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| Toyshop and Floyditorium | ||||
| Bulging toychests make this a child's (or child-at-heart's) dream. Play all day, play all night. A small booth has been erected and is staffed by a friendly robot. The sign over it says, "INFOKOM GAMEZ 5 cents". A small notice on the door reads, "PLEASE RETURN TOYS TO THIS ROOM WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM." | ||||
| You can see: green button, banana machine, faucets, toy catalogue, a crystal ball, cuddly walrus, clicker, cloak, tic-tac-toe, thermometer, yellow button, waldo whisper object, checkers board, Werewolf rules, bunny burger, signaling device, Mike Tyson, IF Programmer Barbie, IF FLOYD'S DOWN, TELL JOTA -- OR ELSE HE WON'T KNOW, Autohugger, Photocopier, basketball, midterm monster, frobozz magic dispenser, fun shiny toy, madlibs, orange, jukebox, FREE DONUTS machine, long-stemmed red rose, dfan's quest, miniature ifMUD, Pun Police Whistle, orange door, monkey guru, mind chess, the 'hey there, playerfish!' cube, apple, a zorkmid, storyharp, save button, specimen jar, soda reading 'Don't drink me!', Gene Ray, jellybean, Best of Speed?, ClubFloyd Suggested Games List, Gak | ||||
| Players: Waldo, Floyd | ||||
| Visible Exits: northeast (to the Lounge) | ||||
| Jacqueline arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Limax asks, "Oh geez... it is noon, isn't, it?" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "I won't be there. Have fun!" | ||||
| Limax arrives, full of fun and funk. | Jacqueline says (to Tale), "But you suggested this one!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Aw" | ||||
| Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Taleslinger says, "I know, and I am sorry." | |||
| DavidW arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||||
| Jacqueline hollers, "ClubFloyd in just over ten minutes - we're playing the alliterative Eric Eve's Elysium Enigma today." | ||||
| Limax covers his ears | ||||
| Limax says, "Ah yes.... the 4E" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Limax), "Sorry. People have started insisting I holler beforehand." | Taleslinger says, "I've school tomorrow, as usual, and I wouldn't care. But I have to work after that, so I need to sleep > 4 hours this night." | |||
| Limax says, "Oh I know... you should know when I'm just yanking your chain" | Jacqueline says, "Hm... just sort of a bummer because I'm not much into SciFi. This is SciFi, right? I mean, I hear it's good and all." | |||
| Taleslinger says, "I guess you could make a last minute change or something." | ||||
| Nitku says, "It's scifi, but in a low-tech planet. So not much scifi elements." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "heehee" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Tale), "Nah, 's'okay." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Okay then!" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "have fun." | ||||
| Nitku arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||||
| ParserGirl arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Here we go... please keep discussion on #ClubFloyd..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load elysium" | ||||
Floyd | Thanks for playing The Elysium Enigma - hope you've enjoyed it!Welcome Floyd | to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Elysium Enigma by Eric Eve; version 2.03 (2007-03-05) Floyd | Floyd | Press I for instructions (recommended for new players). Floyd | Floyd | Press R to restore an existing saved game. Floyd | Floyd | Press Q to quit. Floyd | Floyd | Press any other key to start a new game. Floyd | Floyd | | * ParserGirl has joined the channel. | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | Information Floyd | Floyd | 1. Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | 2. Information for Players new to Interactive Fiction and/or TADS 3 Floyd | Games Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" | ||||
Floyd | 1 Floyd | Floyd | Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | Floyd | 1. About this Game Floyd | 2. Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | 3. Abort on/off (for multiple commands) Floyd | 4. Credits Floyd | 5. License Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" | ||||
Floyd | 1 Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | About this Game Floyd | Floyd | The Elysium Enigma is a relatively kind game. It is possible to get Floyd | killed or otherwise arrive at a less than ideal ending, but in such Floyd | cases you can always UNDO. It should not be possible to put the game Floyd | into an unwinnable state. Floyd | Floyd | You may well finish the game, or even win the game, with fewer than Floyd | the maximum points (it's possible to win the game with as few as 13 Floyd | points, or even 12 on a second or subsequent playthrough). If you Floyd | arrive at a less than satisfactory ending with a very low score, that Floyd | means that there's a lot of the game you have missed; but if you Floyd | arrive at a winning ending with less than the maximum score that means Floyd | you have seen the essentials but missed out on some optional extras. Floyd | Floyd | It should be fairly easy to complete this game in the sense of Floyd | reaching some ending, and not too hard to reach a winning ending Floyd | within two hours; achieving the full score of 30 points could prove Floyd | more of a challenge. Floyd | Floyd | To access in-game hints directly, type HINT (or HINTS). Floyd | Floyd | Conversation is important in this game, which uses the ASK/TELL Floyd | method. At any point in a conversation you can use the TOPICS Floyd | commands to list topics it's currently worth asking or telling your Floyd | interlocutor about. You may find it makes for better gameplay, Floyd | however, if you try asking and telling NPCs about the topics that Floyd | naturally occur to you, rather than treating conversations as a kind Floyd | of speech-maze to be navigated. Floyd | Floyd | For further details of conversational and other commands, see the "How Floyd | to Play Interactive Fiction" and "Playing this Game" menus. Floyd | Floyd | To see this menu again type HELP or ABOUT (the commands are equivalent Floyd | in this game). Floyd | Floyd | This post-comp release of The Elysium Enigma attempts to address some Floyd | of the main criticisms expressed by the comp reviewers, insofar as it Floyd | is possible to do that with relatively minor tweaks that don't affect Floyd | the structure of the game. Floyd | Floyd | [The End] | DavidW says, "Typo correction, eh? Not something I'm overfond of." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, me neither. Guess we'll see." | ||||
| ParserGirl says, "I am now aware of ClubFloyd." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of PG), "You weren't before?" | ||||
| ParserGirl says, "The Moonlit Tower was the first time." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah, cool." | ||||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | Floyd | 1. About this Game Floyd | 2. Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | 3. Abort on/off (for multiple commands) Floyd | 4. Credits Floyd | 5. License Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | Limax exclaims, "Woo! Peege is no longer a virgin!" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" | ||||
Floyd | 2 Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | Floyd | The Elysium Enigma incorporates Steve Breslin's Spelling Corrector Floyd | extension, which can correct some typos for you. For example, if you Floyd | type: Floyd | Floyd | >X PLIOT Floyd | Floyd | Then, depending on context, the game may be able to correct this to: Floyd | Floyd | >X PILOT Floyd | Floyd | And proceed to execute the appropriate command. This can be very Floyd | useful in correcting minor errors automatically, rather than Floyd | presenting you with a parser error and the need to retype a command, Floyd | but there are two things you should note about this feature: Floyd | Floyd | (1) This library extension (rightly) takes a conservative approach to Floyd | typo-correction, making only those corrections that are very likely to Floyd | be correct, rather than risking speculative corrections that were not Floyd | what the player intended. This means that you may often find that the Floyd | game does not correct a typo that looks obvious to you. In such a Floyd | case the reason is probably that the correction was not so obvious to Floyd | the algorithm used by the spelling corrector; it's far better not to Floyd | have the game "correct" your input to something you didn't intend and Floyd | execute a command you didn't want. Floyd | Floyd | (2) For this reason, no automatic typo correction occurs in Floyd | conversational commands (like ASK and TELL) and other such commands Floyd | where any input is potentially valid. For example, you can ask an NPC Floyd | about anything you like, so it would be highly annoying to have: Floyd | Floyd | >ASK BOB ABOUT LOVE Floyd | Floyd | "corrected" to: Floyd | Floyd | >ASK BOB ABOUT MOVE Floyd | Floyd | Which might happen if "move" but not "love" is one of the words Floyd | defined in the game's dictionary. Floyd | Floyd | (3) Should you find this typo-correction feature more of a hindrance Floyd | than a help you can disable it with the TYPO OFF command. Use TYPO ON | ParserGirl says, "!" | |||
Floyd | command to turn it back on (you can also use the bare TYPO command to Floyd | toggle the two states). Floyd | Floyd | [The End] | Limax says, "(Kidding)" | |||
| ParserGirl says, "I confess nothing!" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "It's about time... I mean, HOW long ago did you get married?" | ||||
| ParserGirl says, "Almost four months!" | ||||
| ghira asks (of pg), "did you tell Alex?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press green" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | Floyd | 1. About this Game Floyd | 2. Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | 3. Abort on/off (for multiple commands) Floyd | 4. Credits Floyd | 5. License Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | Bert says, "If we start to see little ParserTots run around, you're going to have a hard time denying it." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" | ||||
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Floyd | Sometimes when you enter multiple commands on a single command line,
Floyd | the failure of one of the earlier commands renders the subsequent ones
Floyd | problematic or at least redundant. For example, suppose there's a
Floyd | troll who won't let you go north, but you enter two NORTH commands in
Floyd | succession:
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Floyd | The second message is really superfluous, since you probably didn't
Floyd | mean to try to go north twice from your present location, but rather
Floyd | to go north then go north again.
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Floyd | In other situations, this could be even more troubling. Suppose you
Floyd | enter a command line like:
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Floyd | >N.E.NE.TAKE BOTTLE. DRINK POTION.
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Floyd | If the first command fails, but travel east from your current location
Floyd | is possible, you could end up doing something quite different from
Floyd | what you intended.
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Floyd | To avoid this problem The Elysium Enigma cancels any subsequent
Floyd | commands on a command line if one of the commands fails. It does not
Floyd | however cancel the iteration of a command. So, for example, if you
Floyd | entered the command:
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Floyd | And DROP TROUSERS failed halfway through the list of items to be
Floyd | dropped ("You'd better not drop your trousers in public!"), the DROP
Floyd | command would continue through the list of other items that might be
Floyd | dropped, but the NORTH command would be cancelled (since a previous
Floyd | command had failed).
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Floyd | In most cases this behaviour will probably give better results than
Floyd | the normal library behaviour, but if you don't like it you can turn it
Floyd | off with the ABORT OFF command; all commands on the command line will
Floyd | then be executed even if one fails. You can also turn it on again
Floyd | with an ABORT ON command, or toggle between settings with a simple
Floyd | ABORT command.
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Floyd | [The End]
| ParserGirl says, "NO PARSERTOTS" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| ParserGirl says, "I hope it's not against the rules to sit in the corner like a lump because I'm going to hop onto the WiiFit in a bit." | ||||
| ghira says, "no parsertots: taken" | ||||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | Floyd | 1. About this Game Floyd | 2. Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | 3. Abort on/off (for multiple commands) Floyd | 4. Credits Floyd | 5. License Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | Jacqueline says, "Sure, PG. No problem." | |||
| Limax exclaims, "I have a problem with that!" | ||||
| Limax says, "My wife was 22nd in line for only 8 today" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" | ||||
Floyd | 4 Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Credits Floyd | Floyd | The Elysium Enigma by Eric Eve Floyd | Floyd | TADS 3 language and library by Michael J. Roberts. Floyd | TADS 3 Spelling Corrector by Steve Breslin with Andreas Sewe. Floyd | cQuotes by Stephen Granade. Floyd | Floyd | Many thanks to a splending team of beta-testers: Greg Boettcher, Floyd | Astrid Beulink, Michael Everson, Javri (aka Katzy), Chris Mullans, Floyd | Michel Nizette, Andreas Sewe, and Marc Simpson. Floyd | Floyd | Many thanks also to all who all those who reviewed the IF-Comp version Floyd | of this game (and especially Mike Snyder, for sending me his Floyd | transcripts); where possible, I have tried to take their main Floyd | criticisms on board in this update. Floyd | Floyd | [The End] | ParserGirl says, "Too bad!" | |||
| Bert says, "So make sure Limax doesn't here you not saying anything." | ||||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | Floyd | 1. About this Game Floyd | 2. Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | 3. Abort on/off (for multiple commands) Floyd | 4. Credits Floyd | 5. License Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | ParserGirl says, "My silence will be deafening." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "5" | ||||
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Floyd | The Elysium Enigma
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Floyd | Copyright (c) 2006 by Eric Eve
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Floyd | 1. This license grants you the right to use and distribute The
Floyd | Elysium Enigma ("the game") under the conditions outlined below. You
Floyd | cannot use or distribute the game if you do not agree with these
Floyd | conditions.
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Floyd | 2. The game, including any and all associated files as well as all of
Floyd | the output produced by the game, and all derivative works, is
Floyd | copyright (c) 2006 by Eric Eve.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3. Queries about the license should be addressed to the copyright
Floyd | holder, whose address at the time of writing is eric.eve@hmc.ox.ac.uk.
Floyd | If contact cannot be established, you may be able to locate the
Floyd | copyright holder via the rec.arts.int-fiction Internet newsgroup.
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Floyd | 4. You are allowed to use the game and make copies for your personal
Floyd | use without restrictions. You may also copy and distribute the game
Floyd | in any medium, as long as (a) you make no charge for doing so, and (b)
Floyd | the game, all associated files and this license are included and
Floyd | remain unmodified.
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Floyd | 5. You are not allowed to make a charge for distributing the game
Floyd | (other than merely to recover your media and distribution costs)
Floyd | whether as a stand-alone product, or as part of a compilation or
Floyd | anthology, without written permission.
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Floyd | 6. NO WARRANTY. The game is licensed and provided "as is" without
Floyd | warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited
Floyd | to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
Floyd | particular purpose or a warranty of non-infringement.
Floyd |
Floyd | [The End]
| Limax says (to ParserGirl), "Yeah. I hate Nintendo's sale tactics" | |||
| Bert says, "Here? Hear." | ||||
| Limax exclaims, "Here hear hier!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Huh. I wonder if, based on #2, we shouldn't post the transcript!" | ||||
| Limax says, "I'm actually working on updateing IF Whispers while we're playing too" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Well, we can write Eric at the address provided." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "typo off" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Guess I will." | |||
| Nitku says (to Jacq), "I think it's just (c), which doesn't automatically restrict distribution" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
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| Bert pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | Floyd | 1. About this Game Floyd | 2. Automatic Typo Correction Floyd | 3. Abort on/off (for multiple commands) Floyd | 4. Credits Floyd | 5. License Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press green" | ||||
Floyd | p Floyd | Floyd | Information Floyd | Floyd | 1. Information about The Elysium Enigma Floyd | 2. Information for Players new to Interactive Fiction and/or TADS 3 Floyd | Games Floyd | Floyd | Select a topic number, or press 'p' for the previous menu or 'q' to Floyd | quit: | Nitku says, "Doesn't hurt to ask, though" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I thought I quit. huh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" | ||||
Floyd | q Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Elysium Enigma by Eric Eve; version 2.03 (2007-03-05) Floyd | Floyd | Press I for instructions (recommended for new players). Floyd | Floyd | Press R to restore an existing saved game. Floyd | Floyd | Press Q to quit. Floyd | Floyd | Press any other key to start a new game. Floyd | Floyd | | Bert says, "Might want to wait until you get a real prompt." | |||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "There, sir," the shuttle pilot points to a tiny collection of Floyd | buildings nestling next to the river, "That's the town." Floyd | Floyd | "That's the town!" you cry, "Are you sure, sublieutenant?" Floyd | Floyd | "Quite sure, sir," the pilot assures you as she checks her Floyd | navigational instruments, "Which means our designated landing zone Floyd | should be just the other side of that forest." Floyd | Floyd | You let out a deep sigh as the shuttle carries out its final descent Floyd | over the farmland and turns to sweep over the multi-coloured trees. Floyd | It's not that you have any objection to walking per se, indeed the Floyd | prospect of a good brisk walk on a sunny morning is rather appealing Floyd | after four days cooped up in a frigate; it's being obliged to walk to Floyd | this meeting just to avoid upsetting the natives' technophobic Floyd | sensibilities that irritates you. Floyd | Floyd | The pilot now has the shuttle under manual control; she kills the Floyd | speed and drops the craft into a hollow just north of the forest. As Floyd | she finally cuts the engines she turns to you with a brisk smile. Floyd | "Right, here we are, sir," she announces cheerfully. Pointing to the Floyd | south she adds, "The town should be about a quarter of an hour's walk Floyd | that way. I think I spotted a path running more or less straight Floyd | through the forest, so you shouldn't have any difficulty finding it." Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks," you reply laconically. You let out another sigh; but at Floyd | least this shouldn't take more than a couple of hours, then you'll be Floyd | away from this wretched backwater - hopefully for good. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Shuttle (sitting on the passenger seat) Floyd | The inside of the shuttle is not exactly spacious; there's room for Floyd | the pilot and three passengers, one beside the pilot and two behind. Floyd | The seats are comfortable enough, but otherwise it's all pretty basic. Floyd | There's not much in front of you except the forward window; the pilot Floyd | has a bank of instruments. Floyd | Floyd | The pilot is sitting next to you; she's turned to face you, as if Floyd | waiting for you to speak. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sorry, jumped ahead - though I had one." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "typo off" | ||||
Floyd | Typo correction disabled. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about town" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you know about this place?" you ask her. Floyd | Floyd | "Only what I've heard, sir," she replies, "I've never been here Floyd | before. It does have quite an odd reputation, though, as I'm sure you Floyd | know. Something went horribly wrong in the past, but no-one wants to Floyd | talk about it. And now the natives refuse to use any technology Floyd | that's much more advanced than the wheel." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about natives" | ||||
Floyd | As you start your question the pilot lets out a wide yawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about mission" | ||||
Floyd | "So, sublieutenant, what do you think about..." you begin. Floyd | Floyd | "Perhaps we should discuss that some other time, sir," the pilot Floyd | suggests, "right now you have a job to do." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about meeting" | ||||
Floyd | "About meetings..." you begin. Floyd | Floyd | "What about meetings, sir?" she replies warily. Floyd | Floyd | "Well..." you start, but something in her manner makes you trail off Floyd | as you realize your question wasn't all that important after all. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying nothing, and are wearing a purple belt and a white Floyd | uniform. The purple belt contains a drik. Your left pocket contains Floyd | an ID card. Your right pocket contains a crumpled piece of paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read paper" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the crumpled piece of paper from your right pocket) Floyd | After the standard preamble, it goes on: Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sorry to dump this on you, but the Federation crisis means that Floyd | we've had to pull all but skeleton resources out of this sector, and Floyd | you're the nearest Legion officer to hand. As a result, we need you Floyd | to include Elysium in your rounds. It's a sensitive planet - probably Floyd | one of the most sensitive settlements in the Empire - but provided you Floyd | go straight in and straight out and stick strictly to these orders you Floyd | shouldn't have any problems. Floyd | Floyd | The purpose of your visit is simply to remind the local leadership Floyd | that they are still part of the Empire and that we are still keeping Floyd | tabs on them; quite literally, you're just there to 'show the flag'. Floyd | To do this you'll need to make your way to the Legion office in what Floyd | passes for the settlement's capital, and, once there, hoist the Floyd | imperial flag above the building to show the local Elders that you're Floyd | open for business. One or more of them should then come to call on Floyd | you within the hour. When they do, be as diplomatic and courteous as Floyd | possible, but otherwise keep the conversation to a minimum. Inform Floyd | them in the simplest possible terms of the nature of the Federation Floyd | crisis, emphasising that the Empire will continue to guard them from Floyd | intrusion. Ask them if they have anything they want to raise with you. Floyd | Almost certainly they won't, apart from their standard grumbles about Floyd | imperial interference. Say as little as possible in reply beyond Floyd | promising to pass their comments on. Once you have completed this Floyd | conversation get out of there as quickly as you can. Floyd | Floyd | The most important thing to understand about the Elysians is that they Floyd | have made a religion of technophobia. Their idea of a paradisal Floyd | society is a pre-industrial society, so try not to flaunt any Floyd | technology you bring with you; the less the settlers see of any Floyd | thirtieth-century technology, the better you'll get on with them. Floyd | Floyd | Finally, I cannot stress too strongly that you should on no account Floyd | get involved in any of the internal affairs of Elysium, and that you Floyd | should if at all possible avoid any contact with any of the settlers Floyd | apart from the Elders who come to meet you. Terrible mistakes have Floyd | been made on Elysium in the past, and any problems that come up in the Floyd | present must be left to officers with a deep understanding of the Floyd | situation there, which does not include you. So, get in, keep the Floyd | chat nice and short, and get straight out again. Floyd | Floyd | I look forward to receiving your report in due course. Floyd | Subtribune G.F. Booker (C/O Sect PP12, ISL) Floyd | 13-Sep-2980. Floyd | Floyd | [Auth Code: ISL-GF-PPn342]" 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 | > | Jacqueline says, "Huh - the response to meetings (which I assume it would generate for anything not covered in the coded topics) was a very nice touch." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Simple, but elegant." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about flag" | ||||
Floyd | "Where do you suppose I'll find this imperial flag I'm meant to be Floyd | hoisting?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "It'll be in the Legion building somewhere, sir," she assures you, Floyd | "I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about elders" | ||||
Floyd | You ask your question about the Elders, but the pilot doesn't seem to Floyd | have anything interesting to say on the subject right now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about id" | ||||
Floyd | She seems momentarily distracted, and apparently doesn't hear you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x id" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking your ID card from your left pocket) Floyd | Your ID card is a rectangle of white data-plastic about two Floyd | centimetres wide by four long. It bears a small photograph of you and Floyd | identifies you as Praefect Andrew Holt of the Imperial Sovereign Floyd | Legion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put id in left pocket" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x uniform" | ||||
Floyd | (your uniform) Floyd | Your uniform comprises a white tunic and matching white trousers. On Floyd | the left breast of the tunic is emblazoned a purple eagle, and though Floyd | you can't see them without the aid of a mirror, you know that there's Floyd | a purple patch on each collar, bearing your insignia of rank. Below Floyd | your belt the tunic has a pair of pockets. Your left pocket contains Floyd | an ID card. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x belt" | ||||
Floyd | It's a standard issue Sovereign Legion uniform belt, with a gold belt Floyd | buckle at the front. It contains a drik. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drik" | ||||
Floyd | You have no idea where the name "drik" came from; so far as you know Floyd | that's what it's been called for centuries. The drik is a Floyd | multipurpose device that's issued to all Legion officers as standard. Floyd | Despite the natives' dislike of modern technology, this is one item Floyd | you're not prepared to go without - it was drummed into you at the Floyd | Legion Training School that a Legion Officer's drik is an integral Floyd | part of his uniform, never to be lost or surrendered under any Floyd | circumstances. Floyd | Floyd | The drik is vaguely dagger-shaped, with a black handle, on which are Floyd | four small coloured studs, and a slightly longer "blade", a flat Floyd | plastimetal strip that is not actually sharp enough to cut anything. Floyd | Floyd | The drik has one further function in addition to that provided by its Floyd | four studs: although you're unlikely to encounter much strange Floyd | technology on Elysium, if you do encounter something you're suspicious Floyd | of, pointing your drik at it may reveal something about its function. Floyd | Floyd | "I hope this isn't going to take too long, sir," the pilot remarks, Floyd | "The sooner we're out of here the happier I shall be!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Interesting premise." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "David You wanna drive for the most part?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Pretend I typed that correctly." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Not especially. I did want to get grounded in the premise, inventory, and goal." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Mmkay, I can try. Come rescue me if I get trapped in a puzzle or something." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x studs" | ||||
Floyd | There are four small studs round the base of the handle: one red, one Floyd | yellow, one green, and one blue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about drik'" | ||||
Floyd | (the pilot) Floyd | "Sublieutenant, I've been meaning to ask you about..." you begin. Floyd | Floyd | "Beg pardon, sir, but I thought we were both anxious to get out of Floyd | here, sir," she interrupts you, "So can we talk about that on the way Floyd | back to the ship once you've finished here?" Floyd | Floyd | "Okay," you nod. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exit shuttle" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing up) Floyd | "Goodbye, sir," the pilot calls after you. Floyd | Floyd | You clamber out of the shuttle. Floyd | Floyd | Hollow Floyd | You step out of the shuttle and feel the soil of Elysium pressing Floyd | against your boots. It feels good to be back on the surface of a Floyd | planet once more, and at first glance this planet looks welcoming Floyd | enough. The early autumn air is comfortably warm, and smells fresh, Floyd | if a little earthy, while the grass underfoot looks springy and green. Floyd | But what really strikes you is how quiet it is. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around, you speculate that your shuttle has just landed in Floyd | what was originally an impact crater. To the west the ground rises Floyd | quite sharply - more sharply than you care to climb - but there seems Floyd | to be a usable trail running north and south, and from what the pilot Floyd | said, it's the southern one you want. Floyd | Floyd | Your shuttle rests in the middle of the hollow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "f x all studs" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x all studs" | ||||
Floyd | There are four small studs round the base of the handle: one red, one Floyd | yellow, one green, and one blue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red stud" | ||||
Floyd | The red stud is quite plain. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "grr" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Grr that it's not a fancy stud?" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "We don't know the most basic functions of our tool without blind experiment?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, point." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red stud" | ||||
Floyd | Pushing the red button will send an emergency distress signal which Floyd | will bring a squad of marines rushing to your rescue. If there isn't Floyd | actually an emergency you'll be in real trouble for wasting their Floyd | time. If there is a real emergency the marines can't possibly get Floyd | here in time, since they'd need to come down in a shuttle from the Floyd | orbiting frigate. So either way, you may as well leave that stud Floyd | alone. Floyd | Floyd | Don't forget, if you just want to test something with your drik, just Floyd | point the drik at it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "So, that button is useless! Huzzah!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push yellow stud" | ||||
Floyd | Do you really want to shoot yourself in the foot? You should only Floyd | press the yellow stud when the drik is aimed at someone you want to Floyd | stun. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "See? It's telling you what you need to know!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, yeah - let's stun our foot." | ||||
| DavidW says, "no, let's not" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "(Kidding... we can't hike with a stunned foot.)" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green stud" | ||||
Floyd | The drik lights up. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ooh... shiny." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | The drik goes dark. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue stud" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, do you read me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I read you, praefect," the pilot's voice replies. Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, Elysium, or the Federation crisis, Floyd | or tell her about yourself.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about crisis" | ||||
