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Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction. |
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NightFloyd Transcript:
Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction. |
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, Sentencing Mr Liddell, it is." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "And next week, I expect lots of new suggestions!" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "And none of this "it's the day after Christmas" nonsense." | |||
| Zach says, "Yes, ma'am!" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask sentencing" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Closing time. You have just finished going through the invoices, and Floyd | Uncle Marty is counting the register. Cousin Dermot is hunched over Floyd | the counter, asleep. Floyd | Floyd | "You go, Alistair", Uncle Marty says, "us two will lock up. Don't want Floyd | to keep the wife waiting, do you?" Floyd | Floyd | You are going to the funfair. You promised Catherine. Floyd | Floyd | The clock strikes six: you are late, once more. Floyd | Floyd | Sentencing Mr Liddell Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by I-K. Huuhtanen Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 111001 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | Just a small business, but it's yours. Founded by your late father Floyd | some forty years ago, it still offers a wide range of headgear for Floyd | discerning gentlemen, all crafted by hand. The walls up to the ceiling Floyd | are lined with top hats and bowlers, fedoras and homburgs, panamas and Floyd | boaters. At the moment, at the end of the day, the space a bit untidy, Floyd | with the counter stacked with miscellaneous papers and textile samples Floyd | and the rubbish bin scouring with crumpled notes and order sheets. Floyd | Marty promises to tidy up. Floyd | Floyd | The door outside onto the street is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [If this is your first time playing 'Sentencing Mr Liddell', type MENU Floyd | to learn more about the game.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Oooh, trying on hats montage" | ||
| Firion arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Zach asks, "Should we try 'menu'?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "menu" | |||
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > About the game Floyd | Hints Floyd | Walkthrough Floyd | Introduction to interactive fiction Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a menu item and press ENTER, or press Q to return to the game. | DavidW says, "sure" | ||
| Zach says, "Skipping the middle two" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "And the last one. All we really want is 'about'." | |||
| genericgeekgirl presses the yellow enter button. | |||
Floyd ] About the game Floyd | Sentencing Mr Liddell is an interactive fiction by I-K. Huuhtanen. Floyd | First public release is for 17th Annual Interactive Fiction Floyd | Competition, 2011. Floyd | Floyd | The game is loosely based on the Alice books by Lewis Carroll and Floyd | often quotes them, but is not an adaptation of those novels. Knowing Floyd | your Alices will enhance your reading experience, but is in no way Floyd | required to play the game. Floyd | Floyd | Some useful commands: Floyd | MENU access the Main Menu Floyd | HINT access the Hint Menu Floyd | WALKTHRU see a straightforward walkthrough for the game Floyd | Floyd | If you are new to IF, you might want to take a look at the Floyd | 'Introduction to interactive fiction' in the Main Menu. Floyd | Floyd | Sentencing Mr Liddell is written in Inform 7. The following extensions Floyd | are included: Floyd | Glulx Text Effects by Emily Short Floyd | Undo Output Control by Erik Temple Floyd | Default Messages by Ron Newcomb Floyd | Disambiguation Control by Jon Ingold Floyd | Also: the text of "Introduction to interactive fiction" is taken from Floyd | Basic Help Menu by Emily Short. Floyd | Floyd | A great many thanks to the beta testers: Floyd | Pekka Oilinki Floyd | Anna Back Floyd | Elis P. Floyd | Mia Jonse Floyd | Floyd | For any feedback, please do email the author at Floyd | ikscorrespondance@gmail.com Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > About the game Floyd | Hints Floyd | Walkthrough Floyd | Introduction to interactive fiction Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a menu item and press ENTER, or press Q to return to the game. | Zach says, "An in-game walkthrough is a nice idea" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | The walls up to the ceiling are lined with various kinds of hats. The Floyd | counter is stacked with miscellaneous papers and textile samples and Floyd | the rubbish bin is scouring with crumpled notes and order sheets. Floyd | Floyd | The door outside onto the street is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Especially in a comp game" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x hats" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATS Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the hats. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear hats" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR HATS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the hats) Floyd | The hats are not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bin" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIN Floyd | Floyd | The bin is scouring with crumpled paper: miscellaneous notes, order Floyd | confirmations, wrapping sheets, receipts. You notice your funfair Floyd | ticket has ended up in here. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "> wear all the hats" | ||
| DavidW says, "hatter hatter hatter hatter hatter hatther mushroom mushroom" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x papers" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to examine: the invoices or the crumpled papers? Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "heehee" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take ticket" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TICKET Floyd | Floyd | You dig the ticket out of the bin. Floyd | Floyd | "So, that's where I put it", says Uncle Marty, apologetic. "These Floyd | things are important to children", he continues, "funfairs and such. I Floyd | remember when Dermot was little... Then we get old and, before you Floyd | know it, everything new and unexpected becomes..." He loses the count Floyd | of the money. "You go now. Don't you worry about me, little Alistair. Floyd | You've got too much worries as it is, with the shop and the family and Floyd | your mother having taken ill. I know how it is with me, I do. It's not Floyd | every man who'd take on two such employees as me and your cousin Floyd | Dermot there. Your father would have been proud." Floyd | Floyd | You're not too sure about that. But it's your business now. You need Floyd | to go. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "heh" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x invoices" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X INVOICES Floyd | Floyd | Just some bills for purchased materials. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Alistair, you don't need worry about those", says Uncle Marty, "I Floyd | will go through them tonight. I've got time." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "All the time.. in the world?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Dun dun dun." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x crumpled invoices" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRUMPLED INVOICES Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the crumpled Floyd | papers. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x crumpled papers" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRUMPLED PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | Sometimes Uncle Marty throws something important in the bin, but Floyd | usually it's just useless paperwaste. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take crumpled papers" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CRUMPLED PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | Uncle Marty will take out the rubbish eventually. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | the funfair ticket Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x marty" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X MARTY Floyd | Floyd | Apparently Uncle Marty used to be quite a dashing chap, but one sad Floyd | March of 1961 things happened -- things that were never spoken of in Floyd | front of you children. Be that as it may, Marty was never the same Floyd | after that. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask marty about things" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARTY ABOUT THINGS Floyd | Floyd | Uncle Marty does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Heavy, man" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x samples" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAMPLES Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the textile samples. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x ticket" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X TICKET Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | FunFair Floyd | Complimentary Floyd | Admit 1 child 2 adults Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Not a Golden Ticket? Rats." | ||
| DavidW says, "I assume we should, y'know, go west." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | The walls up to the ceiling are lined with various kinds of hats. The Floyd | counter is stacked with miscellaneous papers and textile samples and Floyd | the rubbish bin is scouring with crumpled notes and order sheets. Floyd | Floyd | The door outside onto the street is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Yeah" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Seems likely." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | "Tea on Sunday, as usual?" asks Uncle Marty. Floyd | Floyd | Yes, as usual. Dermot has promised to get his act together after last Floyd | Sunday when Marty threatened to dunk his head in the teapot if he Floyd | dozes off again. Floyd | Floyd | "See you there, then." Uncle Marty smiles and waves his hand goodbye. Floyd | It's like he's relieved every time you say you'll come, thought you've Floyd | never said no. Floyd | Floyd | You step outside onto the street. Floyd | Floyd | The Street (in front of the Hat Shop) Floyd | The sign above the door reads in bright red letters: "LIDDELL HAT Floyd | SHOP". The street leads down south to the riverside.The town spreads Floyd | all around on the hillside, the black silhouette of the Ferris wheel Floyd | is drawn against the red of the sky at the south-western horizon. Floyd | Floyd | There's a chill in the air. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine is staring at the distance, completely in her thoughts, Floyd | running her fingers through Liz's hair as the girl sleeps in the Floyd | stroller. Floyd | Floyd | "There you are", your wife awakens to you arriving. She looks tired. Floyd | "We've been waiting for... oh, who cares. I don't feel like explaining Floyd | this to you any more. I've been pushing Liz around in this thing since Floyd | eleven o'clock. It's pretty cold, you know", Cat says. Floyd | Floyd | The summer is turning into autumn. Yesterday you had noticed how the Floyd | cold breeze from the river travels up the hill and creeps under your Floyd | cardigan. You sigh and say the girls could have just come into the Floyd | shop to get out of the cold. Floyd | Floyd | Cat gives you the same answer you've heard many times before: "You Floyd | know your uncle. I didn't want to him to wake up Liz." Floyd | Floyd | Catherine straightens her torso and tucks her skirt. "You've got the Floyd | ticket? Let's go then." Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "To the child!" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smack cat" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SMACK CAT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "go" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > GO Floyd | Floyd | You'll have to say which compass direction to go in. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "SW?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x Liz" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIZ Floyd | Floyd | A cute two-year-old: she's wearing a white dress and has a black silk Floyd | ribbon in her hair. Now she's asleep. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wake liz up" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > WAKE LIZ UP Floyd | Floyd | Cat stops you. "Don't wake her up", she whispers. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Aw" | ||
| DavidW says, "The fair appears to be sw." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | This street leads down towards the river. West of here is a web of Floyd | small streets that would only lengthen your journey. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "West!" | ||
| Zach says, ">GET DNA TEST" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | This street leads down towards the river. West of here is a web of Floyd | small streets that would only lengthen your journey. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You leave the stroller and go. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine lifts her hands in the air. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, I'll push this god-awful buggy for a mile still. Clearly it's my Floyd | responsibility, once again." Floyd | Floyd | She grabs hold of Liz's stroller and begins trotting down the hill Floyd | after you. Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The riverside walk begins here. A lonely bench stands at the at the Floyd | end of the walkway for the weary to rest on. A street rises up north Floyd | to the hills. The river runs east to west, splitting the town in half: Floyd | to the north, the hills, to the south, the industry and the suburbs. Floyd | The river walk follows the bank stretching west. The Ferris wheel is Floyd | visible against the western sky. Floyd | Floyd | Your little bunny rabbit is still fast asleep in the stroller. Cat Floyd | notices the way you look at your daughter, and softens her tone of Floyd | voice: "She's been sleeping since we left home. Good, though: she's Floyd | going to need the energy." Floyd | Floyd | You remember the last time you went to the funfair: how scared Liz was Floyd | to see her reflections in the House of Mirrors -- she thought she was Floyd | actually growing in all these weird directions. You mention this to Floyd | Catherine, and she replies: "That was a year ago. She's a big girl Floyd | now." A faint smile on your wife's face. Floyd | Floyd | Has it really been a year already... Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Cat. Bunny rabbit. Okay." | ||
| DavidW says, "And Uncle was the mad hatter, and cuz Dermot was the dormouse." | |||
| Zach says, "Dang, I need to reread Alice" | |||
| DavidW asks, "Should we >push stroller west?" | |||
| Zach says, "I guess the fair is to the west" | |||
| Zach asks, "Or maybe just go west?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The walkway runs east to west along the riverside. The funfair gates Floyd | are ahead to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows you, pushing Liz. Floyd | Floyd | You stroll along the riverside, and Catherine says: "Remind me to pick Floyd | up some eggs on the way home. I promised your mother we would visit Floyd | her at the nursing home on Sunday. I said I'd bring apple tarts for Floyd | tea." Floyd | Floyd | You tell Cat that on Sunday you're having tea at Uncle Marty's. In a Floyd | flash, the anger is back in Cat's eyes, but she doesn't reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "apologize" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > APOLOGIZE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kiss cat" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CAT Floyd | Floyd | Keep your mind on the game. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I think our relationship has deeper issues" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "grovel" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > GROVEL Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "file for divorce" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > FILE FOR DIVORCE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Moving on.." | ||
| Zach says, "Aw" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The walkway runs east to west along the riverside and ends here at the Floyd | funfair gates. Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows you, pushing Liz. Floyd | Floyd | Finally Cat says something: "Can't you spend one day with your Floyd | daughter and your old mother instead of those never-ending tea parties Floyd | with your loony uncle and good-for-nothing cousin?" she sighs. Floyd | Floyd | They are counting on me, Cat. Floyd | Floyd | Cat stops. "We are counting on you, Alistair! Besides, do you think Floyd | your mother is going to live forever? She doesn't have long, you know Floyd | that. Ever since your father died, you've seen how she's been waiting Floyd | to follow him. And Liz: she's going to grow up and leave us sooner Floyd | than you think." Floyd | Floyd | I see you and Liz every day, Cat. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I wonder if you ever truly see me, Alistair." Cat turns around Floyd | and starts pushing the stroller to the opposite direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "follow cat" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > FOLLOW CAT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cat, come back" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > CAT, COME BACK Floyd | Floyd | She is too far. Floyd | Floyd | At the east end of the walkway you see Cat sitting down on a bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit on bench" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT ON BENCH Floyd | Floyd | That is too far. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "east?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The walkway runs east to west along the riverside. The funfair gates Floyd | are behind you to the west. Floyd | Floyd | You see your wife hasn't moved. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit on bench" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT ON BENCH Floyd | Floyd | That is too far. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "sit" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT Floyd | Floyd | (on the bench) Floyd | That is too far. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The riverside walk ends here. A lonely bench stands at the at the end Floyd | of the walkway for the weary to rest on. A street rises up north to Floyd | the hills. The river runs east to west, splitting the town in half: to Floyd | the north, the hills, to the south, the industry and the suburbs. The Floyd | river walk follows the bank stretching west. The Ferris wheel is Floyd | visible against the western sky. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine is sitting here on the bench, covering her face with her Floyd | hands so that the passers-by would not see her crying. She's left the Floyd | stroller in the middle of the walkway. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x stroller" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > X STROLLER Floyd | Floyd | In the stroller is Liz. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine keeps sobbing. Floyd | Floyd | The walkway slopes slightly towards the edge of the river. You notice Floyd | Liz's stroller has begun to slowly move. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take stroller" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE STROLLER Floyd | Floyd | As you grab the stroller, it falls down the bank into the river and Floyd | disappears under water. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine runs to the edge of the bank and is screaming, terrified: Floyd | Floyd | "Liz! Alistair, do something!" Floyd | Floyd | Catherine is frozen still. She stares at the water, unable to move. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh-ohhh" | ||
| Zach says, "Ahh!" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Wow." | |||
| DavidW says, ">div3" | |||
| DavidW says, "er dive" | |||
| mwmiller says, "We're...really clumsy. Okay." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter water" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER WATER Floyd | Floyd | You cannot swim, but that's the least of your worries now. You dive in Floyd | after Liz. | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take liz" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | Underwater Floyd | The water is black -- even blacker than it looked like from above. Floyd | Briefly you think your foot hit the pebbles at the riverbed, but you Floyd | find out the water seems to expand indefinitely in nearly all Floyd | directions. There's a faint glimmer of light above you. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you see a glimpse of a white dress, somewhere to the east. Floyd | You feel like shouting after your daughter but then remember you would Floyd | drown were you to do that. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The shape of Liz disappears as you swim closer. Your feet hit the Floyd | bottom: smooth concrete. The water's surprisingly shallow. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take liz" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LIZ Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You feel the cold water aching your limbs. No sign of Liz. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Eek" | ||
| DavidW says, "you're late" | |||
| DavidW says, "for a very important date" | |||
| Zach says, "Indeed" | |||
| Zach says, "At least there are puns, hooray" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "find liz" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | > Floyd | > FIND LIZ Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller asks, "Oh dear, where's the Crusader when you really need her?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "up?" | |||
| Zach says, "heh" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Overflow Chamber Floyd | Floyd | Overflow Chamber Floyd | You emerge from a pool of water. This seems to be the sewers: a Floyd | spacious chamber with drain tunnels leading to it from both sides. No Floyd | water is coming in, there's only what's left in this overflow pool Floyd | after last weeks storms that swept the town. Floyd | Floyd | There is a train waiting by the platform on the north side of the Floyd | chamber. The white steam licks the curving walls as the engine is Floyd | being warmed. Floyd | Floyd | There's Liz. She's climbed to the platform, with her white dress Floyd | dripping wet, and boards the train. The Guard courteously lifts his Floyd | cap for her. Then he pulls out a large pocket watch and blows his Floyd | whistle. Floyd | Floyd | "All aboard!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "There's the rabbit?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x liz" | |||
