty.  The Dutch door to the South stands
Floyd | open.
Floyd |    On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a
Floyd | nail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 421 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 422 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 423 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 424 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 425 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 426 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 427 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 428 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 429 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 430 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 431 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 432 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 433 ]
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 434 ]
Floyd | You put on the makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bulb in socket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 435 ]
Floyd | You screw the bulb firmly into the socket, forgetting that you have
Floyd | not disconnected the electric power from the spotlight.  At the first
Floyd | sign of arcing, you avert your eyes, thus avoiding permanent
Floyd | blindness.  Looking out the booth window, you see "YOU'RE ALL WET,
Floyd | PAIL-FACE" projected briefly on the ceiling as the bulb flares into
Floyd | brilliance, then descends back to darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |          There is a burned-out bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh, it said pail face"
		DavidW asks, "was it PAIL before?"
		jenrexrode says, "dunno"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 434 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 435 ]
Floyd | You take off the makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 436 ]
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bulb in socket" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 437 ]
Floyd | You screw the bulb firmly into the socket, forgetting that you have
Floyd | not disconnected the electric power from the spotlight.  At the first
Floyd | sign of arcing, you avert your eyes, thus avoiding permanent
Floyd | blindness.  Looking out the booth window, you see "YOU'RE ALL WET,
Floyd | PAIL-FACE" projected briefly on the ceiling as the bulb flares into
Floyd | brilliance, then descends back to darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spotlight booth has doors East and West.  There is no glass in the
Floyd | window to the North (to avoid blinding the spot operator.  By, the
Floyd | way, don't try going through the window.  It won't work.)
Floyd |    A large follow spot stands by the window
Floyd |       You can see the socket
Floyd |          There is a burned-out bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 436 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "...well, we have a wearable bucket..."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah yeah"
		DavidW says, "and we do gain points for destroying our one portable light source."
		jenrexrode says, "even so, we can still undo"
		DavidW says, "pee break"
		DavidW says, "back"
		DavidW says, "I dislike destroying our lightsource too soon. Perhaps there's another or we can manage this puzzle without destroying it, or this puzzle is meant for much later in the game when we no longer need a portable lightsource."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Spotlight Booth                                     Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 437 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Lighting Booth                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 438 ]
Floyd | Here, the stage lighting and effects are controlled.  Doors lead East
Floyd | & West.
Floyd |    An ominous red button is at eye level on the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ South end of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 439 ]
Floyd | At the South end of the hall you find doorways to the East and West.
Floyd | The one to the East is labelled, "MR. BARD AVON'S PUN CLOSET".  The
Floyd | West doorway is labelled. "TECHIES (pronounced TEYK-EEZ) ONLY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 440 ]
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 441 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 442 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 443 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 444 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 445 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 446 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 447 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 448 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 449 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 450 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 451 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 452 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 453 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |    There is a very thin music book ( on the east shelf )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 454 ]
Floyd | You pick up the music book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 455 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "4...SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 456 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 457 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh. hm. Just wondered if we can see this elevator from underneath or from above when lowered."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 458 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 459 ]
Floyd | The old doors allow easy access to the next room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 460 ]
Floyd | Judging from the label, I'd say it goes to the orchestra pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read door" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 461 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "TO ORCHESTRA PIT"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 462 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 463 ]
Floyd | You can't open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 464 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn W and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push door" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 465 ]
Floyd | You can't push the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 466 ]
Floyd | This is NOT the Enterprise.  You'll have to open these doors yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 467 ]
Floyd | I forgot to tell you, whenever the curtain is unbalanced, it overloads
Floyd | the motor and blows all kinds of fuses and makes these doors stick.
Floyd | I'm afraid you won't be able to budge them while anything is sitting
Floyd | on the counterweight.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't open the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "cool"
		DavidW says, "huh."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline asks, "How's it proceeding?"
		DavidW says, "I didn't know the curtain counterweight had anything to do with the elevator doors."
		jenrexrode asks, "but is there anything on the counterweight right now?"
		DavidW says, "yes, the bucket"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "very very slowly. We found two new rooms, and are gaining a few minor insights, but not much progress otherwise."
		Jacqueline says, "Wowza."
		Zach asks, "Dang. Are there any hints available?"
		DavidW says, "There's source code."
		DavidW says, "And it's too soon for hints."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 468 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    music book
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I want to get the bucket back, trade the pluto to the packrat, then climb up the cable and circle back to center stage to see if that elevator is still lowered."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 469 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 470 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 471 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 472 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |       There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 473 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
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), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 474 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 475 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Elevator                                      Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 476 ]
Floyd | The stage elevator is now at the basement level and opens to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Library                                             Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 477 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the library.  The shelves are mostly empty now.
Floyd | The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short
Floyd | passage is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 478 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see that the room is bare.  You see the Library
Floyd | North
Floyd |    There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
Floyd |    There is a locked door on the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd |  [ Music Room                                          Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 479 ]
Floyd | You manage to pry the doors open, breaking only one fingernail in the
Floyd | process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 480 ]
Floyd | As you walk through, the doors slide closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: -490
Floyd | Moves: 481 ]
Floyd | The packrat chuckles to himself, "What a dip stick, giving me the
Floyd | PLUTO! You'll be sorry."  He stuffs the PLUTO into a pocket in his
Floyd | checkered vest then darts toward the wall, leaving a small object for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    A battered bugle is lying there.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 480 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                           Score: -490
Floyd | Moves: 481 ]
Floyd | The packrat chuckles to himself, "What a dip stick, giving me the
Floyd | KNIFE! You'll be sorry."  He stuffs the KNIFE into a pocket in his
Floyd | checkered vest then darts toward the wall, leaving a small object for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    A battered bugle is lying there.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 510
Floyd | Moves: 480 ]
Floyd | UNDOing a turn...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 481 ]
Floyd | The packrat carefully inspects the BOOK that you offer, then somehow
Floyd | stuffs it into a tiny crack in the wall.  He darts toward the wall
Floyd | himself, pausing only long enough to throw a small object back to you,