Floyd | "So, what do you make of this Federation business, sublieutenant?" you Floyd | ask her, "Will it be war do you think?" Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know, sir." she replies, "But if it is, at least we're well Floyd | out of it here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about elysium" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you know anything else about Elysium, sublieutenant?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I thought the Sovereign Legion was meant to be the experts on that Floyd | kind of thing, sir," she replies pertly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pilot, bye" | ||||
Floyd | "Over and out," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Over and out, sir," she confirms, just before the comms link goes Floyd | dead. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hm... That's a spanky feature. Nice." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "But I guess we shouldn't whip it out in front of the natives." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So. Go hiking?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yes, please. You pilot now." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Dirt Track Floyd | You leave the hollow and follow the dirt track down a ridge onto level Floyd | ground, where it runs on south between untended fields towards the Floyd | forest. This area looks like it may have been farmland once, but now Floyd | the fields are reverting to wilderness, and even the track is starting Floyd | to become overgrown. As you pause to take stock of your surroundings, Floyd | you wonder why the land has been allowed to go to waste. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "They're dead, Jim." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Dead dirt, you mean?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No, the people." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Except perhaps not." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm thinking of Blighted Isle, where the land became unfarmable too." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, they're letting everything go and the clearing back there was all silent. Maybe the planet has no life." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x field" | ||||
Floyd | You see no field here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fields" | ||||
Floyd | The fields on either side of the track are so overgrown as to be Floyd | impenetrable. They look as if they may once have been valuable arable Floyd | land, but now they are rapidly reverting to wilderness. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sig." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "er, sigh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry. I'm an implement everything junky." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You set off down the track and after a few minutes' walk you find Floyd | yourself deep in the heart of the forest. Floyd | Floyd | Heart of the Forest Floyd | You stop to look round and try to reassure yourself that you're still Floyd | on the path the pilot told you about. You can't see any side trails Floyd | (though there may be the odd gap in the trees through which you could Floyd | leave the main path) so it's hard to see how you could have gone Floyd | wrong; and yet it doesn't quite feel right - but perhaps that's just Floyd | because you find it so disconcerting being forced to walk through a Floyd | forest for a routine meeting with local officialdom. Floyd | Floyd | Although the path has been straight enough so far, a short way ahead Floyd | it starts to twist. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow path" | ||||
Floyd | Which way do you want to go: north or south? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The path twists and turns through the trees, but broadly continues Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The track becomes straighter and wider here as the trees become Floyd | sparser. They are now so widely spaced that you could easily wander Floyd | among them to east and west, and since they continue to thin out to Floyd | the south you surmise that you must be coming to the edge of the Floyd | forest. Floyd | Floyd | While you are taking stock of your surroundings, you hear a sudden Floyd | rustling in the undergrowth. Your heart misses a beat as you see a Floyd | figure emerge from the trees and walk rapidly towards you. Under the Floyd | dirt and the tattered rags you recognize it as a young woman, and you Floyd | wonder if this is how all the settlers live. Floyd | Floyd | "Excuse me!" she cries, as she hurries up to you, "You're an Floyd | offworlder, aren't you? From the Empire?" Floyd | Floyd | (You could say yes, or ask her who she is.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Nitku says, "it might be a good idea to turn EXITS ON because we can't see the status bar (where they're listed)" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exits on" | ||||
Floyd | The list of exits will now be shown in both the status line and in Floyd | each room description. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Nitku), "good thinking" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||||
Floyd | "Yes, that's right," you nod, "Why, is there a problem?" Floyd | Floyd | "Can't you see for yourself?" she demands, "As you can see, my clothes Floyd | are falling to rags, and I'm starving! I'm an outcast - no one from Floyd | round here will help me, and I daren't be caught stealing. But you're Floyd | an offworlder - so maybe - please, can you try to find me some new Floyd | clothes and something to eat?" Floyd | Floyd | (You could say yes or no, refuse politely, offer to get help, or ask Floyd | her about food or clothes.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Eep - holy internal planetary affairs, Batman." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Um... refuse politely?" | ||||
| Bert asks, "#belated Did you try looking at the studs before pushing them?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "try it" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Bert), "I tried looking at one." | ||||
| Bert says, "Ah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Yeah, the one we looked at was 'quite plain.'" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Bert), "It wasn't helpful." | ||||
| Bert says, "Too bad." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "refuse politely" | ||||
Floyd | "Look, I'd like to help, but I really can't," you tell her, "I have my Floyd | orders you see - I'm not even meant to be talking with you, let alone Floyd | getting involved. Besides, I won't be here more than an hour or so." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, but it won't take you more than an hour or two to find me Floyd | something," she assures you, "The town isn't far away, and I'm sure Floyd | you can find something for me there." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "refuse politely" | ||||
Floyd | That command can't be used right now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "meh" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about her" | ||||
Floyd | "So, who are you?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm Leela," she tells you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could ask her about herself, the town, or Elysium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about exile" | ||||
Floyd | "So, what can you tell me about... " you begin. Floyd | Floyd | "Well," she interrupts, "I think you should tell me something about Floyd | yourself before you ask me anything else." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about food" | ||||
Floyd | "Where am I meant to get food from?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Like I said, the town's the best bet," she reminds you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about town" | ||||
Floyd | "What will I find in the town?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Not much," she shrugs, "No one actually lives there; it's just for Floyd | meetings and markets. But that means things get stored there, so you Floyd | should be able to find me some food and clothes, without anyone there Floyd | to stop you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about elysium" | ||||
Floyd | "What can you tell me about this world?" you ask her. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, it's the only world I know, so I wouldn't know what to compare Floyd | it with," she begins, a little hesitantly. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "heh. So much for quick-in, quick-out, eh?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||||
Floyd | She's a young woman of about twenty standard Earth years of age. Floyd | She's smeared in dirt and her long dark hair flops lank and limp over Floyd | her shoulders. She looks like she might be quite pretty if she had a Floyd | good wash, but right now she's a mess. Floyd | Floyd | Leela is wearing some smelly rags. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I sort of suspected that might be the case... until I thought everything had died, then I thought the game might be either REALLY EASY or all about finding whether or not everyone had been raptured." | |||
| DavidW says, "I was kinda expecting something like this. Orders to not get involved will almost certainly mean we will get involved." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Right." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Helping this woman might mean people might think we're siding with whatever faction this woman might be part of, too." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. So, the compassionate person I am thinks we get involved anyway. In fact, I'm not seeing much way around it. I mean, we could just walk away." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "She's possibly a horrible murderer." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Not helping her will mean we're siding with an opposing faction." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I wonder why she was cast out." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leela why she was cast out" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Please use ASK ACTOR ABOUT Floyd | TOPIC (or just A TOPIC). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "her about outcast" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about outcast" | ||||
Floyd | "What happened to you? Why are you wandering around half-naked in the Floyd | forest?" you want to know. Floyd | Floyd | "I asked too many questions," she replied, "the Elders don't like you Floyd | asking too many questions, so when I asked one too many they decided I Floyd | wasn't fit for Elysian society - so now I'm an outcast." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "woo" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about questions" | ||||
Floyd | "What sort of questions did you ask that upset the Elders so much?" Floyd | you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, all sorts," she replies, "Why there are so many restrictions, why Floyd | they're so scared of change, why our ancestors came here, what Floyd | happened between Elysium and the Empire, why we've stayed such a small Floyd | community, why I can't choose my own husband... you name it, I've Floyd | probably asked it!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Let's just take her back to the shuttle and rescue her from this place." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Leela, follow me." | ||||
Floyd | "Follow me," you tell her. Floyd | Floyd | "Well - I can't follow you into town," she replies dubiously, "I Floyd | daren't be seen there!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | "No, no!" Leela stops you, "You need to go into town to find me some Floyd | new clothes and something to eat! The town isn't that way, it's that Floyd | way!" she points to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Okay. So, she's not too bright." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "(Kidding)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So much for my alternate solution where Leela just disappears and no one really notices and everyone is happy." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So, um. I guess we walk away and when we come back through later with no food she'll stone us and devour our corpse. Got it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Leela waves to you, then turns and walks away, deeper into the forest. Floyd | Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | Emerging from the forest you catch sight of the pathetic cluster of Floyd | buildings at the foot of the slope, and realize that this must be the Floyd | town where you're meant to be meeting with the Elders; on any other Floyd | world it wouldn't even rate as a hamlet. The centre of the town lies Floyd | straight down the slope to the south. Beyond the western edge of the Floyd | hillside you catch a glimpse of the river that flows on past the town, Floyd | while at your back is the forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x buildings" | ||||
Floyd | The collection of buildings spread out below is apparently the nearest Floyd | approximation to a town anywhere on the planet, though on any other Floyd | world it would hardly even rate as a hamlet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||||
Floyd | The river flows down from the forest and runs along the western edge Floyd | of the town, before disappearing across the distant fields to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You walk down the slope into the centre of the town. Floyd | Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | The centre of Elysium's sole town looks no more impressive than it did Floyd | from a distance. The main street, running east-west, is simply the Floyd | baked mud space between buildings you could count on your fingers. Floyd | The track you've just walked down continues south between a neat white Floyd | building (to the east) and a large barn (to the west). Across the Floyd | street from the barn is an enclosed area that has the look of a Floyd | primitive market, while opposite the single-storey white building a Floyd | large wooden hall has shed most of its red paint. Overall this place Floyd | is more like your idea of some frontier trading post than a planetary Floyd | capital, and it seems totally deserted. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paper in right pocket" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put drik in pocket" | ||||
Floyd | Which pocket do you mean, your right pocket, or your left pocket? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "right" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | It would fit better in your belt. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh well" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x white building" | ||||
Floyd | It's a small, square, single-storey flat-roofed building, with a Floyd | flagpole jutting up from the roof. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That must be the Legion building." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Prolly." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first trying to open the purple door) Floyd | The purple door seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purple door" | ||||
Floyd | Affixed to the purple door is a neatly hand-painted sign, under which Floyd | is a small vertical slot. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||||
Floyd | The sign reads "Imperial Sovereign Legion Office, Elysium" in neat Floyd | gold lettering. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The sign reads "Imperial Sovereign Legion Office, Elysium" in neat Floyd | gold lettering. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x slot" | ||||
Floyd | The small vertical slot is about two centimetres long. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try using the ID card as the key." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Ooh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put ID in slot" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking your ID card from your left pocket) Floyd | A sharp click from the door indicates that it has just unlocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "For the record, I figured that out at the same second you did, even if my text posted second!" | |||
| Jacqueline smiles. | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Not that it, was, um, difficult." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the purple door, then taking your ID card) Floyd | Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | You look round the clean, white office with a flood of relief, feeling Floyd | that you are at last back in civilization. Everything here looks Floyd | clean and neat and Legion-fashion. A large white desk, with a Floyd | standard built-in console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted Floyd | on the east wall. Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather Floyd | chair, while a pair of smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are Floyd | positioned in front of the desk, presumably for the benefit of Floyd | visitors. The main door is next to the window overlooking the street Floyd | to the north, while a staircase runs up against the south wall to a Floyd | hatch in the ceiling. A second door is set in the east wall, to the Floyd | left of the eagle, while a large portrait of the Emperor hangs Floyd | opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Actually, I guessed before seeing the door." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "phbbt" | ||||
| Limax asks, "There's a door?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x eagle" | ||||
Floyd | (the large golden eagle) Floyd | It's a large heraldic eagle, of the same pattern as the one on your Floyd | tunic, that represents the might of the Empire and the authority of Floyd | the Aquila dynasty who rule it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close main door" | ||||
Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||||
Floyd | It's a square hatch, set in the ceiling. It's closed. It's currently Floyd | locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock hatc" | ||||
Floyd | The word "hatc" 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 | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch" | ||||
Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't want the elders to see us using tech." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the hatch) Floyd | Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base. At the far end is an array of solar panels, while in Floyd | between a narrow staircase leads back down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'd go downstairs and point the drik at stuff. Probably help spill a few secrets." | |||
| DavidW says, "oh. The flag will be in the locker there." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Solar panels? TECHNOLOGY!" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, wanna explore a bit before we hail the locals?" | ||||
| Nitku says, "ah, but the natives wouldn't know about the solar panels..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "True. They're sorta hidden." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wanna explore before summoning the elders, yeah. We might not have a better chance." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Agreed." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||||
Floyd | The desk is the familiar model you've seen in many Legion offices, Floyd | with a built-in console and a single shallow drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x console" | ||||
Floyd | It's a standard model console, with a 50 cm screen and a datatab slot. Floyd | On an ordinary world it would be connected to the planet-wide datanet, Floyd | but you doubt that such a thing exists on Elysium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x slot" | ||||
Floyd | It's about 8mm long. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portrait" | ||||
Floyd | The portrait provides evidence that even on this insignificant world Floyd | someone is taking regular care of the Legion office, since it's a Floyd | portrait of Charles V, who ascended the throne only a few months ago. Floyd | He's a man of about thirty, trying to look formal despite the twinkle Floyd | in his eye, dressed in the traditional gold-trimmed purple cloak and Floyd | golden laurel-wreath crown of his office. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the drawer reveals a purple datatab and a pair of safety pins. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind portrait" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual behind the portrait of the Emperor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at eagle" | ||||
Floyd | Which eagle do you mean, the eagle on your tunic, or the eagle on the Floyd | wall? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wall" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the large golden eagle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at console" | ||||
Floyd | A stream of coloured dots runs along the blade of the drik and Floyd | disappears into the handle; but this is just what you'd expect for the Floyd | console. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at me" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at portrait" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "point drik at slot" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the portrait of the Emperor. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at datatab" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the purple datatab. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "point drik at drik" | ||||
Floyd | You can't point the drik at itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sorry. Been beta testing too much lately." | |||
| DavidW says, "hm. This pointing business isn't yielding much info yet." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from drawer" | ||||
Floyd | purple datatab: Taken. Floyd | pair of safety pins: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close drawer" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, we are on a planet devoid of technology, so." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drik in belt" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put datatab in console" | ||||
Floyd | The screen displays: "Please enter your Authorization Code: " Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter code" | ||||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | You need to enter the actual code, not the words "code". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "meh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read id" | ||||
Floyd | Your ID card is a rectangle of white data-plastic about two Floyd | centimetres wide by four long. It bears a small photograph of you and Floyd | identifies you as Praefect Andrew Holt of the Imperial Sovereign Floyd | Legion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read id" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read paper" | ||||
Floyd | Your ID card is a rectangle of white data-plastic about two Floyd | centimetres wide by four long. It bears a small photograph of you and Floyd | identifies you as Praefect Andrew Holt of the Imperial Sovereign Floyd | Legion. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | (first taking the crumpled piece of paper from your right pocket) Floyd | After the standard preamble, it goes on: Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sorry to dump this on you, but the Federation crisis means that Floyd | we've had to pull all but skeleton resources out of this sector, and Floyd | you're the nearest Legion officer to hand. As a result, we need you Floyd | to include Elysium in your rounds. It's a sensitive planet - probably Floyd | one of the most sensitive settlements in the Empire - but provided you Floyd | go straight in and straight out and stick strictly to these orders you Floyd | shouldn't have any problems. Floyd | Floyd | The purpose of your visit is simply to remind the local leadership Floyd | that they are still part of the Empire and that we are still keeping Floyd | tabs on them; quite literally, you're just there to 'show the flag'. Floyd | To do this you'll need to make your way to the Legion office in what Floyd | passes for the settlement's capital, and, once there, hoist the Floyd | imperial flag above the building to show the local Elders that you're Floyd | open for business. One or more of them should then come to call on Floyd | you within the hour. When they do, be as diplomatic and courteous as Floyd | possible, but otherwise keep the conversation to a minimum. Inform Floyd | them in the simplest possible terms of the nature of the Federation Floyd | crisis, emphasising that the Empire will continue to guard them from Floyd | intrusion. Ask them if they have anything they want to raise with you. Floyd | Almost certainly they won't, apart from their standard grumbles about Floyd | imperial interference. Say as little as possible in reply beyond Floyd | promising to pass their comments on. Once you have completed this Floyd | conversation get out of there as quickly as you can. Floyd | Floyd | The most important thing to understand about the Elysians is that they Floyd | have made a religion of technophobia. Their idea of a paradisal Floyd | society is a pre-industrial society, so try not to flaunt any Floyd | technology you bring with you; the less the settlers see of any Floyd | thirtieth-century technology, the better you'll get on with them. Floyd | Floyd | Finally, I cannot stress too strongly that you should on no account Floyd | get involved in any of the internal affairs of Elysium, and that you Floyd | should if at all possible avoid any contact with any of the settlers Floyd | apart from the Elders who come to meet you. Terrible mistakes have Floyd | been made on Elysium in the past, and any problems that come up in the Floyd | present must be left to officers with a deep understanding of the Floyd | situation there, which does not include you. So, get in, keep the Floyd | chat nice and short, and get straight out again. Floyd | Floyd | I look forward to receiving your report in due course. Floyd | Subtribune G.F. Booker (C/O Sect PP12, ISL) Floyd | 13-Sep-2980. Floyd | Floyd | [Auth Code: ISL-GF-PPn342]" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, you - right." | |||
| Limax asks, "Have we seen a code somwhere?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter ISL-GF-PPn342" | ||||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | The screen displays: "Authorization Code Correct! Access permitted. Floyd | " Floyd | Floyd | The console screen displays a recent report on the status of Elysium. Floyd | Floyd | The summary page tells you that the current population of the planet Floyd | is a mere 11,345 (as of the latest count, last year), and that Elysium | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, on that." | |||
Floyd | has the lowest GDP per head of any planet of the Empire by a very long Floyd | way. The population apparently peaked at around fifteen thousand Floyd | about a century ago and has been declining slowly ever since (there's Floyd | a link to a lengthy social-scientific analysis of this, but you're Floyd | content with the summary, which suggests that the society has simply Floyd | become too stagnant). The prognosis is that within a century or two Floyd | Elysian society will have become non-viable and the Empire will be Floyd | able (and obliged) to move in with a fresh bunch of settlers and make Floyd | something of the world (though this is not to be communicated to any Floyd | of the current inhabitants) but in the meanwhile, the Elysians are to Floyd | be left alone to decay as they wish, since there must be no repetition Floyd | of past tragedies (there's a link to a file explaining this in more Floyd | detail, but it turns out you don't have the security clearance to read Floyd | it). The summary ends with an instruction to all imperial personnel Floyd | operating on Elysium to keep contact and interference to the bare Floyd | minimum required to monitor the status of Elysian society and ensure Floyd | no outside interference. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Oh geez..." | |||
| Limax says, "I'd forgotten how verbose Eric is" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Aw. I like verbosity. Then again, anyone who's played anything I've ever written knows that and probably makes a similar complaint." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I think it leads to a more immersive world most of the time." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And Eric's doing a good job of that so far." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "His only real slip up so far was forgetting a singular synonym for a plural scenery object and that's really, really minor." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Anyway." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm wondering if, before we raise the flag, we should explore town." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Because no one lives here, after all." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We should turn the console off" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take datatab" | ||||
Floyd | As you remove the purple datatab, the console screen goes blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, sure." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put datatab in drawer" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the drawer) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I take it you're wanting to not go find food and be naughty." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close drawer" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, I bet it can play out either way." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, probably." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Given what he said in the intro." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm getting rather hungry. I didn't have any lunch." | ||||
| inky arrives, full of fun and funk. | Jacqueline says, "Go get something." | |||
| DavidW says, "thanks, I will." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It's mostly just you and I playing, and I can wait a few." | ||||
| Limax says, "Unfortunately I'm a skimmer" | ||||
| Limax says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x eagle" | ||||
Floyd | (the large golden eagle) Floyd | It's a large heraldic eagle, of the same pattern as the one on your Floyd | tunic, that represents the might of the Empire and the authority of Floyd | the Aquila dynasty who rule it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Limax), "Just FYI - we're on hold." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search eagle" | ||||
Floyd | (the purple eagle) Floyd | There's nothing unusual in the purple eagle. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh, whoops" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "For just a few minutes." | ||||
| Limax says, "oh... whoosp" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "David's getting some lunch. He'll be right back." | ||||
| Limax says, "I missed that in the recall" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "He and I were the only two really playing at the time. :)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "He's usually not long when he goes to get food." | ||||
| Limax nods | ||||
| Limax says, "I'm doing a lot of multitasking, so I missed that" | ||||
| Jacqueline nods. "No worries." | ||||
| DavidW says, "back" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "woo" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So, looks like Limax and inkster wanna play, too." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "So it's really just the two of us this week?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "timing" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| inky says, "I've actually played this already" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "They tried to join in while you were gone." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Oh?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Like, recently enough, I guess, that you're just watching?" | ||||
| inky says, "well, it was a comp game" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, but awhile ago, right?" | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, but -- I don't want to spoil anything" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||||
| inky says, "I will cheerfully poke around the edges, though" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Limax, we're on again." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I was about to say, 'Well, I'm always up for a cheerful poke,' but it sounded wrong." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Wanna go esplore the town?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "You needn't have all waited for me. Now I feel guilty." | ||||
| DavidW says, "yes, please." | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh wait. SAVE." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, good point." | ||||
| Nitku says, "You've seen about 1/5 of the game, so exploring might be a good idea" | ||||