Floyd ] Overflow Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIZ Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "How old is she now?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "board train" | |||
Floyd ] Overflow Chamber (on the platform) Floyd | > Floyd | > BOARD TRAIN Floyd | Floyd | You climb onto the metal platform. Floyd | Floyd | Overflow Chamber (on the platform) Floyd | The engine puffs and hisses as it is prepared for departure. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "board train" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | You step into a small space at the end of the train. Oak panelled Floyd | walls are dark, the linoleum on the floor is worn-down. A corridor Floyd | leads east from here, the door outside is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The Guard takes a last look from the steps and jumps aboard. The train Floyd | begins to move. Floyd | Floyd | Your daughter is nowhere to be seen. The Guard surely knows something. Floyd | The man doesn't seem too helpful, though, standing here and sizing you Floyd | with his eyes from head to tow. Floyd | Floyd | "Ticket, please." Floyd | Floyd | Then he coughs, as to be polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "We're too busy to know" | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Hm. Think he'll take our funfair ticket?" | |||
| DavidW asks, "maybe?" | |||
| Zach says, "Might as well try" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ticket" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X TICKET Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | FunFair Floyd | Complimentary Floyd | Admit 1 child 2 adults Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give ticket to man" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE TICKET TO MAN Floyd | Floyd | The Guard takes the piece of paper. His whiskers tremble a bit. Floyd | Floyd | "Thank you, sir." Floyd | Floyd | The Guard keeps shaking his head for a while to show his overall Floyd | disapproval of you being here, and then says: "Be sure to have the Floyd | ticket ready. You never know when I'll be back to inspect it." Floyd | Floyd | The man takes off to the eastern corridor and disappears through a Floyd | compartment door at the end of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller asks, "Sooooo...dream logic?" | ||
| DavidW says, "perhaps" | |||
| Zach says, "Hopefully a step up from dream logic" | |||
| DavidW says, "I was expecting the ticket itself to change." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Me, too." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x Liz" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIZ Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I suppose we can go east or west?" | ||
| Zach asks, "East I guess?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | You don't see Liz. The corridor extends east from the vestibule to a Floyd | door at the west. Another door leads south. The lamps on the wall shed Floyd | a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x lamps" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMPS Floyd | Floyd | Small sconces with opaque shades. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "South?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > X E Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to a private compartment) Floyd | Floyd | Private Compartment Floyd | Liz doesn't seem to be here. You can smell the dust in the air. The Floyd | room is dark: the small skylight above is so blackened with coal dust Floyd | is doesn't let in much light. Floyd | Floyd | The door swings closed behind you, as these train doors are designed Floyd | to do. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington -- ? Floyd | Floyd | Slouching behind a huge oak desk is your old school teacher Mr Floyd | Larvington, smoking a hookah. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, u-hum, I shall take the roll", mutters Mr Larvington, "Leo Floyd | Liddell?" He takes a look around, as do you. "No? Excellent. Alistair Floyd | Liddell?" Floyd | Floyd | He sees you. "Alistair, still not showing up in time." Floyd | Floyd | You point out that Leo is even more late. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington sucks his pipe as a deliberate gesture and explains: Floyd | "Exactly, Mr Liddell. And look at you still: trying to squeal on your Floyd | brother, you little pig." Floyd | Floyd | As always, Leo gets the royal treatment and you get scolded, no matter Floyd | what you do. That obnoxious bully. Floyd | Floyd | "But now, young Liddell: let's see your paper", says Mr Larvington and Floyd | holds out his hand demandingly. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Isn't south off the train? oh, maybe not." | ||
| Zach says, "Dreams it seems to be" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Class Room Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | the train ticket Floyd | Floyd | Your Teacher looks at you amidst the smoke. "You do have the paper, Mr Floyd | Liddell, do you not?" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Caterpillar wants an essay, huh?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "teacher, our dog ate it" | |||
Floyd ] Class Room Floyd | > Floyd | > TEACHER, OUR DOG ATE IT Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington does not reply. Perhaps it would be better to ask about Floyd | something. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington is looking impatient. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask larvington about paper" | |||
Floyd ] Class Room Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LARVINGTON ABOUT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask teacher about paper" | |||
Floyd ] Class Room Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK TEACHER ABOUT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | "The paper, Mr Liddell." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask teacher about liz" | |||
Floyd ] Class Room Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK TEACHER ABOUT LIZ Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington lays his hookah on the desk and says: "You haven't Floyd | forgotten it, have you? We've talked about this, Mr Liddell." Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "This isn't much like Alice so far. No witty bantering talk! Not much talk at all in fact. :(" | ||
| DavidW says, "We may be able to find the paper elsewhere." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Larvington. Larva. Caterpillar. I see what you did there." | |||
| Zach asks, "True. Some exploring?" | |||
| DavidW says, "The train is from the Looking-Glass." | |||
| DavidW says (to mwmiller), "yeah" | |||
| DavidW says, "I think we should leave and come back when we have a paper." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor extends east from the vestibule to a door at the west. Mr Floyd | Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Mr Larvington yelling behind the door: "So, you think you can Floyd | just run off? Show some respect, Liddell!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the east) Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | Liz is nowhere to be seen. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. There lies your Mother, hardly visible from under Floyd | her thick red quilt. Floyd | Floyd | Mummy? Really? Floyd | Floyd | "Alistair, are you skipping school again? Come and take care of your Floyd | responsibilities. I'm too old and tired for this." Floyd | Floyd | As you cautiously step closer, you see Mother is trying to hold down a Floyd | little Piglet wriggling and squealing horrendously under the quilt. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm trying to knit a sweater for her, but the ungrateful little Floyd | bastard won't wear it, and now she will not stop screaming." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x piglet" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PIGLET Floyd | Floyd | Small and squiggly. There's something very familiar about the animal. Floyd | Floyd | Mummy lifts the loud pig from under the covers. Floyd | Floyd | "Your responsibility!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess Mummy is the Duchess." | ||
| mwmiller says, "Dreadfully ugly child, but rather a handsome pig, I think." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take piglet" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PIGLET Floyd | Floyd | You grab hold of the wriggling animal. It tries to bite you -- then Floyd | again, your Mother would have tried that, too, and most certainly Floyd | succeeded, had you not relieved her of this burden. Floyd | Floyd | "Now, make it shut up. You see: this is what happens when you don't Floyd | give them a proper upbringing", says Mummy, holding her ears. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mummy about piglet" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MUMMY ABOUT PIGLET Floyd | Floyd | Mother does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | The animal is so very loud you can hardly hear your own thoughts. What Floyd | am I supposed to do with this? Floyd | Floyd | "Don't look at me", your Mother says, "that's your problem." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "spank piglet" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SPANK PIGLET Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake piglet" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE PIGLET Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x quilt" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUILT Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the quilt. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take guilt" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE GUILT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x mom" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOM Floyd | Floyd | Your Mother is a frail old woman. Floyd | Floyd | Mummy tries to sit up in her bed, but immediately slumps back down on Floyd | the mattress. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, just hit it, for goodness' sake!" Floyd | Floyd | But it's so tiny. Floyd | Floyd | You feel someone grabbing your shoulder from behind. It's your brother Floyd | Leo, who leans over to poke at the Piglet. Floyd | Floyd | "What's the matter, Alice?" he says to you and laughs as the Piglet Floyd | gets more scared, "has your baby turned into a swine?" Floyd | Floyd | Mum, tell him not to! Floyd | Floyd | "Don't be such a girl, Alistair. Hit it. Your brother would." Floyd | Floyd | Leo starts trolling: Floyd | Floyd | Hush-a-by baby, in Alice's lap! Floyd | Till the tea's ready, there's time for a nap: Floyd | When the tea's over, we'll go to war - Floyd | And now I shall beat you 'till you're achy and sore! Floyd | Floyd | Your brother adverts his frustration from the pig to you and starts Floyd | punching your arm. "Hit it, Alice, hit it! I would." Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I don't want to" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "hit leo" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT LEO Floyd | Floyd | You defend yourself, for once, but Leo just laughs. He does stop Floyd | hitting you, nonetheless. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Am I to be the villian?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit piglet" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT PIGLET Floyd | Floyd | You smack the tiny Piglet in the face. It immediately goes silent, Floyd | stares at you with its frightened eyes and then, fearing for its Floyd | life, flees your violent grip. Floyd | Floyd | Liz! Floyd | Floyd | You now see it is your little daughter running away from you, not a Floyd | pig. A quick glimpse of her white dress as she dissappears into the Floyd | vestibule in the east end of the car. Floyd | Floyd | "O-oh!" says Leo, grinning. Floyd | Floyd | Mother laughs from the bed: "Come on, don't look so shocked, Alistair. Floyd | It's not like you've never done that before... And, like I always used Floyd | to say: Floyd | Floyd | Speak roughly to your little boy, Floyd | And beat him when he sneezes: Floyd | He only does it to annoy, Floyd | because he know it teases! Floyd | Floyd | And look at you and your brother now: you turned out just fine. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh dear" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x liz" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIZ Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Go east after Liz?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm confused; I thought *this* was the east compartment." | |||
| mwmiller says, "I guess being railroaded into hurting a defenseless child is better than being railroaded into murdering someone, but worse than being railroaded into flooding an apartment with sand." | |||
| Zach says, "I guess she's on the east side of the east car" | |||
| Zach says, "No, the apartment had great carpet" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a door Floyd | leading outside and another through the gangway to the next carriage. Floyd | The passanger compartment extends from here to the west. There's small Floyd | placard of some sort on the gangway entrance. There's a door leading Floyd | outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x placard" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLACARD Floyd | Floyd | It says "Private Party" in fancy letters. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "A tea party perhaps?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to open: the gangway or the door leading outside? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Or the cake party." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "open outside door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN OUTSIDE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | In general, the train doors won't open. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "out" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door leading outside) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I guess we need to find a key" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Is the gangway to the east?" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the gangway door) Floyd | It won't open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We probably need an invite, not a key." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suggest heading back west. We missed some places." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take yarn" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE YARN Floyd | Floyd | The ball of yarn is not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x basket" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X BASKET Floyd | Floyd | In the knitting basket are the scissors, a ball of yarn and some Floyd | needles. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take basket" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BASKET Floyd | Floyd | The knitting basket is not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | They look sharp. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | You take the scissors. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take needles" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE NEEDLES | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take needles" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | The needles are not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE NEEDLES Floyd | Floyd | The needles are not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x needles" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEEDLES Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the needles. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Why not take the basket? We're obviously a basket case." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished. The red wool is the itchy kind. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ok, scissors are interesting, the rest isn't." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | On the bed are a quilt and a sweater. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x quilt" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUILT Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the quilt. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | Firion asks, "What game are we playing?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Sentencing Mr Liddell." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the train door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "open door with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | the scissors Floyd | the train ticket Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | They look sharp. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "And it seems this sentence may end with a question mark?" | ||
| Zach asks, "Maybe we could have cut the thread?" | |||
| DavidW asks, "What thread?" | |||
| Zach says, "Err, red yarn." | |||
| DavidW says, "The yarn wasn't important." | |||
| Zach says, "I don't know what else we'd do with scissors" | |||
| Zach says, "Unless we have to be violent again" | |||
| DavidW says, "I use scissors every day, and rarely to cut yarn." | |||
| DavidW says, "Keep exploring back west." | |||
| Zach says, "Well, I just cut out an infotater, but our PC doesn't seem to have the same interests" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the train door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I thought there was a west door here earlier." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "It's locked" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "But is that the south door or the west door?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "The south door is how we entered the train in the first place, no?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door leading outside) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "No, we started out to the east of here" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "After giving the ticket" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I believe" | ||
| DavidW says, "I find the geography on this train a bit confusing." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. The corridor leads east to the Floyd | passenger compartment and ends at the vestibule in the west. Mr Floyd | Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. Surely we can't have gone everywhere?" | ||
| Zach says, "I think the direction we entered from is no longer relevant." | |||
| Zach says, "Well, my fear is that we might have to use the scissors in an unpleasant way." | |||
| Zach says, "The bit with the 'piglet' was enough to remind me of Emily's review of this game, even though I had forgotten the title." | |||
| DavidW says, "well, if we do, I'm sure the game will make it clear, so no poking eyes out just yet, if you please." | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "stab me with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > STAB ME WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller exclaims, "Curses, foiled again!" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "scissor me" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > SCISSOR ME Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut me with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ME WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh gross. I'm going to leave if this continues." | ||
| mwmiller asks, "So it *does* understand 'cut'?" | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "cut yarn with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT YARN WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cut yarn" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT YARN Floyd | Floyd | The ball of yarn is not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seats" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SEATS Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the benches. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "cut sweater with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT SWEATER WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under benches" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BENCHES Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "cut quilt with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT QUILT WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | The quilt is not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mummy about paper" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MUMMY ABOUT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Mother does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mummy about leo" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MUMMY ABOUT LEO Floyd | Floyd | Mother does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leo" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEO Floyd | Floyd | Your brother is taller than you -- and stronger and meaner. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's awkward. Leo isn't even mentioned in the room description." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open shutters" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SHUTTERS Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to open: the shutters in the north windows or the Floyd | shutters in the south windows? Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "north" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > NORTH Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, my eyes!" your Mother cries from the bed. "Leave the shutters Floyd | closed!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Yeah, but he was there earlier." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "He probably turned off the room contents, and Leo isn't always here. Oops." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open south shutters" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SOUTH SHUTTERS Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, my eyes!" your Mother cries from the bed. "Leave the shutters Floyd | closed!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Mother is hung over dear" | ||
| DavidW asks, "so are the shutters open or closed now?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x shutters" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHUTTERS Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to examine: the shutters in the north windows or the Floyd | shutters in the south windows? Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x south" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOUTH Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to examine: the windows to the south or the shutters Floyd | in the south windows? Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh come on." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x south shutters" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOUTH SHUTTERS Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the shutters in the south Floyd | windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open south window" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SOUTH WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The train windows don't open. Only the shutters can be opened and Floyd | closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. So no climbing on top of the train car." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break south window" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK SOUTH WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Little good would it do you breaking the glass. The shutters would Floyd | stay in place nonetheless. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Dang, I was hoping there would be an action scene with a helicopter up there" | ||
