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| DavidW says, "ok, Perry's logging now." | ||||
| DavidW says, "My coffee's not ready yet, but we should probably start anyway." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Today's game is ClubFloyd's first TADS 3 game, Recluse, released only recently." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Hopefully this will all work (cross fingers)." | ||||
| Taleslinger crosses fingers. | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Everyone ready?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "load recluse" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton, archeologist, explorer, inventor, mathematician, Floyd | philosopher. Director, Winton Antiquities Research Foundation. Floyd | Chairman of the Board, Winton International. Holder of thirty-seven Floyd | patents in fields as diverse as Genetics and Game Theory. Rumored to Floyd | have the largest privately-held collection of historical artifacts in Floyd | the world. Floyd | Floyd | You're looking forward to the chance to actually meet the legendary Floyd | man. Your errand is trivial - special private courier assigned to Floyd | deliver a small, sealed package, in-person delivery required, contents Floyd | unknown. Your task is made a bit more difficult because immediately Floyd | following the death of J. Daggett's lovely young bride Emmeline some Floyd | three years ago, he quietly withdrew into the depths of his Floyd | magnificent Gothic mansion, and no one has had any direct contact with Floyd | him since. Floyd | Floyd | Following his withdrawal, the world added one more title to Mr. Floyd | Winton's extensive list of accomplishments... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | RECLUSE Floyd | Ver. 1.0, 03-18-2008 Floyd | Copyright (c) 2008 by Stephen Gorrell Floyd | Floyd | You may type INSTRUCTIONS, TIPS, HINTS, ABOUT, LICENSE, or CREDITS at Floyd | any time to view additional information about the game, or HELP to Floyd | redisplay this message. Floyd | Floyd | Main Entrance Floyd | You are standing before the main entrance to a huge, foreboding Gothic Floyd | mansion. A massive pair of solid oak doors leads inside. To the Floyd | south marble steps lead down to the gravel driveway behind you. At Floyd | the moment the doors are closed, and there is no one in sight. There Floyd | is a polished brass plaque mounted on the wall next to the doors. Floyd | Floyd | Your car broke down a mile up the road, and you're eager to complete Floyd | your delivery and get started on your long walk back to town. You Floyd | can't see a bell or buzzer of any kind near the doors, so you might as Floyd | well try knocking. Floyd | Floyd | (First-time players are encouraged to view the TIPS before Floyd | proceeding.) Floyd | Floyd | > | maga asks, "how do you hold a patent in game theory?" | |||
| DavidW says, "It belatedly occurs to me I should've prearranged a site for hosting the maps that came with this game. Hopefully they're optional." | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "should we try the tips?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "sure" | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "tips" | ||||
Floyd | RECLUSE Playing Tips Floyd | Floyd | The following tips provide general advice about playing RECLUSE. No Floyd | specific information about any game task or puzzle is provided, but Floyd | they may help you think of some additional things to try if you're Floyd | stuck. Floyd | Floyd | 1. If an object has something written on it you may need to type Floyd | "read [object]" to read it. Typing "examine [object]" will only Floyd | include the readable text if the object's primary purpose is to be Floyd | read (like a sign or plaque). Floyd | Floyd | 2. Likewise, if an object conceals something you will usually need to Floyd | type "look in/under/behind [object]" or "search [object]" to find it. Floyd | Typing "examine [object]" will show you a description of the object, Floyd | not what it's hiding. Floyd | Floyd | 3. Examine everything. If components or additional items are Floyd | mentioned in the description examine those too. Even if you don't Floyd | discover anything new some of the descriptions can be entertaining. Floyd | Floyd | 4. Try everything. Drink some water, kiss a creature, toss a coin Floyd | into a fountain, whatever pops into your head. Many objects provide Floyd | custom responses to actions that are reasonable for the object (like Floyd | drinking water) but unnecessary to the game. You can always type UNDO Floyd | if it backfires on you. Floyd | Floyd | 5. Try things multiple times. Sometimes you'll get a different Floyd | result on subsequent tries. However, once you start getting the same Floyd | response over and over, try something else. Floyd | Floyd | 6. A number of new verbs are available in RECLUSE. Don't worry about Floyd | trying to remember them. Most of them are not required to complete Floyd | the game, and the usage of the few that are should be obvious. The Floyd | rest are simply there as a player convenience, and to make certain Floyd | in-game actions seem more natural. They are: Floyd | Floyd | ALERTS, ALERTS ON/OFF (manage unwinnable game alerts, ON by default) Floyd | COUNT Floyd | DEFLATE, DEFLATE WITH Floyd | DELIVER Floyd | DIVE, DIVE IN Floyd | DRINK FROM Floyd | GET WITH Floyd | HANG ON/FROM Floyd | INFLATE, INFLATE WITH Floyd | LICENSE (show the end-user license agreement) Floyd | LOAD, LOAD WITH Floyd | LOWER Floyd | PICK, PICK WITH Floyd | RAISE Floyd | RAKE Floyd | REPAIR, REPAIR WITH Floyd | RIDE/PADDLE [direction], RIDE/PADDLE [vehicle] [direction] Floyd | SCREW, SCREW INTO Floyd | SHARPEN, SHARPEN WITH Floyd | SHOOT, SHOOT AT/WITH Floyd | SWIM, SWIM IN Floyd | TIE, TIE TO Floyd | TOUCH WITH Floyd | UNTIE, UNTIE FROM Floyd | WADE, WADE IN Floyd | YELL AT Floyd | Floyd | 7. There is also one standard verb that is critically important in Floyd | RECLUSE. You've heard it before. I'm going to say it again. SAVE Floyd | OFTEN! Yes, you can get the game in an unwinnable state. Yes, there Floyd | are puzzles that must be completed within a certain number of steps. Floyd | Yes, backtracking to a previous state after using trial and error to Floyd | figure out how something is done will be required. So don't rely Floyd | solely on undo. Save, save, SAVE. Floyd | Floyd | 8. If you do get stuck try the Hint system. It contains both guided Floyd | hints that start by offering gentle nudges and progress to outright Floyd | spoilers, and a walkthrough which is a step-by-step solution to the Floyd | entire game. The Hint system also contains general (non-spoiler) Floyd | questions, background info on some of the items in the game, and a fun Floyd | things to try section. One other feature of the hint system is that Floyd | it does its best to hide hints for things you haven't seen yet. So if Floyd | a task requires steps A, B, and C, you will need to complete A to even Floyd | see the hints for B, and complete A and B to see then hints for C. Floyd | Floyd | 9. And finally, every effort has been made to ensure that all the Floyd | puzzles in the game are "fair." My definition of a "fair" puzzle is Floyd | one that you either manage to solve in a logical manner, or one that Floyd | if you do get stuck and ask for help, your reaction to the solution Floyd | is, "I should have thought of that." If your reaction is, "That makes Floyd | no sense!" or, "I never would have thought of that!" then let the Floyd | author know. (See CREDITS for contact info.) Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "your text a splode" | |||
| DavidW says, "My rubber inflatable raft sense is tingling." | ||||
| maga says, "also, guns" | ||||
| DavidW says, "hm, yes" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x package" | ||||
Floyd | The package is about ten inches long by eight wide, and nearly two Floyd | inches thick. It is securely wrapped in plain brown paper. It's Floyd | moderately heavy for its size, and doesn't rattle when shaken. If you Floyd | had to guess you would say it was a book. There's something printed Floyd | on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||||
Floyd | URGENT! Floyd | Deliver to: J. Daggett Winton Floyd | PERSONAL and CONFIDENTIAL Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | Like most plaques it has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Admission by Appointment Only Floyd | Floyd | NO Soliciting! Floyd | Floyd | Salesmen will be Taken Inside and Tortured Floyd | Floyd | My, what a cheery little omen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||||
Floyd | The oak doors tower over you, dark and foreboding. They're closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | Ignoring a growing sense of impending doom, you reach out and firmly Floyd | rap your knuckles on one of the doors. The sound is surprisingly Floyd | loud. You can hear it echoing down the long empty corridor on the Floyd | other side. You hold your breath. Nothing happens. You put your ear Floyd | to the door. Not a sound. Maybe there's nobody home. No, wait. Floyd | Sounds like footsteps approaching. Yes, definitely footsteps. Long, Floyd | slow, thudding ones. Uh oh... Floyd | Floyd | The doors slowly creak open to reveal a heavyset oriental in a tuxedo, Floyd | probably the butler. He bears a remarkable resemblance to Oddjob from Floyd | the James Bond movie Goldfinger. He is not smiling, which is just as Floyd | well. He probably only smiles while he's torturing salesmen. You try Floyd | not to think about it. Floyd | Floyd | "Uh... Hi there. Is Mr. Winton in by any chance?" Floyd | Floyd | In one powerful motion, the butler reaches out, grabs the front of Floyd | your shirt, and lifts you six inches off the ground. Holding you at Floyd | arms length, he demands thickly, "You have appointment?" Floyd | Floyd | You can hear yourself stammering. "Uh... Well actually, no. But you Floyd | see I have this package..." Floyd | Floyd | The butler's scowl darkens. Your eyes widen. A moment later you're Floyd | flying through the air. You have been bodily hurled right off the Floyd | steps! You barely have time to hear him growl, "Next time, have Floyd | appointment," behind you before the gravel driveway floats up to meet Floyd | your pointy head and knocks you silly. Floyd | Floyd | After regaining consciousness the first thing you notice is a pair of Floyd | shiny black boots just inches in front of your eyes. You hear the Floyd | metallic snick of a spring-loaded carpenter's tape-measure retracting Floyd | into its case, followed by a rumbling chuckle. The butler, who has Floyd | been squatting beside you, stands and pulls a little spiral notebook Floyd | from his pocket. He makes an entry, then to nobody in particular Floyd | states, "Sixteen feet, six and one-half inches. New record!" The Floyd | boots turn and disappear from your line of sight, and you hear him Floyd | crunching his way back up the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the mansion door slam shut, and he is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You see a business card here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||||
Floyd | It's a standard business card. It must have fallen out of the Floyd | butler's pocket when he pulled out his spiral notebook to write down Floyd | his new record. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | PLASTI-SIDE, Inc. Floyd | Floyd | The Vinyl Siding with the Iron-clad Floyd | Guarantee! Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dwayne R. Splatz Floyd | Customer Representative Floyd | (800) 555-KOTE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hmm... Looks like some poor siding salesman didn't read the plaque. Floyd | Oh well, not your problem. On the other hand, at least he managed to Floyd | get himself taken inside. Which gives you an idea... Floyd | Floyd | If you just had a few simple props you could easily impersonate a Floyd | salesman, knock on the doors, and in you'd go. You already have a Floyd | good start in the business card. Maybe you can find some more of Mr. Floyd | Splatz's stuff. Yeah, that's the ticket! Floyd | Floyd | As you look around to see if there's anything else nearby it occurs to Floyd | you that you also might want to find some way to protect yourself once Floyd | you're inside - just in case that torture stuff turns out not to be Floyd | somebody's idea of a lame joke. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | (If you'd prefer not to be notified about score changes in the future, Floyd | type NOTIFY OFF.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||||
Floyd | Every tree here looks pretty much like every other tree here, namely, Floyd | tall and green. None are very close to the driveway or paths though. Floyd | The groundskeeper must keep them cut back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The hedge is very neatly trimmed and much too thick for you to shove Floyd | your way through. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x path" | ||||
Floyd | The path is paved with smooth gray flagstones. It passes through the Floyd | hedge to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x house" | ||||
Floyd | Huge. Imposing. More of a palace than a house. Commissioned by Floyd | Darren Lamont Winton III, J. Daggett's great-grandfather. Designed by Floyd | noted architect James Renwick, Jr. (1818-1895). Built in the latter Floyd | 1800's at the height of the Gothic Revival period. The site selected Floyd | was the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean, backed by five hundred Floyd | densely wooded acres. Like all great estate houses it has a name. It Floyd | is called Seacliff. Floyd | Floyd | The building itself is constructed from dark gray granite. There are Floyd | multiple towers and row upon row of tall, narrow arched windows. Floyd | Stonework tracery adorns the walls, eaves, and towers. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Hahahaha Seacliff" | |||
| DavidW asks, "how.. how do we know who designed some other guy's mansion?" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Are we a tour guide in our spare time?" | ||||
| maga says, "through the power of wackiness" | ||||
| Taleslinger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | DavidW asks, "well, I guess we have to potter around the grounds and outside the house?" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Maybe it's the kind of puzzlefest where the dates are important later" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The neatly trimmed hedge isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windows" | ||||
Floyd | The Gothic architecture isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You ascend the marble steps, arriving at... Floyd | Floyd | Main Entrance Floyd | You are standing before the main entrance to a huge, foreboding Gothic Floyd | mansion. A massive pair of solid oak doors leads inside. To the Floyd | south marble steps lead down to the gravel driveway behind you. At Floyd | the moment the doors are closed, and there is no one in sight. There Floyd | is a polished brass plaque mounted on the wall next to the doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to descend the steps first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You descend the marble steps, arriving at... Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x outbuilding" | ||||
Floyd | It's hard to be sure from here but it looks like it might be a garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Is there a way to recap Floyd?" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The hedge here is thick, bushy, and in serious need of a good Floyd | trimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "climb hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The untrimmed hedge isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garage" | ||||
Floyd | The garage probably started as a carriage house and was converted for Floyd | automobile use once they became the preferred method of Floyd | transportation. It has the same distinctive architectural style as Floyd | the mansion, however its original wooden carriage doors have been Floyd | replaced with modern steel ones. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The word "recap" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing Floyd | OOPS followed by the corrected word now. Any time the story points Floyd | out an unknown word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your Floyd | next command.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Floyd's recapping doesn't work when he's playing a game, it seems." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open side door" | ||||
Floyd | You twist the knob, and much to your surprise the side entry door Floyd | swings effortlessly open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. A large red tool Floyd | cabinet has been rolled up next to the Jaguar. The lift is currently Floyd | down. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked in bay two. Its front wheel is secured by a Floyd | bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "admire jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | The word "admire" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | The tool cabinet is about four feet tall, red, and mounted on casters Floyd | so that it can be rolled up next to whatever needs to be worked on. Floyd | It has a flat painted top, four standard drawers for wrenches, Floyd | sockets, and the like, and one deep bottom drawer for storing bulky Floyd | items. All drawers are secured by a single small silver lock. Floyd | Floyd | Scratched into the paint next to the lock is a small symbol. It looks Floyd | like the Greek letter Psi, which happens to resemble a trident. The Floyd | tool cabinet is closed and locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Otis goes home. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | The E-Type is a real beauty. Often called an XKE in the States, this Floyd | appears to be an immaculately-restored early Series I roadster done in Floyd | British racing green with a biscuit leather interior. It has the Floyd | E-Type's distinctive long rounded bonnet, oval air intake, and wire Floyd | wheels. It appears to be the same model as Austin Powers's "Shaguar," Floyd | but you decide it looks much better without the Union Jack paint job. Floyd | Floyd | The top is up and the doors are locked. It is currently on the lift Floyd | which is down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bonnet" | ||||
Floyd | The Jag's bodywork isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x canoe" | ||||
Floyd | The two-man aluminum canoe hanging from a wall rack in bay four is old Floyd | and battered. It's had a few to many close encounters with jagged Floyd | rocks, one of which no doubt ripped the gaping hole you can see in its Floyd | bottom. It's hanging bottom-outward and stored up high to keep it out Floyd | of the way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in canoe" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is too high for you to be able to see into from the garage Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Shall we save now and then as the tips adviced?" | |||
| DavidW says, "okay. We haven't accomplished much yet, though." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push cabinet to canoe" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in the service bay) Floyd | The casters make a grating noise on the concrete as you push the heavy Floyd | tool cabinet under the canoe in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the tool cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in hole" | ||||
Floyd | You lean forward and peer through the hole in the bottom of the canoe. Floyd | It takes a moment for your eyes to adjust to the dim interior. After Floyd | looking for a bit you notice the shadowy outline of a paddle lying Floyd | along the lower side of of the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | You reach into the hole and grab the paddle. It's longer than the Floyd | opening and takes a bit of juggling, but you finally manage to slip it Floyd | out of the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the tool cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bike" | ||||
Floyd | The bicycle is a 50's Schwinn Black Phantom. It has red pinstriping Floyd | and lots of chrome trim. The seat is large and comfortable, and its Floyd | spoked wheels are decked out in white wall street tires. The front Floyd | fender has an integrated headlight, and the rear has an integrated Floyd | tail light and reflector. Like many 50's bikes there's a sleek Floyd | horntank mounted under the frame's top tube to give it a bit of a Floyd | motorcycle look. The classic Schwinn cross-in-a-circle logo adorns Floyd | the chain guard. Floyd | Floyd | The one piece of non-standard equipment on the bike is a small leather Floyd | pouch attached to the back of its seat. The Schwinn's front wheel is Floyd | secured by a bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pouch" | ||||
Floyd | (first getting out of bay four, then standing in bay two) Floyd | Opening the leather pouch reveals an inner tube patch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take patch" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x patch" | ||||
Floyd | The patch is one of the new "peel and stick" patches. No adhesives or Floyd | matches required. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x headlight" | ||||
Floyd | (the Schwinn's headlight) Floyd | The Schwinn's headlight is turned off Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" | ||||
Floyd | You can't have that; it's part of the bicycle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bay 1" | ||||
Floyd | Aside from the varying patterns of oil stains on its floor, bay one Floyd | look pretty much like the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bay 2" | ||||
Floyd | Aside from the varying patterns of oil stains on its floor, bay two Floyd | look pretty much like the others. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked next to you in bay two. Its front wheel is Floyd | secured by a bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | You are standing in bay two. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bicycle lock" | ||||
Floyd | The lock has a long hasp that can be inserted through the spokes of a Floyd | bicycle's wheel then locked to its frame to keep the wheel from Floyd | turning. The body of the lock has four numbered dials for entering Floyd | the combination. It's currently attached to the Schwinn's front wheel Floyd | and locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bay 3" | ||||
Floyd | Aside from the varying patterns of oil stains on its floor, bay three Floyd | look pretty much like the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bay 4" | ||||
Floyd | Aside from the varying patterns of oil stains on its floor, bay four Floyd | look pretty much like the others. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bay 5" | ||||
Floyd | Aside from the varying patterns of oil stains on its floor, bay five Floyd | look pretty much like the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bay 6" | ||||
Floyd | In the service bay are a Jaguar on a lift (currently down), and an air Floyd | compressor for running pneumatic tools. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Skhye disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | ||||
| Skhye arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lift" | ||||
Floyd | The hydraulic lift is the same type found in service stations and auto Floyd | repair facilities everywhere. Its control panel is mounted to the Floyd | east wall of the garage. A Jaguar E-Type is parked on top of it. It Floyd | is currently down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | (first getting out of bay two, then standing in the service bay) Floyd | The lift control panel is mounted to the east wall of the garage. It Floyd | would normally have two buttons, one marked UP and one marked DOWN, Floyd | however there's an empty hole where the UP one should be. The panel's Floyd | maintenance cover is currently held closed by a stripped-out sheet Floyd | metal screw. The panel has a red tag hanging from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tag" | ||||
Floyd | It's red and has the words, "OUT OF ORDER" printed on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screw" | ||||
Floyd | The screw appears to be a standard slotted sheet metal screw. It's Floyd | head has been stripped out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to unscrew it first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unscrew it" | ||||
Floyd | You see no way to unscrew the screw. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "I can't make sense of 'Stripped-pouz sheet metal screw'" | |||
| DavidW says, "I think it means either the head or the threads of the screw are damaged." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm not sure which it means." | ||||
| DavidW says, "So even getting a screwdriver might not be sufficient." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||||
Floyd | (the UP button hole) Floyd | It's round, about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and right Floyd | where the UP button should be. Floyd | Floyd | > | Skhye says, "The head is stripped out. I think the threads are in tact." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a paddle, and an inner Floyd | tube patch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in hole" | ||||
Floyd | (the UP button hole) Floyd | You bend over and peer into the hole. There's just enough light Floyd | coming in to let you make out the two electrical terminals the missing Floyd | UP button should be wired to, but that's about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | You kneel and peer under the Jag. The lift platform blocks your view Floyd | of most of the area. You'll have to raise it to see if there's Floyd | actually anything under there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | You peer through the windows of the Jag. Its Connolly leather and Floyd | Wilton wool clad interior is as immaculate as its exterior. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'Connolly'? 'Wilton'? Someone's been shopping." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Sounds like resarch, yeah." | |||
| DavidW says, "I'm not sure what else to do here. I think we need to explore elsewhere." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "I agree." | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. The only obvious exit leads out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "uh. There was a 'main part'?" | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Shall we explore that first?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh. no. I understand now." | ||||
| DavidW says, "The garage is like Shade. The bays are platform subrooms of the larger garage room." | ||||
| DavidW says, "So going 'out' of bay 6 was like stepping down from a chair." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "I see." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "This look uncomfortably puzzle-heavy to me, in parts. Like, a huge area and you have to look under / behind everything, hence you miss something." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "else. Else you miss something-" | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "l?" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, yes. It's like older games in that way." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||||
Floyd | Every tree here looks pretty much like every other tree here, namely, Floyd | tall and green. None are very close to the driveway or paths though. Floyd | The groundskeeper must keep them cut back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x benches" | ||||
Floyd | Eight benches are spaced evenly around the perimeter of the paved Floyd | area. They consist of a seat set on two concrete supports. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "look under benches" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the concrete benches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||||
Floyd | The life-size bronze sculpture depicts the Greek sea-god Triton. He Floyd | is shown as a man from the waist up and has a dolphin's tail in place Floyd | of his legs. He is holding his signature trident in one hand and his Floyd | conch shell horn in the other. The beauty and level of detail of the Floyd | sculpture is impressive. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I bet there's a psi" | |||
| WeirdBeard arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Taleslinger says, "Wow." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Remember the 'trident'-like symbol on the cabinet?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Yeah." | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x horn" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study the nuances of lawn sculpture later. Floyd | Right now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "look in horn" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing unusual in the lawn sculpture. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | Unlike the other plaques in the area this particular plaque appears to Floyd | be hinged, as though you might actually be able to pull it open. It Floyd | has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | You slip your fingers under the right edge of the plaque and pull. Floyd | There is some resistance, like you're pulling against a spring. You Floyd | hear a soft clicking noise coming from somewhere inside the Floyd | sculpture's pedestal as the plaque moves, almost as though you were Floyd | winding some kind of mechanism. You continue to pull until the plaque Floyd | will open no further, and are quite disappointed to discover that Floyd | nothing but bare stone lies behind it. Floyd | Floyd | The clicking sound stops. You wait a moment, but nothing unexpected Floyd | happens. As you stare at the plaque you can't help but wonder what Floyd | kind of mechanism opening it wound, and what it might take to start it Floyd | running. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "blow horn" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can inflate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open, but there is nothing but Floyd | bare stone behind it. It has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trident" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study the nuances of lawn sculpture later. Floyd | Right now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The plaque snaps closed against the sculpture's pedestal with a solid Floyd | "clunk." A moment later you hear the faint but unmistakable sound of Floyd | metal grating against stone coming from somewhere to the west of you. Floyd | As soon as it stops the mechanism inside the pedestal starts to tick. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "go west?" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Definetely!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a faint, rapid ticking sound coming from the general area of Floyd | the sculpture of Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Maybe we should've saved?" | |||
| DavidW says, "no, we'll be saving all day at that rate" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "he said something about time-based puzzles in the tips. I thought we should be catious." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Do we remember metal on stone anywhere?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "We haven't explored that far." | ||||
| DavidW says, "That's the problem. We haven't explored. So it's impossible to guess what to be cautious of. I bet the plaque can be 'rewound' for a 2nd try if it stops ticking." | ||||
| DavidW says, "So I think we should head west some more. There might be a complementary statue in a west lawn." | ||||
| maga says, "sounds good" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | The plaque has inexplicably moved upwards about six inches to reveal a Floyd | small recess in the stone behind it. The recess contains a small Floyd | silver key. Floyd | Floyd | Without warning the brass plaque begins to slide downward, grating Floyd | loudly across the stone as it moves. Within moments it has once again Floyd | covered the small recess in the sculpture's stone pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "oho" | |||
| DavidW says, "god, I'm good." | ||||
| maga asks, "do we need to jam the original, or do we need to be quicker?" | ||||
| maga says, "looking back it seems that we're going as fast as we can" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We could try 'winding' Triton up twice." | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "I say jamming the original. We have any strawberry?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We gots us no strawberry." | ||||
| DavidW says, "But here raspberry: pffft" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You try everything you can think of to somehow move or otherwise open Floyd | the plaque, to no avail. It stubbornly refuses to budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | Floyd | O blessed one, be kindly in Floyd | heart and help those who Floyd | voyage in ships. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find that particular Homeric Hymn meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "I say go with DW's idea of winding him twice." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under benches" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the concrete benches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You slip your fingers under the right edge of the plaque and pull. Floyd | There is some resistance, like you're pulling against a spring. You Floyd | hear a soft clicking noise coming from somewhere inside the Floyd | sculpture's pedestal as the plaque moves, almost as though you were Floyd | winding some kind of mechanism. You continue to pull until the plaque Floyd | will open no further, and are quite disappointed to discover that Floyd | nothing but bare stone lies behind it. Floyd | Floyd | The clicking sound stops. You wait a moment, but nothing unexpected Floyd | happens. As you stare at the plaque you can't help but wonder what Floyd | kind of mechanism opening it wound, and what it might take to start it Floyd | running. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The plaque snaps closed against the sculpture's pedestal with a solid Floyd | "clunk." A moment later you hear the faint but unmistakable sound of Floyd | metal grating against stone coming from somewhere to the west of you. Floyd | As soon as it stops the mechanism inside the pedestal starts to tick. Floyd | Floyd | A rapid ticking sound is coming from somewhere inside the sculpture's Floyd | pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You slip your fingers under the right edge of the plaque and pull. It Floyd | won't budge. You pull harder, then again with all your strength. The Floyd | plaque remains stubbornly immovable. Apparently it won't open while Floyd | the mechanism inside the sculpture's pedestal is still running. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oops" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "open plaque". Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Floyd | A rapid ticking sound is coming from somewhere inside the sculpture's Floyd | pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "run west" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a faint, rapid ticking sound coming from the general area of Floyd | the sculpture of Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | The plaque has inexplicably moved upwards about six inches to reveal a Floyd | small recess in the stone behind it. The recess contains a small Floyd | silver key. Floyd | Floyd | Without warning the brass plaque begins to slide downward, grating Floyd | loudly across the stone as it moves. Within moments it has once again Floyd | covered the small recess in the sculpture's stone pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "okay. The winding twice idea doesn't work." | |||
| WeirdBeard asks, "What would happen if you didn't close the plaque, but just went west right away?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x benches" | ||||
Floyd | Eight benches are spaced evenly around the perimeter of the paved Floyd | area. They consist of a seat set on two concrete supports. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under benches" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the concrete benches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||||
Floyd | The life-size bronze sculpture depicts the Greek god Poseidon and his Floyd | wife the goddess Amphitrite side by side in an ornately decorated Floyd | chariot being drawn by two Hippocampi (the immortal winged Floyd | chariot-horses of the gods). Poseidon is wearing a laurel wreath Floyd | while Amphitrite is wearing a tiara. The beauty and level of detail Floyd | of the sculpture is impressive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tiara" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study the nuances of lawn sculpture later. Floyd | Right now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "so we can either jam it on this end, or the other end" | |||
| maga says, "the other end seems more likely" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jam plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The word "jam" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e.e.e.e" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "let's go east again" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You hike down the path. The rolling green lawn quickly gives way to Floyd | woods choked by dense undergrowth as it bends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. no, my idea was wrong." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Grassy Area Floyd | The trees are a bit thinner here, allowing dappled sunlight to reach Floyd | the ground. As a result there are numerous small clumps of grass Floyd | scattered along this stretch of the footpath. The footpath bends to Floyd | the southwest behind you. It continues to the east where it looks Floyd | like it might widen out a bit. Floyd | Floyd | You notice a small green grasshopper munching on a clump of grass Floyd | nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Do we have anything to jam with?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x grass" | ||||
Floyd | The grasshopper finds the clumps of grass fascinating. You fail to Floyd | see the allure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "take grasshopper" | ||||
Floyd | You lunge for the grasshopper, and miss. He casually hops to another Floyd | clump of grass and continues munching. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I goofed up. The path west of Triton turned." | |||
| DavidW says, "er, east of" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a paddle, and an inner Floyd | tube patch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "throw package at hopper" | ||||
Floyd | The small green grasshopper isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Paddle seems the most promising to jam with." | |||
| DavidW says, "I think the way back is east, then north." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The trees thin quickly, giving way to rolling green lawn as the path Floyd | bends to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What if we just open the plaque and not close it?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You slip your fingers under the right edge of the plaque and pull. Floyd | There is some resistance, like you're pulling against a spring. You Floyd | hear a soft clicking noise coming from somewhere inside the Floyd | sculpture's pedestal as the plaque moves, almost as though you were Floyd | winding some kind of mechanism. You continue to pull until the plaque Floyd | will open no further, and are quite disappointed to discover that Floyd | nothing but bare stone lies behind it. Floyd | Floyd | The clicking sound stops. You wait a moment, but nothing unexpected Floyd | happens. As you stare at the plaque you can't help but wonder what Floyd | kind of mechanism opening it wound, and what it might take to start it Floyd | running. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paddle in plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything in the polished brass plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paddle on plaque" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on the polished brass plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open, but there is nothing but Floyd | bare stone behind it. It has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paddle behind plaque" | ||||
Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You can't put anything behind the polished brass plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Skhye goes home. | DavidW says, "Jamming is looking less likely." | |||
| maga says (to Floyd), "jam plaque with paddle" | ||||
Floyd | The word "jam" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Maybe close it, then open it again? Or did we try that?" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes, we tried that." | ||||
| maga says, "maybe we need some way to close it remotely" | ||||
| DavidW says (to maga), "that's my other idea." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open, but there is nothing but Floyd | bare stone behind it. It has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Maybe more exploring first?" | |||
| DavidW says, "like, we throw something at the plaque from the east lawn." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x patch" | ||||
Floyd | The patch is one of the new "peel and stick" patches. No adhesives or Floyd | matches required. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Ideally, we could find a jack-in-the-box and wind it and put it under the plaque." | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Maybe tie something to it?" | ||||
| WeirdBeard asks, "Did we try the patch?" | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "Or maybe we have to do something latter with the horn, as implied by the 'not important, package first' message?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to WeirdBeard), "'try the patch' how? The plaque isn't leaking water." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "The horn is a possibility. Maybe the statue vibrates if you blow a conch nearby." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "Well, it sticks. Maybe if it were to slowly unstick we could race back in time." | ||||
Floyd | The word "well" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Oops" | DavidW says, "In which case, we should find the beach that 'Seacliff' is near." | |||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "and we have no rope or other tieable." | ||||
| DavidW says, "seems we need to explore more." | ||||
| maga asks, "explore until we find something promising, then?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You can't bring yourself to trample through the flowers when there are Floyd | perfectly good paths available. Obvious exits lead east, back to the Floyd | footpath through the small clearing; and west, to the east lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flowers" | ||||
Floyd | The flower beds are ablaze with color. Dozens of varieties of flowers Floyd | crowd against both sides of the path as it meanders across the rolling Floyd | lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You hike down the path. The rolling green lawn quickly gives way to Floyd | woods choked by dense undergrowth as it bends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||||
Floyd | The word "xyzzy" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search twigs" | ||||
Floyd | You poke around through the scattered leaves a bit. The only object Floyd | of any size you discover in the process is a sturdy forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stick" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stick" | ||||
Floyd | The stick is Y-shaped and a foot long overall. It's about as thick as Floyd | your thumb. It looks like something the local neighborhood "menace" Floyd | might have sticking out of his back pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "aha. we need to make a slingshot, eh?" | |||
| maga says, "HINT HINT" | ||||
| DavidW says, "(Dennis the Menace ref there)" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search twigs" | ||||
Floyd | You poke around through the scattered leaves a bit more, but discover Floyd | nothing new. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Either that or use it as a wedge." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "All these darn locks. Someone might think there were adventurers in the neighbourhood." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||||
Floyd | The chrome-plated padlock is made from heavy tempered steel and looks Floyd | capable of withstanding even the most determined assault. Stamped on Floyd | its bottom are the words, "Certified Pick-proof* (*certification void Floyd | outside Slovenia)" It's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||||
Floyd | The shed door is just as badly weathered as the rest of the shed. Floyd | Even so it still looks sturdy enough to withstand any type of Floyd | brute-force attempt to batter it down. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shed" | ||||
Floyd | Dilapidated is right. It's been years since a fresh coat of paint Floyd | last covered the shed's badly weathered flanks. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "so in other words, we're meant to pick this one" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit shed" | ||||
Floyd | The shed may be badly weathered, but it's still sturdy enough to Floyd | withstand any type of brute-force attempt to break through its walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Unless it's what the key is for." | |||
| DavidW says, "I was hoping for shed lock of steel, shed wall of kleenex." | ||||
| DavidW says (to WB), "unlikely. The key to this one is probably elsewhere." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||||
Floyd | You see no window here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb shed" | ||||
Floyd | Assuming you could scale the garden shed, you wouldn't trust the roof Floyd | to hold your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit roof" | ||||
Floyd | The shed roof isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump on shed" | ||||
Floyd | You can't stand on that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Like breaking through the roof is undesirable or something." | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Well, If the roof doesn't hold our weight, we'd be in there!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I know!" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "..timing!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search shed" | ||||
Floyd | You try to peer into the shed through the cracks between the boards, Floyd | but can't make out anything but vague shapes in the shed's dim Floyd | interior. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boards" | ||||
Floyd | You try to peer into the shed through the cracks between the boards, Floyd | but can't make out anything but vague shapes in the shed's dim Floyd | interior. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry boards" | ||||
Floyd | The word "pry" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take boards" | ||||
Floyd | The boards aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit boards" | ||||
Floyd | The shed may be badly weathered, but it's still sturdy enough to Floyd | withstand any type of brute-force attempt to break through its walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "pry boards" | ||||
Floyd | The word "pry" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we can't get in here yet either." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "pull boards" | ||||
Floyd | The boards aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "let's go elsewhere" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "pull underimplented scenery" | ||||
Floyd | The word "underimplented" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Grassy Area Floyd | The trees are a bit thinner here, allowing dappled sunlight to reach Floyd | the ground. As a result there are numerous small clumps of grass Floyd | scattered along this stretch of the footpath. The footpath bends to Floyd | the southwest behind you. It continues to the east where it looks Floyd | like it might widen out a bit. Floyd | Floyd | You notice a small green grasshopper munching on a clump of grass Floyd | nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take grass" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a small clump of grass and hold it out toward the Floyd | grasshopper. Apparently happy with the clump he's already munching Floyd | on, he completely ignores your generous offer. You finally give up Floyd | and toss the grass aside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x birds" | ||||
Floyd | You can hear the birds twittering, but you can't see them. They must Floyd | be in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Any bets on a key in a bird's nest?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | There's only so much you can carry up a tree. You'd better leave the Floyd | paddle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | It's a long climb to the top of the tree. You just hope you'll be Floyd | able to somehow SAVE yourself should you slip and fall. (Climb again Floyd | to continue.) Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | It's been a long time since you last did much tree climbing, but Floyd | you're willing to give it a try. You grab one of the lower branches Floyd | and pull yourself up. Floyd | Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x branch" | ||||
Floyd | The sturdy branches here would make a great place to build a tree Floyd | house. It makes you wish you were a kid again. Additional sturdy Floyd | branches are within easy reach just above your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the ground some Floyd | twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | A squirrel holding a large acorn darts out of the foliage to chitter Floyd | at you angrily for invading his domain, then just as abruptly Floyd | disappears back into the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Awww! I love squirrels." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x acorns" | ||||
Floyd | The pile is huge. It contains thousands of acorns in every shape and Floyd | size imaginable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take psi-shaped acorn" | ||||
Floyd | The word "psi-shaped" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | The squirrel isn't here at the moment. He probably left to find a Floyd | hiding place for his acorn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search acorns" | ||||
Floyd | You peer into the hole, but all you can see are acorns. Lots and lots Floyd | of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorns" | ||||
Floyd | The squirrel has worked hard for many long months gathering and Floyd | storing his supply of acorns. It wouldn't be right to rob him of the Floyd | fruits of his labor. He probably wouldn't miss just one acorn, Floyd | though. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take acorns" | ||||
Floyd | The squirrel has worked hard for many long months gathering and Floyd | storing his supply of acorns. It wouldn't be right to rob him of the Floyd | fruits of his labor. He probably wouldn't miss just one acorn, Floyd | though. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is a tight fit, but you manage to squeeze your hand through Floyd | and grab an acorn from the pile. Floyd | Floyd | Just as you do the squirrel returns, this time taking up sentry duty Floyd | on a nearby branch. Apparently concerned by your discovery of his Floyd | hidey-hole, he watches warily as you paw around among his stash of Floyd | acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take acorn" | ||||
Floyd | Which acorn do you mean, the pile's acorn, or the squirrel's acorn? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "pile's" | ||||
Floyd | You're already holding one of the acorns from the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see much with your hand stuck in the opening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | Squirrels are noted for their fondness for acorns, and this one is no Floyd | exception. He is holding a nice large one. The presence of your hand Floyd | in his hole has apparently overcome his normal shyness. He watches Floyd | you warily from a nearby branch. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh-oh" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "grab squirrel's acorn" | ||||
Floyd | The word "grab" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | The squirrel is sitting on a branch safely out of your reach. He Floyd | ignores your clumsy attempt to grab him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take squirrel's acorn" | ||||
Floyd | The squirrel is sitting on a branch safely out of your reach. He Floyd | ignores your clumsy attempt to grab his acorn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull hand" | ||||
Floyd | The word "hand" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You seem to have a bit of a problem here. Floyd | Floyd | This situation reminds you of something you once saw on "The Discovery Floyd | Channel." It was one of those endless nature specials, this one about Floyd | native tribesmen who trap monkeys by drilling a small hole in a Floyd | coconut and putting a lump of food inside. The monkey reaches in, Floyd | grabs the food, then panics when he can't get his hand back out. He's Floyd | too dumb to realize that all he has to do to escape is drop the food, Floyd | and as a result he ends up in the stew pot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop acorn" | ||||
Floyd | Congratulations! You have just proved that you're smarter than the Floyd | average monkey. Of course you still don't have an acorn. Maybe what Floyd | you need to be is smarter than the average squirrel. Floyd | Floyd | Satisfied that his acorns are safe, the squirrel abandons his sentry Floyd | post and disappears back into the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW asks, "I guess the acorn will be needed for our slingshot-to-be?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Could be." | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "What do we do, widen th hole?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "though the text seems to imply we have to outsmart the squirrel" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no, I think we need to get the squirrel to drop his acorn." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "a battle of wits to the last nut!" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "I'm sorry" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Grabbing an acorn in the hole summons the squirrel, though." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, an inner tube patch, and Floyd | a forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | A squirrel holding a large acorn darts out of the foliage to chitter Floyd | at you angrily for invading his domain, then just as abruptly Floyd | disappears back into the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | The word "sing" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take acorn" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is a tight fit, but you manage to squeeze your hand through Floyd | and grab an acorn from the pile. Floyd | Floyd | Just as you do the squirrel returns, this time taking up sentry duty Floyd | on a nearby branch. Apparently concerned by your discovery of his Floyd | hidey-hole, he watches warily as you paw around among his stash of Floyd | acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "throw stick at squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | You decide to hang onto the forked stick just in case you need it Floyd | later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "throw card at squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | You decide to hang onto the business card just in case you need it Floyd | later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tickle squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | The word "tickle" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "frighten squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | The word "frighten" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "scream" | ||||
Floyd | You scream as loud as you can. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | The word "sing" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "yawn" | ||||
Floyd | The word "yawn" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | The squirrel is sitting on a branch safely out of your reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit squirrel with stick" | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "drop acorn" | ||||
Floyd | You can't attack anything with the forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You release the acorn and withdraw your hand from the hole. Floyd | Floyd | Satisfied that his acorns are safe, the squirrel abandons his sentry Floyd | post and disappears back into the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "maybe we have to get him closer" | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't know. I doubt that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "But maybe." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We'd need a lure, like another nut, maybe." | ||||
| DavidW says, "or a stone that looks like a nut." | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "You think we have to hit it with something?" | ||||
| WeirdBeard asks, "Can we drop everything BUT the oar?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no. If hitting was correct, it should've hinted at my attempt." | ||||
| DavidW says (to WB), "Don't know." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'd like to go higher in the tree first, before fiddling with the oar." | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the ground some Floyd | twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | As you continue to admire the view you slowly become aware of the fact Floyd | that you're being watched. You peer around cautiously, then spot a Floyd | large female robin perched on a branch to your left. She appears to Floyd | be standing guard over the nest she has built there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x nest" | ||||
Floyd | The robin has done a very neat job of building her nest in the fork of Floyd | a limb. The usual twigs, straw, tufts of hair, and bits of twine have Floyd | been woven with care into a sturdy home. Peering into its Floyd | feather-lined interior you can see that she has laid four pale blue Floyd | eggs. You also notice that one of the tufts of hair she used still Floyd | has a bobby pin attached to it. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take twine" | ||||
Floyd | The word "twine" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take nest" | ||||
Floyd | Naturally the robin assumes that your approaching hand is after her Floyd | eggs. As soon as you start to reach for her nest she explodes into Floyd | the air, and with a trilling battle cry springs to the attack. Floyd | Floyd | Her wings beat angrily in your face while a flurry of painful pecks Floyd | rain down on the top of your head. You swat at her wildly in an Floyd | effort to drive her back, but she's in her element and has no problem Floyd | avoiding your clumsy flailing. You, on the other hand, are clearly Floyd | out of your element. The fury of the robin's attack so startles you Floyd | that you momentarily forget one of the basic tenets of tree climbing, Floyd | namely, ALWAYS hold onto the tree. Floyd | Floyd | AAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE............... Floyd | Floyd | In the process of falling you manage to break most of the major bones Floyd | in your body by crashing into the same sturdy branches you climbed Floyd | earlier. Your thick skull miraculously survives, at least until you Floyd | tumble out of the tree and smack head first onto the path below. Floyd | Twisted and bleeding, you lie under the huge old oak tree and calmly Floyd | watch the world fade to black around you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE DIED *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 181 moves, you have scored 3 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Ahem." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "take nest". Floyd | Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | A large female robin is perched on a branch to your left. She appears Floyd | to be standing guard over the nest she has built there. The nest Floyd | contains four pale blue eggs and a bobby pin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x robin" | ||||
Floyd | You scrutinize her closely to determine if she is an American or Floyd | European Robin, and conclude that she is indeed an American Robin. Floyd | Her general thrush-like appearance, characteristic red breast Floyd | (slightly paler in the female), and the little American flag tattooed Floyd | on her left bicep are dead giveaways. Floyd | Floyd | (Just kidding about that tattoo.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x pin" | ||||
Floyd | The bobby pin is badly rusted. It must have been lying outside in the Floyd | rain and snow for a long time before the robin found it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I dunno. That pin might be a red herring." | |||
| maga says, "also the fact that American 'robins' are *enormous*" | ||||
| Ghogg arrives, full of fun and funk. | WeirdBeard says, "If we die, we can always undo" | |||
| Ghogg greets | Taleslinger says, "Everything's bigger there." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "Take pin" | ||||
Floyd | Something about the way the robin is watching your every move makes Floyd | you think that right now might not be a good time to be reaching Floyd | toward her nest. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x birds" | ||||
Floyd | You can hear the birds twittering, but you can't see them. They must Floyd | be in the branches below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Can we go any higher?" | |||
| DavidW says, "dunno" | ||||
| Ghogg says, "I think you can but it kills you, but there's always undo" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Throwing caution to the wind, you push ever higher up the huge old Floyd | oak. A branch breaks and falls away under your feet, but fortunately Floyd | you were holding onto the limb above it. As you hang there looking Floyd | for another branch to transfer your weight to it occurs to you that Floyd | now might be a good time to give up and head back down. That's when Floyd | you hear it. Floyd | Floyd | Creeeaaakkkkk..............SNAP!!! Floyd | Floyd | AAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE............... Floyd | Floyd | In the process of falling you manage to break most of the major bones Floyd | in your body by crashing into the same sturdy branches you climbed Floyd | earlier. Your thick skull miraculously survives, at least until you Floyd | tumble out of the tree and smack head first onto the path below. Floyd | Twisted and bleeding, you lie under the huge old oak tree and calmly Floyd | watch the world fade to black around you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE DIED *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 185 moves, you have scored 3 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "u". Floyd | Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | A large female robin is perched on a branch to your left. She appears Floyd | to be standing guard over the nest she has built there. The nest Floyd | contains four pale blue eggs and a bobby pin. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we cannot go higher. At least, not safely." | |||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, an inner tube patch, and Floyd | a forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "what we need is some kind of cuckoo" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nest with stick" | ||||
Floyd | The robin's nest isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "show card to robin" | ||||
Floyd | The robin does not appear interested. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take egg" | ||||
Floyd | Seeing that you are clearly after her eggs, the robin explodes into Floyd | the air, and with a trilling battle cry springs to the attack. Floyd | Floyd | Her wings beat angrily in your face while a flurry of painful pecks Floyd | rain down on the top of your head. You swat at her wildly in an Floyd | effort to drive her back, but she's in her element and has no problem Floyd | avoiding your clumsy flailing. You, on the other hand, are clearly Floyd | out of your element. The fury of the robin's attack so startles you Floyd | that you momentarily forget one of the basic tenets of tree climbing, Floyd | namely, ALWAYS hold onto the tree. Floyd | Floyd | AAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE............... Floyd | Floyd | In the process of falling you manage to break most of the major bones Floyd | in your body by crashing into the same sturdy branches you climbed Floyd | earlier. Your thick skull miraculously survives, at least until you Floyd | tumble out of the tree and smack head first onto the path below. Floyd | Twisted and bleeding, you lie under the huge old oak tree and calmly Floyd | watch the world fade to black around you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE DIED *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 188 moves, you have scored 3 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "I know of one more item we haven't found, but I don't think it'll be useful here" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "take egg". Floyd | Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | A large female robin is perched on a branch to your left. She appears Floyd | to be standing guard over the nest she has built there. The nest Floyd | contains four pale blue eggs and a bobby pin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hair" | ||||
Floyd | The robin has done a very neat job of building her nest in the fork of Floyd | a limb. The usual twigs, straw, tufts of hair, and bits of twine have Floyd | been woven with care into a sturdy home. Peering into its Floyd | feather-lined interior you can see that she has laid four pale blue Floyd | eggs. You also notice that one of the tufts of hair she used still Floyd | has a bobby pin attached to it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "but I can lead us to get it if you want" | |||
| DavidW says, "We should try WB's idea with the paddle before leaving the environs of the tree." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the ground some Floyd | twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Having reached the lowest branch, you grab it and swing down out of Floyd | the tree. It feels good to have your feet on solid ground again. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You see a paddle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" | ||||
Floyd | business card: Dropped. Floyd | inner tube patch: Dropped. Floyd | forked stick: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | There's only so much you can carry up a tree. You'd better leave the Floyd | paddle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "drat" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||||
Floyd | business card: Taken. Floyd | inner tube patch: Taken. Floyd | forked stick: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "take paadle" | ||||
Floyd | The word "paadle" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we'll need to return here too. Bother." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | You are already carrying the paddle. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Go west?" | |||
| Ghogg says, "go to the pond." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "throw paddle into tree" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything in the oak tree. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We haven't seen a pond yet." | |||
| Ghogg says, "oh, if you go west you'll find it then" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Footpath Floyd | The south end of the property is heavily wooded. A single winding Floyd | footpath starts at the gap in the hedge to the west and runs east Floyd | through the dense foliage near the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | After a bit of squirming you manage to squeeze through the narrow gap Floyd | between the hedge and the wall. You make a mental note to reconsider Floyd | your decision not to go on a diet. Floyd | Floyd | Front Gate Floyd | The gravel driveway widens a bit as it passes through a gate in the Floyd | high stone wall that surrounds the estate. On the other side of the Floyd | gate the road quickly bends and disappears from sight behind the Floyd | trees. The neatly trimmed hedge on the west side of the driveway runs Floyd | in a solid, unbroken line right up to the wall. But, oddly enough, Floyd | there's a narrow gap between the hedge and the wall on the east side. Floyd | Floyd | You see a piece of paper here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" | ||||
Floyd | Just as you reach for the piece of paper a sudden gust of wind swirls Floyd | it up and deposits it on the other side of the gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read gate" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read paper" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "get paper with paddle" | ||||
Floyd | It's too far away for you to make out any detail, but it appears to be Floyd | some kind of sales brochure. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You can't reach the sales brochure with a paddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" | ||||
Floyd | The gate is an imposing affair made of wrought iron pikes interwoven Floyd | with decorative ironwork vines. It was standing wide open when you Floyd | arrived, but someone has apparently closed and locked it since then. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "I think this is one of the 'pretend to be a salesman' items" | |||
| DavidW says, "looks like" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gate" | ||||
Floyd | The wrought iron gate seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb gate" | ||||
Floyd | The tips of the pikes are VERY sharp. You wisely change your mind Floyd | about climbing the gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "I think the solution here might be finding who closed it and locked it, rather than anything physical" | |||
| DavidW says, "I'm not even sure which way the gate faces, or what it's between." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The thick (but neatly trimmed) hedge blocks your way. Obvious exits Floyd | lead north; south; and east, back to the east footpath. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "south is the gate" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | That's strange. The gate was standing wide open when you passed Floyd | through it earlier, but someone has apparently closed and locked it Floyd | since then. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | By the Pond Floyd | The driveway runs generally north to south, with occasional deviations Floyd | to pass by a large tree or, as is the case here, around a decorative Floyd | cement pond. A fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center Floyd | of the pond. The neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along both Floyd | sides of the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fountain" | ||||
Floyd | The fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center of the pond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pond" | ||||
Floyd | It looks like one of those decorative cement ponds that landscapers Floyd | are so fond of. This one is fairly large, say, maybe thirty feet Floyd | across, but doesn't look to be more than knee deep. A fountain sprays Floyd | and splashes cheerfully in its center. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in pond" | ||||
Floyd | You walk around the edge of the pond peering into the water. You Floyd | don't notice anything lying on the bottom within reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "enter pond" | ||||
Floyd | Throwing caution to the wind, you step over the edge of the pond and Floyd | plunge into the water. Floyd | Floyd | In the Cement Pond Floyd | The water is surprisingly cold, but thankfully only about knee deep. Floyd | The footing is a bit slippery, but as long as you're careful you Floyd | should be able to move around easily enough. The glint from something Floyd | shiny lying on the bottom of the pond briefly catches your eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hooray" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take shiny" | ||||
Floyd | According to my handy pocket dictionary, a glint is "a tiny bright Floyd | flash of light." Now you can splash about the pond chasing phantom Floyd | lights all day long if you want to, but what you might want to do Floyd | instead is search the pond for whatever it is that's making the glint. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "there's *always* something shiny" | |||
| DavidW says, "of course there is" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "search pond" | ||||
Floyd | You slosh around the pond looking for anything visible lying on its Floyd | bottom, and discover a shiny penny. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Also, intruding 'me'." | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Wasn't there something about wealth on the Triton plaque?" | ||||
| Ghogg says, "hmm." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't remember that. I'm thinking the penny will be used to repair the lift 'UP' button." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "I think it needs to be penny + something else. go try it and you'll see what I mean" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "The sea captain made his wealth." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "it is also possible the penny has multiple uses" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take penny" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||||
Floyd | It's a shiny Lincoln cent, just like the ones that keep cluttering up Floyd | your pockets. You do notice that it has the original wreath design on Floyd | the reverse. You don't see many of those any more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "on the sea, blabla etc. But the putton idea is nice." | |||
| Taleslinger says, "And the button idea, that's even better." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "I also tried using the shiny to attract the bird, but no luck with that" | ||||
| Ghogg says, "(not like I might've just been dumb at the time)" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pond" | ||||
Floyd | You slosh around the pond looking for anything visible lying on its Floyd | bottom, but come up empty handed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | You climb up out of the pond to stand dripping on the gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | By the Pond Floyd | The driveway runs generally north to south, with occasional deviations Floyd | to pass by a large tree or, as is the case here, around a decorative Floyd | cement pond. A fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center Floyd | of the pond. The neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along both Floyd | sides of the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | You look just like somebody who needs to deliver a package. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Wreath sounds familiar, too." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wreath" | ||||
Floyd | You look at the penny more closely. It's dated 1909 and has an "S" Floyd | mint mark. You also notice the initials "VDB" at the bottom of the Floyd | reverse. The penny is a lot older than it looks, and in mint Floyd | condition. You find yourself wondering if it might be worth something Floyd | to a collector. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg exclaims, "oh interesting!" | |||
| DavidW says, "That is interesting." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "this is the coin: [LINK]" | ||||
| DavidW says, "A collector would definitely want that." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "hm, the 'VDB' kind is worth $550 (right now)" | ||||
| Ghogg asks, "maybe we can use the penny on the button, but also give it to someone later to trade?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "maybe" | ||||
| Ghogg asks, "shall we try the garage?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "guess so" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to get out of? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "get out of pond" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to get out of? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I got out of the pond already." | |||
| Ghogg says, "oh, heh" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "north" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "north" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "north" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "north" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently down. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked in bay two. Its front wheel is secured by a Floyd | bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "go for it." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bay 6" | ||||
Floyd | You step into the service bay. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put penny in hole" | ||||
Floyd | (the UP button hole) Floyd | The terminals are recessed too far inside the control panel for you to Floyd | be able to touch them with the the shiny penny. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unscrew screw with penny" | ||||
Floyd | The head of the screw is stripped out. You can't remove it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "break screw" | ||||
Floyd | Breaking that would serve no purpose. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull screw" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to unscrew it first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open panel" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to remove the screw holding it closed first. And since Floyd | its head is stripped out, that's not really an option. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hinges" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hinges here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hinge" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hinge here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess that's another 'not yet'." | |||
| Ghogg says, "I think the only way to get a screw out in this condition is with something magnetic" | ||||
| DavidW says, "And the most likely place for a magnetic screwdriver is in the cabinet." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Or we're thinking about this wrong." | ||||
| DavidW says, "no, I think it's correct." | ||||
| Ghogg asks, "well, we can check triton one more time with penny, then try west of gravel driveway?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "The terminals are recessed too far inside the control panel for you to" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't see how the penny helps with Triton." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "We open the panel first." | ||||
| Ghogg asks, "WeirdBeard said something about wealrth?" | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "Maybe put it in the horn or something?" | ||||
| WeirdBeard asks, "Didn't one of the statues have one?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "If someone has an idea, try it." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "or maybe you need to turn penny into real wealth first" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says (to WeirdBeard), "ok" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" | ||||