| Jacqueline clears the save counter. | Jacqueline asks (of inky), "How's the counter work again?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Does it just monitor our save number, or can we make it do the saving?" | ||||
| inky says, "do >PUSH SAVE to save" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sexay." | |||
| inky says, "(and then >PUSH RESTORE to restore)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Very sexay." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "leave" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the street door) Floyd | Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "oh, what was in the east room, btw?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | (first trying to open the green door) Floyd | The green door seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Didn't look, I don't think. Wanna go back before we explore?" | |||
| DavidW says, "please" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the east door) Floyd | Floyd | Bedroom Floyd | This small bedroom is presumably provided in case a visiting Legion Floyd | officer needs to stay overnight, but there's not much here apart from Floyd | a single bed hard against the wall, a small wardrobe, and a small Floyd | chest of drawers. There's a door to the west back into the office, Floyd | and a tiny bathroom to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the wardrobe is a small domestic robot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "neato" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look under chest" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x robot" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the chest of drawers. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | It's one of those small cylindrical jobs, basic but robust. Floyd | Presumably it carries out the routine maintenance and cleaning in this Floyd | building. There's a yellow sticker attached to it. It's currently Floyd | plugged into the wall, charging. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look under wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the wardrobe. Floyd | Floyd | It strikes you that you should really hurry up and get that flag Floyd | hoisted over the Legion Building, like your orders said. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sticker" | ||||
Floyd | The sticker reads, "Last maintenance check 14-Mar-80: Fixed glitch in Floyd | laundry program." Under the notation is a Harcourt Research Logo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x logo" | ||||
Floyd | The logo depicts a pair of spaceships orbiting a sun in a manner that Floyd | resembles a pair of electrons orbiting an atomic nucleus. The Floyd | intention is presumably to convey that Harcourt Research's Floyd | technological competence encompasses all scales. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open drawers" | ||||
Floyd | bottom drawer: Opening the bottom drawer reveals a plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | top drawer: Opening the top drawer reveals a duvet. Floyd | Floyd | middle drawer: Opening the middle drawer reveals a fluffy pink towel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We could make a toga for the chyk in the woods!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I am mostly kidding. Mostly." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Let's hope the laundry error didn't destroy our flag." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm - you may have a point." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We could go look in the locker." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Actually, the toga idea might be valid, for all I know." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search sheet" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing unusual in the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The locker might even be locked." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Possibly, yeah. Hence my 'only mostly kidding' bit. Let's take the sheet." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search towel" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing unusual in the fluffy pink towel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search duvet" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing on the duvet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take sheet" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Moving the plain white sheet reveals an imperial flag Floyd | underneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look under duvet" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the duvet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look under towel" | Jacqueline says, "Oho" | |||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the fluffy pink towel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flag" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flag" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You know that the imperial flag depicts a large golden eagle on a Floyd | purple background, though it's a little difficult to tell that while Floyd | it's folded. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wave flag" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unfold flag" | ||||
Floyd | You unfold the imperial flag. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flag" | ||||
Floyd | The imperial flag depicts a large golden eagle on a purple background. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Wonder what's in the locker, then." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fold it" | ||||
Floyd | You fold the imperial flag. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "good question" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I want to go see." | ||||
| DavidW says, "'I.O.U. one imperial flag - Harcourt Industries Magic Laundromat rep 329874B'" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oops" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base. At the far end is an array of solar panels, while in Floyd | between a narrow staircase leads back down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x panels" | ||||
Floyd | The array of four solar panels at the east end of the roof is arranged Floyd | to catch as much sunlight as possible during the course of the day. Floyd | You suspect that they convert the sun's energy into electricity using Floyd | photovoltaic cells, and that the power is then stored in batteries. Floyd | These panels wouldn't give enough power for continuous use all the Floyd | year round, but they probably generate enough for the few days a year Floyd | on which this building is actually used. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "point drik at panels" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the solar panels. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press green" | ||||
Floyd | The drik lights up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "point drik at panels" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the solar panels. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "meh" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press green" | ||||
Floyd | The drik goes dark. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put drik on belt" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "curse" | ||||
Floyd | The word "curse" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "fuck" | ||||
Floyd | The word "fuck" is not necessary in this story. Using obscenities may | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open locker" | ||||
Floyd | make you feel better, but it won't progress the game! Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Opening the locker reveals a white pillowcase. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Hee hee" | |||
| DavidW says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x pillowcase" | ||||
Floyd | It's just an ordinary plain pillowcase of the sort used to put pillows Floyd | in. It's freshly laundered and neatly folded. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "unfold it" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the white pillowcase) Floyd | You unfold the white pillowcase. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put it on head" | ||||
Floyd | You can't manipulate it in any way; it's simply part of your ID card. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "weird" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put pillowcase on head" | ||||
Floyd | You can't manipulate it in any way; it's simply part of your ID card. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Aha. So you were right, David." | |||
| inky says, "oh, I see" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wear pillowcase" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in pillowcase" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear sheet" | ||||
Floyd | The white pillowcase contains a tiny black object. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You wrap the sheet round yourself like a toga, but the style doesn't Floyd | go with your uniform, and in any case the sheet quickly slips off Floyd | again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fold sheet" | ||||
Floyd | You fold the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "So much for playing superman" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x object" | DavidW says, "We have safety pins, y'know." | |||
Floyd | You almost missed it, it's so tiny. It's round and black and smaller Floyd | than a pea, and could easily be mistaken for an innocuous piece of Floyd | dirt. But it also looks suspiciously artificial. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Toga! Toga! Toga!" | |||
| inky says, "hee hee" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So we do - I think the toga thing might be for the chyk after all." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get object" | DavidW asks, "wait. Object?" | |||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x object" | ||||
Floyd | You almost missed it, it's so tiny. It's round and black and smaller Floyd | than a pea, and could easily be mistaken for an innocuous piece of Floyd | dirt. But it also looks suspiciously artificial. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "it was in the pillowcase" | |||
| DavidW says, "oh." | ||||
| Limax says, "I missed that" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at object" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | The drik blade flashes red and emits a little beep, indicating that Floyd | you have discovered a listening device. The next question is where Floyd | the receiver is; given the limited range of such a tiny listening Floyd | device it can't be too far away from where the bug was planted - Floyd | somewhere else in the town perhaps. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "do we have a magnifying glass?" | |||
| Limax says, "But I'm a skimmer" | ||||
| Limax says, "And I already meantioned that" | ||||
| inky says (to Limax), "you did, but I missed it" | ||||
| DavidW says, "A bug!" | ||||
| olethros arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Limax says, "Ha ha" | |||
| Limax exclaims (at DavidW), "Quick! Send a report!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "break device" | ||||
Floyd | It's tougher than it looks. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |||
| Limax says (to Floyd), "Wear device" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Pfft" | |||
| DavidW asks, "Maybe we can flush it away? How does the toilet work in hicksville?" | ||||
| inky says, "just don't say anything incriminating until you find the receiver" | ||||
| inky asks, "also, did we raise the flag yet?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Nope." | ||||
| Limax says, "Raise the flag and see how it flies" | ||||
| DavidW says, "not yet. We need to get rid of the device." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we were thinking of exploring more. I guess we could save again and then try." | ||||
| inky says, "it's funny how bad IF protagonists are at accomplishing the one task they get given at the beginning of the game" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Bedroom Floyd | This small bedroom is presumably provided in case a visiting Legion Floyd | officer needs to stay overnight, but there's not much here apart from Floyd | a single bed hard against the wall, a small wardrobe, and a small Floyd | chest of drawers. There's a door to the west back into the office, Floyd | and a tiny bathroom to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The middle drawer contains a fluffy pink towel. The top drawer Floyd | contains a duvet. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the wardrobe is a small domestic robot. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fly flag" | ||||
Floyd | You pop your head into the bathroom, and note that it neatly contains Floyd | all the essential facilities in the minimum of space, but since you Floyd | don't want to wash or relieve yourself right now, there's nothing here Floyd | you need, so you return to the bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You need to attach the flag to something before hoisting it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, oops." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I shall let you drive." | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh. virtual bathroom." | ||||
| DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "you want to summon the elders when the bug is here?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, that's why I saved." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But no, not necessarily." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drik in belt" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base. At the far end is an array of solar panels, while in Floyd | between a narrow staircase leads back down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw device" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to throw it at? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "town" | ||||
Floyd | The town is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw device off roof" | ||||
Floyd | You see no off roof here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Throw it in the river?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the street door) Floyd | Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||||
Floyd | The river runs sluggishly from northwest to south, bending just Floyd | upstream of where the bridge once used to cross it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at device" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | The drik blade flashes red and emits a little beep, indicating that Floyd | you have discovered a listening device. The next question is where Floyd | the receiver is; given the limited range of such a tiny listening Floyd | device it can't be too far away from where the bug was planted - Floyd | somewhere else in the town perhaps. Floyd | Floyd | The blue stud on your drik starts flashing, indicating that someone is Floyd | trying to contact you; to accept the call, press the blue stud. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue stud" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, sir, it's Sublieutenant Soolin," your pilot announces. "I was Floyd | just wondering how you were getting on with the mission, sir. Have Floyd | you completed your discussions with the Elders yet?" Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pilot, no" | Jacqueline says, "Pushy, pushy.'" | |||
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "don't you have a stun bursty thing from the drik?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | "No, I haven't come across any Elders yet," you tell her. Floyd | Floyd | "You have hoisted the flag, haven't you, sir?" she asks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | "No I haven't got round to it yet," you admit. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't you think you should be making it your top priority, sir?" she Floyd | asks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | "No, I have other things I need to look into first," you tell her. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, if you say so, sir," she replies dubiously, "but if I were in Floyd | your place I wouldn't delay too long in carrying out my orders!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Wait a tick. Who's the supervisor here, Soolin?" | |||
| inky asks, "did you try zapping the bug with the stun?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Damnit." | ||||
| inky says, "sorry, you can always undo a couple times" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't want to talk to the pilot while the bug is here!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bug in river" | ||||
Floyd | You don't want to put the tiny black bug in the river; you might never Floyd | be able to recover it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Wait, we would want to recover it?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm." | ||||
| DavidW says, "no, that's probably a standard message." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Then that's... hm." | ||||
| inky says, "I'm not actually sure it's possible to destroy it in this game" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x drink" | ||||
Floyd | You see no drink here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Bert says (to Floyd), "eat bug" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "oops drik" | ||||
Floyd | Although you probably could swallow it whole, that might not be a very Floyd | good idea. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You can only use OOPS to correct a misspelling immediately after the Floyd | story points out a word it doesn't know. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "My impulse is to destroy this thing or lose it; I guess Eric thought otherwise." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x drik" | ||||
Floyd | The drik is vaguely dagger-shaped, with a black handle, on which are Floyd | four small coloured studs, and a slightly longer "blade", a flat Floyd | plastimetal strip that is not actually sharp enough to cut anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push yellow" | ||||
Floyd | Whom do you want to shoot with it? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "bug" | ||||
Floyd | There's no point trying to shoot that; you can't stun a tiny black Floyd | bug. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push green" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at barn" | ||||
Floyd | The drik lights up. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the barn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at shack" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the tumbledown shacks. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "whoops, sorry, go ahead" | |||
| DavidW asks, "no, it's fine. What did you want to do?" | ||||
| inky says, "oh, I was just going to shoot the bug with all the buttons" | ||||
| inky says, "to see if any helped" | ||||
| inky says, "but maybe you've tried them all" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The buttons are emergency, stun, lightsource, and talk-to-pilot." | ||||
| inky says, "I guess emergency would be a poor choice" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop bug" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | The drik light goes out to conserve power. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell pilot about bug" | ||||
Floyd | You see no pilot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, do you read me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I read you, praefect," the pilot's voice replies. Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, or the Federation crisis, or tell Floyd | her about yourself, Leela, the robot, the town, or the bug.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell pilot about bug" | ||||
Floyd | "I found a tiny black bug hidden in a pillowcase in the Legion Floyd | Office," you tell her. Floyd | Floyd | "Great galloping galaxies, who could have done that, sir?" she Floyd | wonders. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know, sublieutenant" you reply, "But it's certainly worrying. Floyd | No one on this planet is meant to have anything like that level of Floyd | technology." Floyd | Floyd | "Then it must have been planted there by someone from offworld, sir," Floyd | she deduces. Floyd | Floyd | "That's just what I was thinking, sublieutenant," you agree, "and I've Floyd | just thought of something else. The domestic robot in the bedroom has Floyd | got a Harcourt Research maintenance sticker on it, so we know a Floyd | Harcourt Research engineer has been in the building recently." Floyd | Floyd | "I see your point, sir," she acknowledges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you think of Harcourt Research, sublieutenant?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "From what point of view, sir?" she asks, "They make a lot of decent Floyd | products, but as a corporation they stink, as I'm sure I have no need Floyd | to tell you! I mean, Senator Harcourt has been arrested for treason!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about senator" | ||||
Floyd | "What was that, sir?" she asks, "I'm afraid I didn't quite copy." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about senator harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | "Maybe now isn't the best time to discuss that, sir," she suggests. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | "As you say, sublieutenant, Senator Harcourt's been arrested for Floyd | treason," you muse, "Among other things, his Federation links are Floyd | under the microscope. I wonder - his massive multiplanetary Floyd | conglomerate had a reputation for swallowing things even before the Floyd | good Senator got himself arrested; could Harcourt Research have had Floyd | designs on Elysium?" Floyd | Floyd | "I hardly see how, sir," Sublieutenant Soolin protests, "Anywhere that Floyd | offered fewer prospects for a hi-tech company like Harcourt Research Floyd | would be impossible to imagine!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | "Obviously Harcourt Research wouldn't find much of a market on Floyd | Elysium, and obviously they wouldn't find much use for native labour Floyd | either, but apart from the tiny area of cultivated land, there's a Floyd | whole unexploited world out there," you point out, "Could it have Floyd | something they want? Some valuable raw material perhaps?" Floyd | Floyd | "With respect, sir, aren't you extrapolating rather wildly beyond the Floyd | evidence?" Sublieutenant Soolin points out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about evidence" | ||||
Floyd | Her reply is lost in a burst of static. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pilot about harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | It's already plain enough that she's not that impressed by your Floyd | speculations about Harcourt Research, so there's no point repeating Floyd | them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pilot, bye" | ||||
Floyd | "Over and out," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Over and out, sir," she confirms, just before the comms link goes Floyd | dead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drik in belt" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, that was somewhat elucidating." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we should explore the town and see if we can find the receiver." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Agreed." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Barn first?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first trying to open the barn door) Floyd | The barn door seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x barn" | ||||
Floyd | It's the largest building at this end of the town, perhaps some nine Floyd | or ten metres high; it's basically a plain wooden structure with its Floyd | gable end presented to the street. Since it's just across the street Floyd | from the market area, you surmise that it's probably used to store Floyd | produce for the market. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x barn door" | ||||
Floyd | It's just a big barn door. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gable" | ||||
Floyd | It's the largest building at this end of the town, perhaps some nine Floyd | or ten metres high; it's basically a plain wooden structure with its Floyd | gable end presented to the street. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I was thinking there might be food in there too." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "How to get in, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Assuming our key doesn't do a damn thing here." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "what key?" | ||||
| Limax says, "c#" | ||||
| inky says, "by "key" she means "a kick to the door"" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" | ||||
Floyd | The word "whistle" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline groans at Limax. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick barn door" | ||||
Floyd | It seems singularly impervious to your attack, Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax wipes his face | |||
| DavidW asks, "comma?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | On the trestle table are a carrot and a parsnip. Floyd | Floyd | A large black dog is sniffing around, scavenging for food. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In The dog charges up to you Floyd | and starts snapping at your heels. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take food" | ||||
Floyd | parsnip: The dog growls at you so fiercely as your hand approaches the Floyd | parsnip that you decide you'd better leave it alone. Floyd | Floyd | carrot: The dog growls at you so fiercely as your hand approaches the Floyd | carrot that you decide you'd better leave it alone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Puzzle." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Stun?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, we could stun the dog, yeah." | ||||
| Bert says, "You guys are just crazy. I mean, you *know* how dogs love their parsnips." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" | ||||
Floyd | It's an ugly black mongrel with fierce-looking teeth. He's scavenging Floyd | for food. Floyd | Floyd | The dog sniffs round the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Bert), "True dat." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shed" | ||||
Floyd | The small wooden shed might be for storage, or it might be some sort Floyd | of stall. Either way it's a crude wooden structure with a plain Floyd | wooden door. Floyd | Floyd | The dog leaps up on the table and snatches the parsnip. Then it drops Floyd | back down and starts chewing it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ACK" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stun dog" | ||||
Floyd | (with the drik) Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | The dog lets out a startled whine, then topples over with legs Floyd | splaying. His legs give a final couple of twitches, and then he lies Floyd | still. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take food" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take parsnip" | Limax says, "Aw..." | |||
Floyd | You see no parsnip here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert says, "Right, and now the dog's going to starve to death when it wakes up." | |||
| Limax calls PETA | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, we have food and sheet. Go visit the chyk?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase, a Floyd | drik, and a carrot. You're wearing a purple belt and a white uniform. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "uh, mission?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh screw the mission." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Heh" | ||||
| Limax says, "Ha ha ha" | ||||
| ParserGirl goes home. | DavidW says, "The chyk is not our ma... oh." | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Or do the mission, I guess." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'll have to report this treason." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| Limax says, "snrk" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open shack" | ||||
Floyd | You see no shack here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open shed" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the hut Floyd | Two people standing inside this tiny hut would be cramped; three would Floyd | be excessively intimate. It is almost completely bare apart from a Floyd | small hook fixed to the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | A folded piece of cloth lies on the floor of the hut. Floyd | Floyd | A fishing rod is leaning against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | On the small hook is a small iron key. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Out Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dirk in belt" | ||||
Floyd | The word "dirk" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "oops drik" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||||
Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hook" | ||||
Floyd | For some reason the small hook has a very sharp point. On the small Floyd | hook is a small iron key. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "move sheet" | ||||
Floyd | Moving the plain white sheet has no effect. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sheet" | ||||
Floyd | You are already carrying the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the hut Floyd | Two people standing inside this tiny hut would be cramped; three would Floyd | be excessively intimate. It is almost completely bare apart from a Floyd | small hook fixed to the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | A folded piece of cloth lies on the floor of the hut. Floyd | Floyd | A fishing rod is leaning against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Out Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cloth" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Catena arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cloth" | ||||
Floyd | It's little more than a strip of folded grey cloth. It would be quite Floyd | useless for clothing. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look up" | ||||
Floyd | There's no need to look in a specific direction in this game; a simple Floyd | LOOK command will do. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the hut Floyd | Two people standing inside this tiny hut would be cramped; three would Floyd | be excessively intimate. It is almost completely bare apart from a Floyd | small hook fixed to the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | A fishing rod is leaning against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Out Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "unfold cloth" | ||||
Floyd | You unfold the piece of cloth. Inside the cloth you find a small Floyd | wedge of cheese. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x cheese" | ||||
Floyd | It's a deep yellow colour, and is a hard cheese, like some kind of Floyd | cheddar. It smells quite strong, but by no means unappetizing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "rub cheese" | ||||
Floyd | That doesn't achieve much. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rod" | ||||
Floyd | It's quite crude, comprising a long wooden pole with a line attached. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "one of these days I'll find a magic cheese, and then you'll all be sorry" | |||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||||
| Limax says, "I think I'm going to take off... should jump on the treadmill some" | ||||
| Limax walks slowly out of the room and into the sunset. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fold cloth" | ||||
Floyd | You fold the piece of cloth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase, a Floyd | carrot, a small iron key, and a piece of cloth. You're wearing a Floyd | purple belt and a white uniform. The purple belt contains a drik. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| ParserGirl arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cloth, carrot in pillowcase" | ||||
Floyd | piece of cloth: Done. Floyd | carrot: Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | * Catena has joined the channel. | |||
| DavidW asks, "oh, we're carrying the flag still, eh?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "ha ha, did we really not raise it still?" | |||
| inky says, "I thought I was just lying to her" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Jacqueline's offline." | ||||
| DavidW says, "They're rebooting." | ||||
| inky says, "no wonder she didn't get the flag up" | ||||
| PerrySimm goes home. | ||||
| Jacqueline waves and makes an isquiesque departure for home. | DavidW says, "I'm logging now" | |||
| inky says, "ah, good" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rubbish" | ||||
Floyd | Scraps of rotten fruit and vegetables mingle with bits of straw and Floyd | mud, none of it any use for anyone but worms. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||||
Floyd | You find a little worm wriggling among the scraps. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get worm" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I guess we can go fishing" | |||
| DavidW asks, "I guess so. But why?" | ||||
| inky asks, "fish = food?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We have food, at least a little." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Unless we're meant to teach about fishing." | ||||