| Zach says, "I hope we didn't miss locations early on" | |||
| DavidW says, "I'm unclear on what to do, if there's no paper to give to Mr Larva." | |||
| Zach says, "There were a number of directions going out after we left the hat shop" | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah, but Cat and Liz were already there waiting for us." | |||
| DavidW says, "It's not like we could play search-the-town when other NPCs want you elsewhere." | |||
| mwmiller says, "The problem with making a game with dream logic is that...well...you can't just do whatever like in a real dream." | |||
| Zach says, "Yeah, but I was just wondering. We did make the clear choice" | |||
| Zach says, "I don't think I can in real dreams either" | |||
| DavidW asks (of mwmiller), "Are you suggesting we 'give paper' even though we have no paper in inventory anyway?" | |||
| Zach says, "My dreams always have some plot to follow as well." | |||
| Zach says (to DavidW), "hmm that's an idea" | |||
| mwmiller says, "I'm suggesting I'm totally stumped. :)" | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine paper" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | FunFair Floyd | Complimentary Floyd | Admit 1 child 2 adults Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Ticket == paper. Okay." | ||
| DavidW says, "Well, I feel we must've missed a room somewhere, but feel free to try. Ah." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Class Room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to a private compartment) Floyd | Floyd | Class Room Floyd | The room is dark: the blackened skylight lets in only a faint Floyd | suggestion of light. Mr Larvington slouches behind the desk, smoking Floyd | his pipe. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington is waiting for you. "So, you decided to drop back at Floyd | your house and fetch the paper, did you, Mr Liddell? It better be one Floyd | damn fine essay, it better." Floyd | Floyd | Your Teacher leans toward you. "Do I have to make you write 'I will Floyd | not disobey in the matters of paper' a hundred times? Enough with Floyd | these antics." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "give ticket to teacher" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE TICKET TO TEACHER Floyd | Floyd | The Teacher pulls the paper from your hand and gives it a good long Floyd | look. "You haven't put any words down? Of course it's early on, but Floyd | you ought have at least something." Floyd | Floyd | You don't even know what the subject is supposed to be -- how are you Floyd | to write a paper? Floyd | Floyd | "Precisely that, Mr Liddell", says Mr Larvington, "the subject of the Floyd | paper is 'What is the Subject?' How difficult can that be? The Floyd | words will come to you, if you just listen. Don't you know Floyd | that the meaning of things always comes from the outside, it is only Floyd | the meaningfulness of them that you get to judge for yourself. Or do Floyd | you still think this is just about you, poor little Alistair Liddell?" Floyd | Floyd | He returns the paper to you and also gives you a pen -- he ventures a Floyd | guess that you have probably lost your own. "You run along, now." Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Nice" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pen" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEN Floyd | Floyd | Writes black. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington turns his attention to the smoke that twirls upon the Floyd | desk and no longer sees you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | You prepare to write on the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You prepare to write on the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write assignment" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE ASSIGNMENT Floyd | Floyd | The word "assignment" may appear to have come to you, but it is of no Floyd | significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write "invitation" on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE "INVITATION" ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The word ""invitation"" may appear to have come to you, but it is of Floyd | no significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write invite on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE INVITE ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The word "invite" may appear to have come to you, but it is of no Floyd | significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write liz on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE LIZ ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The word "liz" may appear to have come to you, but it is of no Floyd | significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Invitation for party?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write party on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE PARTY ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The word "party" may appear to have come to you, but it is of no Floyd | significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write i" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE I Floyd | Floyd | The word "i" may appear to have come to you, but it is of no Floyd | significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, he said to LISTEN, and the words will come to us." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I tried that." | |||
| Zach asks, "Listen outside the party?" | |||
| DavidW says, "so let's listen elsewhere." | |||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Where is there a party?" | |||
| Zach says, "n, e, e" | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah, we can't get into it yet." | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "write the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART SHALL BE KNOWN IN THIS CONTRACT AS Floyd | THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART | genericgeekgirl says, "Ah." | ||
Floyd |
Floyd | Only a single word at a time, please.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Zach says, "I mean, listen outside of it" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | This is where you saw Liz flee from you, but now she's gone. Instead, Floyd | in front of the train car door appears a figure from thin air. As it Floyd | takes proper shape, you see it's Catherine. Floyd | Floyd | "You seem to have misplace our daughter." Cat sounds sarcastic. "Just Floyd | keep listening to your mother's advice, and she will run from you Floyd | forever." Floyd | Floyd | Cat seems to be losing shape again: her body begins to fade, leaving Floyd | visible only her head. Floyd | Floyd | The head speaks: "Since I'm here, you must want help in some matter. Floyd | That is why you have summoned me, isn't it? Speak, then." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "of course." | ||
| mwmiller says, "This game has no appreciation for classic comedy routines. =(" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Uh.." | |||
| Zach | Don't you know that the meaning of things always comes from the outside, | |||
| Zach says, "heh" | |||
| mwmiller says, "Yes game, she's a Cheshire Cat, we figured that out already." | |||
| DavidW says, "Cheshire Catherine." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "speak" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SPEAK Floyd | Floyd | Perhaps it would be better to ask about something. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask cat about liz" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LIZ Floyd | Floyd | "I've never lost her so I wouldn't know how to find her", says Cat. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask cat about party" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT PARTY Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about madness" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT MADNESS Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about words" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT WORDS Floyd | Floyd | "Remember to listen to us", Cat replies. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Somehow, the mix of Alice namedrops and OH EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE :( is rubbing me the wrong way." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | "I will try to help you, if there's something you need help with. That Floyd | is, after all, what I do in life", your wife says. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a strange, quiet suffling sound approaching from the Floyd | passenger compartment. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write life" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE LIFE Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word "life" on the paper. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine says, in all her physical inconsistence: "I won't be here Floyd | forever. Speak now." Floyd | Floyd | An endless queue of people dressed black arrive slowly and silently Floyd | from the passenger compartment and push past you into the vestibule. Floyd | The gangway to the east opens up, letting in one person, then closes Floyd | again. You see a black velvet curtain behind the door, nothing else, Floyd | as yet another dark traveller enters the corridor connection. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write us" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE US Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word on the school assignment in the form of Floyd | "we". Floyd | Floyd | Your wife is increasingly translucent. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write words" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE WORDS Floyd | Floyd | You prepare to write on the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Drat." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The feet of the people in black make that quiet suffle, otherwise they Floyd | are completely silent. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | The black queue of people slowly moves through the connection to the Floyd | next car. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO CAT Floyd | | mwmiller says, "The <em> tagged words are ones we can write, I suppose." | ||
Floyd | The feet of the people in black make that quiet suffle, otherwise they
Floyd | are completely silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "write live" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE LIVE Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word "live" on the paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Is suffle like a shuffle or a souffle'?" | ||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | life Floyd | we Floyd | live Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Oops, I had forgotten about 'life'" | ||
| Zach says, "Thought that could work" | |||
| Zach says, "*Though" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat, or what is present of her, follows by your side. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon slowly winds towards the vestibule in the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The feet of the people in black make that quiet suffle, otherwise they Floyd | are completely silent. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ribbon" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIBBON Floyd | Floyd | A black ribbon moving very slowly and silently towards the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Lost." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to mother" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO MOTHER Floyd | Floyd | Mother is unimpressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take ribbon" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE RIBBON Floyd | Floyd | You take the queue. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "uh" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | the queue Floyd | a pen Floyd | the scissors Floyd | the school assignment Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Hm." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut queue" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "listen to mother" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO MOTHER Floyd | Floyd | You hear that quiet suffle, nothing else. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm getting confused." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut queue with scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT QUEUE WITH SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Where is the room outside the party?" | ||
| DavidW says, "East." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | The black queue of people slowly moves through the connection to the Floyd | next car. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x placard" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLACARD Floyd | Floyd | It says "Private Party" in fancy letters. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh." | ||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "cut queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "That used to be in the room description" | ||
| mwmiller says, "Pbpbpbpbt." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take placard" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PLACARD Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be a part of the gangway. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we need to find a quiet spot and listen to Cat so we can finish the assignment." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAT Floyd | Floyd | More beautiful than ever. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | Perhaps it would be better to ask about something. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about assignment" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT ASSIGNMENT Floyd | Floyd | Catherine says thinks for a while. "You have an assignment? Let me see Floyd | it." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | Catherine takes a look at your paper. Floyd | Floyd | "What is the Subject? All I know is that it isn't me: for what I've Floyd | become is the object of your dream, yours and Liz's -- I've Floyd | so emerged myself in us, that without you I seize to exist. Floyd | Should you not think of any more, I -- or the thing I've transformed Floyd | into -- would vanish into thin air. Should I be reborn after that, I Floyd | would certainly be something utterly different, a stranger. Though, Floyd | for myself, I've been a stranger for years now, and what once was, I Floyd | fear, is forever lost to me." Floyd | Floyd | Her head looks to be fading: it's only her body that's visible to you Floyd | now. Floyd | Floyd | "So, I think the real question is: What is the Object?" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write dream" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word "dream" on the paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "think about us" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK ABOUT US Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "think" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | What a good idea. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "think of us" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK OF US Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write us" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE US Floyd | Floyd | You have already written down this word in the form of "we". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "'we dream life'?" | ||
| mwmiller asks, "Are we reeeeeally supposed to write something resembling a complete sentence that the game will somehow deign to accept?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I don't think the order matters, at least." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "So we're just collecting words." | |||
| Zach says, "Yeah, I am doubtful too. Maybe as we have some form of all the need words." | |||
| DavidW says, "I don't think so. But I expect the words will unscramble for us when we give the paper back." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Might as well ask about different things, then." | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ask cat about larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about object" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT OBJECT Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ask cat about us" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT US Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about subject" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT SUBJECT Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "think of us" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK OF US Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "think" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | What a good idea. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "think of me" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK OF ME Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "think about cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > THINK ABOUT CAT Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to think. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe we have enough words." | ||
| mwmiller says, "I think 'think' is a red herring." | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | life Floyd | we Floyd | live Floyd | dream Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "I wonder what >CUT PAPER would do?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Never know when you're going to need the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Anticlimactic." | ||
| Zach says, "Ah, so we're a hoarder" | |||
| DavidW says, "I'm sure we'll use the scissors later." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door leading outside) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon slowly winds towards the vestibule in the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to a private compartment) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Private Compartment Floyd | The room is dark: the blackened skylight lets in only a faint Floyd | suggestion of light. Mr Larvington slouches behind the desk, smoking Floyd | his pipe. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "show paper to larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW PAPER TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | "Never return an unfinished paper, Mr Liddell", says your Teacher and Floyd | dismisses you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | That's already closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask larvington about assignment" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LARVINGTON ABOUT ASSIGNMENT Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington pays no attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about liz" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LIZ Floyd | Floyd | "It is your responcibility now." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about dream" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT DREAM Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pen" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEN Floyd | Floyd | Writes black. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | You hear that quiet suffle, nothing else. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about mother" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT MOTHER Floyd | Floyd | "Just keep listening to her, and Liz will always run from you." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about leo" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LEO Floyd | Floyd | "Finally!" your wife laughs, "it took you this long to stand up for Floyd | yourself. I bet you had dreamed of beating him all your Floyd | life." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Damnit, Cat. Tell me something new." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about livington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LIVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write dreamed on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE DREAMED ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | You have already written down this word in the form of Floyd | "dream". Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about cat" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT CAT Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about me" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about uncle" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT UNCLE Floyd | Floyd | "Well, that is important", answers Cat dryly, "having tea -- oh, boy Floyd | that's the way to live. I'm sure your uncle and cousin are Floyd | eagerly waiting for you to join the fun." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about love" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LOVE Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Cat does not give a darn about our wobegone self-pity." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cat, I love you" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CAT, I LOVE YOU Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not reply. Perhaps it would be better to ask about something. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about fair" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT FAIR Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > DANCE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about father" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT FATHER Floyd | Floyd | "He's been dead for ages and still he haunts you. I wish you could Floyd | just let go and live your own life." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about mother" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT MOTHER Floyd | Floyd | "Just keep listening to her, and Liz will always run from you." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about cat" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT CAT Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about train" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT TRAIN Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about me" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about family" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT FAMILY Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "ask cat about cat" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT CAT Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about hats" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT HATS Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hmmm. I hate guess-the-topic." | ||