Floyd | then vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself at the bottom of an elevator shaft.  You can see
Floyd | light coming through the gap between the doors to the West.  Looking
Floyd | up you can barely see light filtering through another set of open
Floyd | doors two floors above.
Floyd |    A battered bugle is lying there.
Floyd |    The frayed elevator cable hangs just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "so the music book is safe to trade?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 482 ]
Floyd | You pick up the battered bugle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Elevator Shaft                            Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 483 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ewwww"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb cable" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 484 ]
Floyd | You dance and leap on your toes, but are unable to reach the cable.
Floyd | Just when you are about to give up, you recall a stunt you saw in a
Floyd | movie.  Taking off your belt, you whip it upward in your best Indiana
Floyd | Jones style.  Amazingly, as in the movie, the tip of the belt wraps
Floyd | itself three times around the frayed cable and catches securely.
Floyd | (Aren't you glad I saw that movie too?) Summoning all your strength,
Floyd | you start hand over hand up the belt and cable until you reach the
Floyd | doors at the top of the shaft and swing yourself over to safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand next to the top of a stairway.  Looking North, you see a
Floyd | pair of completely unmarked sliding doors standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ North End of Hall                                   Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 485 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 486 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 487 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 488 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 489 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "huh. I left it in the DOWN position."
		DavidW says, "so I guess this 'elevator' is just coded as stairs."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clap" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "Bugle vs plank next?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 490 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 491 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 492 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 493 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 494 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 495 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 496 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Eeeagh"
		DavidW says, "no plank a-tumblin' down."
		jenrexrode says, "huh, because breathing disturbed it before"
		DavidW says, "The bugle contains infinite cockroaches, I guess, if the first bleat didn't empty it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 497 ]
Floyd | You can't rub the bugle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 498 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I suppose we oughta try bucket as hat vs the secret."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear skate" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 499 ]
Floyd | You put on the skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 500 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 501 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 502 ]
Floyd | I tell you, you're bucking for one prime hernia trying to twist around
Floyd | something this massive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "we could thrown stuff at the violin"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 503 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 504 ]
Floyd | The bucket bounces off the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 505 ]
Floyd | The knife bounces off the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 506 ]
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "tough violin"
		DavidW says, "except for that crack on the bridge, yes."
		DavidW says, "We don't have a bow for the violin, but we could try to 'take a bow' onstage."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 507 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 508 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 509 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Stage Door                                   Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 510 ]
Floyd | There is an unpainted red brick wall to the West.
Floyd |    A thin ray of light creeps in under the stage door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 511 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 512 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take a bow" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 513 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 514 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 515 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it. (
Floyd | on seat 86
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 516 ]
Floyd | You pick up the dark parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 517 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put parchment under bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 518 ]
Floyd | You can't put the parchment under something that you are carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 519 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put parchment under bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 520 ]
Floyd | You can't put the parchment under something that you are carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 521 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 522 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    dark secret
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket under skate" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 523 ]
Floyd | You are already wearing the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put parchment under skate" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 524 ]
Floyd | You can't put the parchment under something that you are carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 525 ]
Floyd | You take off the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 526 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x parchment" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 527 ]
Floyd | This might be a prop left over from a spy drama - or maybe it's the
Floyd | real thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bucket on parchment" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 528 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 529 ]
Floyd | You take off the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Amber asks, "Buckethead?" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put parchment under bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 530 ]
Floyd | You place the parchment under the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 531 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 532 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket off" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 533 ]
Floyd | What do you want to take the bucket off?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket off me" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 534 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 535 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    pocket pager ( on your belt )
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skate" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 536 ]
Floyd | You pick up the roller skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 537 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 538 ]
Floyd | With the bucket over your face, you do nothing but bump into walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "even though there's no walls where we are."
Ellison arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 539 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "well, there's still the organ room and the stage mgr's office to revisit, but otherwise, I'm momentarily stumped."
		Ellison says, "only 21,390 points to go!"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try playing the bugle outside the orchestra pit door in the hopes that the door responds to music, even though nothing hints at that sort of puzzle-lock."
		Ellison asks, "did you find a hat yet?"
		DavidW says, "no. No costume room found either."
		DavidW says, "And the coat room only has a coat."
		Ellison says, "it's too bad; this game seems appealing but there really are too many locations for my taste. not sure I can help out."
		DavidW says, "hm. If we coulda got that gum from the balcony and put it on the boiler valve, maybe that would do something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 540 ]
Floyd | You rub and rub but only wear through the gold tone finish on the
Floyd | cheap lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "palm" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x palm" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulge" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x valve" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 541 ]
Floyd | You don't see any valve here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Amber says, "Sleepytime for me." 		
Ellison says, "later, Amber" 		
Amber:>Amber:> 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 610
Floyd | Moves: 542 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 543 ]
Floyd | Your luck has just turned sour.  You stumble over the edge of the
Floyd | orchestra pit into the percussion section, sending the remains of most
Floyd | of the instruments and everything you were carrying flying
Floyd | who-knows-where.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Amber goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 544 ]
Floyd | You arrive at a small cranny (or is it a nook?  I never know) at the
Floyd | West side of the pit.  You see, "Our Secret Place" inscribed above a
Floyd | small lens.  Looking into it, you see nothing and decide it must be
Floyd | some sort of electric eye.
Floyd |    A packrat has emerged from a crack in the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "wait, how'd I do that?"
		Zach asks, "Huh, secret exit?"
		DavidW says, "I fell into the pit this time instead of bouncing out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 545 ]
Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "and all the inventory must be at Courtesy Area now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x packrat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Secret Place                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 546 ]
Floyd | It eyes you suspiciously at first, then standing up on its hind paws,
Floyd | it strides boldly over and squeaks,  "Let's make a deal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lens" 		