| inky asks, "hm, so we don't we go feed the girl then?" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| inky says, "give an NPC a carrot and you solve a puzzle for a day, but teach them to fish and you solve a puzzle for life" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yah" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock barn door with key" | ||||
Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the barn door) Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Barn (in the dark) Floyd | Hardly any light finds its way in here, apart the little that leaks in Floyd | through the doorway to the north, so you can discern little except Floyd | vague shapes in the large dark space. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" | ||||
Floyd | The drik lights up. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | An old brown sack lies abandoned by the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sack" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||||
Floyd | It's just a rough old brown sack, but it is quite large. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | The old brown sack contains an apple. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shutter" | ||||
Floyd | It's just a plain wooden shutter, mounted on the east wall. It's Floyd | closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says, "haha" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shutter" | ||||
Floyd | It's just a plain wooden shutter, mounted on the east wall. It's Floyd | open. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" | ||||
Floyd | (the green stud) Floyd | The drik goes dark. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You start to climb the ladder, but as you're about half way up, a rung Floyd | gives way beneath you; you fall onto the next one down and that breaks Floyd | too, and then you tumble back down to the ground, bringing the bottom Floyd | half of the ladder with you as it crumbles into a heap of fragments. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "u". Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x platform" | ||||
Floyd | The platform is a raised area at the southern end of the barn's Floyd | interior; it's about four metres off the floor, so from down here you Floyd | can't really see what's on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump a little, and land back where you started. Floyd | Floyd | The blue stud on your drik starts flashing, indicating that someone is Floyd | trying to contact you; to accept the call, press the blue stud. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue stud" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, sir, it's Sublieutenant Soolin," your pilot announces. "I've Floyd | been thinking about that bug you found," she tells you, "I've looked Floyd | up the data on the range of that kind of device, and I've been Floyd | checking it against the plans of the town on our onboard datastore. I Floyd | reckon the best place for someone to have hidden the receiver would be Floyd | high up in the barn." Floyd | Floyd | (You could thank her, ask her about herself, or the Federation crisis, Floyd | or tell her about yourself, Leela, the robot, or the town.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank her" | ||||
Floyd | "Thank you, sublieutenant, that's useful," you reply. "I'll follow it Floyd | up." Floyd | Floyd | "We only aim to serve, sir," she replies pertly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "soolin, bye" | ||||
Floyd | "Over and out," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Over and out, sir," she confirms, just before the comms link goes Floyd | dead. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "so. How to get up there." | |||
| inky says, "I think the three standard ways are 1) ladder 2) rope and grapple 3) climb something (like a wagon)" | ||||
| inky says, "or a crate" | ||||
| Catena asks, "jump up from the window sill?" | ||||
| inky says, "oh, yeah, also a good one" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb shutter" | ||||
Floyd | That is not something you can climb. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter window" | ||||
Floyd | You see no window here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shutter" | ||||
Floyd | That is not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cry" | ||||
Floyd | The word "cry" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ladder" | ||||
Floyd | It's a plain wooden ladder running vertically up to the platform. It Floyd | looks a little rough, and a closer examination suggests it may also be Floyd | a little rotten. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "stand on window?" | |||
| DavidW says, "no window" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on shutter" | ||||
Floyd | You can't stand on that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert asks, "Did you try your magical levitation powers?" | |||
| inky asks, "what's the shutter?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to fly? Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "the shed didn't have a ladder or anything in it, right?" | |||
| Bert asks, "Or have you not yet gotten to the part where you find out that you're half faerie creature?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "the shutter is like a glassless shutter" | ||||
Floyd | The word "glassless" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert says, "(And the other half? Bear.)" | |||
| inky says, "hee hee" | ||||
| DavidW says (to inky), "The ladder breaks." | ||||
| Catena asks, "climb using the sides, like a fireman's pole, rather than the rungs? brace the rungs?" | ||||
| inky says, "half faerie, half bear-y" | ||||
| PerrySimm arrives, ready to play with the toys. | inky says (to DavidW), "yeah, so is there a different ladder, I mean" | |||
| Jacqueline arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says (to Catena), "If you can figure out how to phrase that to tell game, try it." | |||
| Bert asks, "Oops. Was anyone logging while Perry was out?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm kinda dubious though." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Bert), "yes, I'm logging now." | ||||
| DavidW says, "But it would be best if Perry resumes, since my log will be dirty with cruft." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Yeah, I got knocked offline, but phoned David and asked him to log." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We had to reboot our modem for some reason. Weird. Usually if it goes out it just totally goes out, rather than just going temporarily wonky." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to David), "Yeah, I'll resume. Just send me from here back to the spot where I dropped out, please." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "recap: We found key to barn, cheese, apple in sack, worm, fishing pole, reason to believe receiver is at barn platform but ladder is rotten." | ||||
| Catena asks, "can we bring what's on the platform (if anything) to us?" | ||||
| Catena asks, "fish for it?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We can try." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the hut Floyd | Two people standing inside this tiny hut would be cramped; three would Floyd | be excessively intimate. It is almost completely bare apart from a Floyd | small hook fixed to the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | A fishing rod is leaning against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Out Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rod" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hook" | ||||
Floyd | The hook is screwed firmly to the wall of the booth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unscrew hook" | ||||
Floyd | You unscrew the hook from the wall of the hut and take it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie line to hook" | ||||
Floyd | You attach the hook to the line. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast line at platform" | ||||
Floyd | The fishing line cannot be moved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fish" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to fish in? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "platform" | ||||
Floyd | (with the fishing rod) Floyd | You can't reach it from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Doesn't look like the fishing works that way." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "bait hook with worm" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fish" | ||||
Floyd | (fishing in the river) Floyd | (with the fishing rod) Floyd | What good luck! After a few minutes you get a bite and manage to land Floyd | a small trout. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trout" | ||||
Floyd | You're not all that familiar with freshly-caught fish; the only trout Floyd | you have encountered before have been the cooked variety, served up in Floyd | restaurants and officers' messes, but from what you recall of the Floyd | trout you've eaten, you think this fish is probably a trout. It looks Floyd | a decent enough specimen, anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put trout in sack" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Watch out. Trout have underwater weapons! Ping ping ping ping!" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at trout" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the small trout. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "(Sorry, random in-joke.)" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drik in belt" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert asks, "Does it need slapping?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | maga says, "trout are very valuable, and immensely powerful" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at platform" | ||||
Floyd | You can't reach it from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Bert), "heehee" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to maga), "Keep away from the trout!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table s" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | You push the trestle table into the west end of the town. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table s" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | You push the trestle table into the barn. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "toss up the fish, maybe it'll eat the reciever, then you can fish for the trout. hee" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb table" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the trestle table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb platform" | ||||
Floyd | You can't reach it from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x platform" | ||||
Floyd | The platform is a raised area at the southern end of the barn's Floyd | interior; it's about four metres off the floor, so from down here you Floyd | can't really see what's on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb ladder" | ||||
Floyd | From the trestle table you step onto one of the upper rungs of the Floyd | ladder and haul yourself up onto the platform. Floyd | Floyd | Loft Floyd | The loft is little more than a storage platform running the width of Floyd | the barn, about three metres deep, in the space under the rafters. At Floyd | the eastern end of the platform a large wooden box is fixed to the Floyd | wall, next to a pile of hay in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | A black cat is lying on top of the box. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | The cat lets out a plaintive meeow. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "is the upper half of the ladder sturdier?" | |||
| DavidW says, "Yes, it seems so." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give trout to cat" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the small trout from the old brown sack) Floyd | The cat snatches the trout from your grasp and leaps onto the floor. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by two points.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "maybe start climbing while on table" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the large wooden box reveals a lettuce, a piece of ham, a Floyd | small loaf of bread, and two tomatoes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take box" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nice." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty box into sack" | ||||
Floyd | The word "empty" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "stand on box on table?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all from box into sack" | ||||
Floyd | lettuce: Floyd | (first taking the lettuce) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | piece of ham: Floyd | (first taking the piece of ham) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | small loaf of bread: Floyd | (first taking the small loaf of bread) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | tomato: Floyd | (first taking the tomato) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | tomato: Floyd | (first taking the tomato) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), " x hay" | ||||
Floyd | The hay is all piled up in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks (of Catena), "er, why?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search hay" | ||||
Floyd | Under the pile of hay is a pear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "move hay" | ||||
Floyd | Attempting to move it would just cause a mess. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get pear" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||||
Floyd | It's green and pear-shaped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pear in sack" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky asks, "so where's the receiver?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Loft Floyd | The loft is little more than a storage platform running the width of Floyd | the barn, about three metres deep, in the space under the rafters. At Floyd | the eastern end of the platform a large wooden box is fixed to the Floyd | wall, next to a pile of hay in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The cat is sitting happily chewing at the fish. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "to reach upper part of ladder to get to platform" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rafters" | ||||
Floyd | The rafters are simply wooden beams running east to west above your Floyd | head. The southernmost one looks a little misshapen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "south rafter" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south rafter" | ||||
Floyd | There's a lump near the east end of the southernmost rafter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lump" | ||||
Floyd | It's roughly cube-shaped but it's hard to make out without better Floyd | light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" | ||||
Floyd | (the green stud) Floyd | The drik lights up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at lump" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | In the direct light of the drik you can see that the lump is actually Floyd | a black cube placed on the rafter. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||||
Floyd | All you can see from here is that it's a black cube. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cube" | ||||
Floyd | The small black cube is out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | The drik light goes out to conserve power. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on box" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the large wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cube" | ||||
Floyd | The small black cube is out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb rafters" | ||||
Floyd | Those are not something you can climb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| olethros disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | DavidW says, "afk a couple minutes" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on table" | ||||
Floyd | You see no table here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on box" | ||||
Floyd | You're already standing on the large wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully choose a spot between the rafters so as not to risk Floyd | bumping your head, and then jump. As your head comes level with the Floyd | rafters, you catch a brief glimpse of a lump on the southernmost one, Floyd | but you fall back down to the floor before you can get a decent look Floyd | at it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase Floyd | (which contains a piece of cloth and a carrot), a small iron key, an Floyd | old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, a piece of ham, a Floyd | small loaf of bread, two tomatoes, and a pear), a fishing rod, and a Floyd | drik. You're wearing a purple belt and a white uniform. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hit cube with rod" | ||||
Floyd | It's too light to make an effective weapon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw ham at rod" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the piece of ham from the old brown sack) Floyd | The piece of ham hits the fishing rod without any obvious effect, and Floyd | falls onto the large wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "throw ham at rod". Floyd | Floyd | Loft (standing on the large wooden box) Floyd | The loft is little more than a storage platform running the width of Floyd | the barn, about three metres deep, in the space under the rafters. At Floyd | the eastern end of the platform a large wooden box is fixed to the Floyd | wall, next to a pile of hay in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | On the southernmost rafter is a small black cube. Floyd | Floyd | The cat is sitting happily chewing at the fish. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw ham at cube" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the piece of ham from the old brown sack) Floyd | The piece of ham strikes the small black cube and both piece of ham Floyd | and small black cube fall to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get ham" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get cube" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||||
Floyd | The small black cube looks like it's made of some kind of shiny Floyd | plastic, and seems featureless apart from the small slot in the side. Floyd | Whatever it is, it looks more like the product of offworld technology Floyd | than something that belongs on Elysium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "eat cube" | ||||
Floyd | It's obviously inedible. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku was translated with Google. Sorry. | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push blue" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, do you read me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I read you, praefect," the pilot's voice replies. Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, or the Federation crisis, or tell Floyd | her about yourself, Leela, the robot, the town, or the small black Floyd | cube.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell pilot about cube" | ||||
Floyd | "I found a small black cube in the barn in town," you tell her, "It Floyd | looks far too advanced for Elysian technology." Floyd | Floyd | "Try testing it with your drik, sir," she suggests. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "point drik at cube" | ||||
Floyd | The drik blade emits a short series of rapid amber flashes, confirming Floyd | your suspicions: the cube is some sort of receiving device. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by two points.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell pilot about cube" | ||||
Floyd | "That black cube I told you about," you tell her, "I've tested it with Floyd | my drik and it turns out it's some sort of receiving device." Floyd | Floyd | "Great galloping galazies, sir!" she exclaims, "And if someone's Floyd | planted a receiving device in the town, where's the transmitter?" Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell pilot about bug" | ||||
Floyd | "I'm still concerned about this bug I found," you remark. Floyd | Floyd | "You have every right to be, sir," she agrees, "Bugging a Sovereign Floyd | Legion building is a very serious matter." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "go ladder herring go" | |||
| DavidW says, "back. Roommate started the grill; had to get burgers if I wanted any." | ||||
| DavidW says, "ah, the ol' throw ham at it trick, I see." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Classic throw the ham at it, yeah." | ||||
| inky says, "works every time" | ||||
| Bert says, "Mmm, trick ham." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack cube" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot attack that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase Floyd | (which contains a piece of cloth and a carrot), a small iron key, an Floyd | old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, a small loaf of Floyd | bread, two tomatoes, and a pear), a fishing rod, a drik, a piece of Floyd | ham, and a small black cube. You're wearing a purple belt and a white Floyd | uniform. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "If Emily were here, she'd be on us to find that cheese." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Perhaps we should do it anyway." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "go back with everything and hoist the flag now?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But the cheese!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I mean, sure." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I was gone for a bit. For all I know, y'all found the cheese." | ||||
| DavidW says, "The cheese is in the cloth. oh, you missed that/" | ||||
| inky says, "what she means is, who moved her cheese" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unfold cloth" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the piece of cloth from the white pillowcase) Floyd | You unfold the piece of cloth. Inside the cloth you find a small Floyd | wedge of cheese. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell cheese" | ||||
Floyd | It smells quite strong, but by no means unappetizing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cheese" | ||||
Floyd | It's a deep yellow colour, and is a hard cheese, like some kind of Floyd | cheddar. It smells quite strong, but by no means unappetizing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena groans | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste cheese" | ||||
Floyd | It tastes quite strong - possibly a little overripe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "taste cheese". Floyd | Floyd | Loft (standing on the large wooden box) Floyd | The loft is little more than a storage platform running the width of Floyd | the barn, about three metres deep, in the space under the rafters. At Floyd | the eastern end of the platform a large wooden box is fixed to the Floyd | wall, next to a pile of hay in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The cat is sitting happily chewing at the fish. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fold cloth" | ||||
Floyd | You fold the piece of cloth. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah, okay. Thanks." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure, go raise the flag." | ||||
| WeirdBeard arrives, full of fun and funk. | DavidW says, "oh. It occurs to me: we could bug someone else now." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "True." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | (off the large wooden box) Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the large wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | The trestle table is positioned next to the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | You see a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bug" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to bug" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot talk to that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "say something" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at bug" | ||||
Floyd | The drik blade flashes red and emits a little beep, indicating that Floyd | you have discovered a listening device. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear drik" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drik in belt" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase Floyd | (which contains a carrot), a small iron key, an old brown sack (which Floyd | contains an apple, a lettuce, a small loaf of bread, two tomatoes, and Floyd | a pear), a fishing rod, a piece of ham, a small black cube, a piece of Floyd | cloth, and a tiny black bug. You're wearing a purple belt and a white Floyd | uniform. The purple belt contains a drik. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put carrot in sack" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the carrot from the white pillowcase) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cloth in sack" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ham in sack" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area. Gaps in the Floyd | fence allow egress to the south and southeast, as well as north along Floyd | the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You walk north along the river bank, but at no point do you see Floyd | anywhere the river could readily be crossed. You continue north up Floyd | the slope until you come to the edge of the forest, which quickly Floyd | becomes too dense for you to make any further progress, so at that Floyd | point you turn round and retrace your steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "n". Floyd | Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area. Gaps in the Floyd | fence allow egress to the south and southeast, as well as north along Floyd | the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "afk again" | ||||
Floyd | The word "afk" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Evidently Floyd does not care if David is afk." | |||
| Catena says, "It should reply: That's fine, I'll wait. Brain the size of a planet, and you have better things to do than talk to me." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "I was sort of sitting out because I'd missed a big chunk of things. Catena, what were you all planning to do next? Raise the flag?" | ||||
| Catena says, "I'm just watching and kibbitzing, came in late myself" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, far as I can tell, that's what he was up to." | ||||
| Catena asks, "have we exercised all of our inventory?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase, a Floyd | small iron key, an old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, Floyd | a small loaf of bread, two tomatoes, a pear, a carrot, a piece of Floyd | cloth, and a piece of ham), a fishing rod, a small black cube, and a Floyd | tiny black bug. You're wearing a purple belt and a white uniform. Floyd | The purple belt contains a drik. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "He noted we could bug someone maybe" | |||
| DavidW says, "I was thinking bugging the elders, maybe." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, no, we haven't, but - oh, you're back." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "I figured that's what you were thinking, but we have to raise the flag to attract them, no?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I had to assemble the burgers. Eventually, I shall go to eat the burgers." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It's like a real-life puzzle." | ||||
| DavidW says, "we could explore more of the town" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So, I guess I'll go raise the flag." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh - or that." | ||||
| Catena says, "critical fail-drink too much beer to digest the burgers" | ||||
| DavidW says, "whichever" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "See, if you want to explore more, it shouldn't be me driving, since I missed a bunch." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So if you want to drive, explore - and I shall watch." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I saved at cf3. Go ahead and let's see elders." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Just make sure they don't see our loot or tech." | |||
| Catena asks, "hide in bag?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we could leave it on the roof." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first unlocking the purple door, then opening it) Floyd | Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base. At the far end is an array of solar panels, while in Floyd | between a narrow staircase leads back down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, an imperial flag, a white pillowcase, a Floyd | small iron key, an old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, Floyd | a small loaf of bread, two tomatoes, a pear, a carrot, a piece of Floyd | cloth, and a piece of ham), a fishing rod, a small black cube, and a Floyd | tiny black bug. You're wearing a purple belt and a white uniform. Floyd | The purple belt contains a drik. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop sack, cube, bug" | ||||
Floyd | old brown sack: Dropped. Floyd | small black cube: Dropped. Floyd | tiny black bug: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put flag on pole" | ||||
Floyd | (first unfolding the imperial flag) Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "raise flag" | ||||
Floyd | You hoist the flag to the top of the pole, where it flutters gamely in Floyd | the breeze. Floyd | Floyd | (Your score has just increased by two points.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "might want to hide the bug in one pocket" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close hatch" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, I dropped it on the roof." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh right." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the hatch) Floyd | Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base and a flag flying from its top. At the far end is an Floyd | array of solar panels, while in between a narrow staircase leads back Floyd | down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | You see an old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, a small Floyd | loaf of bread, two tomatoes, a pear, a carrot, a piece of cloth, and a Floyd | piece of ham), a small black cube, and a tiny black bug here. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Can't bug the elders from there, though." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bug" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | An old man enters the town centre from the south. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bug in right pocket" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | The old man goes to the east end of the town. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | The old man is standing out in the street. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | The old man enters the Sovereign Legion Office. "I'm Petroc, Chief Floyd | Elder of Elysium," the old man introduces himself, "I saw your flag Floyd | flying, so I came - but you look even greener than the last one they Floyd | sent. So what have you come to bother about us this time?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close hatch" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tioucs" | ||||
Floyd | The word "tioucs" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could ask him about the planet, himself, meetings, market-days, Floyd | the town, the Empire, technology, the ruined bridge, or the green Floyd | house, or tell him about the Federation, or Leela. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about planet" | ||||
Floyd | "This is just one of our regular visits to check up on how things are Floyd | going here," you tell him, "So, how are things going here? Any Floyd | problems?" Floyd | Floyd | "The harvest is not plentiful, children are not respectful to their Floyd | parents, and parents do not produce enough children to make our Floyd | numbers increase," he shrugs, "Nothing changes." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell him about empire" | ||||
Floyd | "Let me tell you about the Empire," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "If you must," he sighs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell him about empire" | ||||
Floyd | You start to tell him about the Empire, but he interrupts you with an Floyd | abrupt wave of the hand. "Some other time, maybe," he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Maybe they don't want to produce more children if the children are just going to be disrespectful." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x man" | ||||
Floyd | Which man do you mean, the portrait of the Emperor, or Petroc? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "petroc" | ||||
Floyd | He's a slightly-stooped old man with a weatherbeaten face, grizzled Floyd | grey hair, and a straggly beard. He's standing here talking with you. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is wearing a floppy hat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" | ||||