| mwmiller says, "Catherine's not very introspective." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | life Floyd | we Floyd | live Floyd | dream Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "We haven't written 'words' yet" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Was that in <em> tags?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write words on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE WORDS ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | You prepare to write on the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I think the bold words I found were "live dream life words us we"" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about queue" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about stroller" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT STROLLER Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about job" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT JOB Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about love" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT LOVE Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Where did you see 'live'? It's not in my transcript." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I mean, before she just said it." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "You'd used it earlier." | |||
| mwmiller says, "When talking about the uncle." | |||
| Zach | that's the way to <em>live</em>. I'm sure your uncle and cousin are | |||
| DavidW says, "it's in the reply to 'ask about father', at least." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yes, that was recent, though." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Not back when it was written." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Ah. I guess you don't HAVE to ask about a topic, you can just guess them." | |||
| Zach says, "Oh, earlier I was thinking that other forms of words might be needed" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Ah, ok." | |||
| mwmiller exclaims, "The mother of all guess-the-word puzzles!" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write the on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE THE ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | You prepare to write on the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "noun-verb-adj" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write dance" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE DANCE Floyd | Floyd | The word "dance" may appear to have come to you, but it is of no Floyd | significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Lies." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x body" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X BODY Floyd | Floyd | More beautiful than ever. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Where is Mister Train Conductor?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pen Floyd | the queue Floyd | the scissors Floyd | the school assignment Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "He was last seen going east." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x queue" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | A black ribbon moving very slowly and silently towards the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "As was Liz." | ||
| Zach says, "Oh, we did take the 'ribbon'" | |||
| DavidW says, "wear ribbon" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear ribbon" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR RIBBON Floyd | Floyd | You can't wear that! Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to ribbon" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO RIBBON Floyd | Floyd | You hear that quiet suffle, nothing else. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tie ribbon" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TIE RIBBON Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to tie the queue to? Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington pays no attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tie ribbon to hair" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TIE RIBBON TO HAIR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "tie ribbon around the ole oak tree" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TIE RIBBON AROUND THE OLE OAK TREE Floyd | Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "'yellow ribbon'" | ||
| mwmiller says, "This game hasn't any appreciation for classic music, either." | |||
| DavidW says, "This is a black ribbon." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give ribbon to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE RIBBON TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | Cat doesn't seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | The queue lengthens as new people arrive from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door leading outside) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stand on queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stand on end of queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON END OF QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Probably true." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, I don't understand some of the stuff that shouldn't be opaque." | |||
| Zach says, "We do have a handy hint system" | |||
| DavidW says, "If the queue is coming in the door, the door ought to be open." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CAT Floyd | Floyd | Keep your mind on the game. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Well, that's no fun. :(" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about work" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT WORK Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask cat about play" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT PLAY Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | A dark figure after another joins the line: men, women, people of all Floyd | ages, in shared silence. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose a hint might be acceptable to get past this point." | ||
| Zach says, "Yeah, I think that's acceptable considering the confusion and bugs" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hint" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | genericgeekgirl asks, "Which do we need?" | ||
| DavidW says, "'What to do with your wife' sounds like a blog title." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe." | |||
| Zach asks, "I guess next? We haven't seen our wife lately, have we?" | |||
| Zach says, "heh" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cat" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | DavidW says, "Cat is our wife." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I think she's following us around." | |||
| genericgeekgirl presses the yellow enter button. | |||
Floyd ] Where next Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 There's always something interesting going on in private Floyd | parties. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint. | Zach says, "Ah, sorry. I am confused." | ||
| Zach says, "Maybe 'wife' is a needed hint then." | |||
| DavidW says, "er, this is not the topic to look at." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
| DavidW presses the yellow enter button. | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "hint" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 There's always something interesting going on in private Floyd | parties. Floyd | 2/4 There's no cutting in line. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | genericgeekgirl asks, "Wife?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | |||
| Zach says, "Yeah" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press n" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press n" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Where next Floyd | > What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh." | ||
| DavidW presses the yellow enter button. | |||
Floyd ] What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 You can ask Cat about what ever you like. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint. | genericgeekgirl says, "Duh." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "h" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 You can ask Cat about what ever you like. Floyd | 2/4 The command is ASK CAT ABOUT [something]. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "h" | |||
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/4 You can ask Cat about what ever you like.
Floyd | 2/4 The command is ASK CAT ABOUT [something].
Floyd | 3/4 Useful subjects for conversation might include your family
Floyd | members and the things you've encountered so far in the story.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Note: the last hint will tell you exactly what to do. Don't
Floyd | look it up if you want to figure it out by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint.
| Zach says, "YES" | ||
| Zach asks, "Liz, Leo, Mom?" | |||
| DavidW says, "We haven't asked about great-uncles or grandparents." | |||
| Zach says, ">ASK ABOUT INHERITANCE" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "w" | DavidW says, "Still in the menu." | ||
| Zach says, "Ah, oops" | |||
| Zach asks, "Have we asked about all the family members?" | |||
| DavidW says, "We asked about mother, father, cat, liz, leo." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Also asked about uncle." | |||
| DavidW says, "I'm not sure about Dermot." | |||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Who or what is a Dermot?" | |||
| DavidW says, "Our cousin the 'dormouse'." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Ah." | |||
| DavidW says, "He was asleep in the hat shop." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I didn't even realize he was there." | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah, he was easy to miss." | |||
| Zach says, "(that's what she said)" | |||
| Zach asks, "Ask Cat about Dermot?" | |||
| DavidW says, "sure" | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Where next Floyd | > What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask cat about dermot" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT DERMOT Floyd | Floyd | "Well, that is important", answers Cat dryly, "having tea -- oh, boy Floyd | that's the way to live. I'm sure your uncle and cousin are Floyd | eagerly waiting for you to join the fun." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Same response as uncle." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | life Floyd | we Floyd | live Floyd | dream Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about ticket" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT TICKET Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about party" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT PARTY Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about guard" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT GUARD Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about river" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT RIVER Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Where is the end of the line? Have we seen one?" | ||
| DavidW says, "This is as close to the end as we can get." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | A black ribbon moving very slowly and silently towards the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "They're coming in from the door, even though the door is closed, locked, leads outside of a moving train." | ||
| Zach asks, "Oh maybe a pun with ribbon?" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x yarn" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X YARN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x needles" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEEDLES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Those aren't here." | ||
| Zach says, "Ah, right, to the west." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about me" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I guess that wouldn't have anything to do with Cat anyway." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "exits" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > EXITS Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | Some of the people glance at you as they step in, most of them don't. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "no east" | ||
| DavidW says, "There's two locations called Vestibule." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Just checking." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x placard" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLACARD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "East?" | ||
| Zach says, "Ah, yeah" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Sorry, I was thinking of the Eastern one" | ||
| DavidW says, "We probably need to get the explicit hint," | |||
| Zach says, "Yeah" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, one sec. Just exploring." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. The Piglet's sweater Floyd | is on the bed, unfinished: you see the red yarn in the knitting basket Floyd | on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon slowly winds towards the vestibule in the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Sure" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take yarn" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE YARN Floyd | Floyd | The ball of yarn is not worth too much attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | You take the sweater. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take pig" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PIG Floyd | | DavidW says, "And I'm jonesing for pasta or something to eat." | ||
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | The black queue of people slowly moves through the connection to the Floyd | next car. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | The sweater would not fit you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Oh, we can take the sweater" | ||
| DavidW says, "That's sweater wasn't takeable before, was it?!" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I don't know." | |||
| Zach says, "I don't think so" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I thought for sure we tried to get it." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | Cat does not answer. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Just gonna keep trying until they back off~" | ||
| DavidW says, "We can't go east." | |||
| Zach asks, "Maybe we just tried to 'x' it and found it unimportant?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Zach), "Maybe." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I think we tried to cut it, and it told us not to." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished. The red wool is the itchy kind. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "finish sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > FINISH SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | You don't know how to knit. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I really think we can't go to the party until the business with Larvington is concluded." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "wear sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | The sweater would not fit you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x wool" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOOL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The feet of the people in black make that quiet suffle, otherwise they Floyd | are completely silent. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon slowly winds towards the vestibule in the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | More people join the queue from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join line" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN LINE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Explicit hint, I guess." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "help" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Where next Floyd | > What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "h" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Where next Floyd | > What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| DavidW presses the yellow enter button. | |||
Floyd ] What to do with your wife
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/4 You can ask Cat about what ever you like.
Floyd | 2/4 The command is ASK CAT ABOUT [something].
Floyd | 3/4 Useful subjects for conversation might include your family
Floyd | members and the things you've encountered so far in the story.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Note: the last hint will tell you exactly what to do. Don't
Floyd | look it up if you want to figure it out by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint.
| |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "h" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 You can ask Cat about what ever you like. Floyd | 2/4 The command is ASK CAT ABOUT [something]. Floyd | 3/4 Useful subjects for conversation might include your family Floyd | members and the things you've encountered so far in the story. Floyd | 4/4 Some examples on what you could ask Cat about: school Floyd | assignment, Liz, tea party, Mother, Father, Cat. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu. | mwmiller says, "'Some examples'? Oh, game." | ||
| DavidW says, "hm. I suppose we didn't do 'tea party'." | |||
| Zach says, "hooray" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" | mwmiller says, "Probably same as 'uncle' but whattheheck." | ||
| Zach asks, "Or 'school assignment'?" | |||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Where next Floyd | > What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about tea party" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT TEA PARTY Floyd | Floyd | "Well, that is important", answers Cat dryly, "having tea -- oh, boy Floyd | that's the way to live. I'm sure your uncle and cousin are Floyd | eagerly waiting for you to join the fun." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about school assignment" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT Floyd | Floyd | Cat's body replies: "Think of us when you think of yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller asks, "SURE ENOUGH. And 'ask cat about cat' doesn't work does it?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask cat about catherine" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT CATHERINE Floyd | Floyd | "This is not about me and not about you -- this is about all of Floyd | us", she says. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller asks, "All right so it does. Well that's pretty much all we have innit?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think so, yeah." | |||
| DavidW says, "But Larvington didn't like it." | |||
| Zach asks, "Ah, just <em> words. Maybe the order does matter? Can we erase the paper and start over?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "erase paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > ERASE PAPER Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | That's plainly inedible. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cross out words" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > CROSS OUT WORDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller asks, "I get the feeling we're supposed to eventually play William S. Burroughs and cut the words up and re-order them. Try showing the paper to Larvington again?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut paper" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Never know when you're going to need the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Have we added anything since we last showed it to him?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to a private compartment) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Private Compartment Floyd | The room is dark: the blackened skylight lets in only a faint Floyd | suggestion of light. Mr Larvington slouches behind the desk, smoking Floyd | his pipe. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Play Burroughs in a game of William Tell" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | "Never return an unfinished paper, Mr Liddell", says your Teacher and Floyd | dismisses you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear that quiet suffle, nothing else. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "write a on paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE A ON PAPER Floyd | Floyd | You prepare to write on the school assignment. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "So much for that idea. >:(" | ||
| Zach says, "haha" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask larvington about object" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LARVINGTON ABOUT OBJECT Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington pays no attention to you. "Just keep working on that Floyd | paper, Mr Liddell." Floyd | . Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | life Floyd | we Floyd | live Floyd | dream Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "At this point, the discomfort about violence toward a defenseless baby has worn off, replaced by pure frustration." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pipe" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PIPE Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the hookah. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, I dunno. I want food." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. "Just keep working on that paper, Mr Floyd | Liddell." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit cat" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT CAT Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smoke hookah" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SMOKE HOOKAH Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "I disagree." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "use hookah" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > USE HOOKAH Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "(Kidding!)" | ||
| Zach asks, "We haven't written 'us' yet, or does 'we' count for that?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show sweater to larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW SWEATER TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington pays no attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Other hint?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cut wool" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT WOOL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Yeah" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hint" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| genericgeekgirl presses the yellow enter button. | |||
Floyd ] Where next Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 There's always something interesting going on in private Floyd | parties. Floyd | 2/4 There's no cutting in line. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "h" | |||
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/4 There's always something interesting going on in private
Floyd | parties.
Floyd | 2/4 There's no cutting in line.