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

		Ellison asks, "so, drop something in particular to get the packrat's attention?"
		Ellison says, "or, uh, trade, it looks like"
		jenrexrode asks, "why do we have a score of 560 instead of 610?"
		DavidW says, "We can trade objects to him. I didn't realize there was a 4th packrat location."
		jenrexrode says, "oh, falling inthe pit cost 50"
		DavidW says (to jen), "I guess falling in here isn't ideal."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 547 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 548 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Secret Place                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 549 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 550 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 551 ]
Floyd | Just a wild guess, but judging from the label, I'd say that door may
Floyd | lead to the music room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read door" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 552 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | "TO MUSIC ROOM"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 553 ]
Floyd | You can't open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd |  [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 554 ]
Floyd | The door can't be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x instruments" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Orchestra Pit                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 555 ]
Floyd | You find yourself near the podium in the orchestra pit.  The pit
Floyd | extends to the West and there is a small, almost hidden crawl way to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |    The door to the East is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 556 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "wha--?"
		DavidW asks, "Could we always have gone south of the organ to the pit?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 557 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 558 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 559 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 560 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 561 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 562 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 563 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 564 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 565 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |    A battered bugle is lying there.
Floyd |    There is a single dim bulb. (Providing light)
Floyd |    There is a foot long hotdog
Floyd |    There is a kit of heavy stage makeup
Floyd |    A very sharp knife is lying there, blade upwards.
Floyd |    A single "one size fits all" roller skate is sitting there.
Floyd |    There is a plain living room lamp.
Floyd |    There is that famous old oaken bucket
Floyd |    There is a small PLUTO.
Floyd |    There is a small pocket pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tale all" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 566 ]
Floyd | You pick up the battered bugle.
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd | You pick up the roller skate.
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd | You pick up the plaster pluto.
Floyd | You pick up the pocket pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 567 ]
Floyd | You put on the pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach asks, "Did you get everything back?"
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to trade the pager to the packrat."
		DavidW says, "I think this is everything I had, yes."
		Zach says, "Hmm, I wonder why the point lose then. Maybe there's a few thousand extra points."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 568 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Yeah, it does seem the pager isn't too useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 569 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Stairs                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 570 ]
Floyd | You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway.  The curving
Floyd | steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 571 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 572 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 573 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 574 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 575 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in a cramped little room with curved walls.
Floyd | Something massive occupies almost the entire area.  As you make your
Floyd | way around to the far side, you see this is the theater organ.  The
Floyd | controls for raising the entire assembly up to stage level for
Floyd | performances have been gutted and are completely unusable.  You can
Floyd | still see the narrow passage to the East.
Floyd |    You are sitting at the keyboard of the massive theater organ.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 576 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 577 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 578 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "ok, where's my route to the pit now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 579 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 580 ]
Floyd | You push tentatively, smiling with some perverted satisfaction at the
Floyd | sight of the greasy fingerprint you left on the hand polished surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move organ" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 581 ]
Floyd | You pull out all the stops.  (You've been just itching to do that some
Floyd | day.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stops" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 582 ]
Floyd | The massive instrument has been lovingly maintained.  The keys smell
Floyd | of Bon Ami, the gilt labels on the stops still gleam and the
Floyd | ornamental vase still holds fresh tulips...(strange, that reminds of a
Floyd | joke somehow).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play bugle" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 583 ]
Floyd | You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth.
Floyd | A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with
Floyd | a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 584 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "okay, there was a narrow passage from pit to organ room, but I can't go back that way?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "crawl" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 585 ]
Floyd | You drop the bugle.
Floyd | You drop the bulb.
Floyd | You drop the hotdog.
Floyd | You drop the makeup.
Floyd | You drop the knife.
Floyd | You drop the skate.
Floyd | You drop the lamp.
Floyd | You drop the bucket.
Floyd | You drop the pluto.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 586 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pager" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 587 ]
Floyd | (Taking it off first)
Floyd | You drop the pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 588 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd |  [ Organ Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 589 ]
Floyd | You pick up the battered bugle.
Floyd | You pick up the dim bulb.
Floyd | You pick up the long hotdog.
Floyd | You pick up the stage makeup.
Floyd | You pick up the sharp knife.
Floyd | You pick up the roller skate.
Floyd | You pick up the old lamp.
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd | You pick up the plaster pluto.
Floyd | You pick up the pocket pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison asks, "also, did you lose points from the fall to the pit or was some of your inventory possibly damaged in the fall?"
		DavidW says, "As far as I know, it was just the fall that lost points."
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing the crawl north to the Organ Room is there as an emergency exit from the pit, and maybe the right way is to unlock the door between Music Room and Orchestra Pit."
		DavidW says, "oh well, at least we saw an additional two new rooms."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to visit the Stage Mgr's Office now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ A Narrow Passage                                    Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 590 ]
Floyd | You have come to a narrow passageway with a ladder leading up to the
Floyd | stage and a crawl way through to a slightly less cramped area to the
Floyd | West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 591 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 592 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 593 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 594 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 595 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 596 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 597 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 598 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x transom" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Behind the Stairway                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 599 ]
Floyd | The door (like most of the others in this place) seems to be warped
Floyd | from disuse.  The handle does seem to still be useable and there is no
Floyd | obvious lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read door" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 600 ]
Floyd | "Stage Manager's Office"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Behind the Stairway                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 601 ]
Floyd | You don't see any window here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 602 ]
Floyd | Ignoring everything that you learned as a two year old, you
Floyd | impulsively turn S and walk right into the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 603 ]
Floyd | After several attempts you manage to OPEN it enough to get through.
Floyd | You enter the little room ahead and after waiting a second for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust to the light, you find yourself in a small, dim office.
Floyd |
Floyd | The transom over the door admits just enough light for you to make out
Floyd | a small desk taking up most of the floor space.
Floyd |    An old abridged dictionary sits on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 604 ]
Floyd | You don't see any desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 605 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  Years of coffee spills have obliterated most
Floyd | of the printing and completely glued the binding to the desk.  The
Floyd | pages are soggy and YELLOW and about to fall apart.  They appear to be
Floyd | somewhat out of order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 606 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the dictionary up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 607 ]
Floyd | Having no particular word to look up, you flip pages at random till
Floyd | you see: APPLE:Safe to eat, like the Steak and Cookie. SEE ALSO
Floyd | AVACODO HOTDOG:Not for you.  SEE ALSO CAT, FROG
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 608 ]
Floyd | You don't see any apple here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read apple in dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 609 ]
Floyd | You don't see any apple here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up apple in dictionary" 		