Floyd | It's brown in colour and battered almost shapeless. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "maybe if the harvest was better, the esders would be respected, and produce more children. Can we fix the harvest?" | |||
| DavidW says, "hm. The hat doesn't look like it's a place to put a bug." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is the harvest that bad, or is it all just being hidden from people?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Catena), "er, we don't necessarily want to help them. You missed that part." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I guess the fields were looking shabby." | ||||
| Catena says, "ok" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But yeah, what David said." | ||||
| DavidW says, "The Empire wants them to die out enough so they can colonize." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We're supposed to not interfere." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Despite me wanting to rescue the one sane person on the planet." | ||||
| Catena says, "aha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "However, Harcourt is being sneaky about something on this planet." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bug petroc" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bug in hat" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything in the floppy hat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could ask him about the planet, himself, meetings, market-days, Floyd | the town, the Empire, technology, the ruined bridge, or the green Floyd | house, or tell him about the Federation, or Leela. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "bug harcourt?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself" | ||||
Floyd | (Petroc) Floyd | "Did you say you're the Chief Elder?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I sure did," he affirms, "but that just makes me the first among Floyd | equals - the Chairman of the Council of Elders, I'm not some petty Floyd | emperor." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Catena), "I was refering to the company. Senator Harcourt himself is dead." | |||
| Catena says, "ok" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "He is? I knew he was arrested, I missed that he'd been executed." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about bridge" | ||||
Floyd | "I see the bridge at the west end of town has fallen into terminal Floyd | disrepair," you remark, "Can't you people even maintain a bridge?" Floyd | Floyd | "You are right," he sighs, "I have been trying to get agreement from Floyd | my fellow Elders to act on that for some time now, but always there Floyd | seem to be other priorities." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Was he executed? I don't remember the means of death." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I was just assuming. Because of the treason." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about green house" | ||||
Floyd | "What's that green house for?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "The Wheatsheaf, you mean?" Petroc replies, scratching his head, Floyd | "It's the best inn in town - hell, it's the only inn in town. Too bad Floyd | it's closed." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about meetings" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell elder about federation" | ||||
Floyd | "How often do people come to meetings in this town?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "The Elders meet here once a month. Once a year there's a Great Floyd | Gathering when anyone can come," he replies, "Otherwise, it's just as Floyd | and when." Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | "I've been instructed to tell you something about the Federation Floyd | crisis," you explain, "Ever since Relda, tension between the Empire Floyd | and the Federation has been growing, and now there's a real risk of Floyd | war. I'm instructed to inform you that, in the event of hostilities, Floyd | the Empire will continue to protect Elysium from outside interference Floyd | as it has always done, even though much of our attention will of Floyd | necessity be diverted to, ah, other matters." Floyd | Floyd | "Empire or Federation, what difference does it make to us?" Petroc Floyd | shrugs; but then his curiosity gets the better of him, "Who or what Floyd | was Relda? And why is your mighty Empire so worried about this Floyd | Federation?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell petroc about relda" | ||||
Floyd | "It was what happened on Relda that revealed the real nature of the Floyd | Federation," you explain, "Relda was one of the Federation's wealthier Floyd | worlds - it may still be, for all we know. It used to be Floyd | self-governing, but the Federation took more and more power away from Floyd | the planetary government, and bought up more and more of the planet's Floyd | assets. Then, a few years ago, the Reldans elected a new Planetary Floyd | Council on a platform of wresting control of their world back from the Floyd | Federation. The Federation responded by blowing up the Council and Floyd | blaming it on terrorists; then they took over the planetary government Floyd | themselves. Relda went from being a member-world to being a Floyd | subject-world, a pattern that's been repeated all over the Floyd | Federation." Floyd | Floyd | "That is where riches and greed and human ambition always lead," Floyd | Petroc opines, "to injustice and oppression. That is why we have Floyd | forsworn all such things here." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "I'm curious if, were this real, we would actually send anyone to this planet to tell them anything. I mean, what's the point, if they don't care?" | |||
| Catena says, "if you show him the bug, maybe he'll agree you have a common enemy" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell petroc about federation" | ||||
Floyd | "The Paranian Federation has grown nearly as strong as the Empire - it Floyd | too now numbers more than sixty worlds over a comparable volume of Floyd | space," you explain, "Over the last two decades or so they've become Floyd | more and more of a tyranny - as events on Relda showed - and they're Floyd | also becoming more and more aggressive, looking for new worlds to Floyd | conquer. We can't stand by and just watch this happen, so sooner or Floyd | later we seem bound to clash. In any case, there's every danger Floyd | they'll try to attack us!" Floyd | Floyd | "That's what your 'progress' and 'technology' does for you," Petroc Floyd | grunts, "Our ancestors were right to turn their backs on all that Floyd | rubbish!" Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "we're not going there to tell them anything, we're going there to let them know that if they have any ideas about trying to break away from the federation we will blow them up" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I suspect showing him the bug will end badly, but who knows? Let's try it." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of inky), "How could they possibly break away, though?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I mean, they could pass a resolution or something, but it'd be meaningless." | ||||
| inky says, "well, ok, true" | ||||
| inky says, "they could tear down the federation building" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell petroc about bug" | ||||
Floyd | "I found this planted in a pillowcase in the Legion office," you say, Floyd | "Know anything about it?" Floyd | Floyd | "Planted in a pillowcase, you say?" he chortles, "Any fool knows it Floyd | won't grow if you plant it there!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "is there a resource on this planet that could tip the scales of power in Empire or Fed's favor?" | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| inky says, "not that we've seen" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell petroc about bug" | ||||
Floyd | "This is a listening device; someone's trying to bug the Legion Floyd | office." you tell him. Floyd | Floyd | "Bug, you say? Well, if there's bugs in your office you ought to Floyd | clean it more often," he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "except, of course, for their massive crochetiness reserves" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell petroc about bug" | ||||
Floyd | "This device was being used to spy on the Empire," you insist, a Floyd | little pompously, "Do you have any idea who might be responsible?" Floyd | Floyd | "Spy? Call that a spy? Looks more like a withered pea to me!" he Floyd | replies. "But I suppose you're going to tell me it's one of them Floyd | techno-thingies. Well, I don't know about such stuff, and I don't Floyd | want to know about it!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | "I think we should discuss Harcourt Research," you suggest. Floyd | Floyd | "Do you now?" he retorts, "I should have thought we both had better Floyd | things to do!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about barn" | ||||
Floyd | Petroc appears baffled by your question. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell petroc about cube" | ||||
Floyd | You know better than to offend Petroc by discussing modern technology Floyd | with him; he probably doesn't understand it and even if he does he Floyd | certainly won't admit it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Leela?" | |||
| Catena asks, "does he know whether a Fed rep was here to bug the office? or whether the last empire rep was taitor?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm - good points." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about last rep" | ||||
Floyd | His words of wisdom are lost in a fit of coughing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about last representative" | ||||
Floyd | He pretends not to hear you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about previous" | ||||
Floyd | Petroc drowns your question in a fit of coughing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about visitors" | ||||
Floyd | You ask your question but Petroc ignores it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about elysium" | ||||
Floyd | "Is there anything you need to report, any outside interference or Floyd | anything like that?" you enquire. Floyd | Floyd | "The only outside interference comes from your empire," Petroc grunts. Floyd | But then he relents to the extent of adding, "You haven't been talking Floyd | with old Jeb, have you? You don't want to take any notice of anything Floyd | he says - he's full of addle-witted fool-guff." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "about fed?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "Who or what is old Jeb?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, he's just the old fool who owns the farm just across the river." Floyd | Petroc tells you, "He's not such a bad fellow, but he's so full of Floyd | bumble-rot. He says he saw something last week - or was it the week Floyd | before? He's such a muddle-wit he probably doesn't even know Floyd | himself!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "have we talked to jeb?" | |||
| DavidW says, "no" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sounds like we should." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We haven't crossed the river either." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Bridge is out." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I want to ask about Leela." | ||||
| DavidW says, "go ahead. I need to eat again." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Though it may anger him." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about Leela" | ||||
Floyd | "I met a young woman called Leela in the forest on the way here," you Floyd | inform him, "She says she's an outcast - that you elders cast her Floyd | out." Floyd | Floyd | "I know of no Leela," he tells you stiffly, "And we do not cast people Floyd | out. We take care of our own on Elysium." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW blinks | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | Catena asks, "how can we get elders to agree to fix bridge---or, is there a way across upriver or downriver?" | |||
Floyd | "Leela's a young woman with long dark hair, about twenty standard Floyd | Earth years or so old, I'd say," you remark, "Do you not know of such Floyd | a woman?" Floyd | Floyd | "Your description would match any of a score of young women I know," Floyd | Petroc complains, "But none of them have been 'cast out'. We do not Floyd | do such things." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | "Leela is half-starved and half-naked, and says none of you will feed Floyd | her or clothe her," you tell him. Floyd | Floyd | "That is nonsense; if any young woman was in such a plight, any of our Floyd | people would give her food and clothing," Petroc replies. Floyd | Floyd | "But she says you have forbidden it!" you protest. Floyd | Floyd | "That is a lie!" he declares fiercely, "We would never do such a Floyd | thing!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh. Someone is lying." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | "Leela told me you cast her out because she was asking too many Floyd | questions," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "The young always ask too many questions," he opines, "that is there Floyd | way. But we do not expel them for it; we simply try to teach them." Floyd | Floyd | "Teach them what?" you ask suspiciously. Floyd | Floyd | "The answers to those questions that may be answered, and the futility Floyd | of asking questions that may not." he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "maybe Leela likes tech" | |||
| DavidW says, "afk to eat" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Enjoy." | ||||
| Catena says, "or wants to take sides in Fed vs Emp" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | "So you don't know anything about the young woman I met in the Floyd | forest?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "That is right - I do not," he affirms, "Indeed, I can't believe you Floyd | met anyone like that - or if you did, she must have been spinning you Floyd | some right old tale!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You've exhausted that topic for now. Petroc is clearly sceptical of Floyd | what Leela told you, and even of her existence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could ask him about the planet, old Jeb, himself, the council of Floyd | elders, meetings, market-days, the Great Gathering, the town, the Floyd | Empire, technology, the ruined bridge, or the green house, tell him Floyd | about the Federation, or Relda, or ask him for clothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "What exactly did this old Jeb character think he saw?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Something in the sky," Petroc grunts, "at the dead of night, he says. Floyd | He went out to check on a mare that was in foal, and says he saw Floyd | something blotting out some stars. Sounds to me like it was just a Floyd | passing cloud if it was anything at all, but the old fool swears blind Floyd | it was more like something floating down from heaven. I ask you - Floyd | he'll be saying it was the second coming next!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "What else did Jeb say about this object he saw at night?" you want to Floyd | know. Floyd | Floyd | "Well - he reckons what it was came down a little way to the north of Floyd | his farm. That would make it to the northwest of here, somewhere Floyd | across the river running through the forest. But that's just crazy Floyd | nonsense, of course - there aint nothing there but trees and grass!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "This thing that old Jeb says came down to the northwest, what could Floyd | it have been?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Hell, I don't suppose it was anything," Petroc replies scornfully, Floyd | "Like I said, he probably just saw a cloud after having a mite too Floyd | much to drink. I wouldn't have mentioned it at all except to warn you Floyd | not to take no notice of it. Old Jeb is such an addle-wit I'd not set Floyd | much store by anything he said." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "but the bug got there somehow" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "So you haven't checked old Jeb's story out?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Of course not," Petroc snaps, "No one else has mentioned anything Floyd | strange, and I've better things to do than waste my time checking on Floyd | drunken ghost stories - and so, I imagine, have you!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This old man's full of lies, methinks." | |||
| Catena says, "ayup" | ||||
| Catena says, "or just his perspective, won't let him see truth" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the Great Gathering." | ||||
Floyd | "What exactly is a Great Gathering?" you want to know. Floyd | Floyd | "It's when the Elders and anyone else who can come meet here once a Floyd | year to discuss the affairs of our world," he explains. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the Great Gathering." | ||||
Floyd | "What matters do you expect to discuss at the Great Gathering?" you Floyd | ask. Floyd | Floyd | "How this year's harvest is doing, what needs to be stored for the Floyd | winter, how to rotate next year's crops," he begins, "Oh - and I'll be Floyd | making my annual appeal for help with getting the bridge repaired. Floyd | And then of course there will be telling of the old tales, to remind Floyd | ourselves why we are the way we are, and why we must never become like Floyd | you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the Great Gathering." | ||||
Floyd | "Do you discuss the same sort of things at every Great Gathering?" you Floyd | enquire. Floyd | Floyd | "Pretty much," he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the Great Gathering." | ||||
Floyd | He's already told you that a Great Gathering meets once a year and Floyd | includes the Elders and anyone else able to come. The same sort of Floyd | things are discussed every year: how the harvest is doing, an appeal Floyd | for the bridge to be repaired, and the telling of old tales. There Floyd | doesn't seem much else to say. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sorry - I'm just playing Exhaust the Topics." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the bridge" | ||||
Floyd | "So what are you going to do about that ruined bridge?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "As I said, I'm trying to get my fellow Elders to agree on a repair Floyd | plan," he reminds you, a little irritably. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| ParserGirl goes home. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the bridge" | ||||
Floyd | He's already told you he's trying to get his fellow Elders to agree on Floyd | a repair plan; there's no need to irritate him by going on about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I wonder how it was destroyed." | |||
| Catena says, "good idea" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about technology" | ||||
Floyd | "Your aversion to technology - is it some kind of religion?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Not quite that, though no doubt it helps us be more in tune with life Floyd | in a religious kind of way," he replies, "Our ancestors, the people Floyd | who first settled this world, saw what technology did to people and Floyd | figured that it just wasn't good for folks to live like that. The Floyd | hankering for ever better technology was just the hankering to own Floyd | more, to get what you want right away without waiting for it, and to Floyd | get ahead of everyone else - in a word, plain, naked greed. Your Floyd | technology doesn't make folks any happier, it just makes them nastier, Floyd | and blind to the really important things in life." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "important things?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about tech" | ||||
Floyd | Petroc ponders your question for a moment, then shakes his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about technology" | ||||
Floyd | "Surely you don't think technology is all bad," you protest, "I can't Floyd | believe you don't use any. Surely you must at least use ploughs in Floyd | your farming, ovens to cook, looms for weaving cloth and that sort of Floyd | thing." Floyd | Floyd | "To be sure," Petroc allows, "But we try to keep it as simple and Floyd | basic as possible. Of course we have the means of providing ourselves Floyd | with food, clothing and shelter, but beyond such basic necessities, Floyd | nothing more is needful." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "like exiling those who disagree?" | |||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about technology" | ||||
Floyd | "Don't you find life very hard and dull, denying yourselves all modern Floyd | luxuries and modern technology?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "You forget, none of us have ever known such things, so we can't miss Floyd | 'em," he smiles gently, "we have what we have and we're content with Floyd | that. We don't starve or freeze, but more to the point we don't kill Floyd | each other for greed or fight wars with ever more terrible weapons. Floyd | We don't clamber over each other in some crazy race to prove who's Floyd | best, who's cleverest, who's greediest and powerfulest. And as for Floyd | life being dull - no, we're too busy to find life dull. Besides, in Floyd | the long winter evenings there's always the tale-telling and Floyd | music-making and dancing and feasting. At least we make our own Floyd | entertainment - the stories passed down from our ancestors tell of Floyd | human zombies on your technological worlds staring at moving pictures Floyd | on screens all day long - what kind of entertainment is that? And Floyd | what kind of life? Well, you may think our life hard by your soft Floyd | standards, but to me it seems the only kind of life worth living. If Floyd | you don't believe me, join us and find out for yourself - how about Floyd | it?" Floyd | Floyd | (You could say yes, say no, ask him about the planet, old Jeb, the Floyd | river, himself, the council of elders, meetings, market-days, the old Floyd | tales, the town, the Empire, technology, the green house, or repairs, Floyd | tell him about the Federation, or Relda, or ask him for clothing.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "like Quakers" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Huh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "An invitation." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||||
Floyd | You consider Petroc's offer for a moment, and then decide it's really Floyd | rather attractive. You only joined the Sovereign Legion because it's Floyd | a tradition in your family, and, if you're honest with yourself, you Floyd | realize that both service in the Legion and life in the Empire is all Floyd | a weariness - especially with the prospect of war looming. Perhaps Floyd | what you really need is a fresh start away from all the complexities Floyd | of life in the modern Moltinoran Empire. Floyd | Floyd | So, looking Petroc straight in the eye, you smile and reply, "Yes, in Floyd | fact I was hoping you'd offer. If you'll have me I'd like to join Floyd | you." Floyd | Floyd | Petroc nods his approval, "You are wiser than you look - and yes, you Floyd | are welcome. Come, let me lead you to your new life." Floyd | Floyd | So you follow Petroc back to his farm, and the first thing you do is Floyd | swap your smart Legion uniform for a crude peasant smock. Then you Floyd | spend the rest of your life learning to become a competent and Floyd | contended farm labourer. In time you marry a pretty farm girl, have Floyd | two fine sons and a pretty daughter, and neither the Empire nor the Floyd | Federation ever bothers you again. Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVE GONE NATIVE *** Floyd | Floyd | In 382 moves, you have scored 8 of a possible 30 points. You could Floyd | reach a winning ending with only 18 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 | > | Catena says, "oh, if you join, can you make bridge appeal better? or, do you lose your imperial status? I'd imagine at some point you should join them" | |||
| Catena says, "oh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I figured it would spark an ending, which is why I saved." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is standing here. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about market days" | ||||
Floyd | "How often is there a market-day in town?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "About every ten days or so," he replies, "Less in winter, of course." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about market days" | ||||
Floyd | "Do many people come when there's a market-day?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Depends what you mean by 'many'," he grunts. "There don't seem to be Floyd | as many coming as when I was a youngster, if that's what you mean, but Floyd | there's still enough." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "seems obvious we have to get across the river" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I'm just asking him what I can while we have him here." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I'm just asking him what I can while we have him here." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "oops. heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about market days" | ||||
Floyd | "What sort of things are traded here in the market?" you enquire. Floyd | Floyd | "Farm produce, mainly," he tells you, "A few pots and pans and the Floyd | like. Nothing fancy, mind." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena nods | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about market days" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you use money in your markets, or barter?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Money?" he asks, with a look of repulsion appropriate to the mention Floyd | of some particularly disgusting vice, "We don't use money on Elysium. Floyd | So I suppose it must be what you call 'barter'". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about market days" | ||||
Floyd | "Does the market here meet everyone's needs?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't hear anyone complaining about it," he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about market days" | ||||
Floyd | There's really no more to say about markets. He's told you that Floyd | there's a market-day in town about every ten days or so, though less Floyd | frequently in winter. The markets use barter, not money, and trade Floyd | mainly in farm produce and basic utensils. Fewer people come to the Floyd | markets than in Petroc's youth, but in his opinion the markets still Floyd | meet everyone's needs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about bartering" | ||||
Floyd | "I have no intention of discussing that right now," he tells you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about barter" | ||||
Floyd | Petroc mumbles his answer so you can't make it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the green house" | ||||
Floyd | "Why is the inn closed?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Dry rot, wet rot, stairs getting too rickety," he shrugs, "Anyway, Floyd | it's too unsafe for folks to use till it's been repaired." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the green house" | ||||
Floyd | "When's the Wheatsheaf likely to open again?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "This year, next year, sometime, never," he replies vaguely, "It seems Floyd | to be harder and harder to get anyone to do repairs these days." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the green house" | ||||
Floyd | You've plainly exhausted this topic: the Wheatsheaf is the town's only Floyd | inn, but it's closed since it's badly in need of repairs which no one Floyd | seems willing to carry out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "sounds like the planet's winding down" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him for clothing" | ||||
Floyd | "The young woman I told you about needs some new clothes, where might Floyd | I find some?" you enquire. Floyd | Floyd | "Do I look the sort of man who carries a spare set of women's clothes Floyd | around?" he snorts, "Women make their own clothes on this world - you Floyd | won't find them growing on trees!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could ask him about the planet, old Jeb, the river, himself, the Floyd | council of elders, meetings, the old tales, the town, the Empire, Floyd | technology, or repairs, tell him about the Federation, or Relda, or Floyd | ask him for clothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the river" | ||||
Floyd | "How do I get across the river?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "You're the one with all the clever technology - a mere river can't be Floyd | a problem for you!" Petroc replies sniffily. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the river" | ||||
Floyd | "How do I get across the river?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "You're the one with all the clever technology - a mere river can't be Floyd | a problem for you!" Petroc replies sniffily. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the planet" | ||||
Floyd | "So there's nothing else you need to tell me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Nothing," he insists, "We are quite capable of ordering our affairs Floyd | without your help." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "heh" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself" | ||||
Floyd | "I trust I find you in good health?" you enquire politely. Floyd | Floyd | "I have nothing to complain of in that regard," he shrugs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself" | ||||
Floyd | "Is there anything the Empire can do for you?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes - you can leave us alone," he grunts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself" | ||||
Floyd | You seem to have exhausted that topic. You've ascertained that Petroc Floyd | is the Chief Elder, that he's in good health, and that he'd much Floyd | rather the Empire left his people alone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "until the fed blows up the legion office" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about repairs" | ||||
Floyd | "Why is it so difficult to get any repairs done round here?" you want Floyd | to know. Floyd | Floyd | "Because no one cares any more," Petroc replies, his shoulders Floyd | stooping dejectedly, "Not about the town, anyway. These days it seems Floyd | anyone with the necessary skills is too busy fixing up his own farm." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about repairs" | ||||
Floyd | "Are you saying that you can't get any repairs done in this town?" you Floyd | ask. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc lets out a heavy sigh. "It seems to be getting pretty much Floyd | that way," he admits. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could ask him about old Jeb, the council of elders, meetings, the Floyd | old tales, the town, the Empire, technology, or repairs, tell him Floyd | about the Federation, or Relda, or ask him for clothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about old tales" | ||||
Floyd | "What sort of old tales do you tell at your Great Gathering?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, all sorts," he replies, "Why our ancestors left your corrupt Floyd | society to come here, how they built this place, how we survived harsh Floyd | winters and dry summers - and then there are all the cautionary tales, Floyd | stories of how greed and pointless 'technological improvements' always Floyd | lead to misery and impoverishment." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about old tales" | ||||
Floyd | "What other stories do you tell?" you want to know. Floyd | Floyd | "Now look here, youngster," he replies, "you don't have time to listen Floyd | to our tales, and I don't have time to tell them right now." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about how they built this place" | ||||
Floyd | You quickly lose the thread of his long rambling reply, so by the time Floyd | he reaches the end you haven't a clue what he actually said. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "ducking the question?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Well, perhaps. Want me to ask again?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about old tales" | ||||
Floyd | He's already indicated that he can't be bothered to tell you the old Floyd | tales. So far as you can tell from what he said, they appear to act Floyd | as legitimation for Elysium's backwardness. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "sure" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Nah, just a way of letting us know he's done on that topic." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "Is there anything else you can tell me about old Jeb?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "No, not really" he replies, "I mean, he's a decent enough farmer and Floyd | all that, and he don't generally create any trouble, but he is such an Floyd | addlepated old fool. Like I said, you don't want to take any notice Floyd | of him." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena nods | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about meetings" | ||||
