The Mundane Tale of the Morning After
by Adri (2014)
Genres: Humor

A tiny story about a tiny ninja and a not-so-tiny headache.

action: %
response: Oof. Your head. You remember very little about last night, but apparently you had an extremely good time at the party.

Judging from how dark the room is, you're guessing it's fairly late in the afternoon. But all you want to do is take care of your hangover and go home and hide from the world for the rest of the day.

This is where you fell asleep after the party, because you were too drunk to stumble home.

The rest of the room is southeast.
action: About you
response: You are a tiny ninja dressed in green from head to toe.
action: Inventory
response: You are carrying nothing.

Oh! But where are your nunchaku?
action: Go southeast
response: This is the dormitory room you share with your three closest friends (and one rather large inhabitant you don't see very often). There is a bed to the north, a wardrobe to the east, a bookshelf to the south, a food storage area to the west and a desk in the northwest corner. There is a mouse hole in the southeast corner of the room, next to the bookshelf.
action: You examine the bed
response: The bed is unmade, as always. The black ninja lives underneath it.
action: Go north
response: The rest of the room is south, and there's a particularly dusty looking corner to the east.

The black ninja is not here.
action: Wait
response: You sway unsteadily on your feet in a most un-ninja-like manner.
action: Go east
response: This corner doesn't seem to get cleaned often. There is a rather large spider web stretched between the foot of the bed and the wall. The rest of the room is southwest.

On the web is a spider.
action: You kill the spider
response: The spider bares its fangs at you. You decide to leave it alone.
action: You examine the spider
response: It's a common house spider. It's not very large, but it looks like it won't hesitate to kill you if you bother it.
action: You go to the south
response: You live here. It's a pretty nice place to live, so far as wardrobes go. There are, to the best of your knowledge, no secret passages to Ninja Narnia.

The rest of the room is north.

You can see an id card here.
action: You get the card
response: Taken.
action: You go west
response: The rest of the room is east.

There is no sign of the red ninja.

You can see a piece of cookie here.

Oh. Right. You're pretty sure you made brunch plans with your friends today. If you hurry, you may still be able to catch them. But first you need to deal with this pounding headache.
action: You go southeast
response: The rest of the room is back to the northwest.

There is a mouse here, lazing around in its nest.
action: You examine mouse
response: It's a common brown mouse. It's about twice as tall as you are.
action: You talk to the mouse
response: The mouse squeaks at you.
action: You examine nest
response: This is the mouse's nest. It is full of various treasures.
action: You examine the treasures
response: It's a collection of things the mouse has found.
action: You give the cookie to the mouse
response: You give the piece of cookie to the mouse. It grabs it out of your hands and retreats to the corner of the nest with it.
action: You search it
response: You find a tablet of aspirin in the nest. You take it.
action: You eat the aspirin
response: You take a tiny bite out of the aspirin. You start to feel better almost immediately.
action: You go northwest
response: You scurry off before the mouse can ask for a glass of milk.

This is the dormitory room you share with your three closest friends (and one rather large inhabitant you don't see very often). There is a bed to the north, a wardrobe to the east, a bookshelf to the south, a food storage area to the west and a desk in the northwest corner. There is a mouse hole in the southeast corner of the room, next to the bookshelf.
action: You go southwest
response: You should find your nunchaku first. It is dangerous to go outside without a weapon.
action: Go north
response: The rest of the room is south, and there's a particularly dusty looking corner to the east.

The black ninja is not here.
action: Go east
response: This corner doesn't seem to get cleaned often. There is a rather large spider web stretched between the foot of the bed and the wall. The rest of the room is southwest.

On the web is a spider.
action: You examine the web
response: The spider has woven the words "GO AWAY" into its web.

On the web is a spider.
action: You show the card to the spider
response: The spider bares its fangs at you. You decide to leave it alone.
action: You cut the web
response: The spider bares its fangs at you. You decide to leave the web alone.
action: You examinethe i d card
response: Violence isn't the answer to this one.

This card bears a photo of your not-so-tiny non-ninja roommate.
action: Go west
response: The rest of the room is south, and there's a particularly dusty looking corner to the east.

The black ninja is not here.
action: You examine the door
response: There is a door here, leading out to the hallway.
action: Go south
response: You live here. It's a pretty nice place to live, so far as wardrobes go. There are, to the best of your knowledge, no secret passages to Ninja Narnia.

The rest of the room is north.
action: You examine the desk
response: There is a desk in the corner, underneath the window.
action: You go northwest
response: This is where you fell asleep after the party, because you were too drunk to stumble home.

The rest of the room is southeast.
action: Go west
response: The rest of the room is east.

There is no sign of the red ninja.
action: You open the fridge
response: You slip the card between the door and the casing. You lean into the card with all your might, forcing the door open. The card almost snaps in the process.

You can't reach into the Bedroom.
action: You look at the fridge
response: It's a standard mini fridger. The big person whom you share your living space with keeps it stocked with beer and junk food.
action: You open the fridge
response: You slip the card between the door and the casing. You lean into the card with all your might, forcing the door open. The card almost snaps in the process.

The refrigerator is disturbingly devoid of both beer and snacks. But your nunchaku are here. You're too tired to question it.
action: You get the nunchaku
response: Taken.
action: You go to the south-west
response: You should close the refrigerator first! Were you raised in a ninja barn?
action: You close the fridge
response: You close the refrigerator.
action: You go to the south-west
response: Now that you've recovered your nunchaku and are starting to feel better, you should go catch up with your friends.
action: You touch the web
response: The spider bares its fangs at you. You decide to leave the web alone.
action: You search the web
response: There is nothing on the web. Except for that angry-looking spider.
action: You open the fridge
response: You loop one of your nunchucks around the handle and tug. The door opens. The refrigerator is still empty. You close it again.
action: You open the door
response: The door is too large and heavy for you to open. You can easily crawl underneath.
action: You go to the south-west
response: Now that you've recovered your nunchaku and are starting to feel better, you should go catch up with your friends.