Floyd |  Extra input found: "in..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 610 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 611 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 612 ]
Floyd | The pages are falling apart as you handle them.  You must wait for
Floyd | them to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dry dictionary" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dictionary" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 613 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  Years of coffee spills have obliterated most
Floyd | of the printing and completely glued the binding to the desk.  The
Floyd | pages are soggy and YELLOW and about to fall apart.  They appear to be
Floyd | somewhat out of order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm pretty sure we had a different first response to reading the dictionary in the other session."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 614 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Olly arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "see frog" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'see' as a verb.
Floyd |

		
Olly drops a fun logic puzzle. 		

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. 		DavidW says, "I don't think we have anything to dry the YELLOW pages with."
		Ellison asks, "'see'? are we making a Trizbort map, too?"
		Limax asks, "Is it time to phone a friend?"
		DavidW asks (of Ellison), "a what?"
		Ellison says, "the Trizbort automapper will list room objects if you use a 'see' command"
		Binder says, "That was funnier when I thought DavidW had responded to Limax"
		Binder exclaims, "Real friends help you solve IF!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fan dictionary" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult dictionary about apple" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dictionary about apple" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 615 ]
Floyd | That isn't animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I need a nap."
		DavidW says, "I'm yawning and my head is heavy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 616 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 617 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 618 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 619 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW asks, "Somewhere in this game, there must be a cat and a frog, but where?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x quarter" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 620 ]
Floyd | You don't see any quarter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 621 ]
Floyd | You don't see any cat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x frog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 622 ]
Floyd | You don't see any frog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knob" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 623 ]
Floyd | You don't see any knob here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keys" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 624 ]
Floyd | You don't see any keys here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Stage Manager's Office                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 625 ]
Floyd | You don't see any key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fold" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I guess no folding a newspaper into a hat, then."
		DavidW says, "I want that gum off the balcony seat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Behind the Stairway                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 626 ]
Floyd | A thin wash of light barely penetrates the cobwebs covering a small
Floyd | window high on the wall.  Failing to reach it, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the door to the South with faded gold lettering on even more faded
Floyd | green paint.
Floyd |    It has a small, dingy transom above and dirty hand prints all
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Bottom of Stairwell                                 Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 627 ]
Floyd | Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around
Floyd | behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 628 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 629 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 630 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 631 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 632 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 633 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 634 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 635 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 636 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 637 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 638 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 639 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 640 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 641 ]
Floyd | You're not wearing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 642 ]
Floyd | You can't eat that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "chew gum" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 643 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the GUM with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 644 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the GUM with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x razor" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 645 ]
Floyd | You don't see any razor here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ice" 		

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

		DavidW says, "okay, there's a razor here somewhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut gum with razor" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 646 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the GUM with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "worst case scenario, there's an AGT decompiler. I don't imagine we are at that point of frustration, though."
		DavidW says, "no, and the agt source is available anyway."
		DavidW says, "I really do need to lie down, though."
		Ellison says, "sounds good. let's take a break."
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW goes to lie down.
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
zzo38 arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
zzo38 pulls out a set of juggling balls and attempts to juggle them. After being roundly harangued, it finally relents and puts them away again. 		
zzo38 says, "0." 		
zzo38 asks, "Mike Tyson about (something)" 		
zzo38 asks, "Mike Tyson about (something)" 		* Amber has joined the channel.
zzo38 reads the toy catalogue and fades from view. 		Ellison says, "this channel will be used Thursday for NightFloyd, too"
		
*** SESSION THREE *** 		
		DavidW says, "fwiw, I'm awake again."
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Ellison asks, "do we want to start up again?"
		DavidW asks, "I don't think we closed our current session; did anyone come up with new ideas to try?"
Amber arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Ellison arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 647 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "I didn't really look over the recap or anything"
		DavidW says, "The last thing I was doing was testing the game's vocabulary; it knows 'cat', 'frog', 'razor'."
		DavidW says, "Also 'keys' and 'key'."
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "I'm thinking if we can find a razor, then we can get the gum, then put the gum on the boiler's valve."
		DavidW says, "Oh, and to no surprise, the game also knows 'quarter'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pocket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 648 ]
Floyd | It is a simple little device to forward important messages to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Sneaky detective work"
		DavidW says, "well, yeah, but I get desparate sometimes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bow" 		