Floyd | "So you don't have that many meetings here," you surmise. Floyd | Floyd | "We have enough," he shrugs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about meetings" | ||||
Floyd | He's already told you that the Elders meet in town once a month and Floyd | that there's a Great Gathering once a year. That seems to be about as Floyd | much as he's prepared to say on the topic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the council" | ||||
Floyd | "How many Elders are there?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Twelve," he tells you, "We each take responsibility for one district, Floyd | but once a month we come together to discuss matters of common Floyd | concern." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "council?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "The Council of Elders." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the council" | ||||
Floyd | "What do the Elders do?" you inquire, "What is your function?" Floyd | Floyd | "To guide our people and preserve our ancestral ways," he replies, "In Floyd | particular we preserve the memory of the worlds we left behind, the Floyd | greed and oppression and misery that goes with 'technology' and Floyd | 'progress', so that each generation can be taught what we have escaped Floyd | and why we must preserve our simple way of living." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "yeah" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about the council" | ||||
Floyd | "Do the Elders have a judicial function?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "We settle disputes, if that's what you mean," he nods, "And we Floyd | discipline anyone who must be disciplined - but you must understand Floyd | that there is very little crime on Elysium; our simple lifestyle Floyd | simply doesn't give rise to the greed and envy that drives so much of Floyd | the evildoing in your advanced technological 'civilization'." He Floyd | looks at you for a moment then asks, with a little smile, "Perhaps you Floyd | would like to escape your oppressive lifetyle and join us?" Floyd | Floyd | (You could say yes, say no, tell him about the Federation, or Relda, Floyd | ask him about the town, the Empire, technology, or repairs, or ask him Floyd | for clothing.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "back" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | "No," you smile, "I think not." Floyd | Floyd | "I thought not," he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about repairs" | ||||
Floyd | "Would you like some help with the repairs needed here?" you offer, Floyd | "I'm sure we could send a team of people to fix things up nicely for Floyd | you." Floyd | Floyd | "No!" he replies fiercely, "We don't want any more of your imperial Floyd | interference on this world than we can help!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Welcome back, David. We have been playing Exhaust-the-Topics while you were eating your burger." | |||
| Catena says, "we found that going native ends it, and we need to get across the river to consult jeb about a landing craft" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Some interesting stuff, if you want to scroll back." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about town" | ||||
Floyd | "Why is this town so deserted?" you ask him. Floyd | Floyd | "Because it's not a market-day or meeting-day," he tells you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about town" | ||||
Floyd | "Does no one live in this town permanently?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Nah," he shakes his head, "What would be the point? Folks have got Floyd | too much to do in their own places without loafing around here." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about town" | ||||
Floyd | "Was this town always so - unoccupied?" you enquire, avoiding the word Floyd | "run-down" just in time. Floyd | Floyd | "There used to be a few folks who stayed here more or less Floyd | permanently, back in the old days," he replies, "but those days have Floyd | gone, and now we just use the place for markets and meetings." Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about town" | ||||
Floyd | You've already pursued the topic of the town as far as you tactfully Floyd | can. It's obviously in decline, since people no longer live there and Floyd | only come for markets and meetings. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I think you guys might have missed something in the legion building" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we can look around after he leaves." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about technology" | ||||
Floyd | "What about medical technology?" you ask, "Surely you people get sick? Floyd | Things must be pretty grim for you without the benefits of modern Floyd | medicine!" Floyd | Floyd | "You folks are always coming out with that tired old argument," Petroc Floyd | chuckles, "But from what the ancestors say about your world, it seems Floyd | to me that it's your technology that causes half your illnesses in the Floyd | first place. You folks just don't get enough fresh air and exercise, Floyd | let alone good, healthy, natural food. That's why you need all that Floyd | fancy technological medicine. There's nothing a healthy lifestyle and Floyd | the right herb can't cure here well enough - till a man's reached his Floyd | allotted span." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about technology" | ||||
Floyd | "So you really think your people are happy living the way they do, Floyd | without all the benefits of modern technology?" you ask incredulously. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't think it; I know it," he assures you. "If you don't believe Floyd | me, you're mighty welcome to join us and find out for yourself; you Floyd | look young enough not to have have been totally corrupted by Floyd | technological ways yet. So how about it, youngster?" Floyd | Floyd | (You could say yes, say no, tell him about the Federation, or Relda, Floyd | ask him about the Empire, technology, or repairs, or ask him for Floyd | clothing.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "He's actually talking a lot of sense." | |||
| inky says, "ha a" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | "No," you smile, "I think not." Floyd | Floyd | "I thought not," he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "she's gone native" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about herbs" | ||||
Floyd | "I fail to see the relevance of that question," he complains. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline dons a potato sack. | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about federation" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you think about the Federation?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Nothing I can be bothered to discuss with you right now!" he grunts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about relda" | ||||
Floyd | "I'd be interested in your views on Relda," you tell him. Floyd | Floyd | "Then you'll just have to be disappointed, since I have no interest in Floyd | indulging your idle curiosity," he replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "luddite! ;)" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about repairs" | ||||
Floyd | "So it's a real problem getting any repairs done here," you surmise. Floyd | Floyd | "You could say that," he concurs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "him for clothing" | Catena asks, "can you offer to make repairs?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "him about repairs" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about repairs" | ||||
Floyd | There's no need to rub it in: it's obviously difficult to get anything Floyd | repaired round here, and equally obvious that Petroc doesn't want your Floyd | help. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could tell him about the Federation, or Relda, ask him about the Floyd | Empire, or technology, or ask him for clothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm nearly through the topics..." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about federation" | ||||
Floyd | "Tell me about the Federation," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Aargh, don't waste my time, I've got better things to do than talk Floyd | about that!" he snorts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about empire" | ||||
Floyd | "Tell me, Petroc," you ask, "How do your people actually feel about Floyd | the Empire?" Floyd | Floyd | "My people?" he echoes, "Why, for the most part they hardly think Floyd | about it at all. It's not relevant to their lives - and that's the Floyd | way we like it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about empire" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you feel about the Empire, Petroc," you want to know. Floyd | Floyd | "The more it leaves us alone the better I like it," he replies, "Or Floyd | rather, the less I dislike it. No good ever came of the Empire Floyd | meddling in our affairs." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about empire" | ||||
Floyd | "But don't you realize that your settlement was set up in imperial Floyd | space, and that you only exist because we allow you to, and because we Floyd | protect you from outside interference?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I may only be an Elder of a people who no doubt seem very backward to Floyd | you, young man, but I'm totally ignorant of such matters," he replies Floyd | gruffly, "Our ancestors were a peaceful group of settlers minding our Floyd | own business when your ancestors came along and claimed we were on Floyd | your land, as the strong always bully the weak. And as for Floyd | 'protecting' us - go search the forest and see for yourself what your Floyd | imperial 'protection' is worth." Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "did we?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about forest" | ||||
Floyd | "So what will I find in the forest?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Go and see for yourself," he growls in reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Naked women, that's what." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, half-naked." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "him for clothing." | Catena asks, "dead, alive, hurt?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "The woman?" | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that A woman is the only thing that I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "She's starving." | ||||
| DavidW says, "That's what she said." | ||||
| Catena says, "but he said he didn't know about her" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "He's lying, methinks." | ||||
| inky says, "maybe she's just dieting" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of DavidW), "What are you saying, that Leela's lying?" | ||||
| inky says, "if she eats the carrot we'll know for sure" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "Well, that may only mean she's a rabbit. Or a witch! May we burn her?!" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm sick of talking to this old man." | ||||
| Catena exclaims, "oooh oooh build a bridge out of her!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Catena), "HAHA YAYAYAY" | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, someone's lying. And since the elder's tolerated our questions so far, either she's lying or this isn't an elder." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Or he's laying a trap for us." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, so I take it you don't want to stun him and move on, then." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "man, goodbye" | ||||
Floyd | "Well, I think that's about it, then; I needn't detain you any Floyd | longer," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "You've already detained me quite long enough," Petroc concurs gruffy, Floyd | "So I shall bid you good day." Floyd | Floyd | Petroc leaves through the street door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Close the door." | ||||
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the street door, or the bedroom door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "street door" | ||||
Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc goes inside the large wooden hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Should we follow him?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe that's where we need to bug." | ||||
| Catena says, "sure" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Except inky the hint dropper thinks we missed something in here." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I dunno. We can check in with Soolin again, I suppose too." | ||||
| Catena says, "maybe leela knows how to get across the river" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Maybe the robot can build bridges." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'd like to go put a toga on Leela." | ||||
| inky says, "my recollection is there was a computer in the legion building you could consult about stuff" | ||||
| inky says, "or maybe you saw that already" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we did that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "The console's there." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We didn't ask the computer questions, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No, that's true." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open drawer" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the drawer reveals a purple datatab. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take datatab" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||||
Floyd | It's a small square of purple plastic or polymer, about 7mm to a side. Floyd | By some kind of molecular wizardry, the precise technical details of Floyd | which escape you, it's capable of holding several terabytes of data. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put datatab in slot" | ||||
Floyd | The screen displays: "Please enter your Authorization Code: " Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter ISL-GF-PPn342" | ||||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | The screen displays: "Authorization Code Correct! Access permitted. Floyd | " Floyd | Floyd | The console screen displays a recent report on the status of Elysium. Floyd | Floyd | The summary page tells you that the current population of the planet Floyd | is a mere 11,345 (as of the latest count, last year), and that Elysium Floyd | has the lowest GDP per head of any planet of the Empire by a very long Floyd | way. The population apparently peaked at around fifteen thousand Floyd | about a century ago and has been declining slowly ever since (there's Floyd | a link to a lengthy social-scientific analysis of this, but you're Floyd | content with the summary, which suggests that the society has simply Floyd | become too stagnant). The prognosis is that within a century or two Floyd | Elysian society will have become non-viable and the Empire will be Floyd | able (and obliged) to move in with a fresh bunch of settlers and make Floyd | something of the world (though this is not to be communicated to any Floyd | of the current inhabitants) but in the meanwhile, the Elysians are to Floyd | be left alone to decay as they wish, since there must be no repetition Floyd | of past tragedies (there's a link to a file explaining this in more Floyd | detail, but it turns out you don't have the security clearance to read Floyd | it). The summary ends with an instruction to all imperial personnel Floyd | operating on Elysium to keep contact and interference to the bare Floyd | minimum required to monitor the status of Elysian society and ensure Floyd | no outside interference. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Thanks, David - I was scrolling back for it." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask computer about petroc" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot talk to that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter report" | inky says, "whoops! sorry, yeah, I guess it's not an ask/tell thing, just this blurb" | |||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | This doesn't achieve much. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up petroc on computer" | ||||
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any link to that from the report you're Floyd | viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "unless you find another datatab, of course" | |||
| inky says, "hmm, or maybe I'm wrong" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up empire on computer" | ||||
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any link to that from the report you're Floyd | viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You're not currently talking to anyone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up elysium on computer." | ||||
Floyd | The console screen displays a recent report on the status of Elysium. Floyd | Floyd | The summary page tells you that the current population of the planet Floyd | is a mere 11,345 (as of the latest count, last year), and that Elysium Floyd | has the lowest GDP per head of any planet of the Empire by a very long Floyd | way. The population apparently peaked at around fifteen thousand Floyd | about a century ago and has been declining slowly ever since (there's Floyd | a link to a lengthy social-scientific analysis of this, but you're Floyd | content with the summary, which suggests that the society has simply Floyd | become too stagnant). The prognosis is that within a century or two Floyd | Elysian society will have become non-viable and the Empire will be Floyd | able (and obliged) to move in with a fresh bunch of settlers and make Floyd | something of the world (though this is not to be communicated to any Floyd | of the current inhabitants) but in the meanwhile, the Elysians are to Floyd | be left alone to decay as they wish, since there must be no repetition Floyd | of past tragedies (there's a link to a file explaining this in more Floyd | detail, but it turns out you don't have the security clearance to read Floyd | it). The summary ends with an instruction to all imperial personnel Floyd | operating on Elysium to keep contact and interference to the bare Floyd | minimum required to monitor the status of Elysian society and ensure Floyd | no outside interference. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "links" | ||||
Floyd | The word "links" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up bridge on computer" | ||||
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any link to that from the report you're Floyd | viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "consult computer about tragedies" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up elders on computer" | ||||
Floyd | The screen displays a link to that information, but when you try to Floyd | access it you find you don't have the necessary security clearance to Floyd | read it. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any link to that from the report you're Floyd | viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "did the bug record any security codes?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. Dunno how we'd access that." | ||||
| Catena asks, "is it a datatab?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We have no way of getting info from the bug or cube, afaik." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Don't think so." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||||
Floyd | You see no cube here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to David), "We could perhaps try throwing some more ham at them." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, do you read me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I read you, praefect," the pilot's voice replies. Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, or the Federation crisis, or tell Floyd | her about yourself, old Jeb, Leela, the robot, the town, the Elder, or Floyd | the receiving device.) Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "(actually it is)" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell soolin about elder" | ||||
Floyd | "I've had my meeting with the Elder," you tell her, "He wasn't all Floyd | that bothered about the Federation crisis, and he didn't have much to Floyd | say about how things were going here, but he did mention something Floyd | some old farmer said, and I think it might be worth looking into." Floyd | Floyd | "What was that, sir?" Sublieutenant Soolin inquires. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, the Elder seemed inclined to dismiss it, and it could be Floyd | rubbish, but it sounded like the old farmer saw something that could Floyd | just possibly have been an unauthorised shuttle landing," you tell Floyd | her. Floyd | Floyd | "If someone is making an unauthorised visit here, I suppose that's Floyd | something you need to investigate, sir," Sublieutenant Soolin Floyd | acknowledges dubiously. Floyd | Floyd | "Quite," you concur. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks (of inky), "It is what?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or do you LAC?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell soolin about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "I'm not sure how much credence I should give to the Elder's report of Floyd | what the old farmer thought he saw, but maybe I should see if I can Floyd | find out any more," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Whatever you think, sir," she agrees. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying an ID card, a pair of safety pins, a crumpled piece Floyd | of paper, a plain white sheet, a white pillowcase, a small iron key, Floyd | and a fishing rod. You're wearing a purple belt and a white uniform. Floyd | The purple belt contains a drik. Your right pocket contains a tiny Floyd | black bug. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh, I meant the black cube" | |||
| DavidW says (to inky), "We left most of the stuff upstairs." | ||||
| inky says, "but it seems to have wandered off" | ||||
| inky says, "aha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "If getting across the river is a puzzle we have to solve I shall be angry because we should just fly our little shuttle across the river." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the hatch) Floyd | Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base and a flag flying from its top. At the far end is an Floyd | array of solar panels, while in between a narrow staircase leads back Floyd | down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | You see an old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, a small Floyd | loaf of bread, two tomatoes, a pear, a carrot, a piece of cloth, and a Floyd | piece of ham) and a small black cube here. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Oh wait. You mean the cube is a datatab?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "That's..." | ||||
| inky says, "this cheese smell is not really an argument for t3 sense-passing" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||||
Floyd | old brown sack: Taken. Floyd | small black cube: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The small black cube looks like it's made of some kind of shiny Floyd | plastic, and seems featureless apart from the small slot in the side. Floyd | Your drik tells you that it is in fact some kind of receiver. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The cube is a receiver." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "heh" | ||||
| Catena says, "that would be typical of science fiction though" | ||||
| inky says, "the purple datatab is also a cube" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "oh. Slot in side of the cube?" | ||||
| inky says, "I could be wrong here" | ||||
| inky says, "I guess -- yeah" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in slot" | ||||
Floyd | The small slot contains a black datatab. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I missed the slot." | |||
| inky says, "there we are" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "oooh" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get black datatab" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||||
Floyd | It's a small square of black plastic or polymer, about 7mm to a side. Floyd | By some kind of molecular wizardry, the precise technical details of Floyd | which escape you, it's capable of holding several terabytes of data. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Let's read it." | |||
| DavidW says, "I miss things in these sessions. Esp. if I run away and eat." | ||||
| DavidW says, "please" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Or get knocked offline." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take purple datatab" | ||||
Floyd | As you remove the purple datatab, the console screen goes blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take black datatab" | ||||
Floyd | You are already carrying the black datatab. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "anything behind the portrait?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put black datatab in slot" | ||||
Floyd | (the slot) Floyd | The screen displays: "Enter Password: " Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "No." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter harcourt" | ||||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | The console beeps and displays: Floyd | Floyd | "ACCESS DENIED Floyd | Floyd | Enter Password: " Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky says, "access denied; cheese enabled" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter ISL-GF-PPn342" | ||||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | The console beeps and displays: Floyd | Floyd | "ACCESS DENIED Floyd | Floyd | Enter Password: " Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We need a new access code." | |||
| Catena says, "ni" | ||||
| Catena says, "42" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter jeb" | ||||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | The console beeps and displays: Floyd | Floyd | "ACCESS DENIED Floyd | Floyd | Enter Password: " Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under desk" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing under the white desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under chair" | ||||
Floyd | Which chair do you mean, the red chair, the comfortable mock-leather Floyd | chair, or the white chair? Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I don't think this is a password you can guess, IIRC" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "red" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the red chair. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter truocrah" | Jacqueline says, "If it's anything like our own password, then no." | |||
Floyd | (on the console) Floyd | The console beeps and displays: Floyd | Floyd | "ACCESS DENIED Floyd | Floyd | Enter Password: " Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter faint cheesy smell" | ||||
Floyd | You can't do that to a cheesy smell. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "With our luck, it's printed on the cat's collar." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "snrk" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||||
Floyd | The small black cube looks like it's made of some kind of shiny Floyd | plastic, and seems featureless apart from the small slot in the side. Floyd | Your drik tells you that it is in fact some kind of receiver. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Mmkay, we could leave our bag of stuff here and follow him across the street, or head out and go see Leela." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at black datatab" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the drik from the purple belt) Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the black datatab. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "I like the idea of bugging him, might tell us about leela" | |||
| DavidW says, "I think we need to get in the inn or explore the forest." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "or enter the hall?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's do that." | ||||
| Catena says, "upper floor of the inn might be interesting" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Can we reach the inn from our roof?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, I don't think so. Try, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm up for someone else driving for a bit." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Unless I get to go see Leela." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Roof Floyd | Although the roof is not that high up, it affords you a reasonably Floyd | good view over the town. A low parapet runs round the edge of the Floyd | roof, at one end of which is a tall white flagpole with a white locker Floyd | at its base and a flag flying from its top. At the far end is an Floyd | array of solar panels, while in between a narrow staircase leads back Floyd | down through an open hatch. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flag" | ||||
Floyd | The imperial flag is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "lower flag" | ||||
Floyd | You lower the flag to the base of the pole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flag" | ||||
Floyd | (first detaching the imperial flag from the rope) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "take pole" | ||||
Floyd | You are already carrying the fishing rod. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "take flagpole" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flag in locker" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close locker" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb flagpole" | ||||
Floyd | You're not athletic enough to shin up the flagpole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x inn" | ||||
Floyd | It's a two-storey wooden house in apparently quite good repair. A Floyd | sign hangs above the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||||
Floyd | It's too far away to make out any detail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter inn" | ||||
Floyd | The large green house is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump to inn" | ||||
Floyd | You see no to inn here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x parapet" | ||||
Floyd | The parapet running round the edge of the roof is only about a metre Floyd | high, and so would not provide much of a barrier to someone determined Floyd | to jump off or clumsy enough to fall over. In common with the rest of Floyd | the building it's covered in white plaster. A close examination of the Floyd | parapet reveals what looks like a fresh scratch. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "jump to inn?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scratch" | ||||
Floyd | It's a short vertical scratch on the inside near the top, as though Floyd | someone had recently dragged a sharp object up the plaster. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "interesting" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "A HOOK" | ||||
| DavidW says, "grabbling hook, I guess." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x plaster" | ||||
Floyd | The parapet running round the edge of the roof is only about a metre Floyd | high, and so would not provide much of a barrier to someone determined Floyd | to jump off or clumsy enough to fall over. In common with the rest of Floyd | the building it's covered in white plaster. A close examination of the Floyd | parapet reveals what looks like a fresh scratch. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look over parapet" | ||||
Floyd | You see no over parapet here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump over it" | ||||
Floyd | You're not feeling that suicidal. Floyd | Floyd | > | WeirdBeard asks, "I haven't been on as often as I used to. Are Clubfloyd games usually this involved?" | |||
| DavidW says, "not always" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "They tend to not go this long, no." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But we're enjoying it, so." | ||||
| DavidW says, "this one is dragging a bit" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "go down and access the inn from there?" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "or check out the robot more?" | ||||
| WeirdBeard says, "Not that I've even been paying much attention." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb sign" | ||||
Floyd | The weatherbeaten hanging sign is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unscrew pole" | ||||
Floyd | Which pole do you mean, the flagpole, or the fishing rod? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "flagpole" | ||||
Floyd | You see no way to unscrew the flagpole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the street door) Floyd | Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "inn" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x inn" | ||||
Floyd | It's a two-storey wooden house in apparently quite good repair. A Floyd | sign hangs above the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||||
Floyd | The weatherbeaten sign is decorated with a faded picture of a sheaf of Floyd | wheat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||||