Floyd | 3/4 Get in line and wait for your turn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Note: the last hint will tell you exactly what to do. Don't
Floyd | look it up if you want to figure it out by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu or H to reveal another hint.
| genericgeekgirl says, "I TRIED THAT." | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Final hint?" | |||
| mwmiller says, "DO IT" | |||
| Zach says, "Us, We Live, Dream Life Words" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "h" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | 1/4 There's always something interesting going on in private Floyd | parties. Floyd | 2/4 There's no cutting in line. Floyd | 3/4 Get in line and wait for your turn. Floyd | 4/4 To join the queue, go to the vestibule at the west end of the Floyd | train. Join the line and move with it through the car to the next Floyd | vestibule. Now it's your turn to go in. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the Hint Menu. | genericgeekgirl says, "I DID THAT, TOO." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I went as far west as possible and tried to join queue, and it told me people scowled at me." | |||
| Zach asks, "Maybe we bugged the game by taking the queue?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Oh man." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I wonder. Maybe we can take it again and drop it in various rooms until it works.." | |||
| Zach says, "I think we did drop it" | |||
| mwmiller says, "Aaaghagrhagrhgh I hope not." | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | genericgeekgirl asks, "But maybe not in the right place?" | ||
| Zach says, "Oops, sorry, menu" | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Where next Floyd | What to do with your wife Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a goal and press ENTER to show hints, or press Q to exit the Floyd | Hint Menu. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | Private Compartment Floyd | The room is dark: the blackened skylight lets in only a faint Floyd | suggestion of light. Mr Larvington slouches behind the desk, smoking Floyd | his pipe. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. The door is to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take queue" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | You take the queue. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | More people join the queue from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see two queues here. Floyd | Floyd | More people join the queue from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Haha." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, it's possible that taking the queue made the game logic go astray." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the train door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | You take the queue. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | More people join the queue from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "two queues? uh-oh" | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Is a room missing one?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon slowly winds towards the vestibule in the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Bleedin' stupid game expects us to do off-the-wall things in one place and not take anything in another place." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop queue" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | The black queue of people slowly moves through the connection to the Floyd | next car. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon slowly winds towards the vestibule in the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The queue moves slowly east. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the queue here. Floyd | Floyd | More people join the queue from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | The people in queue look at you angrily as you try to cut in line. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "I figured we got it from the room that talks about ribbon." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Oh no. Granted, we haven't actually done much." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Which queue do you mean, the queue or the queue?" | |||
| DavidW says, "sorry, but the lag is INSANE" | |||
| Zach says, "I can't remember if it was the -- yeah..." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "We did unfortunately save after we took the queue. But, I don't know. It's late, but I feel like we've done something like 10 useful steps in all of that." | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah, might have to restart or just try it another night." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf3" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf2" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| genericgeekgirl says, "Oops. Didn't mean that." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restart" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTART Floyd | Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart? | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Closing time. You have just finished going through the invoices, and Floyd | Uncle Marty is counting the register. Cousin Dermot is hunched over Floyd | the counter, asleep. Floyd | Floyd | "You go, Alistair", Uncle Marty says, "us two will lock up. Don't want Floyd | to keep the wife waiting, do you?" Floyd | Floyd | You are going to the funfair. You promised Catherine. Floyd | Floyd | The clock strikes six: you are late, once more. Floyd | Floyd | Sentencing Mr Liddell Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by I-K. Huuhtanen Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 111001 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | Just a small business, but it's yours. Founded by your late father Floyd | some forty years ago, it still offers a wide range of headgear for Floyd | discerning gentlemen, all crafted by hand. The walls up to the ceiling Floyd | are lined with top hats and bowlers, fedoras and homburgs, panamas and Floyd | boaters. At the moment, at the end of the day, the space a bit untidy, Floyd | with the counter stacked with miscellaneous papers and textile samples Floyd | and the rubbish bin scouring with crumpled notes and order sheets. Floyd | Marty promises to tidy up. Floyd | Floyd | The door outside onto the street is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [If this is your first time playing 'Sentencing Mr Liddell', type MENU Floyd | to learn more about the game.] Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Let me see about just going through it up to that point." | ||
| Zach says, "OK" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Looks like we can add all the words to the paper without asking getting them first." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bin" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIN Floyd | Floyd | The bin is scouring with crumpled paper: miscellaneous notes, order Floyd | confirmations, wrapping sheets, receipts. You notice your funfair Floyd | ticket has ended up in here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take ticket" | |||
Floyd ] The Liddell Hat Shop Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TICKET Floyd | Floyd | You dig the ticket out of the bin. Floyd | Floyd | "So, that's where I put it", says Uncle Marty, apologetic. "These Floyd | things are important to children", he continues, "funfairs and such. I Floyd | remember when Dermot was little... Then we get old and, before you Floyd | know it, everything new and unexpected becomes..." He loses the count Floyd | of the money. "You go now. Don't you worry about me, little Alistair. Floyd | You've got too much worries as it is, with the shop and the family and Floyd | your mother having taken ill. I know how it is with me, I do. It's not Floyd | every man who'd take on two such employees as me and your cousin Floyd | Dermot there. Your father would have been proud." Floyd | Floyd | You're not too sure about that. But it's your business now. You need Floyd | to go. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | "Tea on Sunday, as usual?" asks Uncle Marty. Floyd | Floyd | Yes, as usual. Dermot has promised to get his act together after last Floyd | Sunday when Marty threatened to dunk his head in the teapot if he Floyd | dozes off again. Floyd | Floyd | "See you there, then." Uncle Marty smiles and waves his hand goodbye. Floyd | It's like he's relieved every time you say you'll come, thought you've Floyd | never said no. Floyd | Floyd | You step outside onto the street. Floyd | Floyd | The Street (in front of the Hat Shop) Floyd | The sign above the door reads in bright red letters: "LIDDELL HAT Floyd | SHOP". The street leads down south to the riverside.The town spreads Floyd | all around on the hillside, the black silhouette of the Ferris wheel Floyd | is drawn against the red of the sky at the south-western horizon. Floyd | Floyd | There's a chill in the air. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine is staring at the distance, completely in her thoughts, Floyd | running her fingers through Liz's hair as the girl sleeps in the Floyd | stroller. Floyd | Floyd | "There you are", your wife awakens to you arriving. She looks tired. Floyd | "We've been waiting for... oh, who cares. I don't feel like explaining Floyd | this to you any more. I've been pushing Liz around in this thing since Floyd | eleven o'clock. It's pretty cold, you know", Cat says. Floyd | Floyd | The summer is turning into autumn. Yesterday you had noticed how the Floyd | cold breeze from the river travels up the hill and creeps under your Floyd | cardigan. You sigh and say the girls could have just come into the Floyd | shop to get out of the cold. Floyd | Floyd | Cat gives you the same answer you've heard many times before: "You Floyd | know your uncle. I didn't want to him to wake up Liz." Floyd | Floyd | Catherine straightens her torso and tucks her skirt. "You've got the Floyd | ticket? Let's go then." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" | |||
Floyd ] The Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | This street leads down towards the river. West of here is a web of Floyd | small streets that would only lengthen your journey. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "d" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You leave the stroller and go. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine lifts her hands in the air. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, I'll push this god-awful buggy for a mile still. Clearly it's my Floyd | responsibility, once again." Floyd | Floyd | She grabs hold of Liz's stroller and begins trotting down the hill Floyd | after you. Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The riverside walk begins here. A lonely bench stands at the at the Floyd | end of the walkway for the weary to rest on. A street rises up north Floyd | to the hills. The river runs east to west, splitting the town in half: Floyd | to the north, the hills, to the south, the industry and the suburbs. Floyd | The river walk follows the bank stretching west. The Ferris wheel is Floyd | visible against the western sky. Floyd | Floyd | Your little bunny rabbit is still fast asleep in the stroller. Cat Floyd | notices the way you look at your daughter, and softens her tone of Floyd | voice: "She's been sleeping since we left home. Good, though: she's Floyd | going to need the energy." Floyd | Floyd | You remember the last time you went to the funfair: how scared Liz was Floyd | to see her reflections in the House of Mirrors -- she thought she was Floyd | actually growing in all these weird directions. You mention this to Floyd | Catherine, and she replies: "That was a year ago. She's a big girl Floyd | now." A faint smile on your wife's face. Floyd | Floyd | Has it really been a year already... Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The walkway runs east to west along the riverside. The funfair gates Floyd | are ahead to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows you, pushing Liz. Floyd | Floyd | You stroll along the riverside, and Catherine says: "Remind me to pick Floyd | up some eggs on the way home. I promised your mother we would visit Floyd | her at the nursing home on Sunday. I said I'd bring apple tarts for Floyd | tea." Floyd | Floyd | You tell Cat that on Sunday you're having tea at Uncle Marty's. In a Floyd | flash, the anger is back in Cat's eyes, but she doesn't reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The walkway runs east to west along the riverside and ends here at the Floyd | funfair gates. Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows you, pushing Liz. Floyd | Floyd | Finally Cat says something: "Can't you spend one day with your Floyd | daughter and your old mother instead of those never-ending tea parties Floyd | with your loony uncle and good-for-nothing cousin?" she sighs. Floyd | Floyd | They are counting on me, Cat. Floyd | Floyd | Cat stops. "We are counting on you, Alistair! Besides, do you think Floyd | your mother is going to live forever? She doesn't have long, you know Floyd | that. Ever since your father died, you've seen how she's been waiting Floyd | to follow him. And Liz: she's going to grow up and leave us sooner Floyd | than you think." Floyd | Floyd | I see you and Liz every day, Cat. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I wonder if you ever truly see me, Alistair." Cat turns around Floyd | and starts pushing the stroller to the opposite direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The walkway runs east to west along the riverside. The funfair gates Floyd | are behind you to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | The riverside walk ends here. A lonely bench stands at the at the end Floyd | of the walkway for the weary to rest on. A street rises up north to Floyd | the hills. The river runs east to west, splitting the town in half: to Floyd | the north, the hills, to the south, the industry and the suburbs. The Floyd | river walk follows the bank stretching west. The Ferris wheel is Floyd | visible against the western sky. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine is sitting here on the bench, covering her face with her Floyd | hands so that the passers-by would not see her crying. She's left the Floyd | stroller in the middle of the walkway. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. The walkway continues west along the Floyd | river. To the north, the street leads up to the hill. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine keeps sobbing. Floyd | Floyd | The walkway slopes slightly towards the edge of the river. You notice Floyd | Liz's stroller has begun to slowly move. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Cat mumbles something you interpret as "Why did you have to spoil this Floyd | one, too? You can't even push the god-damn stroller." Floyd | Floyd | The stroller is getting dangerously close to the river's edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly Catherine cries: "Liz!" Floyd | Floyd | The stroller falls down the bank into the river and disappears under Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine runs to the edge and is screaming, terrified: Floyd | Floyd | "Liz! Alistair, do something!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dive" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > DIVE Floyd | Floyd | You cannot swim, but that's the least of your worries now. You dive in Floyd | after Liz. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | Underwater Floyd | The water is black -- even blacker than it looked like from above. Floyd | Briefly you think your foot hit the pebbles at the riverbed, but you Floyd | find out the water seems to expand indefinitely in nearly all Floyd | directions. There's a faint glimmer of light above you. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you see a glimpse of a white dress, somewhere to the east. Floyd | You feel like shouting after your daughter but then remember you would Floyd | drown were you to do that. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | The light above you is just as faint as before. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Ugh, laggy." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Underwater Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The shape of Liz disappears as you swim closer. Your feet hit the Floyd | bottom: smooth concrete. The water's surprisingly shallow. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Overflow Chamber Floyd | Floyd | Overflow Chamber Floyd | You emerge from a pool of water. This seems to be the sewers: a Floyd | spacious chamber with drain tunnels leading to it from both sides. No Floyd | water is coming in, there's only what's left in this overflow pool Floyd | after last weeks storms that swept the town. Floyd | Floyd | There is a train waiting by the platform on the north side of the Floyd | chamber. The white steam licks the curving walls as the engine is Floyd | being warmed. Floyd | Floyd | There's Liz. She's climbed to the platform, with her white dress Floyd | dripping wet, and boards the train. The Guard courteously lifts his Floyd | cap for her. Then he pulls out a large pocket watch and blows his Floyd | whistle. Floyd | Floyd | "All aboard!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Overflow Chamber (on the platform) Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | You climb onto the metal platform. Floyd | Floyd | Overflow Chamber (on the platform) Floyd | The engine puffs and hisses as it is prepared for departure. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | You step into a small space at the end of the train. Oak panelled Floyd | walls are dark, the linoleum on the floor is worn-down. A corridor Floyd | leads east from here, the door outside is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The Guard takes a last look from the steps and jumps aboard. The train Floyd | begins to move. Floyd | Floyd | Your daughter is nowhere to be seen. The Guard surely knows something. Floyd | The man doesn't seem too helpful, though, standing here and sizing you Floyd | with his eyes from head to tow. Floyd | Floyd | "Ticket, please." Floyd | Floyd | Then he coughs, as to be polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show ticket to man" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW TICKET TO MAN Floyd | Floyd | The Guard takes the piece of paper. His whiskers tremble a bit. Floyd | Floyd | "Thank you, sir." Floyd | Floyd | The Guard keeps shaking his head for a while to show his overall Floyd | disapproval of you being here, and then says: "Be sure to have the Floyd | ticket ready. You never know when I'll be back to inspect it." Floyd | Floyd | The man takes off to the eastern corridor and disappears through a Floyd | compartment door at the end of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | You don't see Liz. The corridor extends east from the vestibule to a Floyd | door at the west. Another door leads south. The lamps on the wall shed Floyd | a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to a private compartment) Floyd | Floyd | Private Compartment Floyd | Liz doesn't seem to be here. You can smell the dust in the air. The Floyd | room is dark: the small skylight above is so blackened with coal dust Floyd | is doesn't let in much light. Floyd | Floyd | The door swings closed behind you, as these train doors are designed Floyd | to do. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington -- ? Floyd | Floyd | Slouching behind a huge oak desk is your old school teacher Mr Floyd | Larvington, smoking a hookah. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, u-hum, I shall take the roll", mutters Mr Larvington, "Leo Floyd | Liddell?" He takes a look around, as do you. "No? Excellent. Alistair Floyd | Liddell?" Floyd | Floyd | He sees you. "Alistair, still not showing up in time." Floyd | Floyd | You point out that Leo is even more late. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington sucks his pipe as a deliberate gesture and explains: Floyd | "Exactly, Mr Liddell. And look at you still: trying to squeal on your Floyd | brother, you little pig." Floyd | Floyd | As always, Leo gets the royal treatment and you get scolded, no matter Floyd | what you do. That obnoxious bully. Floyd | Floyd | "But now, young Liddell: let's see your paper", says Mr Larvington and Floyd | holds out his hand demandingly. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show ticket to man" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW TICKET TO MAN Floyd | Floyd | The Teacher pulls the paper from your hand and gives it a good long Floyd | look. "You haven't put any words down? Of course it's early on, but Floyd | you ought have at least something." Floyd | Floyd | You don't even know what the subject is supposed to be -- how are you Floyd | to write a paper? Floyd | Floyd | "Precisely that, Mr Liddell", says Mr Larvington, "the subject of the Floyd | paper is 'What is the Subject?' How difficult can that be? The Floyd | words will come to you, if you just listen. Don't you know Floyd | that the meaning of things always comes from the outside, it is only Floyd | the meaningfulness of them that you get to judge for yourself. Or do Floyd | you still think this is just about you, poor little Alistair Liddell?" Floyd | Floyd | He returns the paper to you and also gives you a pen -- he ventures a Floyd | guess that you have probably lost your own. "You run along, now." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write dream" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | You choose the school assignment as writing paper, since it seems to Floyd | be the only sensible option. Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word "dream" on the paper. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington turns his attention to the smoke that twirls upon the Floyd | desk and no longer sees you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write life" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE LIFE Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word "life" on the paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write live" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE LIVE Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word "live" on the paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write us" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE US Floyd | Floyd | You scribble the word on the school assignment in the form of Floyd | "we". Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x paper" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | dream Floyd | life Floyd | live Floyd | we Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor extends east from the vestibule to a door at the west. Mr Floyd | Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x door" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the train door. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor extends east from the vestibule to a door at the west. Mr Floyd | Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The lamps on the Floyd | wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I wish you'd saved before writing any words. What if the word order does matter?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I doubt it does." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I feel like the hint would have said something about it. Like talk to Cat in *this* order." | |||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Where is the room with mother?" | |||