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

		DavidW says, "hm. No 'bow'. So we're never supposed to play the violin."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moat" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 649 ]
Floyd | You don't see any gap here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ah. the game knows 'gap'. I'm thinking that the plank is used to bridge a gap. Perhaps in the flyloft."
		Zach says, "Of course, there might be objects in the code that were never used in the game."
		DavidW says, "yes, that's possible."
jenrexrode arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 650 ]
Floyd | You find yourself in the balcony.  You look down over the railing to
Floyd | the North, and see the entire audience and stage apron area.  There is
Floyd | no one in sight and no sign of any activity.  Looking around, you see
Floyd | a staircase to the West and a small storage closet to the East with a
Floyd | switch just inside the door.
Floyd |    Your seat (THEATER seat, that is) has folded into the upright
Floyd | position
Floyd |    A wad of chewing gum is stuck to the bottom of the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I'm looking at [LINK] now, to see where I think the most likely place for the quarter is."
		Zach says, "Neat, I didn't realize ifwiki had articles like this."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "Not many."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x piggy" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take gum" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 651 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the gum up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'bank' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gum" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 652 ]
Floyd | This is a real big one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glint" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 653 ]
Floyd | Feeling the need to gather your wits (such as they are) about you, you
Floyd | sit back down for a moment to collect your thoughts.  After mulling
Floyd | over your situation and coming up with a blank, you get back up.  The
Floyd | seat bottom again retracts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

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

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x frog" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 654 ]
Floyd | You don't see any frog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x avocodo" 		

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

		jenrexrode asks, "i remember it was misspelled, but how?"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "break leg" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 655 ]
Floyd | Thank you.  Same to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "chew gum" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 656 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "bite gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 657 ]
Floyd | You can't eat that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x skate" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x avacodo" 		

Floyd | Moves: 658 ]
Floyd | This is one of the good old-fashioned American label, all-metal models
Floyd | with adjustable clamps to dig into the soles of your shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | I don't understand the word 'avacodo' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "eat gum" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 659 ]
Floyd | You can't eat that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear skate" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 660 ]
Floyd | You put on the skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "skate" 		

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

		jenrexrode asks, "can the skate make us tall enough to reach the violin?"
		Zach says, "We could certainly try"
		DavidW says, "unlikely, but we never tried to make ourself taller in any way there."
		jenrexrode says, "every time we try to get on the bucket, it gets on us instead"
		Zach says, "I saw something about you guys wandering around with a bucket on your head"
		jenrexrode says, "and then we got called PAIL-FACE"
Amber says, "Fell into an orchestral pit, too. Perhaps the events were connected." 		Zach says, "harsh"
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		jenrexrode says (to Amber), "we're supposed to talk here on #clubfloyd"
		Zach asks (of DavidW), "Could you please post the link to the map again?"
		DavidW says, "thanks. I was just about to ask Amber that."
		Ellison says (to Amber), "to do it, type #clubfloyd blah blah blah, and then for all further communications, you can just type ;blah blah blah"
		DavidW says, "www.plover.net/~davidw/sol/s/tmp_sonof89.html"
		Zach says, "Thank you"
		jenrexrode asks (of DW), "did you add today's rooms?"
		DavidW says, "There's four locations not on the map that we found today."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
		DavidW says (to jen), "no, I was restin'."
		jenrexrode asks, "what happened with that piece of parchment?"
		DavidW asks, "I'm wondering what to make of the info that the curtain's counterweight, when it has something on it, prevents us from opening the elevator's sliding doors. Is that something we can exploit in some weird way?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ In the Balcony                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 661 ]
Floyd | It has no handle, making it a little awkward to carry, but you can
Floyd | manage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand on bucket" 		

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

		DavidW says (to jen), "Nothing, since we never found a hat. The bucket didn't work."
		Ellison asks, "can you put the secret in the bucket (since it's a type of hat)?"
		Ellison says, "ah, ok"
		inky asks, "have you guys really been doing clubfloyd all day?"
		jenrexrode says (to inky), "that and sleeping"
		Ellison says, "we took a break to write Son of Stagefright fanfic"
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "Actually, we didn't try it with that phrasing."
		jenrexrode says, "heh heh"
		Limax says, "Sleeping on a Sunday..."
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "I really liked the packrat/Jack Harper fic."
		Ellison says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "hm. We could turn the bulb off and wander around and see if there's something in dark areas that we don't notice because of the light."
		Ellison asks, "we try doing location-appropriate things on Center Stage like >BOW and what not?"
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "also an idea."
		DavidW says, "Let's try that one first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Top of Grand Staircase                              Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 662 ]
Floyd | You are standing at the top of a gently curving staircase leading down
Floyd | to the lobby.  You see a small balcony to the East.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Lobby                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 663 ]
Floyd | At the West end of the lobby, there is a grand stairway leading upward
Floyd | and a doorway to the South.  You also see the snackbar to the West.
Floyd |    There is a restroom door to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 664 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 665 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 666 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 667 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "applaud" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clap" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cheer" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rose" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 668 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 669 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "yell fire" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 670 ]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | YAAAAEEEEEEEEOOOOOOUUUUUAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 671 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 672 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Binder has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Center                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 673 ]
Floyd | This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all
Floyd | actors hope to take their big bows some day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "bow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bow" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take a bow" 		

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

		Ellison says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 674 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bow" 		