Floyd | The stone pedestal is circular and rises about two feet above the Floyd | flagstone pavement. It supports a life-sized bronze sculpture of Floyd | Triton, and has a polished brass plaque attached to the front of it. Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "(we hadn't looked at the pedestal itself, I realized)" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x triton" | ||||
Floyd | The life-size bronze sculpture depicts the Greek sea-god Triton. He Floyd | is shown as a man from the waist up and has a dolphin's tail in place Floyd | of his legs. He is holding his signature trident in one hand and his Floyd | conch shell horn in the other. The beauty and level of detail of the Floyd | sculpture is impressive. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "put coin in plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything in the polished brass plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "x shell" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study the nuances of lawn sculpture later. Floyd | Right now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open, but there is nothing but Floyd | bare stone behind it. It has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I tried putting things in/on/behind the plaque already." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "put coin in hole" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hole here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "blow horn" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can inflate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "I thought it was a guess-the-noun problem." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put coin in horn" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything in the lawn sculpture. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tail" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study the nuances of lawn sculpture later. Floyd | Right now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn tail" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot turn that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we need to get a conch shell or build a slingshot first for this puzzle." | |||
| Ghogg says, "yeah" | ||||
| DavidW says, "In other words, we need to explore more." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "let's go west of the driveway" | ||||
| DavidW says, "go for it" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "I've got an idea with the screw that I saw on Get Smart or somewhere: use the penny as a screwdriver." | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "west" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to WB), "Tried that." | |||
| Ghogg says (to WeirdBeard), "we tried that" | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "west" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "west" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "west" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Darn. Missed it." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You soon realize you're in for a bit of a hike. The path passes to Floyd | the east of a large greenhouse, then bends northeast toward the cliffs Floyd | overlooking the ocean. The ground turns rocky and starts sloping Floyd | downward. Before long you're winding down stairs cut into the face of Floyd | the cliff. Floyd | Floyd | Crescent Beach Overlook Floyd | The steps end at wide ledge overlooking the ocean. The stairway that Floyd | once continued on down the cliff face to the narrow crescent-shaped Floyd | beach some fifty feet below you has collapsed into a twisted pile of Floyd | corroded metal. The beach itself is littered with broken shells and Floyd | hemmed in on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. A rusty iron Floyd | railing surrounds the overlook and protects you from falling. Floyd | Floyd | The way back starts with a long climb back up the steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We've never been north of P & A yet." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "spit in ocean" | ||||
Floyd | The word "spit" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railing" | ||||
Floyd | The railing is bolted directly to the rock, and at one time was no Floyd | doubt very safe and sturdy. However long exposure to the salt air has Floyd | left it badly rusted. An experimental shake causes one of the Floyd | remaining bolts to crack and fall to the beach below. You cautiously Floyd | take a step back from the edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take railing" | ||||
Floyd | Given the railing's current condition it might actually be possible to Floyd | rip it right out of the rock. However you see no reason to do so. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stairway" | ||||
Floyd | All that's left of the stairway that once descended from the overlook Floyd | to the beach is a twisted pile of corroded metal on the sand below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beach" | ||||
Floyd | The beach is about fifty feet directly below you. It's a narrow Floyd | crescent littered with broken shells and hemmed in on both ends by a Floyd | jumble of fallen rock. You can see a couple of large boulders Floyd | surrounded by thick brush standing against the face of the cliff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bounders" | ||||
Floyd | The word "bounders" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "oops boulders" | ||||
Floyd | A couple of large boulders surrounded by thick brush stand against the Floyd | face of the cliff on the narrow crescent-shaped beach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brush" | ||||
Floyd | The brush is thickest around the large boulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "maybe save, then try to get down there?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shells" | ||||
Floyd | Broken shells litter the sand on the narrow crescent-shaped beach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ocean" | ||||
Floyd | A gentle onshore breeze brings a light swell rolling onto the beach. Floyd | Its color rapidly changes from green to dark blue as it deepens Floyd | offshore. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cliff" | ||||
Floyd | You have a breathtaking view of the ocean from the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | The stairway down to the beach has collapsed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "If we jump down and live, we'd have no way back up." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "jump in ocean" | ||||
Floyd | You see no in ocean here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You peer over the railing at the beach some fifty feet below. You Floyd | make a mental note to reconsider your decision not to put The Suicide Floyd | Prevention Hotline on speed dial. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Yay reconsider recurring joke." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search shells" | ||||
Floyd | The broken shells are too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rocks" | ||||
Floyd | The beach is hemmed in on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. Waves Floyd | break over their jagged edges. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "there's a lot of 'you'll figure this out later' stuff" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "dive" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dive in? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||||
Floyd | The water is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump into brush" | ||||
Floyd | You see no into brush here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump on brush" | ||||
Floyd | The thick brush is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search railing" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing unusual in the iron railing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search stairway" | ||||
Floyd | The stairway is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "metal" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x metal" | ||||
Floyd | All that's left of the stairway that once descended from the overlook Floyd | to the beach is a twisted pile of corroded metal on the sand below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a paddle, a business card, an inner tube Floyd | patch, a forked stick, and a shiny penny. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I see no way to continue down from here." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cliff" | ||||
Floyd | The cliffs aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Perhaps there's a tunnel. Or a rope ladder." | |||
| Ghogg asks, "have we gone north of the west lawn yet?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Search somewhere else, yeah." | ||||
| DavidW says, "no, but I bet the flower beds block you." | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | The hike back isn't any shorter, and it's all uphill. You're huffing Floyd | and puffing a bit by the time you make it back to Poseidon & Floyd | Amphitrite. Floyd | Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Stupid question at this point but, what is this?" | |||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we need to find yet another new place." | |||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "north" | ||||
Floyd | Greenhouse Entrance Floyd | The path ends at the entrance to a large greenhouse. Its Floyd | glass-paneled walls are fogged with moisture. Peering inside you can Floyd | just make out what looks like long rows of plants, as well as the Floyd | shadowy shape of a figure moving about among them. There is a single Floyd | door, also glass, directly in front of you. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | The flagstone path leads back south across the lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to WB), "The game is Recluse." | |||
| DavidW says, "huh. A greenhouse." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x figure" | ||||
Floyd | You can see a shadowy figure moving around among the rows of plants Floyd | inside the greenhouse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ghogg says (to floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You step up and knock on the greenhouse door. You see the shadowy Floyd | figure look your way, then walk over to a table and pick something up. Floyd | The door swings open. Floyd | Floyd | The figure turns out to be the estate's gardener. He is clad in Floyd | coveralls and stooped with age. He is carrying a pair of hedge Floyd | clippers. He peers up at you through thick, fogged glasses. Floyd | Floyd | "That you Earl? 'Bout time you got back. That hedge by the garage Floyd | needs clippin', and uh, wait a sec..." He studies you intently Floyd | through the Coke bottle bottoms he uses for lenses for a moment, then Floyd | says, "Saaay, you ain't Earl." Floyd | Floyd | You decide to try the direct approach. "No, actually I have a very Floyd | important package I need to deliver to Mr. Winton, but I'm having a Floyd | hard time getting in to see him. I wonder if you could..." Floyd | Floyd | The old gardener cuts you off with a snort. "Nope! Try the main Floyd | entrance." Floyd | Floyd | Once again you find yourself standing before a closed door. So much Floyd | for the direct approach. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Looks like we need a disguise. Probably something minimal, like overalls." | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You start to knock on the door again and realize that you don't have a Floyd | plan of action, even if he does answer. He can't see that well. He Floyd | might talk to you if you could somehow make him think you were Earl. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener stoops and appears to examine some plants. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in greenhouse" | ||||
Floyd | You press your face against the glass and try to peer through the fog. Floyd | You see the shadowy figure of the gardener moving around among the Floyd | rows of plants inside the greenhouse. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener shuffles over to one side of the greenhouse and picks Floyd | through some objects on a table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||||
Floyd | You see no table here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "I have a feeling we're going to go through many disguises in this game" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You see no particular reason to go hiking off across the beautifully Floyd | manicured lawn when there are perfectly good paths available. Obvious Floyd | exits lead north; and south, back to the west lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't bring yourself to trample through the flowers when there are Floyd | perfectly good paths available. Obvious exits lead north, back to the Floyd | greenhouse; east, to the gravel driveway; and west, to the west lawn Floyd | by Poseidon & Amphitrite. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg asks, "did we look at poseidon that closely?" | |||
| DavidW says, "I looked at parts of him, yes, but it's discouraged, just like with Triton." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "hmmm" | ||||
| Ghogg says, "there *is* a hint system in this game but I feel like ought to be able to crack this" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read card" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | PLASTI-SIDE, Inc. Floyd | Floyd | The Vinyl Siding with the Iron-clad Floyd | Guarantee! Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dwayne R. Splatz Floyd | Customer Representative Floyd | (800) 555-KOTE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hmm... Looks like some poor siding salesman didn't read the plaque. Floyd | Oh well, not your problem. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn over card" | ||||
Floyd | You see no over card here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Hm, maybe it's nothing, but I'v e got a feeling we should go for the 'salesman' thing first. Not sure if we're doing this." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn card" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot turn that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg asks, "well, is the paper the only other thing we need to be a salesman? did they give us a list?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "My feeling is exactly the opposite. We need to do all the outside stuff and that will let us be a salesman." | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Dw), "Okay, then it's the outside stuff." | ||||
| DavidW says, "hm. I'm getting worried, though. We've played for two hours and made little progress." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "I'm not sure where we haven't ventured yet. North or south of East Lawn? West or East of Garage Entrance?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | By the Pond Floyd | The driveway runs generally north to south, with occasional deviations Floyd | to pass by a large tree or, as is the case here, around a decorative Floyd | cement pond. A fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center Floyd | of the pond. The neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along both Floyd | sides of the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The thick (but neatly trimmed) hedge blocks your way. Obvious exits Floyd | lead north, to the garage entrance; east, to the east lawn; and west, Floyd | back to the gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't bring yourself to trample through the flowers when there are Floyd | perfectly good paths available. Obvious exits lead east, to the east Floyd | lawn by Triton; and west, back to the east gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The thick, overgrown hedge blocks your way. Obvious exits lead north, Floyd | to the garage; and south, back to the east gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The untrimmed hedge isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "trim hedge" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to cut it with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "trimmers" | ||||
Floyd | You see no trimmers here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "ok, I looked at the hints" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The untrimmed hedge isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg asks, "want to know what we can solve next?" | |||
| DavidW says, "sure. I'll take a teensy hint." | ||||
| Ghogg says, "grasshopper" | ||||
| DavidW says, "uh. sure." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "I don't know why we'd want a grasshopper, master-san. To feed the robin?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Sounds reasonable." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "And is there something that could tempt a hungry grasshopper?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Also, I thought 'the hopper is unimportant'." | ||||
| maga asks, "did we try picking flowers?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to maga), "no, we didn't try that." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick flower" | ||||
Floyd | You see no flower here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick flowers" | ||||
Floyd | You see no flowers here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick flower" | ||||
Floyd | The flowerbeds aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search flowers" | ||||
Floyd | The flowerbeds aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You hike down the path. The rolling green lawn quickly gives way to Floyd | woods choked by dense undergrowth as it bends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Grassy Area Floyd | The trees are a bit thinner here, allowing dappled sunlight to reach Floyd | the ground. As a result there are numerous small clumps of grass Floyd | scattered along this stretch of the footpath. The footpath bends to Floyd | the southwest behind you. It continues to the east where it looks Floyd | like it might widen out a bit. Floyd | Floyd | You notice a small green grasshopper munching on a clump of grass Floyd | nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hopper" | ||||
Floyd | You lunge for the grasshopper, and miss again. This time he takes Floyd | flight just long enough to reach a clump of grass on the other side of Floyd | the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Ooh... really close that time. The grasshopper takes three quick hops Floyd | and ends up behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Just as you're about to spring the grasshopper decides the grass is Floyd | greener over... there, and leaps to a new clump. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You lunge for the grasshopper one last time, and much to your (and Floyd | even more to the grasshopper's) surprise you actually manage to trap Floyd | him under your cupped palm. I guess your previous clumsy efforts must Floyd | have lulled the poor little guy into a false sense of security. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hooray" | ||||
Floyd | The word "hooray" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ghogg says, "hee hee" | |||
| Ghogg says, "with the grasshopper I got quite a bit farther without hints, so I'll stay quiet from here" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | It's been a long time since you last did much tree climbing, but Floyd | you're willing to give it a try. You grab one of the lower branches Floyd | and pull yourself up. Floyd | Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the ground some Floyd | twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | A large female robin is perched on a branch to your left. She appears Floyd | to be standing guard over the nest she has built there. The nest Floyd | contains four pale blue eggs and a bobby pin. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give grasshopper to robin" | ||||
Floyd | It just so happens that small green grasshoppers are this particular Floyd | robin's absolute favorite afternoon snack. Her normal caution Floyd | overcome by hunger, she bursts forth in a flurry of beating wings and Floyd | dives for the grasshopper. Before you can even twitch in response Floyd | she's snapped it from your fingertips and zoomed back out of reach. Floyd | By the time she has regained her perch all traces of the poor little Floyd | guy are gone. She continues to watch you warily. Floyd | Floyd | So much for your show of good will. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "give grasshopper to robin". Floyd | Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | A large female robin is perched on a branch to your left. She appears Floyd | to be standing guard over the nest she has built there. The nest Floyd | contains four pale blue eggs and a bobby pin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "show hopper to robin" | ||||
Floyd | Carefully taking the grasshopper between thumb and forefinger, you Floyd | hold it out to where the robin can see it. She begins cheeping and Floyd | bobbing her head in excitement. You can almost feel the poor little Floyd | guy cringe in your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pin" | ||||
Floyd | Something about the way the robin is watching your every move makes Floyd | you think that right now might not be a good time to be reaching Floyd | toward her nest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Wait, we can't climb with a paddle, but with one hand clenched to a fist?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop hopper" | ||||
Floyd | You hold the hand containing the grasshopper out in front of you and Floyd | slowly open it. The grasshopper cautiously pokes its head up and Floyd | takes a look around. Spotting the robin, it immediately springs in Floyd | terror for the nearest clump of leaves. The robin explodes into the Floyd | air and dives in after it. You hear rustling sounds and occasional Floyd | excited chirps coming from various points in the branches around you. Floyd | Floyd | The chase is on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pin" | ||||
Floyd | You try your best to not disturb the four small pale blue eggs as you Floyd | carefully slip the bobby pin out of the nest. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Just as you're about to do that the robin returns to her perch and Floyd | chirps at you unhappily. The grasshopper must have escaped. You hold Floyd | your breath as she examines her nest. Thankfully she sees nothing Floyd | awry and resumes her watch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the ground some Floyd | twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pin" | ||||
Floyd | The bobby pin is badly rusted. It must have been lying outside in the Floyd | rain and snow for a long time before the robin found it. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga asks, "so go back to the padlock and try picking it?" | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Now pick the shed's lock?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean pin" | ||||
Floyd | You wouldn't know how to clean that. Floyd | Floyd | A squirrel holding a large acorn darts out of the foliage to chitter Floyd | at you angrily for invading his domain, then just as abruptly Floyd | disappears back into the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "prick squirrel" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "prick squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | The word "prick" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "since that is the only purpose of bobby-pins in any sensible adventure" | |||
| DavidW says, "Squirrel isn't actually there." | ||||
| DavidW says (to maga), "The lock is supposedly unpickable." | ||||
| DavidW says, "but sure, let's test it." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | maga says (to DW), "only in Slovenia" | |||
Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Having reached the lowest branch, you grab it and swing down out of Floyd | the tree. It feels good to have your feet on solid ground again. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You see a paddle here. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Grassy Area Floyd | The trees are a bit thinner here, allowing dappled sunlight to reach Floyd | the ground. As a result there are numerous small clumps of grass Floyd | scattered along this stretch of the footpath. The footpath bends to Floyd | the southwest behind you. It continues to the east where it looks Floyd | like it might widen out a bit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick lock with pin" | ||||
Floyd | It always works in the movies, but you don't hold out much hope as you Floyd | carefully straighten the rusty bobby pin and insert in the keyhole. Floyd | You poke and prod a bit, then twist the pin. Much to your surprise Floyd | you hear a tiny grinding sound and the lock cylinder moves slightly. Floyd | You twist harder and it moves some more, but you can also feel the Floyd | bobby pin starting to bend and crumble in your fingers. You decide to Floyd | give it one final hard twist. Just as the cylinder starts to turn the Floyd | bobby pin snaps off flush with the keyhole and what's left of it Floyd | disintegrates into a pile of gritty rust in your hand. Floyd | Floyd | The lock stays shut. Floyd | Floyd | Note: There will now be a short pause to allow you to fully express Floyd | your opinion of bobby pins, padlocks, adventure games, adventure game Floyd | authors, and life in general. Floyd | Floyd | Press the space bar when you're done... Floyd | Floyd | Wow! Where did you learn all those six-syllable expletives? I'm Floyd | impressed. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, with that out of your system you decide to give the offending Floyd | padlock one last yank before you stomp off in disgust, and darned if Floyd | the stupid thing doesn't fall open in your hand. (Now aren't you Floyd | sorry you said all those terrible things about adventure game Floyd | authors.) Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, an inner tube patch, a Floyd | forked stick, a shiny penny, and a paddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "hahha" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lock" | ||||
Floyd | The remaining piece of the bobby pin has hopelessly jammed the Floyd | padlock's locking mechanism, rendering it useless. Since it obviously Floyd | has been picked you briefly consider trying to return it to the Floyd | manufacturer for replacement, but decide to skip the trip to Slovenia Floyd | for now and leave it where it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | You unhook the lock, flip back the hasp, re-hang the lock, and give Floyd | the door a tug. It creaks open on rusty hinges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | It takes a moment for your eyes to adjust to the shadowy dimness Floyd | inside the shed. The first thing you notice is a long wooden Floyd | workbench against the left wall. The top of the bench is littered Floyd | with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted unidentifiable junk. Floyd | The only thing you recognize is the electric grinder bolted to the Floyd | bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails march along the right Floyd | wall, probably driven there long ago to hang tools on. Stacked Floyd | against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of salesman's sample Floyd | cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | Hanging on the nails are a gimme cap and a chambray work shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cap" | ||||
Floyd | The cap looks like your typical gimme cap, the kind businesses like to Floyd | emblazon with their company logos then sell to rubes who actually WANT Floyd | to look like walking billboards. This one is a bit worn and has a few Floyd | grease stains on it, but looks to be perfectly serviceable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shirt" | ||||
Floyd | The shirt is a typical blue chambray work shirt. It has short Floyd | sleeves, is passably clean, and has the name Earl embroidered over the Floyd | spot where the now-missing pocket used to be. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cap, shirt" | ||||
Floyd | gimme cap: Taken. Floyd | chambray work shirt: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cases" | ||||
Floyd | Yep, that's what they are all right. Salesman's sample cases. A Floyd | whole pile of 'em in every shape and size imaginable. You've never Floyd | seen so much genuine Naugahyde all in one place in your life. Kind'a Floyd | makes you wonder just how many salesmen over the years failed to read Floyd | the plaque next to the mansion's main entrance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cases" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals a wonderful collection of plastic shower curtain Floyd | hooks (available in nine decorator colors). After a brief examination Floyd | of the case's totally useless contents you close it in disgust and Floyd | toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cases" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the pile of sample cases but sample cases. Lots Floyd | and lots of them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take case" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals listings for over fifty fabulous time-share Floyd | vacation condos, all available for a limited time only! After a brief Floyd | examination of the case's totally useless contents you close it in Floyd | disgust and toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals a fascinating assortment of adult nov... Uh, never Floyd | mind that one. After a brief examination of the case's totally useless Floyd | contents you close it in disgust and toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals a set of six Elvis collector plates showing his Floyd | transformation from young heartthrob to aging, overweight superstar. Floyd | After a brief examination of the case's totally useless contents you Floyd | close it in disgust and toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | As you prepare to check yet another no doubt useless sample case you Floyd | can almost hear Obi-Wan's voice behind you. "These aren't the cases Floyd | you're looking for. Move along..." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals over forty wonderful herbal products guaranteed to Floyd | keep you healthy, fit, and broke for life (dealerships available). Floyd | After a brief examination of the case's totally useless contents you Floyd | close it in disgust and toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals a complete line of Cramway products, each Floyd | specifically formulated to meet your every cleaning need. After a Floyd | brief examination of the case's totally useless contents you close it Floyd | in disgust and toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You rummage around in the pile and pick a sample case at random. Floyd | Opening it reveals no less than fourteen different handy-dandy Floyd | labor-saving widgets no kitchen should be without. After a brief Floyd | examination of the case's totally useless contents you close it in Floyd | disgust and toss it back on the pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "my." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x junk" | ||||
Floyd | Broken tools, old car parts, and assorted unidentifiable junk litter Floyd | the top of the bench. Nothing useful is readily apparent in the pile, Floyd | but who knows what a more thorough examination might turn up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" | ||||
Floyd | You dig through the pile of junk on the table, and much to your Floyd | surprise discover some leather work gloves, a screwdriver, and an Floyd | inner tube. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gloves" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tube" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glovews" | ||||
Floyd | The word "glovews" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "oops gloves" | ||||
Floyd | The pair of cowhide grain leather work gloves are well worn from long, Floyd | hard use, but still intact and pliant enough to wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | In 349 moves, you have scored 7 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | (To see a detailed accounting of your score, type FULL SCORE.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | The screwdriver has the usual bladed tip and a yellow plastic handle Floyd | grooved for easy gripping. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tube" | ||||
Floyd | A typical old black rubber inner tube. It's too big to be for a car Floyd | tire. It must have come from a truck or tractor or something. The Floyd | rubber still looks serviceable, but upon closer inspection you Floyd | discover a quarter-inch long gash near the valve stem. The gash Floyd | explains why it was abandoned among the other junk on the bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put patch on tube" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully peel the backing from the patch, position it over the Floyd | gash, and press it home. Hopefully it will hold once the tube is Floyd | inflated. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search junk" | ||||
Floyd | You dig through the pile of junk on the table, but find nothing of Floyd | interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grinder" | ||||
Floyd | The electric grinder's motor, grinding wheel, power cord, and on-off Floyd | switch are all in place and intact. It is not plugged into anything Floyd | at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulb" | ||||
Floyd | The light bulb is ordinary in every way. It is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on bulb" | ||||
Floyd | There's a click as you pull the chain, but the light bulb remains Floyd | dark. It could be burned out, or the circuit could be dead. It might Floyd | not hurt to see where the wires lead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off bulb" | ||||
Floyd | The light bulb is already as off as it's ever going to get. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wires" | ||||
Floyd | The electrical cable runs from the light fixture to a location behind Floyd | the workbench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fixture" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fixture" | ||||
Floyd | A single-bulb light fixture is mounted over the workbench. An Floyd | electrical cable leads from the fixture to a location behind the Floyd | workbench. The fixture has a pull chain attached to it for turning it Floyd | on and off. The light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind workbench" | ||||
Floyd | You bend down and peer under the workbench. There's an power outlet Floyd | conveniently attached to the wall under there. The cable from the Floyd | light fixture feeds into it from above, and conduit runs from it to a Floyd | location concealed by the open door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x conduit" | ||||
Floyd | The conduit runs from the power outlet under the bench to a location Floyd | concealed by the open door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | You swing the door closed. The gloom inside the shed deepens to Floyd | near-total darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x conduit" | ||||
Floyd | You see no conduit here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | You swing the door open. The inside of the shed returns to its normal Floyd | level of gloominess. Floyd | Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x outlet" | ||||
Floyd | A standard 3-prong power outlet is attached to the wall under the Floyd | bench. The cable from the light fixture feeds into it from above, and Floyd | conduit runs from it to a location concealed by the open door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "look behind door" | ||||
Floyd | You swing the door closed to check behind it. The gloom inside the Floyd | shed deepens to near-total darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We need to get the light on to check behind the door. Or get a flashlight." | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "Screwdriver for the screw, obviously." | ||||
| DavidW says, "er, no. The screw is stripped." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | You swing the door open. The inside of the shed returns to its normal Floyd | level of gloominess. Floyd | Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nails" | ||||
Floyd | The nails appear to be perfectly ordinary 10p carpentry nails. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grinder" | ||||
Floyd | The electric grinder's motor, grinding wheel, power cord, and on-off Floyd | switch are all in place and intact. It is not plugged into anything Floyd | at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x motor" | ||||
Floyd | The 1/4 hp electric motor is old and battered, but the shaft spins Floyd | freely. You don't see anything obviously wrong with it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wheel" | ||||
Floyd | The grinding wheel currently attached to the motor's shaft is marked Floyd | "medium grit". It should be OK for most grinding and sharpening Floyd | needs. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Is there something we need to sharpen?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cord" | ||||
Floyd | The grinder's power cord is not plugged into anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x switch" | ||||
Floyd | The power switch is currently in the OFF position. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a shiny Floyd | penny, a paddle, a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, some leather work Floyd | gloves, a screwdriver, and an inner tube. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a shiny Floyd | penny, a paddle, a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, some leather work Floyd | gloves, a screwdriver, and an inner tube. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we should wear the shirt and gloves and go back to the greenhouse." | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Agreed." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear shirt" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the chambray work shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The trees thin quickly, giving way to rolling green lawn as the path Floyd | bends to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Greenhouse Entrance Floyd | The path ends at the entrance to a large greenhouse. Its Floyd | glass-paneled walls are fogged with moisture. Peering inside you can Floyd | just make out what looks like long rows of plants, as well as the Floyd | shadowy shape of a figure moving about among them. There is a single Floyd | door, also glass, directly in front of you. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | The flagstone path leads back south across the lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You start to knock on the door again, but hesitate. The chambray work Floyd | shirt and leather work gloves still might not be enough to fool the Floyd | old gardener into thinking you're Earl. You decide to try to find one Floyd | more piece of his apparel to wear, just to be sure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear cap" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the gimme cap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You start to knock on the door, but hesitate. The old gardener might Floyd | be a bit surprised to see Earl the groundskeeper lugging around a Floyd | paddle, and you don't want him looking at you too closely. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener walks to a different group of plants and starts digging Floyd | with a hand trowel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener picks up a water can and sprinkles some seedlings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You step up and knock on the greenhouse door. You see the old Floyd | gardener again look your way, hesitate, scratch his head, sigh, then Floyd | finally walk over to a table and pick something up. The door swings Floyd | open. He peers up at you through thick, fogged glasses. You stare Floyd | intently at your shoes, letting the bill of the gimme cap hide your Floyd | face. Floyd | Floyd | Grumbling, he says, "'Bout time you got back, Earl. That hedge by the Floyd | garage needs clippin' real bad. Here, take these." Floyd | Floyd | "OK," you mumble as you take a pair of hedge clippers from his hands. Floyd | You turn quickly to make your getaway. Floyd | Floyd | "And come right back when you're done," he calls after you. "I got Floyd | some more stuff that needs doin'." Floyd | Floyd | You wave in acknowledgement without looking back. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clippers" | ||||