| DavidW says, "east" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the east) Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | Liz is nowhere to be seen. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. There lies your Mother, hardly visible from under Floyd | her thick red quilt. Floyd | Floyd | Mummy? Really? Floyd | Floyd | "Alistair, come and take care of your responsibilities. I'm too old Floyd | and tired for this." Floyd | Floyd | As you cautiously step closer, you see Mother is trying to hold down a Floyd | little Piglet wriggling and squealing horrendously under the quilt. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm trying to knit a sweater for her, but the ungrateful little Floyd | bastard won't wear it, and now she will not stop screaming." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "It didn't let me go this way earlier.." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | You take the sweater. Floyd | Floyd | Mummy lifts the loud pig from under the covers. Floyd | Floyd | "Your responsibility!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take pig" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PIG Floyd | Floyd | You grab hold of the wriggling animal. It tries to bite you -- then Floyd | again, your Mother would have tried that, too, and most certainly Floyd | succeeded, had you not relieved her of this burden. Floyd | Floyd | "Now, make it shut up. You see: this is what happens when you don't Floyd | give them a proper upbringing", says Mummy, holding her ears. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | The Piglet escapes your grip and quickly runs to the other end of the Floyd | compartment to hide under a seat, yet still screaming so loudly, Floyd | there's no mistaking where it's hiding. Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | "I hope you didn't come to visit only to cut class, Alistair", your Floyd | Mother says dryly as you return to the corridor. Floyd | Floyd | "But don't be late for Uncle Marty's tea party!" Leo hollers after Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Aw." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I was trying to rescue her." | |||
| Zach asks, "Uncle Marty? Did we ask about him?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "We got 'live'." | |||
| Zach says, "Ah" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | "Catch it, Alistair!" Mother shouts and points to the Piglet that's Floyd | running wildly between the seats. Floyd | Floyd | Mummy lifts her head off the pillow with an exaggerated moan. "How Floyd | nice of you to bother with your old, dying mother." Floyd | You can hear the little Pig's cries from under a nearby seat. As you Floyd | step in, the animal springs out from its hiding place and begins Floyd | galloping around the compartment. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take pig" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PIG Floyd | Floyd | The little thing gets scared and louder as you manage to catch it. Floyd | It's desperately trying to flee, but your grip holds. Floyd | Floyd | The animal is so very loud you can hardly hear your own thoughts. What Floyd | am I supposed to do with this? Floyd | Floyd | "Don't look at me", your Mother says, "that's your problem." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Avert your eyes." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hit pig" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT PIG Floyd | Floyd | But it's so tiny... Floyd | You hesitate. Floyd | Floyd | You feel someone grabbing your shoulder from behind. It's your brother Floyd | Leo, who leans over to poke at the Piglet. Floyd | Floyd | "What's the matter, Alice?" he says to you and laughs as the Piglet Floyd | gets more scared, "has your baby turned into a swine?" Floyd | Floyd | Mum, tell him not to! Floyd | Floyd | "Don't be such a girl, Alistair. Hit it. Your brother would." Floyd | Floyd | Leo starts trolling: Floyd | Floyd | Hush-a-by baby, in Alice's lap! Floyd | Till the tea's ready, there's time for a nap: Floyd | When the tea's over, we'll go to war - Floyd | And now I shall beat you 'till you're achy and sore! Floyd | Floyd | Your brother adverts his frustration from the pig to you and starts Floyd | punching your arm. "Hit it, Alice, hit it! I would." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You smack the tiny Piglet in the face. It immediately goes silent, Floyd | stares at you with its frightened eyes and then, fearing for its Floyd | life, flees your violent grip. Floyd | Floyd | Liz! Floyd | Floyd | You now see it is your little daughter running away from you, not a Floyd | pig. A quick glimpse of her white dress as she dissappears into the Floyd | vestibule in the east end of the car. Floyd | Floyd | "O-oh!" says Leo, grinning. Floyd | Floyd | Mother laughs from the bed: "Come on, don't look so shocked, Alistair. Floyd | It's not like you've never done that before... And, like I always used Floyd | to say: Floyd | Floyd | Speak roughly to your little boy, Floyd | And beat him when he sneezes: Floyd | He only does it to annoy, Floyd | because he know it teases! Floyd | Floyd | And look at you and your brother now: you turned out just fine. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "C'mon queue." | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Where is Cat?" | |||
| mwmiller says, "Need to trigger Cat showing up again, somehow, I think." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a door Floyd | leading outside and another through the gangway to the next carriage. Floyd | The passanger compartment extends from here to the west. There's small Floyd | placard of some sort on the gangway entrance. There's a door leading Floyd | outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | This is where you saw Liz flee from you, but now she's gone. Instead, Floyd | in front of the train car door appears a figure from thin air. As it Floyd | takes proper shape, you see it's Catherine. Floyd | Floyd | "You seem to have misplace our daughter." Cat sounds sarcastic. "Just Floyd | keep listening to your mother's advice, and she will run from you Floyd | forever." Floyd | Floyd | Cat seems to be losing shape again: her body begins to fade, leaving Floyd | visible only her head. Floyd | Floyd | The head speaks: "Since I'm here, you must want help in some matter. Floyd | That is why you have summoned me, isn't it? Speak, then." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, hello there." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to cat" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | Catherine takes a look at your paper. Floyd | Floyd | "What is the Subject? All I know is that it isn't me: for what I've Floyd | become is the object of your dream, yours and Liz's -- I've Floyd | so emerged myself in us, that without you I seize to exist. Floyd | Should you not think of any more, I -- or the thing I've transformed Floyd | into -- would vanish into thin air. Should I be reborn after that, I Floyd | would certainly be something utterly different, a stranger. Though, Floyd | for myself, I've been a stranger for years now, and what once was, I Floyd | fear, is forever lost to me." Floyd | Floyd | Her head looks to be fading: it's only her body that's visible to you Floyd | now. Floyd | Floyd | "So, I think the real question is: What is the Object?" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat, or what is present of her, follows by your side. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | "I will try to help you, if there's something you need help with. That Floyd | is, after all, what I do in life", your wife says. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Catherine says, in all her physical inconsistence: "I won't be here Floyd | forever. Speak now." Floyd | Floyd | You hear a strange, quiet suffling sound approaching from the eastern Floyd | vestibule. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Ah." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "speak to catherine" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > SPEAK TO CATHERINE Floyd | Floyd | Perhaps it would be better to ask about something. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | A small space at the end of the train. The corridor leads east from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | Your wife is increasingly translucent. Floyd | Floyd | Now you see what the sound was about: a continuous flow of people, all Floyd | dressed in black, arrives from the outside and continues to slowly Floyd | form a queue along the corridor. No one speaks a word -- there's only Floyd | the hushed shuffle of their feet against the linoleum. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A corridor runs east from here. Floyd | Floyd | A dark figure after another joins the line: men, women, people of all Floyd | ages, in shared silence. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "join queue" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > JOIN QUEUE Floyd | Floyd | You go stand at the end of the line behind a young woman, cutting in Floyd | front of a young man who has just stepped in from the door. The queue Floyd | ahead of you moves slowly forward from the vestibule towards the Floyd | corridor. Floyd | Floyd | Some of the people glance at you as they step in, most of them don't. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf4" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Nice" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The young man behind you accidently steps on your heels. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. The Floyd | lamps on the wall shed a dim yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | The queue runs along the corridor to the passenger compartment. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we walk east now." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the passenger compartment door) Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The rows of seats on two sides of the Floyd | compartment are empty, apart from a bed that has been laid between Floyd | them at the middle. In the bed lies your Mother. Floyd | Floyd | The black ribbon winds towards the vestibule at the end of the Floyd | compartment. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "> wave at mommy" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Cat follows. Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's small placard of some sort on the gangway Floyd | entrance. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | The gangway to the east opens up, letting in one person, then closes Floyd | again. You see a black velvet curtain behind the door, nothing else, Floyd | as yet another dark traveller enters the corridor connection. Floyd | Floyd | Cat begins to fade altogether. Floyd | Floyd | "It's your turn, Alistair. You'd better go now..." Floyd | Floyd | Catherine has disappeared from sight, but her voice lingers on to say: Floyd | Floyd | "... you'll be late." Floyd | Floyd | The gangway opens in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Hooray" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "score" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > SCORE Floyd | Floyd | There is no score in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Oh, my ears and whiskers, I shall be so very late." | ||
| Zach asks, "I guess east again?" | |||
| DavidW asks, "I was away from keyboard. Did we finish the school assignment or not?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Not yet." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | You are in almost complete darkness for those few seconds it takes you Floyd | to cross the gangway: only the glimpse of the rails speeding by on Floyd | both sides below you as you balance on the swaying bridge connecting Floyd | the two train cars. The noice is overwhelming. | genericgeekgirl says, "The noice." | ||
| Zach says, "But we got into the party I think" | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | The black curtain opens up into brightness. Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car Floyd | The Funeral Director -- a tall, bulky man wearing a tophat and a suite Floyd | he has outgrown many years ago -- stands at the door and bows to you. Floyd | Floyd | "Let's see some identification", he whispers. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller exclaims, "I guess we *are* late, at that!" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a sweater Floyd | a pen Floyd | the school assignment Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show assignment to director" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ASSIGNMENT TO DIRECTOR Floyd | Floyd | You show your paper to the man. He studies it carefully, then Floyd | whispers: "Alright, you can go in." Floyd | Floyd | The Funeral Director steps aside. Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car Floyd | The room is brighter than the ones earlier on: the shutters on the Floyd | windows are open, letting in the light from the outside. The space is Floyd | crowded with people dressed in black, and there are large black bows Floyd | of silk ribbon tied to the windowpanes. At the centre of the car sits Floyd | a huge mound of red poppies, blocking the view to the far end of the Floyd | carriage. No sign of Liz, at least not in this part of the room, Floyd | although you're sure this is where she must have run. Floyd | Floyd | The sombrely-attired people seem to be conversing with one another, Floyd | but there is no sound. As you listen more carefully, you make out Floyd | faint talking further back in the car, but you are not sure where it's Floyd | coming from. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I guess this is dream logic indent" | ||
| Zach says, "*ident. Ah, OK." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The faint voices say: Floyd | Floyd | "They told us you had been to her, Floyd | And tried to squeal on him. Floyd | She gave you your poor character, Floyd | And made sure you could not swim." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x poppies" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X POPPIES Floyd | Floyd | Red poppies all of them. Floyd | Floyd | The choir of poppies say: Floyd | Floyd | "Don't let him know she liked him best, Floyd | For this must ever be Floyd | A secret, kept from all the rest, Floyd | Between myself and thee." Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Eek" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x people" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEOPLE Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to examine: the Funeral Director, the funeral party Floyd | or the flowers? Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x funeral party" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUNERAL PARTY Floyd | Floyd | All silent and dressed in black. Floyd | Floyd | This is what the poppies say now: Floyd | Floyd | "Our notion was that you had been Floyd | (Before she had this fit) Floyd | An obstacle that came between Floyd | Him, and her, and it." Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "She? Him? Darn it stop trying to imitate Carroll and actually say something straight out, game." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | As a choir, the flowers say: Floyd | Floyd | "If I or you should chance to be Floyd | Involved in this affair, Floyd | She trusts to you to set her free, Floyd | Exactly as we were." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x Funeral Director" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUNERAL DIRECTOR Floyd | Floyd | A large man in a bowler and a suite. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Keep on listenin', I guess." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The mourners converse without sound. There's only the silent clacking Floyd | of the train in the background. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x flowers" | mwmiller says, "Right then." | ||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOWERS Floyd | Floyd | Red poppies all of them. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat flowers" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT FLOWERS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the flowers) Floyd | "No, not us! Let us live!" the poppies scream. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says (to mwmiller), "I'm not sure what this game is trying to say" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "'Don't stop and eat the flowers,' clearly." | |||
| Zach says, "heh" | |||