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

		jenrexrode asks, "can we yell at the pile of clutter?"
		DavidW says (to jen), "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 675 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 676 ]
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 677 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "since I see it kinda works"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 678 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 679 ]
Floyd | You step into a storage room.  Small, useless scraps of wood and old
Floyd | hardware are lying about.  A plank sits atop a particularly unstable
Floyd | pile of clutter.
Floyd |    It would turn the tables for you to get that plank down (and vice
Floyd | versa).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 680 ]
Floyd |
Floyd | YAAAAEEEEEEEEOOOOOOUUUUUAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "yell "fire"" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 681 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "say hamlet" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn plank" 		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "hamlet" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 682 ]
Floyd | You can't turn the plank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  I don't understand 'hamlet' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "macbeth" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say macbeth" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plank" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 683 ]
Floyd | It is 12 feet long and looks strong enough to support your weight, but
Floyd | also looks heavy enough to crush you if it were to fall on you from up
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 684 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the plank up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 685 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 686 ]
Floyd | You start toward the pile, but even the gentle breeze stirred up by
Floyd | your arms causes the pile to tremble and a shower of nuts, bolts and
Floyd | old painting materials makes you think better of that idea.  You
Floyd | retreat to the far side of the room to rethink your strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search clutter" 		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "kick pile" 		

Floyd |  I don't understand 'search' as a verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd |  I don't understand the word 'pile' as a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "kick" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 687 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "That's a weird response"
		DavidW says, "Shame throw isn't the answer."
		jenrexrode says, "well we can kick the bucket and get laughed at"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 688 ]
Floyd | What do you want to throw?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

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

		DavidW says (to Zach), "I think it's a semi-standard response for some special verbs."
		Zach says, "Ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake plank" 		

Floyd |  [ Storage Room                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 689 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to shake here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "wiggle plank" 		

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

		jenrexrode asks, "so we can shake elsewhere?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "grab plank" 		

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

		DavidW says, "'shake spear', yes"
		jenrexrode says, "oh, duh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "grab plank" 		

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

		Zach asks, "Any idea what the crowbar is for?"
		jenrexrode says, "smashing"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "My best guess is the elevator doors, when something is on the counterweight."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 690 ]
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "i figure you put item on the table there, and smash item with crowbar while it's still on the chain?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 691 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar ( chained to the wall )
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 692 ]
Floyd | It's in good shape and looks like it could do a job on anything it
Floyd | could reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 693 ]
Floyd | It has seen a lot of use.  Its heavy oak top has gouges from many a
Floyd | tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "oh, maybe the chain is long enough to reach the violin next door?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 694 ]
Floyd | You pick up the iron crowbar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 695 ]
Floyd | The crowbar, still chained to the wall, jerks back and clatters to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see high shelves with unfinished repair projects and a storage
Floyd | room South.
Floyd |    A violin sits on the shelf waiting for its broken bridge to be
Floyd | repaired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "boo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear skate" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 696 ]
Floyd | You are already wearing the skate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take violin" 		

Floyd |  [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 697 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the violin up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "darn"
Zach says (to Floyd), "repair violin" 		

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

		DavidW says, "The violin is out of reach."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, but we're on our tall skate"
		Zach says, "Skate stilt"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 698 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb (Providing light)
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "How much taller can a skate make us, really?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x makeup" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ South Side of Shop                                  Score: 560

		
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 | Moves: 699 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "3-4 inches"
Zach says (to Floyd), "poke violin with hotdo" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "We could try smash the pluto with the crowbar, if there's something inside it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 700 ]
Floyd | There are small piles of sawdust in the corners.  You see a door to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    A hardened steel chain has one end built into the concrete wall.
Floyd |    There is an iron crowbar
Floyd |    A gouged and battered woodworking table is against the Wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smash pluto" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "smash smash"
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit pluto with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 701 ]
Floyd | (Getting the crowbar first)
Floyd | You pick up the iron crowbar. It only makes sense to attack living
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Zach says, "Eek"
		jenrexrode says, "no, it doesn't make sense"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break pluto with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 702 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | PLUTO? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "smash pluto with crowbar" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sawdust" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saw dust" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saw" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 703 ]
Floyd | You don't see any saw here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "hit table with crowbar" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 704 ]
Floyd | It only makes sense to attack living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "There's a saw?"
		jenrexrode says, "hit self with crowbar"
		jenrexrode says, "i guess the saw made the sawdust, but it's not here now"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toolbox" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 705 ]
Floyd | You don't see any drawer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 706 ]
Floyd | It has seen a lot of use.  Its heavy oak top has gouges from many a
Floyd | tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "You wouldn't believe how many drawers I've overlooked in games."
		DavidW says, "afk for a minute"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get on table" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 707 ]
Floyd | You can't pick the table up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "pry table" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 708 ]
Floyd | You can't open the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hey, it didn't say it didn't know what pry meant"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "pry chain" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 709 ]
Floyd | You can't open the chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 710 ]
Floyd | It seems as if the janitor in this place doesn't trust anyone with his
Floyd | tools. There's no lock on the chain.  It'd have to be cut to free
Floyd | anything from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut chain" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 711 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHAIN with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut chain with knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 712 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHAIN with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "yeah, I don't understand why it says that instead of "the knife can't cut the chain""
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cut chain knife" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 713 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHAIN with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "cut chain with makeup" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 714 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHAIN with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pliers" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut chain with saw" 		