Floyd | The weatherbeaten sign is decorated with a faded picture of a sheaf of Floyd | wheat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | (first trying to open the green door) Floyd | The green door seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock green door with key" | ||||
Floyd | The small iron key doesn't fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ground" | ||||
Floyd | The street, such as it is, is little more than a beaten earth path Floyd | between the buildings. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ok, gotta go -- good luck" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hall" | ||||
| inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||||
Floyd | It's the largest building at the east end of the town, but only on Floyd | Elysium would it look at all impressive. It has something of the look Floyd | of a run-down village hall, or a primitive parish church without a Floyd | spire. At some point in its history it was painted red, but the Floyd | paintwork has long since grown shabby and faded. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Hall Floyd | This seems to be a meeting hall of some sort, with rows of plain Floyd | wooden benches facing a crude stage at the northern end. It's unclear Floyd | whether this place is intended for religious or secular purposes; Floyd | quite possibly it does duty for both. The overall effect is decidedly Floyd | gloomy, even though a fair amount of sunlight steals in through the Floyd | unglazed windows and the open doorway to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is pacing up and down on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South Floyd | Floyd | Petroc turns away from you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Bye, inky" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about hall" | ||||
Floyd | "Hello again!" you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, it's you," he grunts. Floyd | Floyd | "What's the hall used for?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "Meetings, mainly," he replies laconically. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows" | ||||
Floyd | They're just unglazed rectangles high up in the walls, serving to let Floyd | the light in but hardly to exclude cold draughts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x benches" | ||||
Floyd | The long wooden benches are about as basic as they can get, little Floyd | more than planks on legs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stage" | ||||
Floyd | A raised area a couple of metres deep occupies the northern end of the Floyd | hall. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is standing on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on bench" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the benches. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc resumes pacing around the stage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc clasps his hands together and peers out over the hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask petroc about stage" | ||||
Floyd | "Pardon my bothering you, but I just wondered whether I might have Floyd | another word," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "If you must," he sighs. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc drowns your question in a fit of coughing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||||
Floyd | You could tell him about the Federation, or Relda, ask him about the Floyd | Empire, or technology, or ask him for clothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Enh. All old." | |||
| DavidW says, "I guess this is a way you can continue to quiz him after the 'official' bit is done." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| DavidW says, "In which case we can leave, assuming the building is just for meeting him here." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Petroc resumes pacing around the stage. Floyd | Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You set off down the narrow farm track for a few hundred metres, until Floyd | you see what you take to be a distant farmhouse some way further off Floyd | to the east. Then you pause, remembering your orders tell you to Floyd | leave the settlers alone (apart from the Elders you've come to meet), Floyd | so after a few moments' hesitation you turn round and come back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You walk a dozen metres or so down the path to the south, but find it Floyd | quickly reaches the edge of town and heads out over farmland. Floyd | Remembering that you're meant to be avoiding contact with all settlers Floyd | apart from the Elders, you decide to turn round and retrace your Floyd | steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Leela, I guess." | |||
| DavidW says, "or robot, maybe." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "LeeLA. LeeLA" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline jumps up and down. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I think she was here?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You wander off among the trees to the east of the path, but find Floyd | little of interest beyond more trees. Rather than wasting time in Floyd | this part of the forest you return to the main path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Thinning Forest Floyd | Dappled light plays through the sparsely spaced trees that thin out Floyd | even more towards the southeast, where the forest ends. In principle Floyd | you could walk in any direction amongst these autumnal trees, but one Floyd | direction looks much the same as any other, so you could all too Floyd | easily get lost, except that you know that the way back to the main Floyd | path is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: East, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Possibly it is the cheesy smell that is repelling her!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "(Kidding.)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "(It should draw her in.)" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Okay, so that just swung us 'round, eh?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we're meant to find our way through the thinning forest somehow." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Heart of the Forest Floyd | Alien foliage clogs the ground between the trees that crowd around you Floyd | on every side. The main trail heads straight off to the north and Floyd | snakes through the trees to the south. You can't see any side trails Floyd | as such, but there may be the odd gap in the trees through which you Floyd | could pass. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Dirt Track Floyd | The dirt track runs a short way north up to a ridge, just beyond which Floyd | lies the hollow where your shuttle landed; to the south the track Floyd | disappears into a sizeable forest. There are fields either side of Floyd | the track, but they look overgrown and untended. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "no, this is too far north." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah, she was definitely closer to town than this." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You set off down the track and after a few minutes' walk you find Floyd | yourself deep in the heart of the forest. Floyd | Floyd | Heart of the Forest Floyd | Alien foliage clogs the ground between the trees that crowd around you Floyd | on every side. The main trail heads straight off to the north and Floyd | snakes through the trees to the south. You can't see any side trails Floyd | as such, but there may be the odd gap in the trees through which you Floyd | could pass. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The path twists and turns through the trees, but broadly continues Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "She was at Edge. I checked." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, it didn't seem like there was much to the thinning forest." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Thinning Forest Floyd | Dappled light plays through the sparsely spaced trees that thin out Floyd | even more towards the southeast, where the forest ends. In principle Floyd | you could walk in any direction amongst these autumnal trees, but one Floyd | direction looks much the same as any other, so you could all too Floyd | easily get lost, except that you know that the way back to the main Floyd | path is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: East, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search trees" | ||||
Floyd | Well, they certainly have plenty of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search ground" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | It is not quite silent here; there are quiet forest sounds all around, Floyd | maybe the rustling caused by small animals you cannot see, or the play Floyd | of wind in the leaves. But though not silent, it is certainly quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" | ||||
Floyd | You're not sure you can; tree-climbing wasn't a skill they taught you Floyd | at the Legion Training School, and it feels beneath your dignity to Floyd | attempt it now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "count leaves" | ||||
Floyd | The word "count" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x path" | ||||
Floyd | You see no path here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "(maga wanted me to count the leaves)" | |||
| DavidW says, "uh-huh" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||||
Floyd | It's a thousand years too late for such nonsense. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" | ||||
Floyd | A short beep indicates that you have opened a communications link with Floyd | your pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, do you read me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I read you, praefect," the pilot's voice replies. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, or the Federation crisis, or tell Floyd | her about yourself, old Jeb, Leela, the robot, the town, the Elder, Floyd | the receiving device, the black datatab, or the bug.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to David), "Add that to your list." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask soolin about forest" | ||||
Floyd | "It would take too long to explain, sir," she replies, "Let's talk Floyd | about it later." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell soolin about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | You've already explained to her what you know about old Jeb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask soolin about jeb" | ||||
Floyd | "It would take too long to explain, sir," she replies, "Let's talk Floyd | about it later." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell soolin about black datatab" | ||||
Floyd | "I found a black datatab in the black cube I found in the barn." you Floyd | tell her. Floyd | Floyd | "If you can find out what's on it, you may be able to work out who's Floyd | behind all this, sir," she suggests. Floyd | Floyd | "My thought entirely, sublieutenant," you agree. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | "I found a black datatab in the black cube I found in the barn." you Floyd | tell her. Floyd | Floyd | "If you can find out what's on it, you may be able to work out who's Floyd | behind all this, sir," she suggests. Floyd | Floyd | "My thought entirely, sublieutenant," you agree. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "bye" | ||||
Floyd | "Over and out," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Over and out, sir," she confirms, just before the comms link goes Floyd | dead. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The elder distinctly said we're to find something in the forest." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah, he did. I'd forgotten." | ||||
| DavidW says, "hope we don't need the dog to sniff it out." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search forest" | ||||
Floyd | (the autumnal trees) Floyd | Well, they certainly have plenty of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The dog did not like us." | |||
| DavidW says, "well, maybe we should've given him ham." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Also, why did you give the trout to the cat when you could have just stunned the cat? And why did you have to fish for trout the traditional way when you could have just stunned them in the water like some thirtieth century redneck?" | ||||
| Bert asks, "Trick ham?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "heck, we could try to wake the dog and still feed him." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes." | ||||
| DavidW says, "The traditional way of dealing with animals is feeding them." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We could also just (save first) and return to the ship and see that ending where we've done our duty." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You walk down the slope into the centre of the town. Floyd | Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | In 539 moves, you have scored 8 of a possible 30 points. You could Floyd | reach a winning ending with only 18 points. Floyd | Floyd | (To see a detailed accounting of your score, type FULL SCORE.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area. Gaps in the Floyd | fence allow egress to the south and southeast, as well as north along Floyd | the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake dog" | ||||
Floyd | The word "wake" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" | ||||
Floyd | It's an ugly black mongrel with fierce-looking teeth. It is lying on Floyd | the ground. It's unconscious. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dog" | ||||
Floyd | The dog is far too large for you to pick up and carry around with you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wave cheese under dog's nose" | ||||
Floyd | The word "nose" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "help dog" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ham to dog" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the piece of ham from the old brown sack) Floyd | The dog will be out cold for hours. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kick dog" | ||||
Floyd | It's probably best to let sleeping dogs lie. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ham in sack" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||||
Floyd | The bridge looks ruined beyond any hope of repair; it's now little Floyd | more than a collection of rotting beams slowly tumbling into the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beams" | ||||
Floyd | The bridge looks ruined beyond any hope of repair; it's now little Floyd | more than a collection of rotting beams slowly tumbling into the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix bridge" | ||||
Floyd | The word "fix" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beams" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||||
Floyd | The river runs sluggishly from northwest to south, bending just Floyd | upstream of where the bridge once used to cross it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | No one can cross the bridge in its present state, and there doesn't Floyd | seem to be any other way across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||||
Floyd | You really don't fancy trying to swim across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah, so it just rotted away, as opposed to being destroyed." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take door" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Let's fly the shuttle across." | |||
| DavidW says, "you think that'll work? I suppose it's worth a try." | ||||
| DavidW says, "go for it" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I suspect it won't." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But we could try." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "e" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, I haven't seen raft material or canoes or trees to fell." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Heart of the Forest Floyd | Alien foliage clogs the ground between the trees that crowd around you Floyd | on every side. The main trail heads straight off to the north and Floyd | snakes through the trees to the south. You can't see any side trails Floyd | as such, but there may be the odd gap in the trees through which you Floyd | could pass. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Dirt Track Floyd | The dirt track runs a short way north up to a ridge, just beyond which Floyd | lies the hollow where your shuttle landed; to the south the track Floyd | disappears into a sizeable forest. There are fields either side of Floyd | the track, but they look overgrown and untended. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You walk back up over the ridge, and descend into the hollow on the Floyd | far side. Floyd | Floyd | Hollow Floyd | This grassy hollow, about thirty metres across, looks like it might Floyd | once have been an impact crater. A steep slope rises just to the Floyd | west, while a trail of sorts leads north and south. Floyd | Floyd | Your shuttle rests in the middle of the hollow. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, In Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Or hot air balloons or wishing pigeons." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "IRTA wishing penguins" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Or secret underground tunnels." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Which is equally silly." | ||||
| Catena says, "or tardises or person-sized catapults" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Shuttle Floyd | The inside of the shuttle is not exactly spacious; there's room for Floyd | the pilot and three passengers, one beside the pilot and two behind. Floyd | The seats are comfortable enough, but otherwise it's all pretty basic. Floyd | There's not much in front of you except the forward window; the pilot Floyd | has a bank of instruments. Floyd | Floyd | Sublieutenant Soolin is sitting in the pilot seat. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Out Floyd | Floyd | As you clamber into the flyer you sit yourself down on the front Floyd | passenger seat, next to the pilot. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, sir!" Sublieutenant Soolin greets you, "Does this mean you're Floyd | all done and ready to leave?" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Actually, no. Homing pigeon. From Zork Zero." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | "No, not yet," you reply, "I still have things to do here." Floyd | Floyd | "Very well," she sighs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about river" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you reckon about the river, sublieutenant?" you enquire. Floyd | Floyd | In reply she frowns, as if she doesn't quite see the point of your Floyd | question. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Soolin, fly" | ||||
Floyd | "It's time to fly, sublieutenant," you announce. Floyd | Floyd | "Where do you want to go, sir?" she asks. Floyd | Floyd | (You could tell her to return to the ship, ask her about herself, or Floyd | the Federation crisis, tell her to leave, or tell her about Leela, the Floyd | robot, the town, the Elder, the receiving device, or the bug.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "farm" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "soolin, fly to jeb" | ||||
Floyd | Sublieutenant Soolin sees no to jeb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "soolin, fly across river" | ||||
Floyd | Sublieutenant Soolin sees no river. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Let's see what the ending would be here, anyway." | ||||
| Catena says, "ride across the river to the other side, take me to the river." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Soolin, fly to ship." | ||||
Floyd | Sublieutenant Soolin sees no to ship. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Soolin, return to ship." | ||||
Floyd | "Let's go back to the ship," you say, "I've finished here." Floyd | Floyd | "Right you are, sir," she replies. Floyd | Floyd | Sublieutenant Soolin turns to the controls and starts up the shuttle. Floyd | Within seconds the argoms cut in and the shuttle lifts effortlessly up Floyd | into the air. You glance down at the forest and the tiny town below Floyd | for one last time, but they shrink rapidly out of sight as the shuttle Floyd | speeds skywards towards the orbiting frigate. For a moment, you Floyd | wonder whether you'll ever see Elysium again, but then Sublieutenant Floyd | Soolin starts chatting with you, and your thoughts turn to the more Floyd | immediate future. Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU HAVEN'T ACHIEVED MUCH *** Floyd | Floyd | In 565 moves, you have scored 8 of a possible 30 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 | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Hollow Floyd | This grassy hollow, about thirty metres across, looks like it might Floyd | once have been an impact crater. A steep slope rises just to the Floyd | west, while a trail of sorts leads north and south. Floyd | Floyd | Your shuttle rests in the middle of the hollow. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Dirt Track Floyd | The dirt track runs a short way north up to a ridge, just beyond which Floyd | lies the hollow where your shuttle landed; to the south the track Floyd | disappears into a sizeable forest. There are fields either side of Floyd | the track, but they look overgrown and untended. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What is north of the hollow?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You set off down the track and after a few minutes' walk you find Floyd | yourself deep in the heart of the forest. Floyd | Floyd | Heart of the Forest Floyd | Alien foliage clogs the ground between the trees that crowd around you Floyd | on every side. The main trail heads straight off to the north and Floyd | snakes through the trees to the south. You can't see any side trails Floyd | as such, but there may be the odd gap in the trees through which you Floyd | could pass. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait, that's what I was trying to do, but went the wrong way." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Some ranger I am." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Dirt Track Floyd | The dirt track runs a short way north up to a ridge, just beyond which Floyd | lies the hollow where your shuttle landed; to the south the track Floyd | disappears into a sizeable forest. There are fields either side of Floyd | the track, but they look overgrown and untended. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You walk back up over the ridge, and descend into the hollow on the Floyd | far side. Floyd | Floyd | Hollow Floyd | This grassy hollow, about thirty metres across, looks like it might Floyd | once have been an impact crater. A steep slope rises just to the Floyd | west, while a trail of sorts leads north and south. Floyd | Floyd | Your shuttle rests in the middle of the hollow. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You walk a few paces to the north, but it rapidly becomes apparent Floyd | that there's nothing that way but farmland, and you don't want to risk Floyd | an unscheduled encounter with one of the settlers. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah." | |||
| Limax asks, "How did the rest of the game go?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Next?" | ||||
| Catena says, "there wasn't any obzious path, so you went back..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Limax), "Still pluggin' away." | ||||
| Limax arrives, full of fun and funk. | Limax says, "Oh... we're still going" | |||
| Catena says, "search found no new path" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeppers." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "I hope I don't need to know all the info you guys got from Petroc. Wasn't any of it useful?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Must... find... Jeb..." | ||||
| Catena asks, "searching leaves for clues of transit?" | ||||
| Catena asks, "branches; blazed trees, disturbed earth?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "I think it was mostly filler, David, but there was the bit about Jeb and of something we needed to see in the forest. Can you scroll back and read that bit?" | ||||
| Catena asks, "trail?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no I can't. Too far back." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "One sec, I'll send it to you, just in case something jumps out at you. Limax, you want a copy? Or are you just skimmin'?" | ||||
| Catena says, "he said we need to see something in the forest to judge how effective the Empire's protection is" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Also, DW, did you save that part of the transcript where I got bumped?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yes." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps the black datatab has a map through the forest." | ||||
| Limax says, "I'm skimmin" | ||||
| Limax says, "Multitasking between here and the real world" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sent" | ||||
| DavidW says, "let's head back to the robot. See if there's a clue there." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Lead on." | ||||
| DavidW says, "um, I can't. Not if I'm trying to get to my email." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "10-4" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I shall head back to the bedroom." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Dirt Track Floyd | The dirt track runs a short way north up to a ridge, just beyond which Floyd | lies the hollow where your shuttle landed; to the south the track Floyd | disappears into a sizeable forest. There are fields either side of Floyd | the track, but they look overgrown and untended. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You set off down the track and after a few minutes' walk you find Floyd | yourself deep in the heart of the forest. Floyd | Floyd | Heart of the Forest Floyd | Alien foliage clogs the ground between the trees that crowd around you Floyd | on every side. The main trail heads straight off to the north and Floyd | snakes through the trees to the south. You can't see any side trails Floyd | as such, but there may be the odd gap in the trees through which you Floyd | could pass. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The path twists and turns through the trees, but broadly continues Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You walk down the slope into the centre of the town. Floyd | Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first unlocking the purple door, then opening it) Floyd | Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | (the street door) Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Bedroom Floyd | This small bedroom is presumably provided in case a visiting Legion Floyd | officer needs to stay overnight, but there's not much here apart from Floyd | a single bed hard against the wall, a small wardrobe, and a small Floyd | chest of drawers. There's a door to the west back into the office, Floyd | and a tiny bathroom to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The middle drawer contains a fluffy pink towel. The top drawer Floyd | contains a duvet. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the wardrobe is a small domestic robot. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x robot" | ||||
Floyd | It's one of those small cylindrical jobs, basic but robust. Floyd | Presumably it carries out the routine maintenance and cleaning in this Floyd | building. There's a yellow sticker attached to it. It's currently Floyd | plugged into the wall, charging. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unplug robot" | ||||
Floyd | You'd better not do that while the robot is still charging. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sticker" | ||||
Floyd | The sticker reads, "Last maintenance check 14-Mar-80: Fixed glitch in Floyd | laundry program." Under the notation is a Harcourt Research Logo. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "sticker?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take robot" | ||||
Floyd | (first putting your ID card in your left pocket to make room, putting Floyd | the crumpled piece of paper in your right pocket to make room, putting Floyd | the plain white sheet in the old brown sack to make room, putting the Floyd | fishing rod in the old brown sack to make room, putting the small Floyd | black cube in the old brown sack to make room, then putting the old Floyd | brown sack in the white pillowcase to make room) Floyd | The robot is too bulky. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "laundry program?" | |||
| Catena asks, "logo?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "The robot keeps things clean, and it accidentally put the flag in the dresser here but part of the linens upstairs by the flagpole." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So now it's fixed." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x logo" | ||||
Floyd | The logo depicts a pair of spaceships orbiting a sun in a manner that Floyd | resembles a pair of electrons orbiting an atomic nucleus. The Floyd | intention is presumably to convey that Harcourt Research's Floyd | technological competence encompasses all scales. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Harcourt is a shifty company, we've discovered." | |||
| Catena asks, "what did they do?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, their CEO dude was convicted of treason or something. Let me go back and find it." | ||||
| Limax says, "This isn't working... I'll see everyone later when I can be back on tf" | ||||
| Limax walks slowly out of the room and into the sunset. | Jacqueline | "What do you think of Harcourt Research, sublieutenant?" you ask. | |||
| Jacqueline | | ||||
| Jacqueline | "From what point of view, sir?" she asks, "They make a lot of decent | ||||
| Jacqueline | products, but as a corporation they stink, as I'm sure I have no need | ||||
| Jacqueline | to tell you! I mean, Senator Harcourt has been arrested for treason!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Bye, Limax." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure the robot is important except as a clue." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I want to go poke around town." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the street door) Floyd | Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You've already discovered that there's nothing that way but farmland, Floyd | and you're not meant to be trampling over settlers' farms. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter barn" | ||||
Floyd | (first entering the west end of the town) Floyd | Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | The trestle table is positioned next to the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "I guess we did'nt find what the elder wanted us to in the forest?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "No." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We tried, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take ladder" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "meh" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shutter" | ||||
Floyd | It's just a plain wooden shutter, mounted on the east wall. It's Floyd | open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "maybe we can find a path through the part that turns us back because of no obvious path" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take shutter" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm trying to look for something that either lets us climb the green building or cross the river, though of course these may be red herrings." | |||
| DavidW says, "The shutter is a door for a glassless window, really." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, is that how you all got in? I was gone for that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "no. That was for light." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Did you notice anything in our dealings with the old man?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||||
Floyd | It's a long wooden table, probably used by market traders selling Floyd | their produce. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "no, nothing new I could see." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Gonna push the table into the river? Or to the inn?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take table" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that, but you might be able to push it somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push table n" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | You push the trestle table into the west end of the town. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push table e" | ||||
Floyd | The street is too rough for you to push the trestle table very far in Floyd | that direction. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Why is it pushable?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shacks" | ||||
Floyd | They're both small, single-storey wooden buildings. They may once Floyd | have constituted rudimentary homes for people staying in the town, but Floyd | they look long-since abandoned. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's how we got to the loft." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||||