| Zach says, "I'm scared to take anything" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf5" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take poppies" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE POPPIES Floyd | Floyd | "No, not us! Let us live!" the poppies scream. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take director" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE DIRECTOR Floyd | Floyd | Adults don't like to be treated as babies. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cry" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > CRY Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "listen to poppies" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO POPPIES Floyd | Floyd | The poppies say nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "hit director" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT DIRECTOR Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The way to the other end of the car is blocked by the mound of Floyd | flowers, and the poppies even bend their stems as if trying to stand Floyd | in your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cut poppies" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT POPPIES Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine liz" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE LIZ Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search poppies" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH POPPIES Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, mister", says a poppy, "what's this? Grabbing us things Floyd | like a piece o' flora! Don't hurt to say please..." The flowers are Floyd | annoyed by your rudeness -- but what can they do? They try to bend Floyd | their stems to the side to keep them from snapping under your heavy Floyd | hand. As you rummage the mound you see something under them: a piece Floyd | of red cloth, and, what's this, a hat, and a teacup, and, holding the Floyd | saucer it's on, a hand. You sweep the last poppies to reveal all and Floyd | find, looking straight at you, your Father. Floyd | Floyd | "Alistair, my boy! Marty's pretty pissed off with you being so late." Floyd | Floyd | Father takes a sip from his cup and continues: "He's been baking for Floyd | hours." Floyd | Floyd | Behind the flowers is revealed a tea table with a couple of chairs. Floyd | Father jumps up and moves over to the table. "Sit down, son, and have Floyd | some tea. Marty will be down soon with the apple tarts." Floyd | Floyd | You say have no time: you have to find Liz. Floyd | Floyd | "Has the little wife you running errands for her again? You should Floyd | know there's always Time, no matter what the women say -- Time to Floyd | kill, if nothing else." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kill father" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL FATHER Floyd | Floyd | That will get you nowhere. Floyd | Floyd | Father pulls a chair for you. "Sit, sit, live a little." Floyd | Floyd | Father picks up the teapot and pours you a cupper. "Now, where's your Floyd | uncle? I'm in mood for an apple tart. And the pot's empty." Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "I'm going to stop saying 'eek': just assume that's my reaction to the game" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x father" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X FATHER Floyd | Floyd | Wearing his tophat and a red vest, the man looks very much alive. Floyd | Floyd | "Very well, don't sit. You're your own man." Floyd | Floyd | Uncle Marty shows up, carrying a tray full of apple tarts, stepping Floyd | carefully so not the drop them. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly the train begins to shake -- people and teacups are tumbling Floyd | over, with them Uncle Marty and his tarts. The train comes to a Floyd | screeching halt. Your teacup, among other china, falls to the floor Floyd | and breaks to pieces. Floyd | Floyd | Father jumps up. "This is it! Now we're really killing Time!" Floyd | Floyd | He knocks down the table and takes cover behind it, surprisingly Floyd | managing not to wake up Cousin Dermot. Then he picks up a chair and Floyd | throws it into the eastern vestibule, as to let someone know you are Floyd | prepared to fight back. Floyd | Floyd | "Duck, Alistair, or you'll get your mind blown off!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "duck" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > DUCK Floyd | Floyd | You squat behind the tea table. Floyd | Floyd | You see Leo dashing into the car from behind the enemy lines. That Floyd | figures: when was the last time your brother willingly missed out on a Floyd | fight? He finds himself a cup and saucer and runs to the window, Floyd | squatting under it to stay undetected. Floyd | Floyd | Uncle Marty is curled up in the corner, desperately hugging his apple Floyd | tarts. "All the Kings horses..." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cup" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CUP Floyd | Floyd | The teacup has already been picked out for ammunition by Leo. Floyd | Floyd | Father scouts for tableware. "You take care of the ammunition", he Floyd | says and grabs his teacup. Floyd | Floyd | "Ready! Floyd | Aim! Floyd | Fire!" Floyd | Floyd | Father throws the cup towards the vestibule, then grabs the teapot. Floyd | Floyd | "Ready!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car (behind the table) Floyd | Floyd | Everyone has taken cover: your Father squats behind the tea table Floyd | almost squashing Cousin Dermot, who's still sound asleep. Uncle Marty Floyd | is curled up at the other side of the room, hugging his apple tarts Floyd | and mumbling to himself. The funeral party is trying to hide by lying Floyd | as flat as possible. Leo is the only one doesn't bother shielding Floyd | himself: he leans against the wall by the window and grins. Floyd | Floyd | Most of the tableware is smashed to shards. On the floor is the tea Floyd | tray. Floyd | Floyd | "Aim!" Father shouts, and he lifts up his teapot and Leo a saucer. Floyd | "Fire!" Your family in arms throw the ammunition towards the enemy. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tray" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TRAY Floyd | Floyd | You take the tea tray. Floyd | Floyd | "Reload!" yells Father and grabs the saucer from you. "All men to Floyd | arms. You too, Alistair." Floyd | Floyd | "Ready!" Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess we're going to throw the tea tray?" | ||
| mwmiller asks, "A tea-tray in the sky. Sure, why not?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "aim teatray" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > AIM TEATRAY Floyd | Floyd | You lift up the tea tray. Floyd | Floyd | "Aim!" Father shouts, and he lifts up his saucer and Leo a teacup. Floyd | "Fire!" Your family in arms throw the ammunition towards the enemy. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fire teatray" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > FIRE TEATRAY Floyd | Floyd | You throw the tea tray into the vestibule. Floyd | Floyd | "Reload!" yells Father and extends his hand in waiting for more Floyd | ammunition. "Keep them coming, Alistair." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, good." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car (behind the table) Floyd | Floyd | Everyone has taken cover: your Father squats behind the tea table Floyd | almost squashing Cousin Dermot, who's still sound asleep. Uncle Marty Floyd | is curled up at the other side of the room, hugging his apple tarts Floyd | and mumbling to himself. The funeral party is trying to hide by lying Floyd | as flat as possible. Leo is the only one doesn't bother shielding Floyd | himself: he leans against the wall by the window and grins. Floyd | Floyd | "Come on, son", Father says, peering for the enemy as he hold out his Floyd | hand toward you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x dermot" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X DERMOT Floyd | Floyd | Your cousin is curled up behind the table, still fast asleep, Floyd | squeezing his teacup close to his chest. Floyd | Floyd | Father is getting aggravated: "There's no time for your gimmicks, Floyd | Alistair -- reload, now!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take teacup" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TEACUP Floyd | Floyd | Dermot has a near death grip on the teacup, but you manage to pry it Floyd | out of his hands without waking him up. Floyd | Floyd | You see your Father is starting to look nervous, squatting there, able Floyd | to do nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Yay" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "aim teacup" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > AIM TEACUP Floyd | Floyd | You lift up Dermot's cup. Floyd | Floyd | Your Father protests your selfishness: "Come on, son, keep them Floyd | coming! I need some ammunition here!" Floyd | Floyd | Leo shouts at you: "Get a move on, Alice! We haven't got all Floyd | day. Dad needs ammunition, so get it for him." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give teacup to dad" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE TEACUP TO DAD Floyd | Floyd | "Now we're talking!" Father gets excited and grabs Dermot's cup. Floyd | Floyd | "Ready!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look under table" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | "Aim! Fire!" Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x flowers" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOWERS Floyd | Floyd | Red poppies all of them. Floyd | Floyd | "Reload!" yells Father and extends his hand in waiting for more Floyd | ammunition. "Keep them coming, Alistair." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search flowers" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH FLOWERS Floyd | Floyd | Midst the poppies lies a lonely saucer -- left there by your Father as Floyd | he awakened. Floyd | Floyd | Father still waits for a reload. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take saucer" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SAUCER Floyd | Floyd | You take Father's saucer. Floyd | Floyd | Your Father still needs ammunition. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give saucer to father" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SAUCER TO FATHER Floyd | Floyd | "Now we're talking!" Father gets excited and grabs the saucer. Floyd | Floyd | "Ready!" Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Kind of weird." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car (behind the table) Floyd | Floyd | Everyone has taken cover: your Father squats behind the tea table Floyd | almost squashing Cousin Dermot, who's still sound asleep. Uncle Marty Floyd | is curled up at the other side of the room, hugging his apple tarts Floyd | and mumbling to himself. The funeral party is trying to hide by lying Floyd | as flat as possible. Leo is the only one doesn't bother shielding Floyd | himself: he leans against the wall by the window and grins. Floyd | Floyd | "Aim! Fire!" Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "> throw dermot" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tarts" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TARTS Floyd | Floyd | Your uncle scrapes the remaining tarts from the floor in his lap so Floyd | swiftly, you fail to grab even one of them. Floyd | Floyd | "... stole those tarts, and took them quite away", Marty mumbles and Floyd | hugs the tartlets. Floyd | Floyd | "Reload!" yells Father and extends his hand in waiting for more Floyd | ammunition. "Keep them coming, Alistair." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a sweater Floyd | a pen Floyd | the paper Floyd | Floyd | Your Father still needs ammunition. Floyd | Floyd | The Funeral Director who is grouched on the floor nearby notices Floyd | you've run out of ammunition. He reaches for his pocket and pulls out Floyd | an Egg. Floyd | Floyd | "Use this, sir." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take egg" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE EGG Floyd | Floyd | The man gently passes the Egg to you. "It will break", he whispers and Floyd | slides back under the chair. Floyd | Floyd | Father, looking more nervous than before, turns to you and your Floyd | brother and says: "Listen, men. The enemy is closing in on us Floyd | and we are out of ammunition. You have a choice to make", and Floyd | he looks straight at you when he says this, "kill or be killed." He Floyd | turns his demanding eyes to the Egg. Floyd | Floyd | ... but it's so fragile, you almost say. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf6" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give egg to dad" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE EGG TO DAD Floyd | Floyd | "No, son, this is a task for you", says your Father. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "aim egg" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > AIM EGG Floyd | Floyd | You lift up the Egg. Floyd | Floyd | "This is war", says your Father "and in war there is no room for Floyd | fragility. Now, finish them off so that all the King's horses and all Floyd | the King's men can't put them together again." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "fire egg" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > FIRE EGG Floyd | Floyd | You take a last look at the fragile little thing in the palm of your Floyd | hand, then throw it. Floyd | Floyd | Everything goes quiet. Cousin Dermot almost wakes up but doesn't get Floyd | his eyes open, so he goes back to sleep. Floyd | Floyd | Uncle Marty is curled up by the wall, mumbling to himself: "All the Floyd | kings horses and all the kings men couldn't..." Floyd | Floyd | Leo is leaning onto the wall by the window and laughing as the smashed Floyd | Egg drips down from above the vestibule entrance. Leo catches a drip Floyd | with his finger and licks it. "Yummy." Floyd | Floyd | So fragile... Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x egg" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > X EGG Floyd | Floyd | You see it's Liz. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "....." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take liz" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LIZ Floyd | Floyd | You step out from behind the tea table. Floyd | Floyd | Your brother squeezes the dripping remains of the Egg in his fist and Floyd | holds his hand so high up you can't reach it. "You want this? Well, Floyd | come and get it." Floyd | Floyd | Leo takes off to the eastern vestibule. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "I am very disturbed." | ||
| Zach says, "Indeed" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small dark space at the east-end of the funeral car, with a Floyd | door leading outside and another through the gangway to the next Floyd | carriage. Floyd | Floyd | Your brother pushes through the gangway into the next car. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the gangway door) Floyd | Floyd | Luggage Van Floyd | The unheated carriage feels damp. The south wall consists of a pair of Floyd | sliding doors for loading the van. Floyd | Floyd | Leonard runs ahead of you, jokingly grouching behind boxes and crates. Floyd | "Catch me if you can!" Floyd | Floyd | The Egg drips from between his fingers, stains the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take egg" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE EGG Floyd | Floyd | Leo looks at the Egg, then you, and says: "You want your precious Floyd | little baby?" Floyd | Floyd | He shakes the dripping Egg in his hand. Floyd | Floyd | "I'll play you for it." Floyd | Floyd | Leo searches his pocket and pulls out something, quickly hiding it Floyd | behind his back so you cannot see what it is. Then he extends his arm Floyd | in front of him, fist closed, and counts: Floyd | Floyd | "One -- two -- three!" Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "I'm starting to think we should've hit the 'piglet' less and jerkwad Leo more." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf7" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says (to mwmiller), "I did the first time through" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Well, we have scissors and paper.." | |||
| mwmiller asks, "Just once, though?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Paper seems to be the ticket. Heh, pun not actually intended." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show paper to leo" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW PAPER TO LEO Floyd | Floyd | You choose paper -- not like you had any other choice. Floyd | Floyd | Leo grins, victorious: his choice was scissors. "Scissors cut paper!" Floyd | He holds down your hand, makes cut in the paper just to show you who Floyd | won, and Leo turns his eyes to the smashed Egg in his hand, tilts his Floyd | head theatrically and says: "Looks like Alice's little cuddly toy Floyd | stays with me... Oh, Mr Guard, sir!" Floyd | Floyd | Leo stashes the Egg behind his back, giving you a discrete wink. Floyd | Floyd | "Mr Guard, as I, sir, would never consider such a vile deed as Floyd | smuggling luggage out of the luggage van, you might nonetheless wish Floyd | to keep an eye on my brother, there -- he is young and prone to Floyd | mischief." Floyd | Floyd | The Guard looks at you, his whiskers trembling. "Let's see it then, Floyd | good sir, your luggage. No taking it out." Floyd | Floyd | He steps closer, and Leo slips out the door, unnoticed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Once, yeah" | ||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "examine paper" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | dream Floyd | life Floyd | live Floyd | we Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Neat. The link for Ghosterington Night has been fixed." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "But we should wait until after Jan 5 or so." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "So he can watch." | |||
| Zach asks, "Cool. You e-mailed the author?" | |||
| Zach says, "Ah, that's fine." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "So maybe the 9th." | |||
| Zach asks, "Is that going to work his time?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah. It's in the afternoon." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Luggage Van Floyd | The van is loaded with boxes and crates, all pushed to one side to Floyd | leave free space by the doors to the south. The unheated carriage Floyd | feels damp. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Very good. Carry on." | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "South?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x boxes" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOXES Floyd | Floyd | The smell of raw wood from the unsanded planks. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x crates" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRATES Floyd | Floyd | The smell of raw wood from the unsanded planks. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x planks" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLANKS Floyd | Floyd | The smell of raw wood from the unsanded planks. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "smell" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Sure" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The Guard, once again, materializes from the sewers. "Tut tut, Mr Floyd | Liddell", he says and points at the plaque on the door: "Leave Your Floyd | Baggage". Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAQUE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf8" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop all" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP ALL Floyd | Floyd | sweater: Dropped. Floyd | pen: Dropped. Floyd | paper: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Our *emotional* baggage I'm guessing" | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Aw. Isn't that what the assignment is?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | This part of the sewer system is still under construction. Where Floyd | you're standing, the walls are still bare, only the temporary Floyd | reinforcement beams are in place. An earthy smell is in the cold air: Floyd | you see the ground here is not of solid stone but of soil and rubble, Floyd | with broken roots of trees sticking out from the walls above you. The Floyd | construction lights reveal the tunnel extends far back west and into Floyd | darkness ahead in the east. Floyd | Floyd | The train stands here, hissing calmly. The locomotive is the east and Floyd | the carriages are lined up west from there. Right here is the Floyd | connection between the tender and the luggage van. The doors to the Floyd | luggage van are open. Floyd | Floyd | Further back into the west you see the wall has partly collapsed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, ""We Live a Dream Life" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Clearly we are Yoda." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Dream life live we." | |||
| Zach says, "Dream Life Live We, Egg Baby" | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | The walls here are bare soil, only the temporary reinforcement beams Floyd | are in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "goo goo g'joob" | ||
| Zach says, "heh" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x beams" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X BEAMS Floyd | Floyd | Wooden beams on the east end of the stretch, steel covering in the Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Maybe we can enter the luggage van and get our stuff?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Without exploring?" | |||
| Zach says, "Hmm, both" | |||
| Zach asks, "East?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | You stand next to the locomotive. There are steps leading up to the Floyd | cabin. Floyd | Floyd | There's someone moving inside the cabin. You think it might be Liz. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | It's Mr Larvington at the cabin door. "U-hum, Mr Liddell, have you the Floyd | words? Let's see your court documents, then." Floyd | Floyd | Court documents? Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh no." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "West?" | ||