Floyd | The hedge clippers are well-worn and dulled with age. Spots of rust Floyd | adorn the blades. They move easily when you open and close them, but Floyd | given their current state it's unlikely that you'll be able to cut Floyd | anything with them. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. This is what we need to sharpen." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "what's our last save?" | |||
| [whiz-games] Whizzard stretches. | DavidW says, "I've forgotten what our last save name was." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a shiny Floyd | penny, a screwdriver, an inner tube, some dull hedge clippers, and a Floyd | paddle. You're wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, and some Floyd | leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener reties some stray branches to a trellis. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You hike down the path. The rolling green lawn quickly gives way to Floyd | woods choked by dense undergrowth as it bends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "plug cord in outlet" | ||||
Floyd | You crawl under the workbench and plug the power cord into the outlet, Floyd | then stand back up when you're done. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on grinder" | ||||
Floyd | You turn on the grinder's power switch. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off grinder" | ||||
Floyd | You turn off the grinder's power switch. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "x grinder" | ||||
Floyd | The electric grinder's motor, grinding wheel, power cord, and on-off Floyd | switch are all in place and intact. It is plugged in and turned OFF. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga asks, "so the power's out?" | |||
| DavidW says, "There's something behind the door that needs to be fixed." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x conduit" | ||||
Floyd | The conduit runs from the power outlet under the bench to a location Floyd | concealed by the open door. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "a fusebox, undoubtedly" | |||
| DavidW says, "oh. probably." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "So, we need more light." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "More exploring. *sigh?" | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "Or have we seen everything?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "we could try the screwdriver on the screw, and hope the screwdriver is in fact a magnetic one." | ||||
| maga says, "sounds good" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Obvious exits lead northwest, to the footpath Floyd | through the small clearing; and in, back to the garden shed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The trees thin quickly, giving way to rolling green lawn as the path Floyd | bends to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You can't bring yourself to trample through the flowers when there are Floyd | perfectly good paths available. Obvious exits lead east, back to the Floyd | east lawn by Triton; and west, to the east gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently down. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked in bay two. Its front wheel is secured by a Floyd | bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unscrew screw with screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | The head of the screw is stripped out. You can't remove it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, that's what I thought." | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Maybe we can magnetize it somehow?" | ||||
| DavidW asks (of Taleslinger), "yes? With?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "put screwdriver in hole" | ||||
Floyd | Which hole do you mean, the canoe hole, or the panel hole? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "panel" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in the service bay) Floyd | You carefully stick the blade of the screwdriver through the hole in Floyd | control panel and touch it to the two terminals. The lift's hydraulic Floyd | pump whines to life and the Jag rises smoothly into the air. Floyd | Floyd | You discover a gold cigarette lighter lying on the service bay floor Floyd | under the hydraulic lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hooray!" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Wow." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Nice work." | ||||
| [whiz-games] Gunther says, "yo" | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take lighter" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Now we have light!" | |||
| maga says (to Floyd), "x lighter" | ||||
Floyd | The lighter is a classic Zippo done in 18K gold. You remember reading Floyd | somewhere that J. Daggett was a great cigar aficionado. The message Floyd | engraved into the lighter's shiny gold surface would certainly Floyd | indicate that it belonged to him. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oho" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "If that zippo's locked, I'm crying!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the hydraulic lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read lighter" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Happy Floyd | Anniversary Floyd | Dag! Floyd | May 4th Floyd | Floyd | Love, Em Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but wonder how J. Daggett came to lose this obviously Floyd | expensive personal gift from his wife Emmeline. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga asks, "her nickname for him is *Dag*?" | |||
| maga says, "how very romantic" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh. Plot point: The guy is a recluse because of the death of his wife." | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "Is Emmeline an Emily in-joke?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no, I don't see that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Let's fix the fusebox and clippers" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You hike down the path. The rolling green lawn quickly gives way to Floyd | woods choked by dense undergrowth as it bends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | You swing the door closed. The gloom inside the shed deepens to Floyd | near-total darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lighter" | ||||
Floyd | You snap the lighter open and flick the striking wheel. The flint Floyd | sparks and the wick instantly bursts into flame. Floyd | Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | Now that the door is closed you can see a fuse box mounted to the wall Floyd | in the space normally concealed by the open door. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "if no cheese is involved it's not an Emily in-joke" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to remove the screw first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open fuse box" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to remove the screw first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||||
Floyd | The fuse box is a small gray metal box, slightly smaller than a Floyd | shoebox, with a lever on one side and a hinged cover. It's mounted to Floyd | the wall next to the bench. Electrical conduit runs from the bottom Floyd | of the fuse box to the power outlet under the bench. Floyd | Floyd | The fuse box lever is in the ON position. The fuse box cover is Floyd | closed and secured with a screw. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unscrew screw with screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | You insert the tip of the screwdriver into the head of the screw and Floyd | twist firmly counterclockwise. After a brief hesitation the screw Floyd | breaks loose, then spins out the rest of the way easily. As the last Floyd | few threads clear the hole it wobbles then falls to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take screw" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Turn it off before you try anything" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off lever" | ||||
Floyd | You move the lever down into the OFF position. The light bulb remains Floyd | off. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in box" | ||||
Floyd | The fuse box contains a single fuse socket. The socket contains a Floyd | blown fuse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take fuse" | ||||
Floyd | You unscrew and take the blown fuse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put penny in socket" | ||||
Floyd | You try not to think about the phrase "electrical fire" as you Floyd | cautiously poke the penny into the back of the socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close box" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on lever" | ||||
Floyd | You move the lever up into the ON position. You hear the metallic Floyd | 'clink' of the penny falling out of the socket and hitting the bottom Floyd | of the fuse box. The vibration from the lever being moved must have Floyd | jarred it loose. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [whiz-games] Whizzard says, "hey G" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off lever" | ||||
Floyd | You move the lever down into the OFF position. The light bulb remains Floyd | off. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, some dull hedge clippers, a paddle, a gold Floyd | lighter (providing light), a screw, and a blown fuse. You're wearing Floyd | a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, and some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x tube" | ||||
Floyd | A typical old black rubber inner tube. It's too big to be for a car Floyd | tire. It must have come from a truck or tractor or something. The Floyd | patch you applied appears to be firmly stuck into place. Hopefully it Floyd | will hold air when you try to inflate it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "remove patch" | ||||
Floyd | (from the inner tube) Floyd | You can't have that; it's part of the inner tube. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Screw the fuse back in behind the penny" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the fuse box reveals a shiny penny. As soon as you get the Floyd | fuse box cover fully open the penny falls out and rolls off across the Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take penny" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put penny in socket" | ||||
Floyd | You try not to think about the phrase "electrical fire" as you Floyd | cautiously poke the penny into the back of the socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put fuse in socket" | ||||
Floyd | You screw the blown fuse down on top of the penny. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close box" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on lever" | ||||
Floyd | You move the lever up into the ON position. The light bulb begins to Floyd | glow dimly. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close lighter" | ||||
Floyd | You snap the lighter closed to extinguish the flame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "turn on grinder" | ||||
Floyd | You turn on the grinder's power switch. It's power restored, the Floyd | grinder spins to life. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a low, steady whirring sound coming from the grinder. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "grind shears" | ||||
Floyd | The word "shears" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, some dull hedge clippers, a paddle, a gold Floyd | lighter, and a screw. You're wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work Floyd | shirt, and some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "grind clippers" | ||||
Floyd | (with the electric grinder) Floyd | You open the clippers and begin to move the edges of the two blades Floyd | back and forth against the spinning grinder wheel. Sparks fly as you Floyd | carefully hone them back to razor sharpness. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a low, steady whirring sound coming from the grinder. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "grind clippers" | ||||
Floyd | (with the electric grinder) Floyd | The hedge clippers are already as sharp as they're going to get. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [whiz-games] Gunther asks, "whizzup?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off grinder" | ||||
Floyd | You turn off the grinder's power switch. It's power cut, the grinder Floyd | spins down and stops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off bulb" | ||||
Floyd | The gloom inside the shed deepens to near-total darkness. There's a Floyd | click as you pull the chain, and the light bulb goes out. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "now we show that squirrel who's boss" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the shed door) Floyd | You swing the door open. The inside of the shed returns to its normal Floyd | level of gloominess. Floyd | Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "er, I think we want to trim the hedge, don't we?" | |||
| WeirdBeard asks, "do we need our peeny?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to WB), "hm. We might, yeah." | ||||
| maga says, "okay, okay, do the boring thing" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | Taleslinger says (to maga), "Squirrels are cute!" | |||
Floyd | You swing the door closed. The gloom inside the shed deepens to Floyd | near-total darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lighter" | ||||
Floyd | You snap the lighter open and flick the striking wheel. The flint Floyd | sparks and the wick instantly bursts into flame. Floyd | Floyd | In the Garden Shed Floyd | You see a long wooden workbench against the left wall. The top of the Floyd | bench is littered with broken tools, old car parts, and assorted Floyd | unidentifiable junk. The only thing you recognize is the electric Floyd | grinder bolted to the bench's far end. A crooked row of rusty nails Floyd | march along the right wall, probably driven there long ago to hang Floyd | tools on. Stacked against the back wall is what looks to be a pile of Floyd | salesman's sample cases. The whole place has a musty, abandoned air Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | There's a single-bulb light fixture mounted over the workbench. The Floyd | light bulb is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | Now that the door is closed you can see a fuse box mounted to the wall Floyd | in the space normally concealed by the open door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off lever" | ||||
Floyd | You move the lever down into the OFF position. The light bulb remains Floyd | off. The grinder remains off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||||
Floyd | The fuse socket contains a shiny penny. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "it seems to me that we might need to use the clippers to meet our own wicked ends before giving them back, though" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take penny" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to remove the fuse first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take fuse" | ||||
Floyd | You unscrew and take the blown fuse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take penny" | ||||
Floyd | You hold your hand under the socket and tap the side of the fuse box. Floyd | The penny tumbles out into your palm. It appears to have accumulated Floyd | a few nicks and scratches from having the fuse screwed down on top of Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [whiz-games] Whizzard says, "Not much. Just vegging today." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x penny" | ||||
Floyd | It's a shiny Lincoln cent, just like the ones that keep cluttering up Floyd | your pockets. You do notice that it has the original wreath design on Floyd | the reverse. You don't see many of those any more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean it" | ||||
Floyd | You wouldn't know how to clean that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [whiz-games] Gunther says, "I'm just sorting through my new Pirates ships" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the shed door) Floyd | You swing the door open. The inside of the shed returns to its normal Floyd | level of gloominess. Floyd | Floyd | By the Garden Shed Floyd | A dilapidated old garden shed squats forlornly next to the wall in the Floyd | far southeast corner of the property. The only thing even remotely Floyd | new about it is the shiny chrome-plated padlock on its door. The path Floyd | back to the small clearing lies to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | You see no reason to travel around with a lit lighter in your hand. Floyd | You snap the lighter closed to extinguish the flame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The trees thin quickly, giving way to rolling green lawn as the path Floyd | bends to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The hedge continues along the driveway to the garage. Floyd | However, unlike the hedge in other parts of the estate, this one is Floyd | rather badly overgrown. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "trim hedges" | ||||
Floyd | (with the sharp hedge clippers) Floyd | You set about the task of trimming the thick hedge with vigor. The Floyd | freshly sharpened clippers chew through the foliage with little Floyd | resistance, and before long you have the hedge shaping up nicely. As Floyd | you work on its east side you also uncover the entrance to a bare Floyd | footpath leading east. A bit of extra clipping makes it passable once Floyd | again. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "oho, so that's how we benefit out of this" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sand" | ||||
Floyd | The beach is about two hundred feet directly below you. It's wide and Floyd | sandy, and looks like it would be a great place to spend a sunny Floyd | afternoon with the family. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "x rock" | ||||
Floyd | Part of the cliff has collapsed, blocking the west end of the beach. Floyd | The rocks extend well out into the bay. Waves break over their jagged Floyd | edges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "x sand" | ||||
Floyd | The wide, sandy beach follows the curve of the bay to the east and Floyd | eventually disappears behind the cliffs as it turns south. To the Floyd | west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb rock" | ||||
Floyd | You explore the fallen rocks to see if you can find a way over or Floyd | through them. You quickly give up. They're steep, jagged, Floyd | dangerously slippery, and extend well out into the bay. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig sand" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to dig for buried pirate treasure later. Right Floyd | now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You shade your eyes and study the long curve of the beach to the east. Floyd | Other than a few nude sunbathers you see nothing of interest, and Floyd | decide to skip the hike. Floyd | Floyd | (Just kidding about the nude sunbathers.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ocean" | ||||
Floyd | A gentle onshore breeze brings a light swell rolling onto the beach. Floyd | The color of the water changes from green to dark blue as it deepens Floyd | offshore. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||||
Floyd | (the water) Floyd | A nice swim would certainly be refreshing, however you can't put the Floyd | package down and you dare not get it wet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cliff" | ||||
Floyd | The view of the cliffs towering over the beach is awe-inspiring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [whiz-games] Gunther says, "also picked up a copy of Wings of War, which apparently is published by FFG" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [whiz-games] Gunther asks, "is there *anything* you guys aren't publishing?" | DavidW says, "hm." | |||
| DavidW says, "I suppose we can return the clippers." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Or threaten the squirrel with them." | ||||
| maga says, "in order to be given our next chore? right" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Just a guess, but we might have to go innertubing to get in the ocean." | ||||
| maga asks, "with a bike tube?" | ||||
| Taleslinger asks (of wb), "You mean using the snorkel as a tube?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Err, the other way around." | ||||
| DavidW says, "An inner tube is not a snorkel." | ||||
| WeirdBeard asks, "You've never rid an inner tube before?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I have." | ||||
| DavidW says, "But we haven't seen anywhere to 'inner tube' to." | ||||
| maga says, "yeah, but I figured that you needed one the size of a car tyre at least" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tube" | ||||
Floyd | A typical old black rubber inner tube. It's too big to be for a car Floyd | tire. It must have come from a truck or tractor or something. The Floyd | patch you applied appears to be firmly stuck into place. Hopefully it Floyd | will hold air when you try to inflate it. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "aaah" | |||
| DavidW says, "It's bigger." | ||||
| maga asks, "why did I think it was from a bicycle?" | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "blow up tube" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to inflate it with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "breath" | ||||
Floyd | The word "breath" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "air" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "blow up tube with air" | ||||
Floyd | You'll need to find an air hose first. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "You can't do it with your mouth, guy." | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Wasn't there something in the garage?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "It's not a balloon." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Yes. A locked cabinet." | ||||
| maga says, "So, the key and the statue puzzle." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "I saw a guy on You Bet Your Life blow up an inner tube with his mouth. He blew so hard it really blew up." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We need to either return the clippers or use 'em vs the squirrel." | ||||
| maga says, "I really don't think that the clippers are relevant to the squirrel" | ||||
| DavidW says (to maga), "me neither, but that was WB's idea." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I vote return the clippers next." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "There is an air compressor beside the lift. I checked scrollbacl-" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "ah, right. I forgot that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "what are we doing? The clock's tickin'." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "But giving back the clippers seems more likely to lead anywhere." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Freshly cut hedge clippings are strewn about the area. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "yeah, there's no apparent purpose for the tube yet" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Greenhouse Entrance Floyd | The path ends at the entrance to a large greenhouse. Its Floyd | glass-paneled walls are fogged with moisture. Peering inside you can Floyd | just make out what looks like long rows of plants, as well as the Floyd | shadowy shape of a figure moving about among them. There is a single Floyd | door, also glass, directly in front of you. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | The flagstone path leads back south across the lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener walks to a different group of plants and starts digging Floyd | with a hand trowel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You step up and knock on the greenhouse door. You see the gardener Floyd | look your way, then walk toward the door. It swings open. You again Floyd | stare intently at your shoes to hide your face. Floyd | Floyd | "You get that hedge clipped yet?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yep," you mumble without looking up. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener nods and picks up a couple of items sitting next to the Floyd | door. He hands them to you and says, "'Bout time. Now take these and Floyd | clean up, and this time don't take all day doin' it neither." Floyd | Floyd | You take the leaf rake and peanut sack and turn to go. You hear the Floyd | door close sharply behind you. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rake" | ||||
Floyd | The leaf rake consists of a fan of springy metal tines attached to a Floyd | long wooden handle. It's ideal for raking up loose brush, leaves, and Floyd | grass. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener shuffles over to one side of the greenhouse and picks Floyd | through some objects on a table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sack" | ||||
Floyd | The large burlap sack looks just like the ones handed out at fairs for Floyd | sack races. It has the word "PEANUTS" stenciled in block letters on Floyd | it. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "smell sack" | ||||
Floyd | You smell nothing out of the ordinary. Floyd | Floyd | The gardener reties some stray branches to a trellis. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, mr squirrel...." | |||
| maga says (to Floyd), "open sack" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the peanut sack reveals three peanuts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take peanuts" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x peanuts" | ||||
Floyd | The peanuts are raw and still in their shells. They look typical in Floyd | every respect. You have three peanuts left. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That 'three peanuts left' bothers me." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Freshly cut hedge clippings are strewn about the area. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "rake clippings" | ||||
Floyd | It takes a bit of doing, but before long you manage to rake the Floyd | scattered hedge clippings into a single large pile. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Maybe we have three chances to get it right. Save before we try anything, obviously." | |||
| maga asks, "as in, we're going to only get three shots at something critical?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put clippings in sack" | maga says, "...timing" | |||
Floyd | You set the peanut sack down and start to work. The sack is roomier Floyd | than it looks, and after a bit of jamming and cramming you manage to Floyd | get the whole pile of clippings stuffed inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, a gold lighter, a screw, some sharp hedge Floyd | clippers, a blown fuse, a shiny penny, a leaf rake, three peanuts, and Floyd | a paddle. You're wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, and some Floyd | leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sack" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger asks, "Maybe use the rake to get that piece of paper at the gate?" | |||
| DavidW says, "good idea" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf9" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The thick (but neatly trimmed) hedge blocks your way. Obvious exits Floyd | lead north, back to the garage entrance; east, to the east lawn; and Floyd | west, to the gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | By the Pond Floyd | The driveway runs generally north to south, with occasional deviations Floyd | to pass by a large tree or, as is the case here, around a decorative Floyd | cement pond. A fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center Floyd | of the pond. The neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along both Floyd | sides of the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Front Gate Floyd | The gravel driveway widens a bit as it passes through a gate in the Floyd | high stone wall that surrounds the estate. On the other side of the Floyd | gate the road quickly bends and disappears from sight behind the Floyd | trees. The neatly trimmed hedge on the west side of the driveway runs Floyd | in a solid, unbroken line right up to the wall. But, oddly enough, Floyd | there's a narrow gap between the hedge and the wall on the east side. Floyd | Floyd | You see a sales brochure here (on the other side of the gate). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take brochure with rake" | ||||
Floyd | You kneel down in front of the closed gate. There's just enough of a Floyd | gap between the two sides to permit the head of the rake to slip Floyd | through. Getting your hand through is a bit tougher, but by leaning Floyd | on the gate you manage to widen it enough for that as well. You Floyd | extend the rake as far as you can toward the piece of paper and lower Floyd | its blade. Floyd | Floyd | Bulls-eye! Floyd | Floyd | It takes a bit of patience but you eventually manage to work the piece Floyd | of paper close enough to the gate to be able to reach it. You pick it Floyd | up and resume your feet. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read brochure" | ||||
Floyd | The front of the sales brochure contains the standard vinyl siding Floyd | marketing spiel. Yep, there's the de rigueur before/after picture of Floyd | a dilapidated old house miraculously transformed by the addition of Floyd | the manufacturer's products. And of course the words "Lifetime Floyd | Guarantee" in thirty point type followed by a microscopic asterisk and Floyd | about five hundred words in three point type. Mind-numbing stuff. Floyd | Floyd | The back of the brochure is much more interesting. The drawing is Floyd | crudely sketched, but there's no doubt that it's some kind of map. It Floyd | shows a small beach bordered on both sides by fallen rocks and backed Floyd | by a cliff. There's an arrow pointing to some bushes next to a large Floyd | boulder on the southwest side. Behind one of the bushes is marked a Floyd | bold X. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh" | |||
| DavidW asks, "Investigate the bush on the beach?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | By the Pond Floyd | The driveway runs generally north to south, with occasional deviations Floyd | to pass by a large tree or, as is the case here, around a decorative Floyd | cement pond. A fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center Floyd | of the pond. The neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along both Floyd | sides of the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bush" | ||||
Floyd | You see no bush here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cliffs" | ||||
Floyd | The view of the cliffs towering over the beach is awe-inspiring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x map" | ||||
Floyd | It's a sales brochure for Plasti-Side, Inc.'s complete line of vinyl Floyd | home products, including siding, trim, shutters, gutters, and storm Floyd | doors. There's a map drawn on the back of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read map" | ||||
Floyd | The front of the sales brochure contains the standard vinyl siding Floyd | marketing spiel. Floyd | Floyd | The back of the brochure is much more interesting. The drawing is Floyd | crudely sketched, but there's no doubt that it's some kind of map. It Floyd | shows a small beach bordered on both sides by fallen rocks and backed Floyd | by a cliff. There's an arrow pointing to some bushes next to a large Floyd | boulder on the southwest side. Behind one of the bushes is marked a Floyd | bold X. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "it said a beach blocked by rocks on *both* sides" | |||
| DavidW says, "so it does" | ||||
| maga says, "so maybe the bit we want is over this section of rocks" | ||||
| DavidW says, "or around it via inner tube." | ||||
| maga says, "clearly we need to disguise ourself as a policeman, sneak into the police station and take their climbing boots" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked in bay two. Its front wheel is secured by a Floyd | bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x air" | ||||
Floyd | You see no air here. Floyd | (Not like in L.A. You actually can see the air there.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x compressor" | ||||
Floyd | The compressor is a heavy duty self-contained unit that starts Floyd | automatically when the air pressure in its tank drops below a preset Floyd | level. There's a quick-connect for attaching an air hose. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect tube to it" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot attach that to anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect tube to quick-connect" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot attach that to anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x connect" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing attached to the compressor's quick-connect. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga asks, "wait, we need an air hose to link them up?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach tube to connect" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot attach that to anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "alas, we may well do." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floxd), "x hose" | ||||
| maga says (to Floyd), "attach quick-connect to tube" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in the service bay) Floyd | You can't attach that to the inner tube. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hose" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hose here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x asldjk" | ||||
Floyd | The word "asldjk" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "attach toube to hose" | ||||
Floyd | The word "toube" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "attach tube to hose" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hose here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's no visible hose." | |||
| DavidW says, "Probably in the thrice-damned cabinet." | ||||
| maga says, "pigfuckery" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Squirrel next. Must die!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Or.. we could give the sack o' trimmings to greenhouse boy." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I want an acorn as much as anyone, but we don't have a use for an acorn yet." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (as Homer) "Boooring!" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Oh, OK." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Greenhouse Entrance Floyd | The path ends at the entrance to a large greenhouse. Its Floyd | glass-paneled walls are fogged with moisture. Peering inside you can Floyd | just make out what looks like long rows of plants, as well as the Floyd | shadowy shape of a figure moving about among them. There is a single Floyd | door, also glass, directly in front of you. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | The flagstone path leads back south across the lawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | There's not much point in bothering the old gardener further. You Floyd | already have everything you're going to get from him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "moon gardener" | ||||
Floyd | The word "moon" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You hike down the path. The rolling green lawn quickly gives way to Floyd | woods choked by dense undergrowth as it bends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Grassy Area Floyd | The trees are a bit thinner here, allowing dappled sunlight to reach Floyd | the ground. As a result there are numerous small clumps of grass Floyd | scattered along this stretch of the footpath. The footpath bends to Floyd | the southwest behind you. It continues to the east where it looks Floyd | like it might widen out a bit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | There's only so much you can carry up a tree. You'd better leave the Floyd | sharp hedge clippers, the leaf rake, and the peanut sack here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop clippers, rake, sack" | ||||
Floyd | sharp hedge clippers: Dropped. Floyd | leaf rake: Dropped. Floyd | peanut sack: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | It's been a long time since you last did much tree climbing, but Floyd | you're willing to give it a try. You grab one of the lower branches Floyd | and pull yourself up. Floyd | Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. You can clearly see the Floyd | peanut sack lying on the ground directly below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "heh. Is the sack our safety net?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the peanut sack lying Floyd | on the ground some twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is a tight fit, but you manage to squeeze your hand through Floyd | and grab an acorn from the pile. Floyd | Floyd | Just as you do the squirrel returns, this time taking up sentry duty Floyd | on a nearby branch. Apparently concerned by your discovery of his Floyd | hidey-hole, he watches warily as you paw around among his stash of Floyd | acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Save just in case. We only have three nuts." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sack" | ||||
Floyd | You can catch an occasional glimpse of the peanut sack full of Floyd | clippings on the ground far below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put peanut in sack" | ||||
Floyd | The peanut sack is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "show peanut to squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | You take one of the peanuts in your free hand and hold it out to where Floyd | the squirrel can see it. He sniffs and chitters excitedly. Floyd | Apparently he likes peanuts even better than acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop peanut" | ||||
Floyd | You drop three peanuts, and watch as they fall out of sight through Floyd | the leaves below. The squirrel is tempted to chase after it, but Floyd | ultimately decides that the safety of his entire stash of acorns is Floyd | more important. He remains on station, watching warily. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "drop peanut". Floyd | Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the peanut sack lying Floyd | on the ground some twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | A squirrel holding a single large acorn watches you warily from a Floyd | nearby branch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give peanut to squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | You take one of the peanuts in your free hand and hold it out to where Floyd | the squirrel can see it. He sniffs and chitters excitedly. He moves Floyd | cautiously toward you. You hold very still. Floyd | Floyd | Closer... Floyd | Cloooser... Floyd | Floyd | He snatches the peanut, and drops his acorn! It falls out of sight Floyd | through the branches below. He scampers back out of reach to consume Floyd | his prize. You have two peanuts left. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "now, can we find the acorn he dropped?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop acorn" | ||||