| Catena says, "this game is a platformer ;)" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I pushed it into the barn from the marketplace." | ||||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||||
| DavidW says, "I guess the cat's gone." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So much for looking at its collar." | ||||
| DavidW says, "It might not have one." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area. Gaps in the Floyd | fence allow egress to the south and southeast, as well as north along Floyd | the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The trestle table stands in the middle of the road. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I was guessing, maybe, possibly." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You walk north along the river bank, but at no point do you see Floyd | anywhere the river could readily be crossed. You continue north up Floyd | the slope until you come to the edge of the forest, which quickly Floyd | becomes too dense for you to make any further progress, so at that Floyd | point you turn round and retrace your steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, I realize. Just sayin'" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||||
Floyd | The river flows southwards along the west side of the market area. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search rubbish" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing here you could use for food. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "try south along river?" | |||
| Bert asks, "What are you working on now?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area. Gaps in the Floyd | fence allow egress to the south and southeast, as well as north along Floyd | the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The trestle table stands in the middle of the road. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Did you guys try pushing the table into the river yet?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Oh, just trying to figure out WHAT IN THE HELL WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "(Sorry. I'm fine. Really.)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I tried that. Couldn't." | ||||
| Bert asks, "What have you done with the mysterious girl in the forest?" | ||||
| Catena says, "crossing the river, I'd like to build a person-sized catapult to fling us across" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Tried finding her. She's gone." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Bert), "Our main puzzles: getting to Jeb on other side of river; reading the black datatab (need password)." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Catena), "Go for it1" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "er, !" | ||||
| DavidW asks (of Catena), "You saw a way to do that?" | ||||
| Catena says (to floyd), "build catapult" | ||||
Floyd | The word "build" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think she's kidding." | |||
| Catena says, "no" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That would have been fun, though. Probably dangerous, but fun." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Can we break the table and make a raft?" | ||||
| Bert says, "You could test it on the dog first." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | DavidW says, "I've seen catapults in other games, but they're mostly complete and only missing one thing." | |||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | The trestle table stands in the middle of the road. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Bert), "True." | |||
| Bert says, "Although then it might be a dogapult." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "break table." | ||||
Floyd | That might be possible, but it would be a pointless act of destructive Floyd | vandalism. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "I think however we cross will be two-way, to get back to our ship" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh man I walked right into that one." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table west" | ||||
Floyd | No one can cross the bridge in its present state, and there doesn't Floyd | seem to be any other way across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table into river" | ||||
Floyd | (first trying to take the trestle table) Floyd | You can't take that, but you might be able to push it somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "the forest is northerly? the river might narrow" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn over table" | ||||
Floyd | You see no over table here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert asks, "Do you want me to make a suggestion that may or may not be helpful?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table over" | ||||
Floyd | You see no table over here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push table north" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | You push the trestle table into the market area. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hm. No, Bert." | |||
| Bert says, "OK." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We like struggling." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "There is a hint system if we want it, methinks." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But we're not there quite yet. Close, perhaps." | ||||
| Bert says, "I shall go back to being distracted by Canadian sitcoms." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shed" | ||||
Floyd | The small wooden shed might be for storage, or it might be some sort Floyd | of stall. Either way it's a crude wooden structure with a plain Floyd | wooden door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We could ask Petroc how to cross the river, I suppose. Or call Leela." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "How do we call her?" | ||||
| DavidW says, ">CALL LEELA" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'd love to see her." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call Leela." | ||||
Floyd | You see no leela here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "or >YELL" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yell" | ||||
Floyd | You scream as loud as you can. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Maybe from the woods." | |||
| DavidW says, "well, at Edge of Forest, y'know. Not here." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | DavidW says, "geez" | |||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "I'm lazy, what can I say?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "leela, got me on my knees, leela, I beg you darling please, won't you ease my progress across the river?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yell" | ||||
Floyd | You scream as loud as you can. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call Leela." | ||||
Floyd | You see no leela here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Thinning Forest Floyd | Dappled light plays through the sparsely spaced trees that thin out Floyd | even more towards the southeast, where the forest ends. In principle Floyd | you could walk in any direction amongst these autumnal trees, but one Floyd | direction looks much the same as any other, so you could all too Floyd | easily get lost, except that you know that the way back to the main Floyd | path is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: East, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yell" | ||||
Floyd | You scream as loud as you can. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "of course, Petroc rolled a disbelieve, so maybe Leela no longer exists." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call Leela" | ||||
Floyd | You see no leela here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Spooky." | |||
| DavidW asks, "well, what if that is the real problem. Disbelieving things out of existence?" | ||||
| Catena says, "oh, we have a third puzzle, the cheese" | ||||
| DavidW says, "How do we know that's not what's going on." | ||||
| DavidW asks (of Catena), "Why is the cheese a puzzle?" | ||||
| Bert says (to Floyd), "believe in leela" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "do we know from whence it comes?" | |||
| DavidW says, "We found it is in shed, yeah." | ||||
| DavidW says, "s/is//" | ||||
| Catena says, "oh, it's so stinky because we carry it" | ||||
| DavidW says, "It's stinky because it's ripe." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We smell it everywhere 'cause we're carrying it." | ||||
| Catena says, "ok" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm." | ||||
| Catena says, "there' s some direction we didn't go in the forest... there must be a way across the river because the guy who bugged the office came that way" | ||||
| DavidW says, "we could try stunning Petroc, search him, he might have a map or inn key or something on him." | ||||
| DavidW says, "yes, we could try all the directions at Thinning Forest. I would try." | ||||
| Catena says, "petroc said Jeb said the craft landed in the forest I think" | ||||
| Catena says, "by Jeb's farm" | ||||
| DavidW says, "north of Jeb's farm" | ||||
| DavidW says, "if you have an idea, try it." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Where we landed?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Thinning Forest Floyd | Dappled light plays through the sparsely spaced trees that thin out Floyd | even more towards the southeast, where the forest ends. In principle Floyd | you could walk in any direction amongst these autumnal trees, but one Floyd | direction looks much the same as any other, so you could all too Floyd | easily get lost, except that you know that the way back to the main Floyd | path is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: East, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "no. Across the river." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search trees" | ||||
Floyd | Well, they certainly have plenty of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search trees" | ||||
Floyd | Well, they certainly have plenty of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search forest" | ||||
Floyd | (the autumnal trees) Floyd | Well, they certainly have plenty of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb trees" | ||||
Floyd | You're not sure you can; tree-climbing wasn't a skill they taught you Floyd | at the Legion Training School, and it feels beneath your dignity to Floyd | attempt it now. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "that's not helping" | |||
| Bert says, "It's not hurting." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm just - right" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We're tried all that." | ||||
| Bert says, "*Someone's* gotta type in some commands." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You take a few hesitant steps in that direction, but since you can Floyd | discern no clear path, you decide to go no further. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena asks, "is this msg a hint or a go away?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yell" | ||||
Floyd | You scream as loud as you can. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Catena), "I think we need something else before this location opens up." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Might not be either." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we need a map, or a guide, or a decent clue." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Instead of planting the bug on a person, could we bug a place?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The description clearly hints that we need more before we can manage this location." | ||||
| Catena says, "a compass? A footprint detector? Let's point our drik at things" | ||||
| Catena says, "Petroc said tech would help us cross" | ||||
| Catena says, "well, hinted" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik at trees" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you point the drik at the autumnal trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stun trees" | ||||
Floyd | There's no point trying to shoot those; you can't stun some autumnal Floyd | trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Catena), "I think he was belittling us at that point, though." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point drik northwest" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | Catena says, "could easily be so" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Where could we bug of their town? The place where Petroc is, or the barn (whatever good that'd do us)." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Mind if I try something like that." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "?" | ||||
| Catena asks, "drik at ground to find footsteps?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I don't know what you're suggesting but try it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think bugging isn't likely to work." | |||
| DavidW says, "It seems to me, with the discovery of the black datatab, that the info gathered by the bug is recorded on the tab. Planting the bug elsewhere won't help unless we put a tab in the cube, maybe the purple one." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Me neither, but I figure I'll try." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You walk down the slope into the centre of the town. Floyd | Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hm, that bit about the purple tab is a thought." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "But I think more than that we need the ID to hack the black tab." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Man, I'm laggy." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter hall" | ||||
Floyd | (first entering the east end of the town) Floyd | Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Hall Floyd | This seems to be a meeting hall of some sort, with rows of plain Floyd | wooden benches facing a crude stage at the northern end. It's unclear Floyd | whether this place is intended for religious or secular purposes; Floyd | quite possibly it does duty for both. The overall effect is decidedly Floyd | gloomy, even though a fair amount of sunlight steals in through the Floyd | unglazed windows and the open doorway to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is pacing up and down on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, I thought the robot might help with the password." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "We went back there, but I didn't notice anything." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Since it's the only thing around by the same company." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Granted, I didn't flip him over or anything." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "plant bug" | ||||
Floyd | The word "plant" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert asks, "Hmm. What was the last thing you did with Leela?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x benches" | ||||
Floyd | The long wooden benches are about as basic as they can get, little Floyd | more than planks on legs. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc clasps his hands together and peers out over the hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert says, "(I'm trying to remember what triggers her to go away and can't recall.)" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Us leaving." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bug under bench" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything under those. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc clumps noisily across the stage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stage" | ||||
Floyd | A raised area a couple of metres deep occupies the northern end of the Floyd | hall. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is standing on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc pretends to ignore you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on stage" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc clears his throat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | It would be undignified, unseemly and undiplomatic to start jumping Floyd | around in front of Petroc. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove uniform" | ||||
Floyd | You see no reason to start stripping off here, quite apart from the Floyd | fact that your uniform shows that you bear the Emperor's authority, Floyd | which is what you are here to represent. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc mutters something to himself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | (out of the stage) Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You've already established that the farm track leads towards someone's Floyd | farmhouse, and you're not meant to be disturbing the natives. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter barn" | ||||
Floyd | (first entering the west end of the town) Floyd | Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You can't do that from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't do that from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push table s" | ||||
Floyd | The trestle table is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, silly me." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline stops to read closer. | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area, with a Floyd | trestle table off to one side. Gaps in the fence allow egress to the Floyd | south and southeast, as well as north along the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rubbish" | ||||
Floyd | Scraps of rotten fruit and vegetables mingle with bits of straw and Floyd | mud, none of it any use for anyone but worms. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's where the worm was found." | |||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push table s" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | You push the trestle table into the west end of the town. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push table south" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | You push the trestle table into the barn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | (first standing on the trestle table) Floyd | From the trestle table you step onto one of the upper rungs of the Floyd | ladder and haul yourself up onto the platform. Floyd | Floyd | Loft Floyd | The loft is little more than a storage platform running the width of Floyd | the barn, about three metres deep, in the space under the rafters. At Floyd | the eastern end of the platform a large wooden box is fixed to the Floyd | wall, next to a pile of hay in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The cat is sitting happily chewing at the fish. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take fish" | ||||
Floyd | You don't really fancy the half-eaten trout, and the cat certainly Floyd | isn't going to let you steal its dinner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||||
Floyd | It's a large wooden box with a heavy wooden lid. It's open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cat" | ||||
Floyd | It's a large cat, black all over. It is sitting on the floor. It's Floyd | happily feasting on a trout. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cat" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing unusual in the large black cat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in box" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual in the large wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search hay" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing under the pile of hay. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rafters" | ||||
Floyd | The rafters are simply wooden beams running east to west above your Floyd | head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a pair of safety pins, a white pillowcase (which Floyd | contains an old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, a Floyd | small loaf of bread, two tomatoes, a pear, a carrot, a piece of cloth, Floyd | a piece of ham, a plain white sheet, a fishing rod, and a small black Floyd | cube)), a small iron key, a purple datatab, and a drik. You're Floyd | wearing a purple belt and a white uniform. Your left pocket contains Floyd | an ID card. Your right pocket contains a tiny black bug and a Floyd | crumpled piece of paper. Floyd | Floyd | There's a faint cheesy smell from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bug in barn" | ||||
Floyd | You see no barn here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We might try to summon Leela with the cheese smell. Open the cloth there, so the smell is strong." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cloth" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the piece of cloth from the old brown sack) Floyd | You open the piece of cloth. Inside the cloth you find a small wedge Floyd | of cheese. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Loft Floyd | The loft is little more than a storage platform running the width of Floyd | the barn, about three metres deep, in the space under the rafters. At Floyd | the eastern end of the platform a large wooden box is fixed to the Floyd | wall, next to a pile of hay in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The cat is sitting happily chewing at the fish. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: Down Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a pair of safety pins, a white pillowcase (which Floyd | contains an old brown sack (which contains an apple, a lettuce, a Floyd | small loaf of bread, two tomatoes, a pear, a carrot, a piece of ham, a Floyd | plain white sheet, a fishing rod, and a small black cube)), a small Floyd | iron key, a purple datatab, a drik, and a piece of cloth (which Floyd | contains a small wedge of cheese). You're wearing a purple belt and a Floyd | white uniform. Your left pocket contains an ID card. Your right Floyd | pocket contains a tiny black bug and a crumpled piece of paper. Floyd | Floyd | You can smell the cheese. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bug" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bug in barn" | ||||
Floyd | You see no barn here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pins on sheet" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything on the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bug on rafter" | ||||
Floyd | The southernmost rafter is out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "make toga" | ||||
Floyd | The word "make" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stand in hay" | ||||
Floyd | It's not solid enough to make a stable platform. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sheet with pins" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sheet" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the plain white sheet from the old brown sack) Floyd | You wrap the sheet round yourself like a toga, but the style doesn't Floyd | go with your uniform, and in any case the sheet quickly slips off Floyd | again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove uniform" | ||||
Floyd | You see no reason to start stripping off here, quite apart from the Floyd | fact that your uniform shows that you bear the Emperor's authority, Floyd | which is what you are here to represent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x southernmost rafter" | ||||
Floyd | It looks much the same as all the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Oh, that was where we found that cube, thing, is that why it stands out?" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes. And now the cube is gone, it doesn't stand out anymore." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, it did a second ago, that's what threw me off." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Barn Floyd | This vast barn looks like it might be used as storage space for the Floyd | market opposite. A ladder leads up to a high platform at the south Floyd | end. On the east wall is a large shutter. Floyd | Floyd | The trestle table is positioned next to the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert asks, "Did you ever manage to do any of the stuff Leela asked you to?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Want to try to attract her with cheese?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Bert), "We haven't refound her." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Well, we found food and possible clothing, but we can't find her." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pins in sheet" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything in the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attach pins to sheet" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach pins to sheet" | ||||
Floyd | You can't attach that to the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You can't attach that to the plain white sheet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Great minds." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | West End of Town Floyd | The muddy street from the centre of the town to the east ends at a Floyd | ramshackle wooden bridge that has unfortunately fallen into a terminal Floyd | state of disrepair, leaving no other means of crossing the river. A Floyd | large wooden barn stands immediately to the south, next to a pair of Floyd | tumbledown shacks, while on the north side of the street is a rough Floyd | enclosed area that looks like it's probably some sort of market. Floyd | Behind the market the land climbs up towards the distant forest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "north" | ||||
Floyd | Market Area Floyd | This fenced-in area of a few dozen square metres looks like it might Floyd | be used for a market, both from the rubbish that's been left lying Floyd | around, and the impress in the muddy ground of what might be stalls or Floyd | tables. A small shed stands near the centre of the area. Gaps in the Floyd | fence allow egress to the south and southeast, as well as north along Floyd | the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is lying unconscious on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, Southeast, In Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You take a short stroll north along the river, but then turn round and Floyd | come back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | You can smell the cheese. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Edge of the Forest Floyd | The main north-south track runs wide and straight here. The trees are Floyd | more widely spaced, so that you could easily wander among them on Floyd | either side of the main track. To the south they become sparser Floyd | still, indicating that the edge of the forest lies that way. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West Floyd | Floyd | > | Bert says, "Huh. I don't remember it being hard to find her when you came back with food and stuff." | |||
| Bert says, "But maybe I'm just forgetting that part." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cloth" | ||||
Floyd | The piece of cloth is already unfolded. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, maybe it's the clothing part of it." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm - point." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We haven't proven to the game that we have clothing, per se." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd | entered to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Bert says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | In 689 moves, you have scored 8 of a possible 30 points. You could Floyd | reach a winning ending with only 18 points. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You walk down the slope into the centre of the town. Floyd | Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking your ID card from your left pocket, unlocking the purple Floyd | door, then opening it) Floyd | Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a | Jacqueline says, "The whole 'ask Petroc for clothing' topic isn't exhausted yet, fwiw." | |||
Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Bedroom Floyd | This small bedroom is presumably provided in case a visiting Legion Floyd | officer needs to stay overnight, but there's not much here apart from Floyd | a single bed hard against the wall, a small wardrobe, and a small Floyd | chest of drawers. There's a door to the west back into the office, Floyd | and a tiny bathroom to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The middle drawer contains a fluffy pink towel. The top drawer Floyd | contains a duvet. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the wardrobe is a small domestic robot. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South, West Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove uniform" | ||||
Floyd | You see no reason to start stripping off here, quite apart from the Floyd | fact that your uniform shows that you bear the Emperor's authority, Floyd | which is what you are here to represent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x duvet" | ||||
Floyd | It's a good thick duvet, and looks like it should keep its user snug Floyd | and warm; its cover is patterned but predominantly purple. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" | ||||
Floyd | It looks like one of those super-absorbent towels that gets a soaking Floyd | person completely dry in under a minute. It also looks fresh and new. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hm..." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Useful for the river, maybe?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear towel" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't something you can wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "I doubt a towel can soak up a whole river." | ||||
Floyd | The word "doubt" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, I realize." | |||
| DavidW says, "clog a toilet, though, is more likely." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But we can't go into the bathroom!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I know." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Sovereign Legion Office Floyd | This office is the about the only place on Elysium that resembles your Floyd | idea of civilization. A large white desk, with a standard built-in Floyd | console, rests under the great golden eagle mounted on the east wall. Floyd | Behind the desk sits a comfortable mock-leather chair, while a pair of Floyd | smaller chairs, one red, the other white, are positioned in front of Floyd | the desk, presumably for the benefit of visitors. The main door is Floyd | next to the window overlooking the street to the north, while a Floyd | staircase runs up against the south wall to a hatch in the ceiling. A Floyd | second door is set in the east wall, to the left of the eagle, while a Floyd | large portrait of the Emperor hangs opposite. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, East, Up Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | You can smell the cheese. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Hall Floyd | This seems to be a meeting hall of some sort, with rows of plain Floyd | wooden benches facing a crude stage at the northern end. It's unclear Floyd | whether this place is intended for religious or secular purposes; Floyd | quite possibly it does duty for both. The overall effect is decidedly Floyd | gloomy, even though a fair amount of sunlight steals in through the Floyd | unglazed windows and the open doorway to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc is pacing up and down on the stage. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: South Floyd | Floyd | Petroc gestures with his right hand, as if practising a dramatic Floyd | performance in front of an imaginary audience. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stun petroc" | ||||
Floyd | You don't go round shooting people for no good reason. Floyd | Floyd | Petroc clasps his hands behind his back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | East End of Town Floyd | The north side of the street is occupied by a large wooden hall. On Floyd | the south side is a neat single-storey white building (directly south) Floyd | next to a two-storey green house (to the southeast). The street Floyd | continues eastwards but quickly peters out into a narrow farmtrack as Floyd | it leaves the town, while to the west it runs back towards the town Floyd | centre. Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Southeast Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | The door closes with a sharp click, indicating that it has relocked Floyd | itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Town Centre Floyd | This is the centre of the town, such as it is. The main street, if it Floyd | can be called a street, runs east and west from here, crossing a track Floyd | that runs north and south. To the northwest is a market area, Floyd | opposite a large barn on the south side of the street, while to the Floyd | east the street runs between a small white building (on its south Floyd | side) and a large wooden hall (on its north). Floyd | Floyd | Obvious exits: North, South, East, West, Northwest Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Hillside above the Town Floyd | The grassy hillside slopes gently down towards the small town below, Floyd | which is surrounded by farmland and bordered by a river to the west. Floyd | The centre of the town lies straight down the slope to the south. Just Floyd | up the slope to the north is the edge of the forest, which can also be Floyd</ | ||||