Floyd |  [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 715 ]
Floyd | You want to CUT the CHAIN with WHAT, pray tell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		Ellison says, "it's probably just a slight variation on the default AGT message"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hacksaw" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Carpenter Shop                                      Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 716 ]
Floyd | You don't see any hacksaw here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ok, I think we need a hacksaw for the chain"
		DavidW says, "I'd like to doublecheck the east side of the stage area, make sure we didn't miss a room there."
		jenrexrode says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Little Room                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 717 ]
Floyd | The crowbar, still chained to the wall, jerks back and clatters to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of a stairway you see a doorway West and some smudged
Floyd | graffiti on the wall: "GLASS CUTS DIAMOND" and "DYSLEXICS OF THE
Floyd | WORLD, UNTIE!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Offstage Area                             Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 718 ]
Floyd | In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden
Floyd | stairway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 719 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick table" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 720 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 721 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 722 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 723 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 724 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 725 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 726 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 727 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 728 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 729 ]
Floyd | You squeeze between old flats (stage scenery) off-left (OFF the main
Floyd | stage playing area and to the actor's LEFT while facing the audience -
Floyd | a little theater terminology there).
Floyd |    At first you hardly notice a massive chair against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flats" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 730 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 731 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 732 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 733 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 734 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Off-Left                                            Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 735 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode asks, "where's that place where the light is filtering down?"
		DavidW says, "Upstage Area. At center rear."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 736 ]
Floyd | This seems to be a small rest area that continues to the East in the
Floyd | middle of the wings.  The main stage is to the West.  The wings extend
Floyd | North and South.
Floyd |    There is an old soft drink machine in the corner
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ An Alcove off the Wings Area                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 737 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 738 ]
Floyd | Near the stage-left proscenium arch you notice something dark about
Floyd | the floor. Looking down, you see that it is a trap door - an OPEN trap
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 739 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 740 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Left                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 741 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 742 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 743 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "This place?>"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, you were talking about turning off the bulb, I thought this might make sense"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off bulb" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 744 ]
Floyd | The bulb is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 745 ]
Floyd | The upstage area is dimly illuminated by streamers of light filtering
Floyd | down from the flyloft and work grid above.  Specks of dust dance in
Floyd | the light.
Floyd |    An old work table leans and tilts at odd angles
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 746 ]
Floyd | It has seen better days.  The legs are pulling loose, the top is
Floyd | warped, and it has had every conceivable shade of paint spilled on it
Floyd | over the years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paint" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 747 ]
Floyd | There are a few sticks of very high quality professional heavy
Floyd | greasepaint in the kit.  Just your skin tone, and a national brand
Floyd | label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd |  [ Upstage Area                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 748 ]
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "hm, seems the same"
		DavidW says, "hm. Might want to try look up/down a bit elsewhere. Dunno."
		DavidW says, "yeah, the bulb's status doesn't seem to change this location."
		jenrexrode asks, "how many places are dark without the bulb? most?"
		DavidW says, "I haven't done a careful study of dark locations yet. Areas marked black on my map are known dark, but white could mean lit or untested."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 749 ]
Floyd | You have wandered into the narrow stage-left wing space.  The main
Floyd | stage is to the West.  You can also see more wing space to the South.
Floyd | There is a ladder extending 80 feet upward into the gloom above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blindfold" 		

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

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x mask" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 750 ]
Floyd | You put on the bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 751 ]
Floyd | You start briskly climbing the ladder, but about 20 feet up you
Floyd | realize what acrophobia is all about.  After clinging to the ladder
Floyd | helplessly for a few hours, your arms finally give out and you fall
Floyd | back to the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 752 ]
Floyd | You pick up the oaken bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat wings" 		

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

		jenrexrode asks, "so we can climb a ladder with a skate on?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "the skate is meaningless, it seems."
		DavidW says, "at least, as footwear."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah, we should have a blister or fallen by now"
		DavidW asks, "Another longshot idea: do any of our inventory items suggest additional puns inspired by Shakespeare?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 753 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "(which we could try at Pun Closet)"
		jenrexrode says, "is there an anagram closet? we can make the skate into a steak"
		jenrexrode asks, "and wasn't steak mentioned in the dictionary?"
		DavidW says, "yes, but ..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steak" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 754 ]
Floyd | You don't see any steak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "oh. steak is in the game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulge" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x palm" 		

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

		DavidW says, "The other packrat items don't seem to anagram as I thought."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vampire" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heart" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "oh, but I guess it was a homonym, not an anagram closet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stake" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I had the impression that the genie did anagrams."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "green room" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "green" 		

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

		jenrexrode asks, "is the genie room specific?"
		DavidW says, "unknown"
		jenrexrode says, "because we rubbed the lamp today, and it said it made the finish come off"
		DavidW says, "well, the genie only appears once."
		DavidW says, "After the first rubbing, he leaves the lamp and the lamp is, I guess, just a normal lamp."
		Zach says, "He said something about meeting us in a "green room" (maybe)"
		Zach says, "Or some anagram of that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "REGEN MOOR is how he put it." 		