Floyd | You release the acorn and withdraw your hand from the hole. Floyd | Floyd | Satisfied that his stash of acorns is safe, the squirrel takes off Floyd | down the trunk of the tree in search of the acorn he dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. You can clearly see the Floyd | peanut sack lying on the ground directly below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Having reached the lowest branch, you grab it and swing down out of Floyd | the tree. It feels good to have your feet on solid ground again. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You see a paddle, some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and a peanut Floyd | sack (which contains some hedge clippings) here. Floyd | Floyd | The squirrel has beaten you to the ground and recovered his acorn! Floyd | You make a grab for him as he darts past, but he evades you easily. Floyd | You begin to consider ways to get down the tree ahead of him as he Floyd | disappears into the foliage above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "d". Floyd | Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. You can clearly see the Floyd | peanut sack lying on the ground directly below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a spot unobstructed by large branches and step off of the Floyd | limb. After a brief fall you hit the peanut sack, roll, and bounce to Floyd | your feet unharmed. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You see a paddle, some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and a peanut Floyd | sack (which contains some hedge clippings) here. Floyd | Floyd | The squirrel has beaten you to the ground and recovered his acorn! Floyd | You make a grab for him as he darts past, but he evades you easily. Floyd | You begin to consider ways to get down the tree ahead of him as he Floyd | disappears into the foliage above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "jump". Floyd | Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. You can clearly see the Floyd | peanut sack lying on the ground directly below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "d". Floyd | Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the peanut sack lying Floyd | on the ground some twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a spot that you hope is clear of the larger branches, set Floyd | your sights on the peanut sack directly below you, and step out into Floyd | thin air. The dense foliage slows you somewhat as you plunge toward Floyd | the ground below. Floyd | Floyd | Your plan works perfectly. You land on the peanut sack, roll clear, Floyd | and bounce to your feet unharmed. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You see a paddle, some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, a peanut Floyd | sack (which contains some hedge clippings), and an acorn here. Floyd | Floyd | The squirrel pokes his head out of the branches above you, chitters Floyd | unhappily at the sight of you standing over his acorn, and scampers Floyd | back up the tree to safety. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take acorn" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ta da" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x acorn" | ||||
Floyd | Excluding typical variation in size and shape, every acorn looks Floyd | pretty much like every other acorn. All except this one that is. It Floyd | is larger than average, nearly perfectly round, and feels unusually Floyd | hard and heavy. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm very confidence this acorn is meant as slingshot ammo." | |||
| DavidW says, "er, confident." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a Floyd | shiny penny, two peanuts, a sales brochure, and an acorn. You're Floyd | wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, and some leather work Floyd | gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shirt" | ||||
Floyd | The shirt is a typical blue chambray work shirt. It has short Floyd | sleeves, is passably clean, and has the name Earl embroidered over the Floyd | spot where the now-missing pocket used to be. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "I just thought of a weird idea I remember from Monky Island 4. An inner tube as a slingshot elastic." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tube on stick" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on the forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach tube to stick" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot attach that to anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie tube to stick" | ||||
Floyd | You can't tie the inner tube to the forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | You hear birds twittering in the branches above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Well, that WAS a big slingshot. Oh, well." | |||
| DavidW says, "I'm not at all sure what the other half of the slingshot should be. We've probably seen it somewhere though." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a Floyd | shiny penny, two peanuts, a sales brochure, and an acorn. You're Floyd | wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, and some leather work Floyd | gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a Floyd | shiny penny, two peanuts, a sales brochure, and an acorn. You're Floyd | wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, and some leather work Floyd | gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Is a gimme cap the kind you lay upside down, and either act talented or pathetic anf people put money in it?" | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "Didn't the nest contain some twine etc.?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to WB), "I dunno, but that sounds plausible. I've never heard 'gimme cap' before." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "yes, but we don't have another hopper." | ||||
| DavidW says, "And I thought the twine was part of the nest itself." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | It's been a long time since you last did much tree climbing, but Floyd | you're willing to give it a try. You grab one of the lower branches Floyd | and pull yourself up. Floyd | Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. You can clearly see the Floyd | peanut sack lying on the ground directly below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the peanut sack lying Floyd | on the ground some twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | High in the Oak Tree Floyd | The dangerously thin branches creak and groan under your weight as you Floyd | cling precariously to your shaky perch. Your climb has taken you Floyd | nearly forty feet into the air. Looking out and down, all you can see Floyd | are the tops of the other trees below you. Glancing up, you see that Floyd | you have climbed to within ten feet of the top. Floyd | Floyd | A large female robin is perched on a branch to your left. She appears Floyd | to be standing guard over the nest she has built there. The nest Floyd | contains four pale blue eggs. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I suppose we could rummage through yet more of the cases in the shed?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Midway Up the Oak Tree Floyd | The branches aren't quite so thick and sturdy here. You can feel them Floyd | swaying slightly under you with the wind. Every once in awhile the Floyd | leaves part enough for you to catch a glimpse of the peanut sack lying Floyd | on the ground some twenty-five feet below. Floyd | Floyd | There is a three-inch wide hole in the trunk here. It contains a huge Floyd | pile of acorns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Low in the Oak Tree Floyd | You pause to catch your breath at a point that is about ten feet above Floyd | the ground. The branch under your feet is thick and sturdy, and the Floyd | trunk beside you is reassuringly massive. You can clearly see the Floyd | peanut sack lying on the ground directly below you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Having reached the lowest branch, you grab it and swing down out of Floyd | the tree. It feels good to have your feet on solid ground again. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Oak Tree Floyd | The forest thins slightly here, no doubt due to the huge old oak that Floyd | is blocking most of the sunlight. The footpath continues from west to Floyd | east along the wall for a bit before bending northeast to go around Floyd | the tree's massive trunk. Floyd | Floyd | You see a paddle, some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and a peanut Floyd | sack (which contains some hedge clippings) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "take all" | ||||
Floyd | paddle: Taken. Floyd | sharp hedge clippers: Taken. Floyd | leaf rake: Taken. Floyd | peanut sack: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We could try raking the beach sand, I suppose, too." | |||
| DavidW says, "lemme try one thing, though" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Grassy Area Floyd | The trees are a bit thinner here, allowing dappled sunlight to reach Floyd | the ground. As a result there are numerous small clumps of grass Floyd | scattered along this stretch of the footpath. The footpath bends to Floyd | the southwest behind you. It continues to the east where it looks Floyd | like it might widen out a bit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to trample through the woods looking for Floyd | Bigfoot later. Right now you have a package to deliver. Obvious Floyd | exits lead east to the footpath through the small clearing, and Floyd | southwest to the footpath under the oak tree. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Small Clearing Floyd | This small open area is surrounded on all sides by dense undergrowth. Floyd | Over the years dry leaves and twigs have accumulated here and now Floyd | cover much of the ground. Paths lead west, southeast, and north. The Floyd | path to the north passes through the trees then bends west toward Floyd | Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The trees thin quickly, giving way to rolling green lawn as the path Floyd | bends to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn at plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You see no plaque here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x triton" | ||||
Floyd | You see no triton here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn at plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You decide to hang onto the acorn just in case you need it later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I thought the acorn target would be the plaque. But maybe not." | |||
| vaporware says, "Could've sworn you just decided to throw it." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I did just try that." | ||||
| maga says, "we probably need to use the slingshot instead" | ||||
| maga says, "so possibly this is just bad-pointer territory" | ||||
| DavidW says (to maga), "My point: The plaque isn't in scope from East Lawn." | ||||
| maga says, "hmm" | ||||
| maga says, "I've seen games where you just throw the relevant object in a direction and it magically hits the relevant thing in the next room" | ||||
| DavidW says, "worth a 'shot'" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to throw it at? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn east" | ||||
Floyd | You need to be more specific about what to throw the acorn at. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "but that would be extraordinarily lame, so we probably shouldn't anticipate it too heavily" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn at plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You see no plaque here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw acorn at triton" | ||||
Floyd | You see no triton here. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "well, it may only work with SHOOT" | |||
| maga says, "but it certainly seems less likely" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot acorn at triton" | ||||
Floyd | You see no triton here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot acorn at plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You see no plaque here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Triton Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot acorn at plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You can't shoot anything at the polished brass plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||||
Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open, but there is nothing but Floyd | bare stone behind it. It has something engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Triton Floyd | Floyd | His ship was the giant Triton, Floyd | the sound of whose conch Floyd | affrighted the dark-blue water. Floyd | Floyd | You remember reading somewhere that J. Daggett's great-grandfather Floyd | made his fortune as a sea captain. You can certainly understand why Floyd | he might find the sea-god Triton meaningful. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "okay, at this point the shoot-the-plaque solution seems unlikely unless a spectacularly bad job has been done of adding pointers" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, an inner tube, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a Floyd | shiny penny, two peanuts, a sales brochure, an acorn, a paddle, some Floyd | sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and a peanut sack (which contains Floyd | some hedge clippings). You're wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work Floyd | shirt, and some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, unless someone has a better idea, we could search more of the cases in the shed or rake the beach sand." | |||
| DavidW says, "But I admit these are desparation ideas." | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "look in plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You are quite disappointed to discover that nothing but bare stone Floyd | lies behind the plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | maga asks, "did we try to give the clippings back and get another chore?" | |||
| maga says, "that seems to have been a reliable method in the past" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We did try. The game said we were done with the greenhouse guy." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "It said not to bother him." | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "take it" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bare" | ||||
Floyd | The small bare footpath leads east across the lawn for a short Floyd | distance before bending south toward the woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bare stone" | ||||
Floyd | The stone pedestal is circular and rises about two feet above the Floyd | flagstone pavement. It supports a life-sized bronze sculpture of Floyd | Triton, and has a polished brass plaque attached to the front of it. Floyd | The brass plaque is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "x sculpture" | ||||
Floyd | The life-size bronze sculpture depicts the Greek sea-god Triton. He Floyd | is shown as a man from the waist up and has a dolphin's tail in place Floyd | of his legs. He is holding his signature trident in one hand and his Floyd | conch shell horn in the other. The beauty and level of detail of the Floyd | sculpture is impressive. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "x horn" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study the nuances of lawn sculpture later. Floyd | Right now you have a package to deliver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "deliver package" | ||||
Floyd | Whom do you want to give it to? Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "We'd better be getting overtime." | |||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "triton" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot give anything to Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "x package" | ||||
Floyd | The package is about ten inches long by eight wide, and nearly two Floyd | inches thick. It is securely wrapped in plain brown paper. It's Floyd | moderately heavy for its size, and doesn't rattle when shaken. If you Floyd | had to guess you would say it was a book. There's something printed Floyd | on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "Okay, guys, I gotta run. I have to get up in less than six hours." | |||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||||
Floyd | URGENT! Floyd | Deliver to: J. Daggett Winton Floyd | PERSONAL and CONFIDENTIAL Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "afk for a minute" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Have fun solving this!" | ||||
| Taleslinger, head of a movement of angry young mudders, was shot today from a window of the IF library. | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "put package in plaque" | ||||
Floyd | You have no idea how important or valuable the package might be. You Floyd | dare not let it out of your hands, even for a second. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware says (to Floyd), "blow conch" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can inflate. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "I want to go back to the air compressor area." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked in bay two. Its front wheel is secured by a Floyd | bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x canoe" | ||||
Floyd | The two-man aluminum canoe hanging from a wall rack in bay four is old Floyd | and battered. It's had a few to many close encounters with jagged Floyd | rocks, one of which no doubt ripped the gaping hole you can see in its Floyd | bottom. It's hanging bottom-outward and stored up high to keep it out Floyd | of the way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x bike" | ||||
Floyd | The bicycle is a 50's Schwinn Black Phantom. It has red pinstriping Floyd | and lots of chrome trim. The seat is large and comfortable, and its Floyd | spoked wheels are decked out in white wall street tires. The front Floyd | fender has an integrated headlight, and the rear has an integrated Floyd | tail light and reflector. Like many 50's bikes there's a sleek Floyd | horntank mounted under the frame's top tube to give it a bit of a Floyd | motorcycle look. The classic Schwinn cross-in-a-circle logo adorns Floyd | the chain guard. Floyd | Floyd | The one piece of non-standard equipment on the bike is a small leather Floyd | pouch attached to the back of its seat. The Schwinn's front wheel is Floyd | secured by a bicycle lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x bike lock" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in bay two) Floyd | The lock has a long hasp that can be inserted through the spokes of a Floyd | bicycle's wheel then locked to its frame to keep the wheel from Floyd | turning. The body of the lock has four numbered dials for entering Floyd | the combination. It's currently attached to the Schwinn's front wheel Floyd | and locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Have we seen any numbers?" | |||
| DavidW says, "May 4" | ||||
| DavidW says, "on the lighter" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "turn lock to 0504" | ||||
Floyd | (the bicycle lock) Floyd | You cannot turn that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "set lock to 0504" | ||||
Floyd | Recalling the inscription on the lighter, you set the lock's dials to Floyd | J. Daggett's anniversary date. Success! The lock pops open, and you Floyd | remove it from the wheel. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Damn!" | |||
| DavidW says, "yay you!" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "take bike" | ||||
Floyd | The Schwinn isn't one of these state-of-the-art titanium, Floyd | lift-with-one-finger racing bikes. It has a steel tube frame and it's Floyd | both heavy and bulky. You decide that the easiest way to move it Floyd | would be to ride it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ride bike" | ||||
Floyd | There's only so much you can carry while riding a bicycle. You'd Floyd | better leave the paddle, the sharp hedge clippers, the leaf rake, and Floyd | the peanut sack here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "huh. Where do we want to ride a bike to?" | |||
| vaporware says, "Carrying a paddle, a rake, and a pair of hedge clippers is a piece of cake without the bike, of course." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Of course" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "drop paddle, clippers, rake and sack" | ||||
Floyd | paddle: Dropped. Floyd | sharp hedge clippers: Dropped. Floyd | leaf rake: Dropped. Floyd | peanut sack: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ride bike" | ||||
Floyd | You take a seat on the classic Schwinn, raise its kickstand, and get Floyd | ready to ride. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Keeping your seat, you use your feet to walk the Schwinn out of bay Floyd | two. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "any particular destination?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully maneuver the Schwinn through the side entry door and out Floyd | into the open. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | East Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I hope you're not planning a trip down the cliff." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | West Lawn (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh! The bike might help us race to the key faster." | |||
| DavidW says, "Go back to Triton." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "What'd I miss" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Nothing. But recap a little." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Go back to Triton. I bet we can get to the key via the bike." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | East Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | East Lawn (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Triton (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The main path ends here at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The brass plaque in Triton's pedestal is currently standing open. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads back west. A smaller footpath continues to the Floyd | east. The path to the east passes through rolling green lawn then Floyd | bends south toward the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "open plaque then close it" | ||||
Floyd | The polished brass plaque is already open. Floyd | Floyd | The plaque snaps closed against the sculpture's pedestal with a solid Floyd | "clunk." A moment later you hear the faint but unmistakable sound of Floyd | metal grating against stone coming from somewhere to the west of you. Floyd | As soon as it stops the mechanism inside the pedestal starts to tick. Floyd | Floyd | A rapid ticking sound is coming from somewhere inside the sculpture's Floyd | pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The clock is ticking! You take off on the Schwinn, and after a bit of Floyd | furious peddling arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | East Lawn (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a faint, rapid ticking sound coming from the general area of Floyd | the sculpture of Triton. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The clock is ticking! You take off on the Schwinn, and after a bit of Floyd | furious peddling arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | East Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "go go go!" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The clock is ticking! You take off on the Schwinn, and after a bit of Floyd | furious peddling arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The clock is ticking! You take off on the Schwinn, and after a bit of Floyd | furious peddling arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | West Lawn (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The clock is ticking! You take off on the Schwinn, and after a bit of Floyd | furious peddling arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | The plaque is still up, revealing the small recess in the stone behind Floyd | it. The recess contains a small silver key. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "take it!" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "take key" | ||||
Floyd | You quickly peddle the Schwinn right up to the sculpture's pedestal Floyd | and snatch the key out of the recess. It looks like you made it just Floyd | in the nick of time. Floyd | Floyd | Without warning the brass plaque begins to slide downward, grating Floyd | loudly across the stone as it moves. Within moments it has once again Floyd | covered the small recess in the sculpture's stone pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "HOORAY" | |||
| DavidW says, "beautiful" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Now we can use it to unlock the squirrel's head! You hear me? you're going down!" | |||
| DavidW says, "ha ha" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||||
Floyd | The silver key is too small to be a car key or door key. It must fit Floyd | something else. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Seriously The cabinet is an obvious candidate. What else?" | |||
| DavidW says, "The cabinet is the only candidate, I think." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Really? I thought there were a few more. Guess I was wrong" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | West Lawn (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The Schwinn is no mountain bike. It would be best if you stuck to Floyd | paved surfaces while riding it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We've opened the shed and the bike lock. The car is locked, but the key's too small for it." | |||
| DavidW says, "oh, and the gate for the estate is locked." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "OH, I was thinking of the shed." | ||||
Floyd | The word "oh" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | East Driveway (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You set off on the Schwinn, and after a leisurely bit of peddling Floyd | arrive at... Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully maneuver the Schwinn through the side entry door and Floyd | into the garage's interior. Floyd | Floyd | Garage (sitting on the bicycle) Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | Bay two contains a paddle, some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and Floyd | a peanut sack (which contains some hedge clippings). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "unlock cabinet with key, open it, take squirrel trap" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing up, then standing in bay four) Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | Opening the tool cabinet reveals an air hose. Floyd | Floyd | The word "trap" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "OK, someone else can take over again. I'm getting silly." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach hose to connect" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the air hose, getting out of bay four, then standing in Floyd | the service bay) Floyd | There's a momentary hiss of escaping air as you snap the air hose onto Floyd | the compressor's quick-connect. You coil it on the ground next to the Floyd | compressor, ready for use. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach hose to tube" | ||||
Floyd | (first dropping the inner tube) Floyd | You press the hose's air chuck onto the valve. Air starts to flow Floyd | into the inner tube. After a moment or two the compressor motor Floyd | starts. Floyd | Floyd | The tube fills quickly. Once you judge it to be fully inflated you Floyd | remove the chuck. The compressor motor continues to run for a few Floyd | seconds as it replenishes the tank, then shuts off. You listen for Floyd | the telltale hiss of a leak, but hear nothing. It looks like your Floyd | patch job is holding. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tube" | ||||
Floyd | The old black inner tube is fully inflated, and for the moment at Floyd | least your patch job appears to be holding. It ain't no boat, but it Floyd | should float. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Do we need our stuff?" | |||
| DavidW says, "uh, yeah. sorry" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked next to you in the garage. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | The service bay contains an air hose (attached to the compressor) and Floyd | an inner tube. Bay two contains a paddle, some sharp hedge clippers, Floyd | a leaf rake, and a peanut sack (which contains some hedge clippings). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bay 2" | ||||
Floyd | You step into bay two. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||||
Floyd | paddle: Taken. Floyd | sharp hedge clippers: Taken. Floyd | leaf rake: Taken. Floyd | peanut sack: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Actually, we probably just need a paddle for the ocean. It'll just say to drop the others." | |||
| DavidW says, "And the clippers might be bad re tube." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop clippers, rake, sack" | ||||
Floyd | sharp hedge clippers: Dropped. Floyd | leaf rake: Dropped. Floyd | peanut sack: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of bay two and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a shiny penny, two Floyd | peanuts, a sales brochure, an acorn, a bicycle lock, a small silver Floyd | key, and a paddle. You're wearing a gimme cap, a chambray work shirt, Floyd | and some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | You see no tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ack" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked next to you in the garage. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | The service bay contains an air hose (attached to the compressor) and Floyd | an inner tube. Bay two contains some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf Floyd | rake, and a peanut sack (which contains some hedge clippings). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tube" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in the service bay) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | You can't do that while you're holding the inner tube. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tube in water" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the inner tube into the water. It floats nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | You wade out, settle into the inner tube, and start paddling away from Floyd | the beach. It takes a bit of experimentation to figure out the best Floyd | paddle stroke to use, but before long you've cleared the breakwater Floyd | and are moving along nicely. Floyd | Floyd | East Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the sandy beach to the Floyd | south. The fallen rocks lie directly to the west. You'll need to Floyd | paddle northwest to safely clear them. You rock gently on the light Floyd | swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle nw" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a point a hundred feet seaward of the jagged rocks and start Floyd | paddling toward it. You have to correct your course a bit to Floyd | compensate for the onshore breeze. Floyd | Floyd | Rocky Point (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating just off of the point made by the fallen rocks. To Floyd | the west you can see a narrow crescent-shaped beach. The sandy beach Floyd | lies to the southeast. The jagged edges of the rocks loom dangerously Floyd | close, and the onshore breeze keeps trying to push you closer. You Floyd | have to paddle vigorously just to maintain your position. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle west" | ||||
Floyd | You safely clear the rocky point and paddle briskly toward the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the west. Floyd | Floyd | West Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the southwest. The fallen rocks lie to the Floyd | southeast. You'll need to paddle east to safely clear them. You rock Floyd | gently on the light swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle sw" | ||||
Floyd | You set out for the crescent-shaped beach. With the breeze to your Floyd | back it doesn't take long to clear the breakwater. You stand up and Floyd | drag the inner tube ashore. Floyd | Floyd | Crescent Beach Floyd | The beach is a narrow crescent strewn with broken shells and hemmed in Floyd | on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. There are a couple of large Floyd | boulders surrounded by thick brush standing against the face of the Floyd | cliff. Above them is a wide ledge surrounded by a safety railing. Floyd | The steps that once led from the ledge to the beach have collapsed Floyd | into a twisted pile of corroded metal. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search shells" | ||||
Floyd | (two peanuts) Floyd | There's nothing unusual in two peanuts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search broken shells" | ||||
Floyd | The broken shells aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| vaporware has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bush" | ||||
Floyd | There's a lot of brush growing along the base of the cliff. It's Floyd | thickest around the two large boulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind bush" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual behind the thick brush. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boulders" | ||||
Floyd | The boulders are the size of a small house. They're standing against Floyd | the face of the cliff and are surrounded by thick brush. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brush" | ||||
Floyd | There's a lot of brush growing along the base of the cliff. It's Floyd | thickest around the two large boulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "we might need the clippers after all." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read map" | ||||
Floyd | The front of the sales brochure contains the standard vinyl siding Floyd | marketing spiel. Floyd | Floyd | The back of the brochure is much more interesting. The drawing is Floyd | crudely sketched, but there's no doubt that it's some kind of map. It Floyd | shows a small beach bordered on both sides by fallen rocks and backed Floyd | by a cliff. There's an arrow pointing to some bushes next to a large Floyd | boulder on the southwest side. Behind one of the bushes is marked a Floyd | bold X. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x x" | ||||
Floyd | You see no x here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind bushes" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual behind the thick brush. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "search brush" | ||||
Floyd | Using what you remember from reading the map on the back of the Floyd | brochure as a guide, you carefully search the brush next to the large Floyd | boulder on the southwest side of the beach. You discover the hidden Floyd | entrance to a shallow cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "for pity's sake" | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "I hate guess the verb" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cave" | ||||
Floyd | Now that you know where to look, you can just make out the entrance to Floyd | the shallow cave behind the brush to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Shallow Cave Floyd | The cave is actually little more than a sheltered niche in the rocks. Floyd | It's barely big enough for you to stand in. The walls are bare rock. Floyd | Light filters in from the opening to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | There's a large sample case sitting on the cave floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x case" | ||||
Floyd | The sample case is much larger and heavier than most. It's covered in Floyd | genuine tan pebble-textured Naugahyde with a matching handle and it Floyd | has shiny brass hardware. There's a small brass nameplate on the Floyd | front. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Suuuure." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read nameplate" | ||||
Floyd | The nameplate has the initials D.R.S. engraved on it. It looks like Floyd | you've found Mr. Splatz's sample case. You're just glad you didn't Floyd | also find his dead hand still clutching the handle. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Says who.\" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open case" | ||||
Floyd | You open the case and discover that it's filled with vinyl siding Floyd | samples. Dozens of 'em, in a rainbow of attractive, guaranteed never Floyd | to fade decorator colors. There are also little miniature storm door Floyd | samples, and gutter samples, and a ring of colored tags so the Floyd | customers can pick their favorite shade of pastel, and catalogs, and a Floyd | photo album of finished projects, and more brochures, and... Floyd | Floyd | You quickly snap the case closed before the vinyl fumes overwhelm you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take case" | ||||
Floyd | You grab the handle and pick up the sample case. It's surprisingly Floyd | heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Shallow Cave Floyd | The cave is actually little more than a sheltered niche in the rocks. Floyd | It's barely big enough for you to stand in. The walls are bare rock. Floyd | Light filters in from the opening to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" | ||||
Floyd | You see no rock here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||||
Floyd | west wall: You see nothing unusual about it. Floyd | east wall: You see nothing unusual about it. Floyd | north wall: You see nothing unusual about it. Floyd | south wall: You see nothing unusual about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | Crescent Beach Floyd | The beach is a narrow crescent strewn with broken shells and hemmed in Floyd | on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. There are a couple of large Floyd | boulders surrounded by thick brush standing against the face of the Floyd | cliff. Above them is a wide ledge surrounded by a safety railing. Floyd | The steps that once led from the ledge to the beach have collapsed Floyd | into a twisted pile of corroded metal. Floyd | Floyd | You can just make out the entrance to a shallow cave behind the brush Floyd | to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steps" | ||||
Floyd | You see no steps here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x metal" | ||||
Floyd | All that's left of the stairway that once descended from the overlook Floyd | to the beach is a twisted pile of corroded metal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tube" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tube in water" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the inner tube into the water. It floats nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | The sample case is too large and heavy to haul back in the inner tube. Floyd | You'll have to find some other way of getting it off of the stony Floyd | beach. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "grr" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a shiny penny, two Floyd | peanuts, a sales brochure, an acorn, a bicycle lock, a small silver Floyd | key, a paddle, and a sample case. You're wearing a gimme cap, a Floyd | chambray work shirt, and some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | The inner tube washes up onto the beach. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose, if we had a rope, we could tie one end to the railing, and the other to the case handle." | |||
| WeirdBeard asks, "How long do you think the tube is?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think it's a torus shape. It's not a cylinder." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "full score" | ||||