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

		DavidW says, "er REGEN MOOR is how he put it, but that's where he was going, not that we had to meet him there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 755 ]
Floyd | Finding a convenient wall outlet, you plug the lamp in and switch it
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ah. interesting. The lamp is a safe lightsource once the genie's gone."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 756 ]
Floyd | The lamp is no longer lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode says, "oh hey, cool"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Corner of Stage-Left Wings                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 757 ]
Floyd | You already have the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Let's try the lamp in Dark Hall..."
		jenrexrode exclaims, "okay!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Center-Stage                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 758 ]
Floyd | The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent.  It almost
Floyd | seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers.  There is an
Floyd | elevator built into the stage floor.  Luckily it is in the "UP"
Floyd | position now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Down-Right                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 759 ]
Floyd | Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the
Floyd | counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light
Floyd | to the West.
Floyd |    There is the curtain counterweight
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Stage Apron                                         Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 760 ]
Floyd | This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain
Floyd | line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and
Floyd | curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West
Floyd | before turning Southward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 761 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 762 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "ack. No outlet here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 763 ]
Floyd | Finding a convenient wall outlet, you plug the lamp in and switch it
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 764 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		jenrexrode exclaims, "huh!"
		Zach asks, "Maybe the door has to be propped open?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 765 ]
Floyd | You already have the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 766 ]
Floyd | The lamp is no longer lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd |  [i -> inventory]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 767 ]
Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |    battered bugle
Floyd |    dim bulb
Floyd |    long hotdog
Floyd |    stage makeup
Floyd |    sharp knife
Floyd |    old lamp
Floyd |    oaken bucket
Floyd |    plaster pluto
Floyd |    pocket pager
Floyd | You're wearing:
Floyd |    roller skate
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put bucket in doorway" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I think this place is Dark so we can read the secret here."
		jenrexrode says, "cool"
		DavidW says, "But I can't test that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 768 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 769 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 770 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 771 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 772 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 773 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 774 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 775 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 776 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 777 ]
Floyd | You can't enter anything here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 778 ]
Floyd | You're not inside anything that you can exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "No exits but the fire door we entered by, and no objects. Just darkness."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 779 ]
Floyd | Just as you step into the room, the fire door closes behind you,
Floyd | plunging you into inky blackness.  You can't even find an electrical
Floyd | outlet.  Oh, bother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 780 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read secret" 		

Floyd |  [ Dark Hall                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 781 ]
Floyd | You don't see any secret here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blackness" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x darkness" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x inky" 		

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

		DavidW says, "This is probably a bottleneck situation where just one puzzle (but which?) is holding us up."
		Zach says, "I've always thought of inky as more of a verb"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "I did find a hint in the source code"
		DavidW says, "like, maybe insurance will help with the plank as well as the bombed chair.."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "well, hint about the hint, I guess."
		Zach says, "(I think it's a hint; I don't really know AGT)"
		Zach says, "About something to do in the boiler room"
		DavidW says, "I think we have to put the gum on the valve there. Or otherwise get it to explode."
		DavidW says, "We tried the makeup and it had no effect."
		DavidW says, "opening and closing the valve seemed to do nothing."
		Zach says, "Having to do with the fire"
		DavidW says, "hm. Well, let's mosey over there then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ By Fire Door                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 782 ]
Floyd | The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Front Row of Audience                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 783 ]
Floyd | From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly
Floyd | to the North.  You can move along the aisles in other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Center of Audience                                  Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 784 ]
Floyd | You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
Floyd |    You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ Courtesy Area                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 785 ]
Floyd | You are at the lobby courtesy area.  The auditorium is to the North.
Floyd |    The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ In the Lobby                                        Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 786 ]
Floyd | The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer.  You see the courtesy
Floyd | area to the North and a doorway to the South.
Floyd |    The door to the South is locked
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ Foyer                                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 787 ]
Floyd | The foyer widens out to the East and South.
Floyd |    An old vending machine stands against the wall
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |  [ East End of the Foyer                               Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 788 ]
Floyd | You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the
Floyd | room to the South and Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 789 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Coat Room                                           Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 790 ]
Floyd | The bulb is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move coat" 		

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 791 ]
Floyd | A gentle tug causes the coat to slip slightly to one side.  Through
Floyd | the eruption of moths you see that the coat is covering a doorway
Floyd | North.  Pushing the coat to the side like a drape, you go through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Store Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 792 ]
Floyd | Sorry about that, I was just fiddling around with one of your RAM
Floyd | chips and I think I accidently threw a DIP switch.  I'll see if I can
Floyd | fix it... OK. Everythink is bAc/k to nornal no w.  You can co&tinue
Floyd | wiFth the Game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down.  A closet is
Floyd | North.
Floyd |    A small magnesium box sits on the floor
Floyd | The bulb is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

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

Floyd |  [ Store Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 793 ]
Floyd | The bulb is already off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |  [l -> look]
Floyd | [ Store Room                                          Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 794 ]
Floyd | It is dark. You can't see anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |  [ Boiler Room Entrance                                Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 795 ]
Floyd | Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to
Floyd | the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 796 ]
Floyd | You squeeze past the gently hissing boiler.  There is a maintenance
Floyd | walkway that runs beside the boiler toward the North.  Stairs are to
Floyd | the East.
Floyd |    The boiler knocks and pounds - small jets of steam hiss from the
Floyd | seams.
Floyd |      The corroded safety valve spurts like a steam calliope. ( on top
Floyd | the boiler
Floyd | )
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 797 ]
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walkway" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fire" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 798 ]
Floyd | You don't see any door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boiler" 		

Floyd |  [x -> examine]
Floyd | [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 799 ]
Floyd | You hear the rush of flame in the firebox.  The boiler spits and
Floyd | sputters as if the safety valve weren't working.  It looks ready to
Floyd | blow at any second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "burn pluto" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 800 ]
Floyd | BREAK!  Someone say BREAK?  Great, I'll see you in ten minutes.  Bye,
Floyd | bye. I'm back.  Now, what were you saying?  You wanted to BREAK the
Floyd | VALVE? Don't know how to break here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 801 ]
Floyd | You can't open the boiler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "blow out flame" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick valve" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 802 ]
Floyd | Don't know how to kick here...
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "blow boiler" 		

Floyd |  [ By the Boiler                                       Score: 560
Floyd | Moves: 803 ]
Floyd | You do your best, opening and closing the safety valve, fiddling with
Floyd | levers and valves, but you seem unable to get anything out of the
Floyd | boiler at this time. Maybe, if you were to find some instructions or
Floyd | even a note about the boiler, you would know what to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "read boiler"