Floyd | In 703 moves, you have scored 17 of a possible 24 points. Your score Floyd | consists of: Floyd | 1 point for obtaining the business card from the butler Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the paddle from the canoe Floyd | 1 point for finding the forked stick Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the penny from the pond Floyd | 1 point for catching the grasshopper Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the bobby pin from the nest Floyd | 1 point for unlocking the garden shed Floyd | 1 point for receiving the hedge clippers from the gardener Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the gold lighter from under the Jaguar Floyd | 1 point for restoring power to the bench grinder Floyd | 1 point for sharpening the hedge clippers with the bench grinder Floyd | 1 point for receiving the rake and peanut sack from the gardener Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the sales brochure Floyd | 1 point for getting the acorn from the squirrel Floyd | 1 point for unlocking the bicycle lock Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the small silver key from Poseidon & Floyd | Amphitrite Floyd | 1 point for inflating the inner tube Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lock" | ||||
Floyd | The lock has a long hasp that can be inserted through the spokes of a Floyd | bicycle's wheel then locked to its frame to keep the wheel from Floyd | turning. The body of the lock has four numbered dials for entering Floyd | the combination. It's currently unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hasp" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hasp here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put case on boulder" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on the large boulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw case over boulder" | ||||
Floyd | You see no case over here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw case" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to throw it at? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "boulder" | ||||
Floyd | You decide to hang onto the sample case just in case you need it Floyd | later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Crescent Beach Floyd | The beach is a narrow crescent strewn with broken shells and hemmed in Floyd | on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. There are a couple of large Floyd | boulders surrounded by thick brush standing against the face of the Floyd | cliff. Above them is a wide ledge surrounded by a safety railing. Floyd | The steps that once led from the ledge to the beach have collapsed Floyd | into a twisted pile of corroded metal. Floyd | Floyd | You can just make out the entrance to a shallow cave behind the brush Floyd | to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The bike lock might be needed for this, somehow." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lock on handle" | ||||
Floyd | Which handle do you mean, the straight-slot handle, or the sample case Floyd | handle? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x straight-slot" | ||||
Floyd | The word "straight-slot" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slot" | ||||
Floyd | You see no slot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "straight-slot handle" | ||||
Floyd | The word "straight-slot" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lock on case handle" | ||||
Floyd | The sample case handle isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lock on case" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on the sample case. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach lock to case" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot attach anything to that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie lock to case" | ||||
Floyd | You can't tie the bicycle lock to the sample case. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take brush" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "tie hose to case" | ||||
Floyd | You see no hose here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beach" | ||||
Floyd | The narrow crescent-shaped beach is littered with broken shells and Floyd | hemmed in on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. Two large boulders Floyd | surrounded by thick brush stand against the face of the cliff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "search shells" | ||||
Floyd | (two peanuts) Floyd | There's nothing unusual in two peanuts. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't know how long the hose is, but I doubt it's long enough." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "search broken shells" | ||||
Floyd | The broken shells aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to throw), "case at railing" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "throw case at railing" | ||||
Floyd | The iron railing is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railing" | ||||
Floyd | A rusted iron safety railing surrounds the overlook above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "interesting. It is in scope." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x rope" | ||||
Floyd | The word "rope" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" | ||||
Floyd | You see no chain here. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Do games know the word tie by default?" | |||
| DavidW says, "They should." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Damn. Doesn't help then." | ||||
| DavidW says, "This is a TADS 3 game." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a shiny penny, two Floyd | peanuts, a sales brochure, an acorn, a bicycle lock, a small silver Floyd | key, a paddle, and a sample case. You're wearing a gimme cap, a Floyd | chambray work shirt, and some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gloves" | ||||
Floyd | The pair of cowhide grain leather work gloves are well worn from long, Floyd | hard use, but still intact and pliant enough to wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Shallow Cave Floyd | The cave is actually little more than a sheltered niche in the rocks. Floyd | It's barely big enough for you to stand in. The walls are bare rock. Floyd | Light filters in from the opening to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lighter" | ||||
Floyd | You snap the lighter open and flick the striking wheel. The flint Floyd | sparks and the wick instantly bursts into flame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Shallow Cave Floyd | The cave is actually little more than a sheltered niche in the rocks. Floyd | It's barely big enough for you to stand in. The walls are bare rock. Floyd | Light filters in from the opening to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close lighter" | ||||
Floyd | You snap the lighter closed to extinguish the flame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Crescent Beach Floyd | The beach is a narrow crescent strewn with broken shells and hemmed in Floyd | on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. There are a couple of large Floyd | boulders surrounded by thick brush standing against the face of the Floyd | cliff. Above them is a wide ledge surrounded by a safety railing. Floyd | The steps that once led from the ledge to the beach have collapsed Floyd | into a twisted pile of corroded metal. Floyd | Floyd | You can just make out the entrance to a shallow cave behind the brush Floyd | to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "thought the lighter might reveal more cave details" | |||
| WeirdBeard asks, "Other than this and finding the other half of the slingshot is there anything we haven't done?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We haven't entered the Jag. We might be able to get two more acorns." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We haven't entered the house, of course." | ||||
| WeirdBeard asks, "Wait, There's a canoe with a hole in it. Probably not safe to ride, but maybe to tow?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh." | ||||
| DavidW says, "It has a huge hole in it, but the canoe is a good idea." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "I idn't think of it because of a: the hole and b: I wanted to go tubing." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Do we drop the canoe from the top of the railing and hope a) the canoe doesn't smash and b) the case is exactly the size of the hole for the return trip?" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "a: undo if neccesary and b: sure." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Maybe the canoe hole can be plugged with the bag of twigs for all I know." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop case" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "shall we go get the canoe?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tube in water" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the inner tube) Floyd | You toss the inner tube into the water. It floats nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | You wade out, settle into the inner tube, and start paddling away from Floyd | the beach. You soon clear the breakwater. Floyd | Floyd | West Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the southwest. The fallen rocks lie to the Floyd | southeast. You'll need to paddle east to safely clear them. You rock Floyd | gently on the light swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "I can't think of any other idea." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | You briefly consider rigging a sail and putting out to sea in your Floyd | inner tube, but only briefly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle ne" | ||||
Floyd | You briefly consider rigging a sail and putting out to sea in your Floyd | inner tube, but only briefly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | West Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the southwest. The fallen rocks lie to the Floyd | southeast. You'll need to paddle east to safely clear them. You rock Floyd | gently on the light swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle e" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a point a hundred feet seaward of the jagged rocks and start Floyd | paddling toward it. You have to correct your course a bit to Floyd | compensate for the onshore breeze. Floyd | Floyd | Rocky Point (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating just off of the point made by the fallen rocks. To Floyd | the west you can see a narrow crescent-shaped beach. The sandy beach Floyd | lies to the southeast. The jagged edges of the rocks loom dangerously Floyd | close, and the onshore breeze keeps trying to push you closer. You Floyd | have to paddle vigorously just to maintain your position. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Get the hose, too. I agree it's a dumb idea, but smart ideas don't always pay off." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle se" | ||||
Floyd | You safely clear the rocky point and paddle briskly toward the wide, Floyd | sandy beach to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | East Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the sandy beach to the Floyd | south. The fallen rocks lie directly to the west. You'll need to Floyd | paddle northwest to safely clear them. You rock gently on the light Floyd | swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle e" | ||||
Floyd | You briefly consider rigging a sail and putting out to sea in your Floyd | inner tube, but only briefly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "paddle s" | ||||
Floyd | You set out for the sandy beach. With the breeze to your back it Floyd | doesn't take long to clear the breakwater. You stand up and drag the Floyd | inner tube ashore. Floyd | Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked next to you in the garage. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | The service bay contains an air hose (attached to the compressor). Floyd | Bay two contains some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and a peanut Floyd | sack (which contains some hedge clippings). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take canoe" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in bay four) Floyd | The battered old canoe is to high for you to be able to reach from the Floyd | garage floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | Just to be safe, you should close the tool cabinet before trying to Floyd | climb on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on it" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the tool cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take canoe" | ||||
Floyd | The gaping hole in the bottom of the canoe is big enough to sink it Floyd | like a rock. You might as well leave it where it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||||
Floyd | (the hole in the canoe) Floyd | It looks like the canoe has had a few to many close encounters with Floyd | jagged rocks, one of which no doubt ripped the gaping hole you can see Floyd | in its bottom. You're no expert, but it looks to be beyond repair. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "drat" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the tool cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "get hose" | ||||
Floyd | (first getting out of bay four, then standing in the service bay) Floyd | The hose comes free with a sharp pneumatic pop. Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure hose" | ||||
Floyd | The word "measure" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hose" | ||||
Floyd | The 50' air hose is long enough to reach about anything in the service Floyd | bay. It has an air chuck at one end for filling tires, and a Floyd | quick-connect at the other end for attaching it to the compressor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x hose" | ||||
Floyd | The 50' air hose is long enough to reach about anything in the service Floyd | bay. It has an air chuck at one end for filling tires, and a Floyd | quick-connect at the other end for attaching it to the compressor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "oh ho. 50', eh?" | |||
| DavidW says, "That should reach." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You step out of the service bay and into the main part of the garage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The thick (but neatly trimmed) hedge blocks your way. Obvious exits Floyd | lead north, back to the garage; south, to the east gravel driveway; Floyd | and east, to the top of the cliff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The thick (but neatly trimmed) hedge blocks your way. Obvious exits Floyd | lead north, back to the garage entrance; east, to the east lawn; and Floyd | west, to the gravel driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You soon realize you're in for a bit of a hike. The path passes to Floyd | the east of a large greenhouse, then bends northeast toward the cliffs Floyd | overlooking the ocean. The ground turns rocky and starts sloping Floyd | downward. Before long you're winding down stairs cut into the face of Floyd | the cliff. Floyd | Floyd | Crescent Beach Overlook Floyd | The steps end at wide ledge overlooking the ocean. The stairway that Floyd | once continued on down the cliff face to the narrow crescent-shaped Floyd | beach some fifty feet below you has collapsed into a twisted pile of Floyd | corroded metal. The beach itself is littered with broken shells and Floyd | hemmed in on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. A rusty iron Floyd | railing surrounds the overlook and protects you from falling. Floyd | Floyd | The way back starts with a long climb back up the steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie hose to railing" | ||||
Floyd | You tie one end of the air hose to the iron railing and toss the other Floyd | end over the edge of the cliff. The hose is thicker and stiffer than Floyd | a typical rope and you can only manage a single overhand knot. Even Floyd | so it will probably hold more weight than the rusty railing can Floyd | handle. A quick check confirms that the free end of the hose is Floyd | hanging a couple of feet above the ground below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The hike back isn't any shorter, and it's all uphill. You're huffing Floyd | and puffing a bit by the time you make it back to Poseidon & Floyd | Amphitrite. Floyd | Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube and a paddle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||||
Floyd | inner tube: Taken. Floyd | paddle: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tube in water" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the inner tube into the water. It floats nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "eater tube" | ||||
Floyd | The word "eater" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | You wade out, settle into the inner tube, and start paddling away from Floyd | the beach. It takes a bit of experimentation to figure out the best Floyd | paddle stroke to use, but before long you've cleared the breakwater Floyd | and are moving along nicely. Floyd | Floyd | East Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the sandy beach to the Floyd | south. The fallen rocks lie directly to the west. You'll need to Floyd | paddle northwest to safely clear them. You rock gently on the light Floyd | swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a point a hundred feet seaward of the jagged rocks and start Floyd | paddling toward it. You have to correct your course a bit to Floyd | compensate for the onshore breeze. Floyd | Floyd | Rocky Point (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating just off of the point made by the fallen rocks. To Floyd | the west you can see a narrow crescent-shaped beach. The sandy beach Floyd | lies to the southeast. The jagged edges of the rocks loom dangerously Floyd | close, and the onshore breeze keeps trying to push you closer. You Floyd | have to paddle vigorously just to maintain your position. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You safely clear the rocky point and paddle briskly toward the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the west. Floyd | Floyd | West Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the southwest. The fallen rocks lie to the Floyd | southeast. You'll need to paddle east to safely clear them. You rock Floyd | gently on the light swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | You set out for the crescent-shaped beach. With the breeze to your Floyd | back it doesn't take long to clear the breakwater. You stand up and Floyd | drag the inner tube ashore. Floyd | Floyd | Crescent Beach Floyd | The beach is a narrow crescent strewn with broken shells and hemmed in Floyd | on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. There are a couple of large Floyd | boulders surrounded by thick brush standing against the face of the Floyd | cliff. Above them is a wide ledge surrounded by a safety railing. Floyd | The steps that once led from the ledge to the beach have collapsed Floyd | into a twisted pile of corroded metal. Floyd | Floyd | An air hose hangs from the iron railing above you. Its free end sways Floyd | within easy reach. Floyd | Floyd | You can just make out the entrance to a shallow cave behind the brush Floyd | to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a sample case and an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie hose to case" | ||||
Floyd | You feed the free end of the air hose through the handle of the sample Floyd | case and tie a knot. You lower the case until it's full weight is Floyd | held by the hose. The rusty iron railing above you creaks and wobbles Floyd | ominously, but for the moment at least seems to be holding. The case Floyd | sways gently in the breeze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tube" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in water" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the inner tube into the water. It floats nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tube" | ||||
Floyd | You wade out, settle into the inner tube, and start paddling away from Floyd | the beach. You soon clear the breakwater. Floyd | Floyd | West Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the narrow Floyd | crescent-shaped beach to the southwest. The fallen rocks lie to the Floyd | southeast. You'll need to paddle east to safely clear them. You rock Floyd | gently on the light swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pick a point a hundred feet seaward of the jagged rocks and start Floyd | paddling toward it. You have to correct your course a bit to Floyd | compensate for the onshore breeze. Floyd | Floyd | Rocky Point (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating just off of the point made by the fallen rocks. To Floyd | the west you can see a narrow crescent-shaped beach. The sandy beach Floyd | lies to the southeast. The jagged edges of the rocks loom dangerously Floyd | close, and the onshore breeze keeps trying to push you closer. You Floyd | have to paddle vigorously just to maintain your position. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | You safely clear the rocky point and paddle briskly toward the wide, Floyd | sandy beach to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | East Bay (sitting on the inner tube) Floyd | You are floating several hundred yards off of the sandy beach to the Floyd | south. The fallen rocks lie directly to the west. You'll need to Floyd | paddle northwest to safely clear them. You rock gently on the light Floyd | swell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You set out for the sandy beach. With the breeze to your back it Floyd | doesn't take long to clear the breakwater. You stand up and drag the Floyd | inner tube ashore. Floyd | Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paddle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You soon realize you're in for a bit of a hike. The path passes to Floyd | the east of a large greenhouse, then bends northeast toward the cliffs Floyd | overlooking the ocean. The ground turns rocky and starts sloping Floyd | downward. Before long you're winding down stairs cut into the face of Floyd | the cliff. Floyd | Floyd | Crescent Beach Overlook Floyd | The steps end at wide ledge overlooking the ocean. The stairway that Floyd | once continued on down the cliff face to the narrow crescent-shaped Floyd | beach some fifty feet below you has collapsed into a twisted pile of Floyd | corroded metal. The beach itself is littered with broken shells and Floyd | hemmed in on both ends by a jumble of fallen rock. A rusty iron Floyd | railing surrounds the overlook and protects you from falling. Floyd | Floyd | The way back starts with a long climb back up the steps. Floyd | Floyd | An air hose is tied to the iron railing next to you. Its free end Floyd | hangs over the edge of the cliff. It has a sample case tied to it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hose" | ||||
Floyd | You try to keep the sample case from banging into the face of the Floyd | cliff as you haul the hose up. You can imagine it popping open and Floyd | scattering samples and brochures all over the beach. But it holds Floyd | together, and with a bit of effort you manage to drag it over the rail Floyd | and set it on the ground. You untie both ends of the air hose and Floyd | toss it aside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take case" | ||||
Floyd | You grab the handle and pick up the sample case. It's surprisingly Floyd | heavy. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hoo-kay" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove shirt" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the chambray work shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "OK. I wasn't playing at the beginning. I guess that we're trying to look like a salesman>" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop shirt" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cap" | ||||
Floyd | The cap looks like your typical gimme cap, the kind businesses like to Floyd | emblazon with their company logos then sell to rubes who actually WANT Floyd | to look like walking billboards. This one is a bit worn and has a few Floyd | grease stains on it, but looks to be perfectly serviceable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove cap" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the gimme cap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop cap" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a package, a business card, a forked stick, a Floyd | screwdriver, a gold lighter, a screw, a blown fuse, a shiny penny, two Floyd | peanuts, a sales brochure, an acorn, a bicycle lock, a small silver Floyd | key, and a sample case. You're wearing some leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove gloves" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the leather work gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop gloves" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read card" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | PLASTI-SIDE, Inc. Floyd | Floyd | The Vinyl Siding with the Iron-clad Floyd | Guarantee! Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dwayne R. Splatz Floyd | Customer Representative Floyd | (800) 555-KOTE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hmm... Looks like some poor siding salesman didn't read the plaque. Floyd | Oh well, not your problem. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The hike back isn't any shorter, and it's all uphill. You're huffing Floyd | and puffing a bit by the time you make it back to Poseidon & Floyd | Amphitrite. Floyd | Floyd | Poseidon & Amphitrite Floyd | The flagstone path ends at a circular open area, also paved in gray Floyd | flagstone. There is a large and beautifully crafted bronze sculpture Floyd | set on an elevated stone pedestal in its center. A polished brass Floyd | plaque is attached to the pedestal below the sculpture. Decorative Floyd | concrete benches are spaced around the perimeter of the pavement. The Floyd | entire area is completely surrounded by lush flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | The main flagstone path leads back east. A rocky footpath leads north Floyd | toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | West Lawn Floyd | The flagstone path runs east to west through acres of low, rolling Floyd | hills covered by emerald-green lawn. The path itself is bordered on Floyd | both sides by lush flower beds. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The main path leads north toward what appears to be greenhouse in the Floyd | distance. The way back to the mansion is east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You ascend the marble steps, arriving at... Floyd | Floyd | Main Entrance Floyd | You are standing before the main entrance to a huge, foreboding Gothic Floyd | mansion. A massive pair of solid oak doors leads inside. To the Floyd | south marble steps lead down to the gravel driveway behind you. At Floyd | the moment the doors are closed, and there is no one in sight. There Floyd | is a polished brass plaque mounted on the wall next to the doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Admission by Appointment Only Floyd | Floyd | NO Soliciting! Floyd | Floyd | Salesmen will be Taken Inside and Tortured Floyd | Floyd | My, what a cheery little omen. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Mmm! torture!" | |||
| DavidW says, "I really wish we had the slingshot built" | ||||
| DavidW says, "And we might need more than one acorn. Hard to say." | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, we saved, so might as well see what happens." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | As best as you can tell you're all set for your debut as a vinyl Floyd | siding salesman. You just hope you can figure out some really clever Floyd | way to SAVE yourself from almost certain torture and death once you Floyd | get inside. (Knock again to continue.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You set the sample case on the steps next to you, take the business Floyd | card and sales brochure in hand, square your shoulders, take a deep Floyd | breath, and rap your knuckles firmly on the door. The thudding of Floyd | your heart sounds louder than the footsteps thudding down the hall. Floyd | The door swings open. Dark eyes glare at you. Floyd | Floyd | "Good afternoon sir! My name is Splatz, Dwayne R. Splatz. But please Floyd | call me Dwayne, everybody else does. Ha ha." You hand the butler Floyd | your card. His scowl darkens. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm here today representing Plasti-Side Inc.'s complete line of vinyl Floyd | siding products." You make a show of looking around. "You have a Floyd | pretty nice place here, and I'm sure you'd like to keep it that way. Floyd | And believe me, there's nothing like vinyl siding for keeping a home Floyd | looking great!" Floyd | Floyd | The butler's scowl becomes thunderous. You see his thick fingers Floyd | clutch into mallet-sized fists. You suppress a sudden overwhelming Floyd | urge to see Paris one more time before you die, starting right now Floyd | with a really quick trip down the steps. You hand the butler your Floyd | sales brochure. Floyd | Floyd | "As you can see by these photographs, our products can make a dramatic Floyd | difference in the appearance of almost any structure. And unlike our Floyd | competitors who make their siding from old LP records, we use only the Floyd | finest virgin vinyl in their manufacture. In fact I happen to have Floyd | several nice samples here with me. Let me just show you..." Floyd | Floyd | You bend over to reach for your sample case. You don't even see the Floyd | massive fist hurtling toward your head. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | The first thing you become aware of is something cold and hard Floyd | pressing against your face. It takes you a moment to figure out it's Floyd | the floor. You open your eyes, and discover that you've been dumped Floyd | in the corner of a large stone chamber. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. Floyd | Floyd | WARNING! You have recently performed an action (entering the mansion Floyd | unprepared) that will prevent you from winning the game. To correct Floyd | this you may type UNDO (multiple times if necessary) or RESTORE to a Floyd | previously saved game. Floyd | Floyd | (If you would prefer not to be alerted when the game becomes Floyd | unwinnable in the future, or to SAVE a game that's in an unwinnable Floyd | state, type ALERTS OFF.) Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I see we'll have to undo." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "knock on door". Floyd | Floyd | Main Entrance Floyd | You are standing before the main entrance to a huge, foreboding Gothic Floyd | mansion. A massive pair of solid oak doors leads inside. To the Floyd | south marble steps lead down to the gravel driveway behind you. At Floyd | the moment the doors are closed, and there is no one in sight. There Floyd | is a polished brass plaque mounted on the wall next to the doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "knock on door". Floyd | Floyd | Main Entrance Floyd | You are standing before the main entrance to a huge, foreboding Gothic Floyd | mansion. A massive pair of solid oak doors leads inside. To the Floyd | south marble steps lead down to the gravel driveway behind you. At Floyd | the moment the doors are closed, and there is no one in sight. There Floyd | is a polished brass plaque mounted on the wall next to the doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Well, besides the slingshot, what else is there?" | |||
| DavidW says, "My guess is: we'll need to shoot the butler to escape the dungeon." | ||||
| DavidW says, "hm. I have a radical idea." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You descend the marble steps, arriving at... Floyd | Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | By the Pond Floyd | The driveway runs generally north to south, with occasional deviations Floyd | to pass by a large tree or, as is the case here, around a decorative Floyd | cement pond. A fountain sprays and splashes cheerfully in the center Floyd | of the pond. The neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along both Floyd | sides of the driveway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Floyd | The garage interior is divided into five open parking bays and a Floyd | service bay equipped with a hydraulic lift and an air compressor. A Floyd | classic Jaguar E-Type convertible sits on the lift. The lift is Floyd | currently up. Floyd | Floyd | A battered old canoe hangs on the wall in bay four. Floyd | Floyd | A bicycle is parked next to you in the garage. Floyd | Floyd | A large red tool cabinet sits under the canoe. Floyd | Floyd | Bay two contains some sharp hedge clippers, a leaf rake, and a peanut Floyd | sack (which contains some hedge clippings). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take clippers" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing in bay two) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | (off of bay two) Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in bay two. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass through the opening you cleared while trimming the hedge and Floyd | turn northeast toward the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sandy Beach Floyd | The beach is wide and sandy. It follows the curve of the bay to the Floyd | east and eventually bends south and disappears behind the cliffs. To Floyd | the west it ends at a jumble of fallen rock. Floyd | Floyd | You see an inner tube and a paddle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut tube with clippers" | ||||
Floyd | You start hacking up the inner tube up with the sharpened clippers. Floyd | Your first cut causes it to deflate with a loud whoosh. Before long Floyd | you manage to cut a single long strip of rubber from it. The inner Floyd | tube is completely destroyed in the process. You discard what's left. Floyd | Hopefully you have some kind of really clever use in mind for the Floyd | rubber band you've just made. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put band on stick" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on the forked stick. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Yay!!!" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie band to stick" | ||||
Floyd | Ah, a weapon. Good idea. You tie the ends of the rubber band to the Floyd | tines of the Y-shaped stick, and voila! You have a slingshot. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf13" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "goodness knows how I guessed that" | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "Ha-ha. Radical. Inner tube." | ||||
| DavidW says, "ha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "didn't realize I said that" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Top of the Cliff Floyd | You can see why J. Daggett's great-grandfather chose this site for his Floyd | estate. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. The bay Floyd | stretches out before you. A wide expanse of sandy beach lies below. Floyd | The day is sunny and relatively calm, with only a slight onshore Floyd | breeze. A gentle swell rolls onto the sand. Floyd | Floyd | A wide, sandy path leads down to the beach. The bare footpath leads Floyd | back toward the garage to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You leave the cliffs behind and head back toward the garage. A brisk Floyd | hike soon brings you to the opening you cleared while trimming the Floyd | hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Garage Entrance Floyd | To the north the driveway ends at the entrance to a large garage. You Floyd | count six bay doors for vehicles, as well as a side entry door for Floyd | those on foot. The neatly trimmed hedge continues along the west side Floyd | of the driveway to the garage. A bare footpath passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east then bends northeast toward the cliffs overlooking Floyd | the ocean. The driveway leads back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East Driveway Floyd | The driveway bends to the north here, leading toward a large Floyd | outbuilding in the distance. A flagstone path passes through the Floyd | hedge to the east. The way back to the mansion is west. Otherwise Floyd | the neatly trimmed hedge continues unbroken along the outside edge of Floyd | the driveway on both sides. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Gravel Driveway Floyd | The gravel driveway starts at the foot of the marble steps, then winds Floyd | off across the lawn to the south. It also continues around the Floyd | building to the east. A neatly trimmed hedge borders the outside edge Floyd | of the driveway on both sides, broken only by the entrance to a Floyd | flagstone path leading west. Tall trees dot the landscape, getting Floyd | generally thicker to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You ascend the marble steps, arriving at... Floyd | Floyd | Main Entrance Floyd | You are standing before the main entrance to a huge, foreboding Gothic Floyd | mansion. A massive pair of solid oak doors leads inside. To the Floyd | south marble steps lead down to the gravel driveway behind you. At Floyd | the moment the doors are closed, and there is no one in sight. There Floyd | is a polished brass plaque mounted on the wall next to the doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "load slingshot" | ||||
Floyd | (with the acorn) Floyd | You load the acorn into the slingshot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | Just as you're about to knock it occurs to you that real vinyl siding Floyd | salesmen hardly ever make customer calls while lugging around some Floyd | sharp hedge clippers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop clippers" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | As best as you can tell you're all set for your debut as a vinyl Floyd | siding salesman. You just hope you can figure out some really clever Floyd | way to SAVE yourself from almost certain torture and death once you Floyd | get inside. (Knock again to continue.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You set the sample case on the steps next to you, take the business Floyd | card and sales brochure in hand, square your shoulders, take a deep Floyd | breath, and rap your knuckles firmly on the door. The thudding of Floyd | your heart sounds louder than the footsteps thudding down the hall. Floyd | The door swings open. Dark eyes glare at you. Floyd | Floyd | "Good afternoon sir! My name is Splatz, Dwayne R. Splatz. But please Floyd | call me Dwayne, everybody else does. Ha ha." You hand the butler Floyd | your card. His scowl darkens. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm here today representing Plasti-Side Inc.'s complete line of vinyl Floyd | siding products." You make a show of looking around. "You have a Floyd | pretty nice place here, and I'm sure you'd like to keep it that way. Floyd | And believe me, there's nothing like vinyl siding for keeping a home Floyd | looking great!" Floyd | Floyd | The butler's scowl becomes thunderous. You see his thick fingers Floyd | clutch into mallet-sized fists. You suppress a sudden overwhelming Floyd | urge to see Paris one more time before you die, starting right now Floyd | with a really quick trip down the steps. You hand the butler your Floyd | sales brochure. Floyd | Floyd | "As you can see by these photographs, our products can make a dramatic Floyd | difference in the appearance of almost any structure. And unlike our Floyd | competitors who make their siding from old LP records, we use only the Floyd | finest virgin vinyl in their manufacture. In fact I happen to have Floyd | several nice samples here with me. Let me just show you..." Floyd | Floyd | You bend over to reach for your sample case. You don't even see the Floyd | massive fist hurtling toward your head. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | The first thing you become aware of is something cold and hard Floyd | pressing against your face. It takes you a moment to figure out it's Floyd | the floor. You open your eyes, and discover that you've been dumped Floyd | in the corner of a large stone chamber. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot butler with slingshot" | ||||
Floyd | You take careful aim at the back of the butler's head, draw back the Floyd | acorn, and fire. As fate would have it he chooses that exact moment Floyd | to lean forward and peer at the flashing lights on the rack's control Floyd | panel. The acorn grazes the top of his skull, hits the stone wall, Floyd | and explodes into a thousand pieces. He spins around with a snarl and Floyd | starts toward you. You bolt for the doorway. Floyd | Floyd | He moves quickly to cut you off and lunges for you as you dart by. Floyd | You duck and dodge to the left. His hand misses, but you loose your Floyd | balance and tumble to the floor. Your head cracks hard against cold, Floyd | unyielding stone. Floyd | Floyd | The world plunges into darkness. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious (Again) Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | You sit up and look around with a start. You fully expect to find Floyd | yourself strapped to the rack in the dungeon. But you see blue sky Floyd | overhead. It takes you a moment to recognize your surroundings. Floyd | You're lying on a patch of grass next to a gravel road. Tall trees Floyd | loom overhead. Just to the north is a high stone wall, and a very Floyd | familiar-looking iron gate. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Nothing seems to be broken. In fact, Floyd | aside from a sore jaw and a pounding headache you're in perfect Floyd | health. You're also, for the first time since you got here, Floyd | completely empty-handed. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Gate Floyd | The mansion's main gate is closed and locked behind you. The package Floyd | is gone. The way home lies down the road to the south. It will be Floyd | dark soon. You might as well start walking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "shoot butler with slingshot". Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "why the undo?" | |||
| WeirdBeard asks, "We lost, didn't we?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I wasn't sure. The game didn't say we'd put the game into an unwinnable state." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Try again and go south." | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah. We should at least see if it's a loss or not." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot butler with slingshot" | ||||
Floyd | You take careful aim at the back of the butler's head, draw back the Floyd | acorn, and fire. As fate would have it he chooses that exact moment Floyd | to lean forward and peer at the flashing lights on the rack's control Floyd | panel. The acorn grazes the top of his skull, hits the stone wall, Floyd | and explodes into a thousand pieces. He spins around with a snarl and Floyd | starts toward you. You bolt for the doorway. Floyd | Floyd | He moves quickly to cut you off and lunges for you as you dart by. Floyd | You duck and dodge to the left. His hand misses, but you loose your Floyd | balance and tumble to the floor. Your head cracks hard against cold, Floyd | unyielding stone. Floyd | Floyd | The world plunges into darkness. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious (Again) Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | You sit up and look around with a start. You fully expect to find Floyd | yourself strapped to the rack in the dungeon. But you see blue sky Floyd | overhead. It takes you a moment to recognize your surroundings. Floyd | You're lying on a patch of grass next to a gravel road. Tall trees Floyd | loom overhead. Just to the north is a high stone wall, and a very Floyd | familiar-looking iron gate. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Nothing seems to be broken. In fact, Floyd | aside from a sore jaw and a pounding headache you're in perfect Floyd | health. You're also, for the first time since you got here, Floyd | completely empty-handed. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Gate Floyd | The mansion's main gate is closed and locked behind you. The package Floyd | is gone. The way home lies down the road to the south. It will be Floyd | dark soon. You might as well start walking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You give the gate a final shake, turn, and start your long, lonely Floyd | hike back up the road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE LOST *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 828 moves, you have scored 20 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "s". Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Gate Floyd | The mansion's main gate is closed and locked behind you. The package Floyd | is gone. The way home lies down the road to the south. It will be Floyd | dark soon. You might as well start walking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "shoot butler with slingshot". Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot skeleton with slingshot" | ||||
Floyd | Thankfully there aren't any skeletons hanging in the dungeon. Floyd | Floyd | The butler adjusts one of the dials on the rack's control panel and Floyd | pushes a red button. The indicator lights flash, but nothing else Floyd | obvious happens. He scratches his head, then pulls his spiral Floyd | notebook out of his pocket and lays it on the rack. He begins to flip Floyd | through its pages. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "shoot skeleton with slingshot". Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | The control panel is mounted to the wall over the rack. It has two Floyd | round black dials for setting various functions, and a large red Floyd | pushbutton for activating them. Several indicator lights, also Floyd | unlabeled, flash in seemingly random patterns. A pair of electrical Floyd | cables tipped with clamps hang from the bottom of the panel. Floyd | Floyd | The butler adjusts one of the dials on the rack's control panel and Floyd | pushes a red button. The indicator lights flash, but nothing else Floyd | obvious happens. He scratches his head, then pulls his spiral Floyd | notebook out of his pocket and lays it on the rack. He begins to flip Floyd | through its pages. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully consider your options. The butler has his back to you, Floyd | and looks engrossed in his task. You figure you have a good chance to Floyd | make the open doorway. You decide to go for it. Floyd | Floyd | You start by crouching low and moving forward as quietly as possible, Floyd | but you only manage a couple of steps before your flickering shadow on Floyd | the wall gives you away. The butler grunts in surprise and spins Floyd | around. You kick it into high gear. Floyd | Floyd | He moves quickly to cut you off and lunges for you as you dart by. Floyd | You duck and dodge to the left. His hand misses, but you loose your Floyd | balance and tumble to the floor. Your head cracks hard against cold, Floyd | unyielding stone. Floyd | Floyd | The world plunges into darkness. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious (Again) Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | You sit up and look around with a start. You fully expect to find Floyd | yourself strapped to the rack in the dungeon. But you see blue sky Floyd | overhead. It takes you a moment to recognize your surroundings. Floyd | You're lying on a patch of grass next to a gravel road. Tall trees Floyd | loom overhead. Just to the north is a high stone wall, and a very Floyd | familiar-looking iron gate. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Nothing seems to be broken. In fact, Floyd | aside from a sore jaw and a pounding headache you're in perfect Floyd | health. You're also, for the first time since you got here, Floyd | completely empty-handed. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Gate Floyd | The mansion's main gate is closed and locked behind you. The package Floyd | is gone. The way home lies down the road to the south. It will be Floyd | dark soon. You might as well start walking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "out". Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. His notebook is lying Floyd | open on the rack in front of him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||||
Floyd | (first trying to take the spiral notebook) Floyd | The last thing in the world you want to do is get anywhere near the Floyd | torture rack. You decide to try something else. Floyd | Floyd | Having found the information he was looking for in his notebook, the Floyd | butler turns a dial one click to the left and pushes the red button. Floyd | Lights flash. The four winches mounted to the corners of the rack Floyd | whine to life and start spooling out cable. He lets them run briefly, Floyd | then pushes the button again to stop them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "shoot panel" | ||||
Floyd | (with the slingshot) Floyd | You take careful aim at the control panel, draw back the acorn, and Floyd | fire. The acorn flies wide, hits the stone wall, and explodes into a Floyd | thousand pieces. Startled, the butler spins around with a snarl and Floyd | starts toward you. You bolt for the doorway. (first removing the Floyd | acorn) Floyd | Floyd | He moves quickly to cut you off and lunges for you as you dart by. Floyd | You duck and dodge to the left. His hand misses, but you loose your Floyd | balance and tumble to the floor. Your head cracks hard against cold, Floyd | unyielding stone. Floyd | Floyd | The world plunges into darkness. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious (Again) Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | You sit up and look around with a start. You fully expect to find Floyd | yourself strapped to the rack in the dungeon. But you see blue sky Floyd | overhead. It takes you a moment to recognize your surroundings. Floyd | You're lying on a patch of grass next to a gravel road. Tall trees Floyd | loom overhead. Just to the north is a high stone wall, and a very Floyd | familiar-looking iron gate. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Nothing seems to be broken. In fact, Floyd | aside from a sore jaw and a pounding headache you're in perfect Floyd | health. You're also, for the first time since you got here, Floyd | completely empty-handed. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Gate Floyd | The mansion's main gate is closed and locked behind you. The package Floyd | is gone. The way home lies down the road to the south. It will be Floyd | dark soon. You might as well start walking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "shoot panel". Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. His notebook is lying Floyd | open on the rack in front of him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x maiden" | ||||
Floyd | The word "maiden" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot notebook" | ||||
Floyd | The last thing in the world you want to do is get anywhere near the Floyd | torture rack. You decide to try something else. Floyd | Floyd | The butler turns the same dial one click to the right and pushes the Floyd | red button. The cables retract. The winches stop automatically when Floyd | the cables are fully retracted. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "the maiden and skeletons aren't there." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "x rack" | ||||
Floyd | The rack sits against the far wall. Its main component is a large Floyd | metal table with a perforated steel top. The traditional large barrel Floyd | winch and ratchet have been replaced with modern cable winches at each Floyd | corner. Shackles are attached to the winches. Electrical cables and Floyd | clamps hang from a control panel mounted to the wall above the table. Floyd | A hot iron is warming up in an electric brazier attached to the foot Floyd | of the table. The butler's notebook is lying open on the rack's Floyd | perforated steel top. Floyd | Floyd | The butler clicks the same dial to a new position, pushes the button, Floyd | then rotates the other dial clockwise. The glow of the electric Floyd | brazier intensifies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "shoot brazier" | ||||
Floyd | (with the slingshot) Floyd | You take careful aim at the electric brazier, draw back the acorn, and Floyd | fire. The acorn flies wide, hits the stone wall, and explodes into a Floyd | thousand pieces. Startled, the butler spins around with a snarl and Floyd | starts toward you. You bolt for the doorway. (first removing the Floyd | acorn) Floyd | Floyd | He moves quickly to cut you off and lunges for you as you dart by. Floyd | You duck and dodge to the left. His hand misses, but you loose your Floyd | balance and tumble to the floor. Your head cracks hard against cold, Floyd | unyielding stone. Floyd | Floyd | The world plunges into darkness. Floyd | Floyd | Lying Unconscious (Again) Floyd | The blackness slowly diminishes... Floyd | Floyd | You sit up and look around with a start. You fully expect to find Floyd | yourself strapped to the rack in the dungeon. But you see blue sky Floyd | overhead. It takes you a moment to recognize your surroundings. Floyd | You're lying on a patch of grass next to a gravel road. Tall trees Floyd | loom overhead. Just to the north is a high stone wall, and a very Floyd | familiar-looking iron gate. Floyd | Floyd | You struggle to your feet. Nothing seems to be broken. In fact, Floyd | aside from a sore jaw and a pounding headache you're in perfect Floyd | health. You're also, for the first time since you got here, Floyd | completely empty-handed. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Gate Floyd | The mansion's main gate is closed and locked behind you. The package Floyd | is gone. The way home lies down the road to the south. It will be Floyd | dark soon. You might as well start walking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "shoot brazier". Floyd | Floyd | Dungeon Floyd | The chamber is large an oppressive. Tall stone columns support heavy Floyd | overhead beams. Flickering torches make shadows on the wall. It Floyd | feels like you're deep underground, but you could just as easily be in Floyd | a windowless tower. Floyd | Floyd | It's not hard to figure out the chamber's purpose. In fact you're Floyd | rather surprised not to see manacled skeletons hanging from the walls Floyd | and an iron maiden in the corner. There is a torture rack however, or Floyd | at least the modern high-tech equivalent of one. It's sitting against Floyd | the far wall. The only visible exit is the open doorway next to it. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing next to the torture rack with his back to you. Floyd | It looks like he's busy preparing it for use. His notebook is lying Floyd | open on the rack in front of him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beams" | ||||
Floyd | Maybe you'll have time to study torture chamber construction details Floyd | later. Right now you have your ass to save. Floyd | Floyd | The butler uncoils the two electric cables and lays them out on the Floyd | bench. He selects a new dial position, and pushes the red button. Floyd | There's a crack of electricity as twin arcs jump between the ends of Floyd | the cables and the top of the bench. He punches the button again to Floyd | shut the current off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb columns" | ||||
Floyd | The stone columns aren't important. Floyd | Floyd | Apparently dissatisfied with the result, the butler turns one of the Floyd | dials all the way clockwise and pushes the button. The clamps jump Floyd | and the sharp crackle of electricity fills the air. He lets them buzz Floyd | for a couple of seconds then punches the button again to shut them Floyd | off. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "shoot the button when he grabs the cables" | |||
| DavidW says, "ooh. nice idea." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | The butler picks up the ends of the cables and holds them up to the Floyd | light. He inspects them closely, probably looking for signs of Floyd | pitting or corrosion. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "has he actually grabbed the cables at some point?" | |||
| DavidW says, "aha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "do it" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "shoot the button" | ||||
Floyd | (with the slingshot) Floyd | You take careful aim at the large red pushbutton, draw back the acorn, Floyd | and fire. The acorn flies true, smacks squarely into its intended Floyd | target, and explodes into a thousand pieces. Electrical current arcs Floyd | through the butler's body. Unable to let go of the cables, he jerks Floyd | wildly until a breaker in the control panel finally opens and shuts Floyd | the power off. He slowly collapses into a twitching heap on the Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | Seeing your chance, you toss the slingshot aside and make a break for Floyd | the doorway. You do have the presence of mind to grab the butler's Floyd | notebook as you pass by the rack. He groans loudly, hurrying you on Floyd | your way. Floyd | Floyd | You plunge through the open doorway into darkness. Unable to see, you Floyd | slow and begin to feel your way along the wall. The stone quickly Floyd | gives way to cold metal. You see a faint glow of light ahead of you. Floyd | You move toward it, and enter a small square room. As soon as you Floyd | cross the threshold a sliding steel door whooshes closed behind you. Floyd | An overhead fluorescent fixture flickers to life. Floyd | Floyd | Elevator Room Floyd | This small, windowless room has bare metal walls and two exits - the Floyd | sliding steel door you entered through to the south, and a pair of Floyd | elevator doors ahead of you to the north. It is lit by a recessed Floyd | fluorescent fixture in the ceiling. The elevator doors are closed. Floyd | The control panel mounted on the wall next to the elevator looks Floyd | unusually complex. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline waves and makes an isquiesque departure for home. | WeirdBeard says, "That was nasty but fun" | |||
| DavidW says, "oops. I shoulda picked cf14." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | The elevator control panel contains fifteen round lighted buttons Floyd | arranged in a pyramid and marked A1, B1, B2, etc., plus two additional Floyd | rectangular lighted buttons marked RESET and NEXT. Below the panel is Floyd | an unmarked card reader slot. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "Well, you can't make it unwinavle unless you try." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fixture" | ||||
Floyd | The fluorescent light is recessed into the ceiling and out of reach. Floyd | It is currently lit. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh. Any ideas? Otherwise, I think I'll just push A1." | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "I'm guessing it's like a puzzle I saw in Zork Nemesis where each button has a different value and you have to guess the combo that reaches 1500." | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Or not." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push a1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push reset" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | All lights and the NEXT button glow green. The RESET button goes out. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push b1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | B1 goes out. The NEXT button glows green. All green lights in the Floyd | other rows dim slightly. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push a1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c2" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push next" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push a1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | A1 goes out. The NEXT button glows green. All green lights in the Floyd | other rows dim slightly. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push next" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c3" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c3" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c2" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push reset" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | All lights and the NEXT button glow green. The RESET button goes out. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push b1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | B1 goes out. The NEXT button glows green. All green lights in the Floyd | other rows dim slightly. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push next" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push a1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | A1 goes out. The NEXT button glows green. All green lights in the Floyd | other rows dim slightly. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push next" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suspect we'll missing colour info in this puzzle." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c1" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "push c1". Floyd | Floyd | Elevator Room Floyd | This small, windowless room has bare metal walls and two exits - the Floyd | sliding steel door you entered through to the south, and a pair of Floyd | elevator doors ahead of you to the north. It is lit by a recessed Floyd | fluorescent fixture in the ceiling. The elevator doors are closed. Floyd | The control panel mounted on the wall next to the elevator looks Floyd | unusually complex. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c2" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The button display is probably in colour in a normal terp." | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "push c2". Floyd | Floyd | Elevator Room Floyd | This small, windowless room has bare metal walls and two exits - the Floyd | sliding steel door you entered through to the south, and a pair of Floyd | elevator doors ahead of you to the north. It is lit by a recessed Floyd | fluorescent fixture in the ceiling. The elevator doors are closed. Floyd | The control panel mounted on the wall next to the elevator looks Floyd | unusually complex. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "push c3" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | (nothing happens) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "push c3". Floyd | Floyd | Elevator Room Floyd | This small, windowless room has bare metal walls and two exits - the Floyd | sliding steel door you entered through to the south, and a pair of Floyd | elevator doors ahead of you to the north. It is lit by a recessed Floyd | fluorescent fixture in the ceiling. The elevator doors are closed. Floyd | The control panel mounted on the wall next to the elevator looks Floyd | unusually complex. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "Is there a way to access the save game from here?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "On my computer, or yours I mean." | ||||
| DavidW says, "uh, not that I know of. Ask Jota, I guess." | ||||
| WeirdBeard asks, "Want to just use hints for this section, then?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "It's 8 o'clock here. I've been playing since 3. I think I need to stop." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "OK" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Also, I've forgotten to take my medicine." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "hint" | ||||
Floyd | (Warning: Some people don't like built-in hints, since the temptation Floyd | to ask for help prematurely can become overwhelming when hints are so Floyd | close at hand. If you're worried that your willpower won't hold up, Floyd | you can disable hints for the rest of this session by typing HINTS Floyd | OFF. If you still want to see the hints now, type HINT.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "hint" | ||||
Floyd | RECLUSE Hints Floyd | Floyd | 1. General Questions Floyd | 2. Who, What, and Where Floyd | 3. Footpath and Oak Tree Floyd | 4. Elevator Room Floyd | 5. Full Step-by-Step Walkthrough Floyd | 6. Amusing & Interesting Things to Try Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "4" | ||||
Floyd | 4 Floyd | Floyd | Elevator Room Floyd | Floyd | 1. How do I operate the elevator control panel? Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "1" | ||||
Floyd | 1 Floyd | Floyd | How do I operate the elevator control panel? Floyd | Floyd | Press the space bar to display the next line, 'P' to go to the Floyd | previous menu, or 'Q' to quit. Floyd | Floyd | Did you by any chance pick up anything on your way out of the dungeon? Floyd | [1/7] Floyd | Floyd | | DavidW says, "I think the elevator is a one-right-path puzzle." | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "..floyd" | DavidW asks, "erg. Did we get anything from the dungeon?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "No, the text said we left" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "probably the key card" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Check your inventory. [2/7] Floyd | Floyd | | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Have you read the butler's notebook? [3/7] Floyd | Floyd | | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "q" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "read notebook" | ||||
Floyd | You flip through the pages of the notebook looking for something, Floyd | anything you can use. Salesman shot put records. Nope. Recipe for Floyd | Thai Red Curry Beef. Nope. A bunch of stuff in one of the Asian Floyd | languages. Nope. Torture rack operation and maintenance. Nope, Floyd | nope, and nope. You finally find what you're looking for at the very Floyd | back of the notebook The first part looks like it was copied right out Floyd | of an operating manual. Floyd | Floyd | Guide to Elevator Operation: Floyd | 1. Press RESET to start. Floyd | 2. Press one or more grid buttons (A1..E5) to extinguish them. Note Floyd | that only one row of buttons (A..E) may be accessed during a single Floyd | entry cycle. Floyd | 3. Press NEXT when you have completed your selection(s) to end your Floyd | entry cycle. Floyd | 4. The controller will extinguish one or more grid buttons (following Floyd | the rules above) and complete it's entry cycle. Floyd | 5. Repeat steps 2-4 until all grid buttons have been extinguished. Floyd | 6. The elevator door will open if, and only if, the controller is Floyd | forced to extinguish the last available button. Floyd | Floyd | The next page is filled with a list of the butler's personal notes on Floyd | the control panel. They're also in English (thank goodness), and have Floyd | been heavily crossed out and revised. It looks like he spent quite a Floyd | bit of time struggling with it. Floyd | Floyd | Tips Floyd | - The AI is randomized. J.D.W. says there's no fixed pattern that Floyd | will always work. I actually have to outplay the damn thing every Floyd | time! Floyd | - I can make it go first by just pushing NEXT, but when I do it always Floyd | wins. Floyd | - E1 seems to be a good first move. Floyd | - Push Next, and after it takes one try to get it into a 2-2-4-4 Floyd | pattern if possible. Otherwise push Reset and try again. Floyd | - From there just keep the rows evenly matched until it's down to 2-1. Floyd | Take the 2 and Bob's your uncle! Floyd | Floyd | There's one page left. It contains a single note. Floyd | Or I could just blow it off and use the access card J.D.W. gave me. Floyd | Floyd | You turn the final page, but all that remains is the notebook's back Floyd | cover. And taped to the inside of that is a paper sleeve containing a Floyd | white plastic access card. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard says, "God, this DEFINATELY can't be done in black and white." | |||
| DavidW says, "I was worried about that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "use the card, though." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Well, I have stuff to do in the real world, too." | ||||
| DavidW says, "okay. We'll leave it here." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "There isn't one. It's apparently the notebook that we got." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||||
Floyd | The card is the same size as a credit card. Like a credit card it has Floyd | a magnetic stripe down one side. It is otherwise completely blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card in slot" | ||||
Floyd | You push the access card into the slot and pull it out quickly. Floyd | Success! The panel beeps twice and all the lights go out. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LOGI-LOC 1500HS Floyd | Floyd | (A1) Floyd | Floyd | (B1) (B2) Floyd | Floyd | (C1) (C2) (C3) Floyd | Floyd | (D1) (D2) (D3) (D4) Floyd | Floyd | (E1) (E2) (E3) (E4) (E5) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [RESET] [NEXT] Floyd | Floyd | After a brief pause a powerful motor whirs to life somewhere beneath Floyd | you and the rumbling of a rapidly descending elevator car fills the Floyd | small room. A loud DING! announces its arrival. The doors whoosh Floyd | open. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | The sliding steel door is closed, and you see no way to open it. It Floyd | looks like the elevator is your only way out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Elevator Room Floyd | This small, windowless room has bare metal walls and two exits - the Floyd | sliding steel door you entered through to the south, and a pair of Floyd | elevator doors ahead of you to the north. It is lit by a recessed Floyd | fluorescent fixture in the ceiling. The elevator doors are standing Floyd | open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | The sliding steel door is closed, and you see no way to open it. It Floyd | looks like the elevator is your only way out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter doors" | ||||
Floyd | Elevator Car Floyd | The insides of elevator cars tend to all look alike, and this one is Floyd | no exception. At least the control panel is much simpler. It only Floyd | has one button, marked RUN. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "run" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push run" | ||||
Floyd | Click. Floyd | The elevator doors whoosh closed, and a moment later the motor starts Floyd | and the elevator surges upward. A horrendous noise comes out of Floyd | nowhere to assail your ears. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | The control panel inside the elevator is much simpler. It only has Floyd | one button, marked RUN. Floyd | Floyd | The elevator continues to move steadily upward. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | The elevator slows to a stop. The doors whoosh open. You look out Floyd | onto a long, beautifully appointed hallway. You sigh with relief. Floyd | You've finally made it into the main part of the mansion. Elated, you Floyd | step out of the elevator and into the hall. The elevator doors whoosh Floyd | closed behind you. Floyd | Floyd | You're still trying to figure out which way to go when a heavyset Floyd | figure in a black tuxedo steps out of the shadows to stand directly in Floyd | front of you. You recognize him instantly. The butler! Floyd | Floyd | Your mind whirls. Fight, or flee? The elevator doors are closed Floyd | behind you. You're at the far end of the hall so the only way you can Floyd | go is toward the butler. You look around for a weapon. A suit of Floyd | armor holding a double-bladed axe would be about right. Then Floyd | suddenly, and without warning, the butler does something totally Floyd | unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | He smiles, and bows. Floyd | Floyd | "Good, evening, and welcome to Seacliff. Mr. Winton is expecting you. Floyd | If you will be so kind as to follow me I will take you to his study." Floyd | Floyd | The butler's guttural grunts and snarls have completely vanished. He Floyd | speaks to you with a perfect clipped British accent. You're stunned. Floyd | A thousand questions flood your mind. Floyd | Floyd | Main Hall Floyd | J. Daggett Winton's mansion has the kind of tasteful elegance that Floyd | only the seriously wealthy can afford. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd | Groupings of antique furniture sit on Persian rugs. Impressionist Floyd | paintings hang on the walls. The skylight is Tiffany stained glass. Floyd | And that's just the hall. You can't even imagine what the rooms must Floyd | be like. Floyd | Floyd | You're standing at the far north end of the mansion's main hall. The Floyd | closed entrance doors can be seen at the other end of the hall. The Floyd | elevator doors, also closed, are directly behind you to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing here. He is waiting for you to follow him to Floyd | Mr. Winton's study. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow butler" | ||||
Floyd | He sets off down the hall at a brisk pace. You fall in behind him. Floyd | Floyd | The hall branches left and right. You pass open doors leading into a Floyd | regal dining room, a huge mahogany-paneled library overflowing with Floyd | leather-bound volumes, a comfortably appointed study, and an atrium Floyd | filled with exotic plants. You finally turn right down a side hall Floyd | and stop before a closed door. Floyd | Floyd | "Mr. Winton's study," the butler informs you. He glances Floyd | disapprovingly at your somewhat rumpled appearance. "I will knock and Floyd | announce your arrival when you are ready." Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, thanks to you I've had a pretty rough day," you grumble as you Floyd | tuck in your shirt. You do your best to imitate his first words to Floyd | you. "You have appointment?" Floyd | Floyd | The butler grins. "All part of the first-class service visitors to Floyd | Seacliff have come to expect." Floyd | Floyd | Ignoring him for the moment, you run your fingers through your tousled Floyd | hair, take in a deep breath, and let it out. You decide that short of Floyd | a shower and a change of clothes, you're as ready to meet the famously Floyd | reclusive J. Daggett Winton as you're going to be. You catch the Floyd | butler's eye and nod. Floyd | Floyd | Study Entrance Floyd | You are standing in a short side hallway just outside J. Daggett Floyd | Winton's study door. Its wainscoted walls are hung with portraits of Floyd | his Winton ancestors going back to Captain Darren Lamont Winton III. Floyd | Floyd | The butler is standing here. He is waiting for you to follow him into Floyd | Mr. Winton's study. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow butler" | ||||
Floyd | He steps up to the door and knocks firmly. You hear a deep, assertive Floyd | voice respond, "Come in." Floyd | Floyd | The butler opens the door and announces you. He steps aside. The Floyd | moment you've been working toward has finally arrived. You tuck the Floyd | package firmly under your arm and step into J. Daggett Winton's Floyd | private study. His task complete, the butler departs, closing the Floyd | door behind you. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett smiles and offers his hand. Once you're comfortably seated Floyd | in his guest chair he gets right to the point. "I believe you have Floyd | something for me." Floyd | Floyd | Study Floyd | You expected a dimly-lit chamber filled with dark leather furniture Floyd | and smelling of single-malt scotch and cigar smoke. You're surprised Floyd | to discover that J. Daggett's study is light, airy, and quite modern. Floyd | Instead of oak and mahogany the walls and bookcases are made from Floyd | natural cherry. Dozens of sticky-notes litter his expansive desk. It Floyd | is also home to two large flat-screen computer terminals and an array Floyd | of state-of-the-art communications equipment. Message lights flash. Floyd | Market quotes scroll across one terminal. The other is Floyd | teleconferenced into a board meeting of some kind. Floyd | Floyd | The second big surprise is J. Daggett Winton himself. He still looks Floyd | like the same swarthy, ruggedly-handsome businessman/adventurer who Floyd | used to be featured in the news on an almost daily basis. A little Floyd | older, a little wearier perhaps. But the glint of brilliance in his Floyd | keen gray eyes hasn't dimmed in the least. However the information Floyd | about the accident that had taken Emmeline's life hadn't included any Floyd | mention of his own injuries. There is no office chair behind his Floyd | desk. It has been removed to make room for his high-tech powered Floyd | wheelchair. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to deliver the package. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give package to winton" | ||||
Floyd | You've carried the package so long that you're almost reluctant to Floyd | part with it. But clearly the time has come to do just that. You Floyd | rise slightly and place it in J. Daggett's outstretched hands. Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, finally," he beams. He checks the wrapping paper to make sure it Floyd | hasn't been tampered with. Slipping a finger under a taped seam he Floyd | tears it open. Floyd | Floyd | You guessed it might be a book, and you are correct. But what kind of Floyd | book? A rare Gutenberg Bible, or perhaps one of Leonardo da Vinci's Floyd | lost notebooks? Your pulse quickens with excitement. You lean Floyd | forward and just manage to catch sight of the dust jacket. Floyd | Floyd | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Floyd | by J.K. Rowling Floyd | Floyd | "Stunned" doesn't even begin to describe how you feel. It slowly Floyd | sinks in that you have risked life and limb to deliver a Harry Potter Floyd | book to J. Daggett Winton! But then again, maybe there's something Floyd | special about this particular copy of this particular Harry Potter Floyd | book. Perhaps it is a signed first-edition of some kind with a Floyd | personal note from J.K. Rowling herself inscribed inside the cover. Floyd | Floyd | Then you see the little blue sticker on the cover. Floyd | Floyd | WAL*MART Floyd | $13.99 Floyd | Floyd | You slump into your chair like a deflated balloon! At least J. Floyd | Daggett seems happy enough with it. He thumbs the pages, checks the Floyd | binding, then turns and slides it onto the bookshelf behind him. You Floyd | do notice that it fits neatly into one of the few gaps in the Floyd | overflowing shelves, and that it is sitting next to books 1 & 2 of the Floyd | series. Floyd | Floyd | You finally manage to regain enough of your composure to realize that Floyd | J. Daggett has been watching your reaction to the package's contents Floyd | with great amusement. Smiling broadly, he says, "I'm sure you have a Floyd | number of questions running through your mind right now. You have my Floyd | full attention, and my gratitude for a job well done. Please feel Floyd | free to ask anything you like." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the package, Emmeline, the butler, Floyd | the gardener, the groundskeeper, the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or Floyd | give him the gold lighter, or the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh geez" | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "POA was a great book! It was worth it!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I liked it, sure, but..." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about package" | ||||
Floyd | You still can't believe that everything you've been through was for Floyd | the sole purpose of delivering a Harry Potter book. There just has to Floyd | be more to it than that. But what? Not sure how J. Daggett might Floyd | react to your questioning his motives, you proceed carefully. Floyd | Floyd | "I hope that you received everything you were, uh, expecting." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett's eyes twinkle with concealed amusement. "Oh yes, I Floyd | certainly did. In fact I'm quite pleased with both of your deliveries Floyd | today." Floyd | Floyd | "Both?" you ask in puzzlement. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, both. And no, there are no secret messages written in invisible Floyd | ink on the wrapping paper. But we still have a few other things we Floyd | need to discuss before I tell you what that second delivery actually Floyd | was." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, Emmeline, the butler, the gardener, Floyd | the groundskeeper, the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or give him the gold Floyd | lighter, or the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about himself" | ||||
Floyd | "I've heard a great deal about you," you say politely. "I'm glad to Floyd | finally have the chance to meet you in person." Floyd | Floyd | "Not too disappointed I hope," J. Daggett replies. "I manage my Floyd | public image almost as carefully as I manage my businesses. Or at Floyd | least I did before the accident. After that I had more pressing Floyd | matters to attend to." Floyd | Floyd | He pauses reflectively for a moment then clears his throat. "Anyway, Floyd | let's just say that the real J. Daggett Winton is more interested in Floyd | making discoveries than in making money, prefers a cold beer to fine Floyd | wine, can't resist a challenge, wins with grace, and tries to never Floyd | lose the same way twice. Floyd | Floyd | Now let's move on to something more interesting than me, shall we." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about Emmeline, the butler, the gardener, the Floyd | groundskeeper, the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or give him the gold Floyd | lighter, or the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give lighter to daggett" | ||||
Floyd | You reach into your pocket and pull out the gold lighter. Showing it Floyd | to J. Daggett, you say, "I came across this while I was in the garage. Floyd | It was under the Jaguar. Based on the inscription I assume it belongs Floyd | to you." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett's fingers almost tremble as he takes the lighter from you. Floyd | He gently rubs it between his palms to feel the familiar heft and Floyd | smoothness of its polished surface, then holding it up to the light he Floyd | reads the inscription. He sighs happily. "I've been looking all over Floyd | for this. It was a first anniversary gift from Emmeline. It was Floyd | under the Jaguar you say? No wonder I couldn't find it! Thank you Floyd | for returning it." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about Emmeline, the butler, the gardener, the Floyd | groundskeeper, the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or give him the spiral Floyd | notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about emmeline" | ||||
Floyd | Normally you would avoid bringing up something as clearly painful as Floyd | the loss of someone's wife, but the more you talk to J. Daggett the Floyd | more she seems to somehow be related to the package you just Floyd | delivered. Even so, you decide to proceed carefully. Floyd | Floyd | "I read the inscription on the gold lighter I found. Your wife seems Floyd | like someone very special." Floyd | Floyd | "Very special indeed," J. Daggett replies softly. After a moment his Floyd | voice firms. "But we still have a few other things we need to discuss Floyd | before I tell you any more about Emmeline." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about the butler, the gardener, the groundskeeper, Floyd | the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or give him the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about butler" | ||||
Floyd | "I had a bit of a run-in with your butler. Then when I met him again Floyd | in the hall, he was a completely different person. Does he have an Floyd | evil twin or something?" Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett laughs and replies, "No, no evil twin. Harold has many Floyd | talents, not the least of which is acting. He also has an MBA from Floyd | Oxford, a beautiful wife, three kids, and thanks to generations of Floyd | shrewd investing, so much money in the family that if I ever needed a Floyd | loan I'd go to him first. I keep trying to get him to run one of my Floyd | corporations, but he just likes being a butler. His family has been Floyd | with ours since the sailing days, and for him, it's a matter of honor Floyd | and tradition." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett smiles in fond memory. "You know, we grew up together Floyd | here. We had a great time poking around this huge old place. He is Floyd | as true a friend as a person could ever ask for. I owe him a great Floyd | deal, including my life. But before I tell you that story I need to Floyd | show you something important." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the gardener, the groundskeeper, Floyd | the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or give him the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about triton" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett looks thoughtful. Finally he says, "An interesting topic Floyd | for another time. But for now there are more important things we need Floyd | to discuss." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the gardener, the groundskeeper, Floyd | the salesmen, or Harry Potter, or give him the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about harry potter" | ||||
Floyd | You try not to sound too peevish. "You must be quite a Harry Potter Floyd | fan." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett completely ignores any hint of hidden meaning that might Floyd | lie within your question and answers simply, "Yes, I am as a matter of Floyd | fact. The books are superbly written and tell a great story. I'm Floyd | really looking forward to reading the one you just delivered." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the gardener, the groundskeeper, Floyd | or the salesmen, or give him the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about salesmen" | ||||
Floyd | "So what's the story on torturing salesmen anyway?" Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett laughs. "Purely a scare tactic. The plaque by the door Floyd | keeps most of them away. The few who persist get one look at the Floyd | rack, a quite harmless theatrical prop I might add, and flee for their Floyd | lives. Only one actual salesperson has ever made it all the way into Floyd | my study. A fellow by the name of Splatz I believe. He thought my Floyd | garden shed could really use some vinyl siding. Ha!" Floyd | Floyd | "And what happened to him?" Floyd | Floyd | "Good question." J. Daggett touches one of the buttons on the arm of Floyd | his wheelchair and asks, "Harold, whatever happened to that Dwayne Floyd | Splatz salesman guy, the one that actually made it past you?" Floyd | Floyd | Harold's response is immediate and sounds just a tad disgruntled. "I Floyd | believe you made him V.P. of Sales and Marketing for Winton Floyd | International, Sir." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett nods. "Ah yes, so I did. Thank you Harold." Looking back Floyd | at you, he adds, "If there's anything I've learned about hiring good Floyd | people, it's to go for initiative first." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the gardener, or the Floyd | groundskeeper, or give him the spiral notebook.) Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "So what happened with the puzzle? Did I miss something?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give notebook to daggett" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the spiral notebook out of your pocket and hand it to J. Floyd | Daggett. "I found this um, downstairs somewhere. I think it belongs Floyd | to the butler." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett picks it up, glances at it, and slips it into his pocket. Floyd | "Thanks. I'll make sure Harold gets it back. I'm having a yen for Floyd | some of his famous Thai Red Beef Curry, and he can never remember if Floyd | the recipe calls or one teaspoon of fish sauce, or one tablespoon." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the gardener, or the Floyd | groundskeeper.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I put the card in the slot and went directly from one elevator to a 2nd one." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about the gardener" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett smiles fondly at your mention of the aged gardener. "My Floyd | great grandfather loved the sea. My grandfather has always preferred Floyd | solid ground. He just loves puttering around in the greenhouse." His Floyd | grin widens. "He's also pretty good at keeping Earl on his toes." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, or the groundskeeper.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about earl" | ||||
Floyd | "I found a shirt outside that had the name Earl on it. Is he your Floyd | groundskeeper?" Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett nods. "Head groundskeeper actually. He and his staff are Floyd | responsible for maintaining the entire estate, and they are very, very Floyd | good at what they do. Normally you would have seen a few of them Floyd | about, but today happens to be their day off." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about his story" | ||||
Floyd | Your original mission is complete. You have met the great J. Daggett Floyd | Winton and delivered your package. But you're far from ready to just Floyd | walk out the door. Too many questions remain unanswered. You decide Floyd | it's time to take J. Daggett up on his offer. Floyd | Floyd | "You mentioned earlier that you have something important you want to Floyd | show me, and a story to tell?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes I do," J. Daggett replies firmly. "If you have no further Floyd | questions then we can be on our way. Just follow me when you're Floyd | ready." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard laughs, "Hell of a red herring, then" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about his story" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett replies, "I'm ready when you are. Just follow me and we'll Floyd | be on our way." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about house" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett looks thoughtful. Finally he says, "An interesting topic Floyd | for another time. But for now there are more important things we need Floyd | to discuss." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about jaguar" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett looks thoughtful. Finally he says, "An interesting topic Floyd | for another time. But for now there are more important things we need Floyd | to discuss." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about squirrel" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett looks thoughtful. Finally he says, "An interesting topic Floyd | for another time. But for now there are more important things we need Floyd | to discuss." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ask dagget about story" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett replies, "I'm ready when you are. Just follow me and we'll Floyd | be on our way." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about me" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett looks thoughtful. Finally he says, "An interesting topic Floyd | for another time. But for now there are more important things we need Floyd | to discuss." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we should follow him" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ask dagget his story" | ||||
Floyd | Study (sitting on the guest chair) Floyd | You expected a dimly-lit chamber filled with dark leather furniture Floyd | and smelling of single-malt scotch and cigar smoke. You're surprised Floyd | to discover that J. Daggett's study is light, airy, and quite modern. Floyd | Instead of oak and mahogany the walls and bookcases are made from Floyd | natural cherry. Dozens of sticky-notes litter his expansive desk. It Floyd | is also home to two large flat-screen computer terminals and an array Floyd | of state-of-the-art communications equipment. Message lights flash. Floyd | Market quotes scroll across one terminal. The other is Floyd | teleconferenced into a board meeting of some kind. Floyd | Floyd | The second big surprise is J. Daggett Winton himself. He still looks Floyd | like the same swarthy, ruggedly-handsome businessman/adventurer who Floyd | used to be featured in the news on an almost daily basis. A little Floyd | older, a little wearier perhaps. But the glint of brilliance in his Floyd | keen gray eyes hasn't dimmed in the least. However the information Floyd | about the accident that had taken Emmeline's life hadn't included any Floyd | mention of his own injuries. There is no office chair behind his Floyd | desk. It has been removed to make room for his high-tech powered Floyd | wheelchair. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to either follow him or ask your next question. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | J. Daggett Winton isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask winton about wheelchair" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett looks thoughtful. Finally he says, "An interesting topic Floyd | for another time. But for now there are more important things we need Floyd | to discuss." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wheelchair" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett's motorized wheelchair looks like it's much more than just Floyd | transportation. Judging from the array of controls and readouts built Floyd | into the chair's arms you would guess that it also serves as his Floyd | mobile command center. You have no doubt he designed it himself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "follow daggett" | ||||
Floyd | "I'm ready to go if you are." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett responds by touching a control on the arm of his Floyd | wheelchair. A motor hums to life and his desk starts to smoothly Floyd | rotate out of the way. At the same time, a bookshelf in the north Floyd | wall of the study swings back to reveal a short, well lit corridor. Floyd | The humming stops. Floyd | Floyd | Gesturing toward the opening, he says, "We'll take the back way down." Floyd | Floyd | You fall in behind his wheelchair. The short hallway leads to another Floyd | elevator. This one doesn't have any visible controls; therefore you Floyd | assume it must be operated remotely from the wheelchair. Your guess Floyd | is confirmed when the doors open as J. Daggett approaches, then close Floyd | behind you. Floyd | Floyd | The descent is brief. The elevator quickly slows to a stop and the Floyd | doors whoosh open. Banks of overhead lights flicker to life. Your Floyd | jaw drops in amazement. You're so overwhelmed that it takes a moment Floyd | for you to realize that J. Daggett has moved forward. You trot after Floyd | him. Floyd | Floyd | Artifacts Chamber Floyd | The chamber is huge and crammed floor to ceiling with a dazzling array Floyd | of historical artifacts. There are Renaissance masterpieces, Grecian Floyd | sculptures, numerous statues from the Egyptian and Roman pantheons, Floyd | Aztec and Mayan figurines, suits of samurai armor, a troop of Emperor Floyd | Qin Shi Huang's terra cotta soldiers, and that's just what's setting Floyd | out around you. Chests and packing cases are stacked everywhere. You Floyd | half expect to see the crated Ark of the Covenant being wheeled off in Floyd | the distance. Floyd | Floyd | The elevator doors lie behind you to the north. The only clear path Floyd | you can see through the stacked crates continues southward. Several Floyd | rather unusual pieces near where you're standing arouse your Floyd | curiosity. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to either follow him further or ask another question. Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about the collection, or his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crates" | ||||
Floyd | It looks like the rumors about J. Daggett's huge collection of Floyd | historical artifacts were true. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x collection" | ||||
Floyd | It looks like the rumors about J. Daggett's huge collection of Floyd | historical artifacts were true. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pieces" | ||||
Floyd | The word "pieces" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x figurines" | ||||
Floyd | It looks like the rumors about J. Daggett's huge collection of Floyd | historical artifacts were true. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ask daggett about collection" | ||||
Floyd | Curious, you ask, "I noticed several rather interesting artifacts as Floyd | we were walking along. Mind if I ask you about them?" Floyd | Floyd | "Not at all," J. Daggett responds. "Ask away." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the pair of marble arms, the giant Floyd | bronze thumb, or the carved limestone nose.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thumb" | ||||
Floyd | The bronze thumb is something you might want to ask J. Daggett about. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x arms" | ||||
Floyd | The marble arms are something you might want to ask J. Daggett about. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ask daggett about thumb" | ||||
Floyd | "It's all that remains of the Colossus of Rhodes," J. Daggett sighs. Floyd | "The rest was supposedly sold as scrap to a traveling salesman from Floyd | Edessa. What a sad end to a great work of art. And don't even get me Floyd | started on traveling salesmen!" Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, the pair of marble arms, or the Floyd | carved limestone nose.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about nose" | ||||
Floyd | "There's a rumor that Napoleon's troops shot it off for target Floyd | practice. Another account attributes the vandalism to Muhammad Sa'im Floyd | al-Dahr. He was a Sufi fanatic and supposedly did it to dissuade the Floyd | locals from making offerings to the Sphinx in hope of increasing their Floyd | harvest. In any case Granddad found this piece on one of his trips to Floyd | Giza. It looks to me like it just broke off on its own." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story, or the pair of marble arms.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about arms" | ||||
Floyd | "Ah yes, those," J. Daggett chuckles. "I suppose I should donate them Floyd | to the Louvre, but people these days are accustomed to seeing the Floyd | Venus de Milo without them." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ask daggett about story" | ||||
Floyd | You look around in amazement. "This is an incredible collection, but Floyd | I have a feeling it's not what you wanted to show me." Floyd | Floyd | "You are correct," J. Daggett acknowledges. "That lies just ahead. Floyd | Follow me." Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask him about his story.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow daggett" | ||||
Floyd | You again fall in behind J. Daggett's wheelchair. The path through Floyd | the stacked crates leads to a heavy steel door. It rolls smoothly Floyd | upward as you approach, revealing darkness beyond. J. Daggett Floyd | continues a few feet inside and stops. He motions for you to join Floyd | him. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett's voice is strangely hushed. "We have reached our Floyd | destination. I'm going to close the door, and when I do, it will be Floyd | almost completely dark. But don't worry, there's nothing in here that Floyd | can harm you. We need a little time for our eyes to adjust. And Floyd | while they do, I will tell you my story." Floyd | Floyd | Dark Chamber Floyd | It's too dark to do anything but wait. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "ask daggett about thumb" | ||||
Floyd | You see no daggett here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett begins his story. Floyd | Floyd | "The first time I met Emmeline we were on the face of a cliff. I was Floyd | headed up. She was on her way down. We stopped on a ledge for a bit Floyd | of a chat. I was very impressed by her skill as a climber; and when Floyd | we met again a day later at a dinner party, I was even more impressed Floyd | by her grace and beauty. We continued to see each other and were Floyd | married within six months. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoShe was a bit overwhelmed by Seacliff at first, but it didn't Floyd | take her long to settle in. She charmed Harold immediately, and he Floyd | really helped her feel at home. She especially loved to explore the Floyd | grounds, and she was delighted the day I showed her the entrance to Floyd | the caves in the basement. The cliffs around here are riddled with Floyd | them. Some of them go back for miles. Exploring them together soon Floyd | became one of our favorite activities. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoThe day of the accident, we were headed for a large chamber we Floyd | had named The Cathedral. Emmeline was in an excellent mood. I could Floyd | tell she had some kind of good news she wanted to share with me. The Floyd | Cathedral was one of our favorite places to sit and talk. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoThe only challenge along the route is a sheer descent of about Floyd | thirty feet down a chasm wall, but we had been up and down it dozens Floyd | of times before and we had no trouble with it that day. We were Floyd | almost there when Em noticed a fresh rock fall, and the new opening Floyd | that it had exposed. Of course, we had to see where it led." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | As you wait in the darkness, you slowly become aware of a faint blue Floyd | glow. It seems to be floating in the air about five feet in front of Floyd | you. J. Daggett continues his narrative. Floyd | Floyd | "The passage beyond opened quickly into a domed chamber. The walls Floyd | were polished smooth and had about a dozen small niches cut into them. Floyd | The center of the chamber was dominated by a wide stone arch. It was Floyd | about twelve feet tall and covered with a strange flowing script in a Floyd | language neither of us had seen before. The niches were empty, save Floyd | for one. It contained a small silver-blue bracelet. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoThe bracelet was metallic and heavy like gold or platinum might Floyd | be. The outside was polished smooth, but the inside had more of the Floyd | same flowing script engraved around it. There were no other exits Floyd | from the room that we could find; and looking at that arch, we Floyd | couldn't help but think sci-fi..." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett smiles slightly in memory. "Take your pick. Stargate? Floyd | The Time Tunnel? 'Beam me up, Scotty?' I stepped through it first. Floyd | Nothing. Em got the idea to slip on the bracelet and try it. Still Floyd | nothing. Oh well. We took a few pictures and headed back. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoI made it through the opening without any trouble. Em had just Floyd | started through when the rocks gave way again." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You continue to wait. The blue glow looks a bit brighter now. It Floyd | appears to be coming from a supine human figure, probably lying on a Floyd | platform of some kind. The figure is feminine and completely still. Floyd | You don't believe in ghosts. But, could it possibly be... Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett's voice is filled with emotion when he begins to speak Floyd | again. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glow" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | "It took me almost twenty minutes of frantic digging with my hands and Floyd | climbing axe to free her. The rocks and loose soil hadn't crushed Floyd | her, but they had buried her. That much time with no air... Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoAfter that, all I could do was try to carry her body back. I Floyd | remember nothing of the return trip until I reached the chasm. I was Floyd | almost at the top when my footing gave way. We both tumbled to the Floyd | floor below. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoI regained consciousness hours later. My torch was smashed. I Floyd | couldn't move my legs. I figured I would simply die where I lay. And Floyd | to be perfectly honest, by that time I was looking forward to doing Floyd | just that. I did notice a faint blue glow surrounding Em's body, but Floyd | I was too far gone to even care what it was. I was still holding her Floyd | in my arms when Harold found us." Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | It's still too dark to make out any detail. You continue to wait. Floyd | You can see the figure a bit more clearly, and you have no doubt now Floyd | that it's Emmeline. She's lying on some kind of table in the center Floyd | of the room. Her eyes are closed. Her features are serenely Floyd | composed. She is still dressed in khakis and climbing boots as though Floyd | she had walked out of the cave moments before and stretched out for a Floyd | bit of a nap. Her entire body is surrounded by the strange blue glow. Floyd | She is startlingly beautiful. You are so struck by the sight that it Floyd | takes you a moment to realize that J. Daggett has continued his Floyd | narrative. Floyd | Floyd | "Harold took care of everything. Doctors, police, Em's funeral Floyd | arrangements, all of it. I was so deeply depressed that I didn't care Floyd | if I lived or died. Then about a month after the accident, Harold Floyd | finally felt I was well enough for him to tell me that he had secretly Floyd | arranged to have an empty casket cremated. He too had discovered the Floyd | blue glow. And even stranger, he had found that it was impossible to Floyd | penetrate. A needle would stop microns short of actual contact. Floyd | X-rays just bounced off. It was as if she was encased in some kind of Floyd | force field. He couldn't even be sure if she was dead or alive. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoAfter that I couldn't wait to get out of the hospital. I had to Floyd | know. I put every ounce of energy and determination I had into my Floyd | rehabilitation, but it still took me almost six months to get mobile Floyd | again. The only thing that made it bearable was Harold's continued Floyd | assurance that Em's condition remained completely unchanged." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You continue to wait. J. Daggett pauses just long enough to turn the Floyd | lights up a bit. Floyd | Floyd | You can now see that the entire back wall of the room is stacked with Floyd | racks of lab instruments. All of them are powered off. Emmeline is Floyd | lying in front of them on a padded exam table. J. Daggett touches one Floyd | of the controls on his wheelchair and all the equipment comes to life Floyd | at the same time. Lights flash, traces start scanning across Floyd | monitors, computer screens display boot up sequences. He scans the Floyd | instruments quickly, then turns back to you. Floyd | Floyd | "As soon as I got back here I set up this lab and tried everything I Floyd | could think of to get some kind of reading from inside the field with Floyd | no success. I could see her, but I couldn't touch her. It finally Floyd | occurred to me to try time-lapse photography. I set it up to capture Floyd | any hint of movement inside the field, no matter how slow or faint. Floyd | And I found it. A visible pulsing of the carotid artery. One Floyd | heartbeat every twenty-seven and a half hours. She was alive!" Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett leans forward. "I knew where the field was coming from of Floyd | course. She hadn't removed the bracelet after walking through the Floyd | arch, and she was still wearing it when the passage collapsed. But it Floyd | was inside the field with her and untouchable. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoI've spent over two years now trying to figure out how the Floyd | bracelet works. It has to be generating some kind of stasis field. Floyd | My best guess is that it's a protective device. The falling rocks Floyd | activated it. But why hadn't it turned back off? I've also had no Floyd | luck trying to determine its origin. The script on the arch has Floyd | proved to be unique. I needed to try a different approach." Floyd | Floyd | His story complete, J. Daggett sags back in his chair and fixes you Floyd | with a steady gaze. Finally he asks, "So, have you figured out what Floyd | your second delivery was yet?" Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to respond yes or no. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "So do we want to say yes?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "say yes" | ||||
Floyd | "Yes, I believe I've figured it out. Your research into the bracelet Floyd | from this end has stalled. You can't go back down into the caves and Floyd | find the answer yourself. You need me to do it for you. I'm the Floyd | second delivery." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett beams. "Exactly! I need someone who can solve problems, Floyd | overcome obstacles, and prevail in the face of adversity. The fact Floyd | that you're standing here proves that you can do that, and more. The Floyd | only question that remains is, will you?" Floyd | Floyd | He stops your immediate response with a raised hand. "Before you Floyd | answer there are two additional things you should know. The first is Floyd | that the other two Harry Potter books on the shelf in my study were Floyd | also delivered by highly skilled individuals. Harry Potter and the Floyd | Sorcerer's Stone arrived by way of an ex-Navy SEAL. Harry Potter and Floyd | the Chamber of Secrets was handed to me by a woman who reminded me Floyd | very much of Emmeline herself. Both went into the caves. Neither has Floyd | returned." Floyd | Floyd | You think about that for a moment before finally asking, "And the Floyd | second thing I should know?" Floyd | Floyd | "We had both wanted children, but the doctors had told us Em couldn't. Floyd | Just before we left the chamber containing the arch, Em told me her Floyd | good news. She had proved the doctors wrong. She was going to have a Floyd | baby." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett is again watching you carefully, trying to gauge your Floyd | reaction to everything he's told you. Finally he says, "So now you Floyd | have to make a choice. The entrance to the cave is through the wooden Floyd | door to the west. The way out is through the steel door behind you. Floyd | If you choose it, I have misjudged you; and it is best that our Floyd | relationship ends here. You can pick up whatever trinket you feel Floyd | you've earned as payment as you leave. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoIf you choose to go on I don't need to talk about fame or Floyd | fortune or glory because you're not motivated by them. In that case, Floyd | all I can say further is, 'Good luck, and Godspeed'." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "No. Cause I don't know what the 2nd item was." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask daggett about baby" | ||||
Floyd | There is nothing left to discuss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x arch" | ||||
Floyd | The word "arch" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "So, west?" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes, but look a little" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x emmeline" | ||||
Floyd | Emmeline is lying on a padded examination table in the center of the Floyd | room. Her eyes are closed. Her features are serenely composed. She Floyd | is still dressed in khakis and climbing boots, as though she had Floyd | walked out of the cave moments before and stretched out for a bit of a Floyd | nap. Now that the lights are on you can no longer see the strange Floyd | blue glow that you know still surrounds her body. She is startlingly Floyd | beautiful. She is lying. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch emmeline" | ||||
Floyd | That is neither necessary or appropriate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You know there is only one choice you can live with: therefore, it Floyd | really isn't a choice at all. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett gives you everything you might need. Among the climbing Floyd | gear, first aid kit, and survival rations, you are surprised to notice Floyd | a shiny brass lantern. Apparently your host is also something of a Floyd | traditionalist. Floyd | Floyd | A final handshake, a last look at Emmeline, and you're on your way. Floyd | You feel about ten-feet tall as you step through the doorway into Floyd | darkness. Floyd | Floyd | (Oops. You forgot to turn on the dang lantern, again.) Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE WON *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 912 moves, you have scored 24 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "uh, yay?" | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "Huh." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I sense there's a Part Two to this. Darn it." | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "w". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "touch emmeline". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "x emmeline". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "l". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "ask daggett about baby". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "say yes". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to respond yes or no. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "say no" | ||||
Floyd | "I'm not really sure," you respond hesitantly. "My best guess seems a Floyd | bit..." Floyd | Floyd | "Farfetched?" J. Daggett finishes for you. "Think about it. My Floyd | research into the bracelet from this end has stalled. I can't go back Floyd | down there and find the answer myself. I need someone to do it for Floyd | me. Someone who can solve problems, overcome obstacles, and prevail Floyd | in the face of adversity. In other words, someone like you." Floyd | Floyd | "So I am the second delivery then." Floyd | Floyd | "That's right," he confirms. "The fact that you're standing here Floyd | proves that you can do that, and more. The only question that remains Floyd | is, will you?" Floyd | Floyd | He stops your immediate response with a raised hand. "Before you Floyd | answer there are two additional things you should know. The first is Floyd | that the other two Harry Potter books on the shelf in my study were Floyd | also delivered by highly skilled individuals. Harry Potter and the Floyd | Sorcerer's Stone arrived by way of an ex-Navy SEAL. Harry Potter and Floyd | the Chamber of Secrets was handed to me by a woman who reminded me Floyd | very much of Emmeline herself. Both went into the caves. Neither has Floyd | returned." Floyd | Floyd | You think about that for a moment before finally asking, "And the Floyd | second thing I should know?" Floyd | Floyd | "We had both wanted children, but the doctors had told us Em couldn't. Floyd | Just before we left the chamber containing the arch, Em told me her Floyd | good news. She had proved the doctors wrong. She was going to have a Floyd | baby." Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett is again watching you carefully, trying to gauge your Floyd | reaction to everything he's told you. Finally he says, "So now you Floyd | have to make a choice. The entrance to the cave is through the wooden Floyd | door to the west. The way out is through the steel door behind you. Floyd | If you choose it, I have misjudged you; and it is best that our Floyd | relationship ends here. You can pick up whatever trinket you feel Floyd | you've earned as payment as you leave. Floyd | Floyd | &ldquoIf you choose to go on I don't need to talk about fame or Floyd | fortune or glory because you're not motivated by them. In that case, Floyd | all I can say further is, 'Good luck, and Godspeed'." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "enter steel" | ||||
Floyd | J. Daggett's face is expressionless as you turn to walk out. He Floyd | touches the control to open the steel door, then turns his back on you Floyd | and rolls over to sit beside his wife. He takes her hand in his and Floyd | bows his head. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE LOST *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 908 moves, you have scored 23 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "enter steel". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You know there is only one choice you can live with: therefore, it Floyd | really isn't a choice at all. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett gives you everything you might need. Among the climbing Floyd | gear, first aid kit, and survival rations, you are surprised to notice Floyd | a shiny brass lantern. Apparently your host is also something of a Floyd | traditionalist. Floyd | Floyd | A final handshake, a last look at Emmeline, and you're on your way. Floyd | You feel about ten-feet tall as you step through the doorway into Floyd | darkness. Floyd | Floyd | (Oops. You forgot to turn on the dang lantern, again.) Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE WON *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In 908 moves, you have scored 24 of a possible 24 points. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score" | ||||
Floyd | In 908 moves, you have scored 24 of a possible 24 points. Your score Floyd | consists of: Floyd | 1 point for obtaining the business card from the butler Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the paddle from the canoe Floyd | 1 point for finding the forked stick Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the penny from the pond Floyd | 1 point for catching the grasshopper Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the bobby pin from the nest Floyd | 1 point for unlocking the garden shed Floyd | 1 point for receiving the hedge clippers from the gardener Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the gold lighter from under the Jaguar Floyd | 1 point for restoring power to the bench grinder Floyd | 1 point for sharpening the hedge clippers with the bench grinder Floyd | 1 point for receiving the rake and peanut sack from the gardener Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the sales brochure Floyd | 1 point for getting the acorn from the squirrel Floyd | 1 point for unlocking the bicycle lock Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the small silver key from Poseidon & Floyd | Amphitrite Floyd | 1 point for inflating the inner tube Floyd | 1 point for retrieving the sample case from the beach Floyd | 1 point for building the slingshot Floyd | 1 point for gaining entry to the mansion Floyd | 1 point for escaping from the dungeon Floyd | 1 point for opening the elevator doors Floyd | 1 point for delivering the package to J. Daggett Winton Floyd | 1 point for accepting J. Daggett's mission Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, UNDO Floyd | the last move, see your FULL SCORE, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "w". Floyd | Floyd | Emmeline's Chamber Floyd | The room has been converted into a laboratory. The entire back wall Floyd | is stacked with racks of lab instruments. Lights flash, traces scan Floyd | across monitors, status messages scroll up computer screens. Emmeline Floyd | is lying in front of them on a padded examination table. Floyd | Floyd | An old wooden door leads west. The chamber full of artifacts lies Floyd | behind you to the north. Both doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | J. Daggett Winton is sitting on the wheelchair. He is waiting for you Floyd | to choose your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| WeirdBeard says (to floyd), "version" | ||||
Floyd | RECLUSE version 1.0, 03-18-2008 Floyd | Floyd | TADS 3 Library version 3.0.12 Floyd | T3 VM (mjr-T3) version 3.0.12 Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, yay. It's 8:30 now, though. Glad we won, but, I think I should get some grub." | |||
| WeirdBeard says, "Possibly. I actually thought it was pretty good, but the neding was a little disconnected." | ||||
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