| Zach says, "Yeah" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | The locomotive is to the east and the carriages are lined up west from Floyd | there. Right here is the connection between the tender and the luggage Floyd | van. The doors the luggage van are open. The walls of the tunnel are Floyd | bare at this end. Stringlights run along the tunnel and you see Floyd | there's a floodlight on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x floodlight" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOODLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | Stringlights run on the walls. There are floodlights placed here and Floyd | there along the tunnel to provide extra illumination. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | Part of the wall has collapsed down, right at the edge of steel Floyd | reinforcement rings that extend to here from the west. As you look up, Floyd | you see it's not only tree roots sticking out of the soft wall, but Floyd | old, decomposed wooden planks. Suddenly you realise where the sewer Floyd | line is being dug: under the town's old graveyard. The dirt and rubble Floyd | from the wall form a big pile by the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The train extends eastward, you are by the passenger car at the west Floyd | end. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER Floyd | Floyd | You must supply a noun. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "They moved the headstones, but not the graves! D:" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter van" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER VAN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search rubble" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE Floyd | Floyd | Among the rubble you notice two large stone plates: a headstone split Floyd | in half. Also a smaller piece has broken off the other half. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x headstone" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEADSTONE Floyd | Floyd | The black headstone is split in half. There's some carving on the Floyd | stone. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x piece" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X PIECE Floyd | Floyd | The rock is flat and of a triangular shape. The surface is smooth. Floyd | Floyd | For a second, there, you think your feet hit the riverbed. Floyd | Floyd | Would just about fit in your fist, the rock. There's a carving: "ice Floyd | dream". Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x carving" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARVING Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to examine: the carving on the headstone or the Floyd | carving on the rock? Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "headstone" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > HEADSTONE Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the headstone. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So, the rock from the rock, paper, scissors game?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x carving on headstone" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARVING ON HEADSTONE Floyd | Floyd | The carving on one half of the headstone says "h! such a n" and on the Floyd | other "You woke me out of o". Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Hm." | ||
| Zach says, "Ah, yes" | |||
| mwmiller says, "'You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream'." | |||
| Zach says, "So many layers" | |||
| mwmiller says, "Like an onion. Or an ogre." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cat" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take headstone" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE HEADSTONE Floyd | Floyd | It is far too heavy for you to lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take rock" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ROCK Floyd | Floyd | You take the rock. Floyd | Floyd | > | mwmiller says, "Now wind a piece of string around it." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Heh" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel Floyd | The wall reinforcement ends here where part of the wall has collapsed. Floyd | There's a large pile of rubble on the ground, almost blocking your Floyd | way. Floyd | Floyd | The train extends eastward, you are by the passenger car at the west Floyd | end. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (actually curving northwest to the back of the train) Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | The train extends east from here. The walls of the tunnel are covered Floyd | in steel reinforcement, leading back west. It's impossible to see the Floyd | end of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Back into luggage van?" | ||
| Zach says, "Sure" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | There's no door on this side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| Firion goes home. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | There's nothing in that direction but the endless tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | There's no door on this side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Didn't it say "the train extends east from here"?" | ||
| mwmiller says, "Probably means the train *runs* eastward, not that it's to the east of you." | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "enter train" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (The tail of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER TRAIN Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. You can move to the south side of the Floyd | train by going southeast or to the north side by going northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Bleh." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You are by the passenger car. The train extends eastward. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Or se?" | ||
| mwmiller says, "Blimey keep going east, maybe there's something on this side." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You stand next to the tender. The locomotive is to the east and rest Floyd | of the train to the west. Metal steps lead up to the roof of the Floyd | tender. Floyd | Floyd | You notice the scissors on the ground. Leo must have dropped them Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scissors" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SCISSORS Floyd | Floyd | You take the scissors. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "So, if we'd taken the scissors earlier--which we clearly weren't meant to, I think, oops--I wonder how that would have played out." | ||
| Zach says, "Hmm" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Two scissors!" | |||
| mwmiller exclaims, "Got rock and scissors, paper must be nearer!" | |||
| Zach asks, "Alice Scissor Hands?" | |||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You are on the north side of the locomotive. The tender and the Floyd | carriages are to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "There was an up." | ||
| mwmiller says (to Floyd), "w. up" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Tender Floyd | > Floyd | > W. UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You stand next to the tender. The locomotive is to the east and rest Floyd | of the train to the west. Metal steps lead up to the roof of the Floyd | tender. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Tender Floyd | The tender is right behind the locomotive. The carriages extend west Floyd | from here. Steps lead down to the north side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It'd be weird if there were items from the extended versions of RPS games." | ||
| Zach asks, "Dynamite?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "> take spock" | |||
| DavidW | You see a Spock, a lizard, and a dynamite here. | |||
| genericgeekgirl | Keep your hands to yourself. | |||
| Zach says, "heehee" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] On top of the Locomotive Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | On top of the Locomotive Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "That's it? No description?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] On top of the Locomotive Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | On top of the Locomotive Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "I haven't played with Spock before. What does he defeat?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] On top of the Locomotive Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. The train extends west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, we DO get to go on top." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Tender Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You jump onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Tender Floyd | The tender is right behind the locomotive. The carriages extend west Floyd | from here. Steps lead down to the north side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Yup!" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Luggage Van Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Funeral Car Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Passenger Car Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You jump onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Passenger Car Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Passenger Car Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. The train extends east. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "So anti-climatic." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Funeral Car Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Luggage Van Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Tender Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Tender Floyd | The tender is right behind the locomotive. The carriages extend west Floyd | from here. Steps lead down to the north side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > DOWN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You stand next to the tender. The locomotive is to the east and rest Floyd | of the train to the west. Metal steps lead up to the roof of the Floyd | tender. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "can you go east of above the Tender?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Around the rest of the train to the luggage van entrance?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yes, we went to the locomotive." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "And from there nothing." | |||
| DavidW says, "hm" | |||
| DavidW says, "perhaps the stuff was invisible, like Leo." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Heh" | |||
| DavidW says, "I suppose if the topside is important, it'll become more obvious." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, I hope so." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I assume it was included for a reason." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Maybe to throw momma from the train?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You are on the north side of the locomotive. The tender and the Floyd | carriages are to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (actually curving southeast in front of the train) Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | The tunnel extends into darkness ahead. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The tunnel leads only into the unknown darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Aw." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You are on the north side of the locomotive. The tender and the Floyd | carriages are to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | You stand next to the locomotive. There are steps leading up to the Floyd | cabin. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | The locomotive is to the east and the carriages are lined up west from Floyd | there. Right here is the connection between the tender and the luggage Floyd | van. The doors the luggage van are open. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Luggage Van Floyd | The van is loaded with boxes and crates, all pushed to one side to Floyd | leave free space by the doors to the south. The unheated carriage Floyd | feels damp. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the paper, a pen and a sweater here. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take paper and pen and sweater" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PAPER AND PEN AND SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | paper: You take the paper. Floyd | pen: You take the pen. Floyd | sweater: You take the sweater. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf9" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Luggage Van Floyd | The van is loaded with boxes and crates, all pushed to one side to Floyd | leave free space by the doors to the south. The unheated carriage Floyd | feels damp. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. A gangway to the west leads to another Floyd | carriage. The southern wall consists of a pair of sliding doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small dark space at the east-end of the funeral car, with a Floyd | gangway leading to the next carriage. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small dark space at the east-end of the funeral car, with a Floyd | gangway leading to the next carriage. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car Floyd | The car is completely cleared from people: only the poppies slowly Floyd | sway in the silence. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "The classroom and private compartments had skylights." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x gangway" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > X GANGWAY Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the gangway. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Funeral Car Floyd | The car is completely cleared from people: only the poppies slowly Floyd | sway in the silence. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Vestibule Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the gangway door) Floyd | Floyd | Vestibule Floyd | This is a small space at the east-end of the train car, with a gangway Floyd | leading to the next carriage. The passanger compartment extends from Floyd | here to the west. There's small placard of some sort on the gangway Floyd | entrance. There's a door leading outside, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Passenger Compartment Floyd | The compartment is poorly lit: the shutters are closed and there's Floyd | only a small lamp by the bed. The bed is empty: your Mother is no Floyd | longer here. There's that slight sinking feeling. Floyd | Floyd | "Do you think your mother is going live forever? She Floyd | doesn't have long, you know that. Ever since your father died, you've Floyd | seen how she's been waiting to follow him." Floyd | Floyd | The bed is made neatly, the red blanket is stretched smoothly across Floyd | the mattress. Floyd | Floyd | The knitting basket lies next to the bed. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Aw." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blanket" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x basket" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X BASKET Floyd | Floyd | In the knitting basket are a ball of yarn and some needles. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x yarn" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X YARN Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the ball of yarn. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x needles" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEEDLES Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the needles. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit on bed" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT ON BED Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the bed. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x skylight" | |||
Floyd ] Passenger Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKYLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" | |||
Floyd ] Corridor Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first getting off the bed) Floyd | (first opening the door to the corridor) Floyd | Floyd | Corridor Floyd | The corridor runs east-west between the vestibule and the passenger Floyd | compartment. Mr Larvington's private compartment is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door to a private compartment) Floyd | Floyd | Private Compartment Floyd | The blackened skylight casts only a faint light over the desk in the Floyd | middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | The compartment is empty, only the smoke of Mr Larvington's hookah Floyd | still lingers on. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x skylight" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKYLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | A round window in the compartment ceiling, too blackened with coal Floyd | dust to see through. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x desk" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | You notice nothing interesting about the desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stand on desk" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON DESK Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open skylight" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SKYLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | It won't open, no matter how hard you push or pull. Floyd | Pretty soon you notice why this is: there are no hinges, the skylight Floyd | is not meant to be opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Break it?" | ||
| mwmiller says, "Why not? The worst that could happen is that shards of glass fall down and put us out of our misery." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf10" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break skylight" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK SKYLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You try to break the window, but to no effect. It is stronger than Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break skylight with rock" | |||
Floyd ] Private Compartment Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK SKYLIGHT WITH ROCK Floyd | Floyd | You hammer the glass and eventually it gives in. The shards hit your Floyd | face, but you manage not to get cut. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Passenger Car Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Passenger Car Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Funeral Car Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You leap onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Funeral Car Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Luggage Van Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You jump onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Luggage Van Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Roof above the Tender Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You jump onto the roof of the next car. Floyd | Floyd | Roof above the Tender Floyd | The tender is right behind the locomotive. The carriages extend west Floyd | from here. Steps lead down to the north side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > DOWN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You stand next to the tender. The locomotive is to the east and rest Floyd | of the train to the west. Metal steps lead up to the roof of the Floyd | tender. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (North of train) Floyd | You are on the north side of the locomotive. The tender and the Floyd | carriages are to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (actually curving southeast in front of the train) Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | The tunnel extends into darkness ahead. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (in front of the locomotive) Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | You can't go in that direction. You can move to the south side of the Floyd | train by going southwest or to the north side by going northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | You stand next to the locomotive. There are steps leading up to the Floyd | cabin. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington taps his pipe. "No access without the court documents." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show papers to larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW PAPERS TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | "U-hum, yes, yes..." Mr Larvington mutters, "you may approach the Floyd | court, Mr Liddell." Floyd | Floyd | He gestures you to follow him up into the locomotive cab. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a sweater Floyd | a pen Floyd | the court documents Floyd | the scissors Floyd | a rock Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x documents" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOCUMENTS Floyd | Floyd | A white paper, on it the text: Floyd | Floyd | dream Floyd | life Floyd | live Floyd | we Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Shall we?" | ||
| Zach says, "Sorry, left for a minute. Sure." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Ehhhhh save first." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf11" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Locomotive Cab Floyd | As the Teacher gives you room to step in, you see a tiny figure by the Floyd | firebox: it's Liz. Her dress has turned from white to black of coal Floyd | dust and her hair is sweaty and tangled. She goes between the coal Floyd | bunker and the firebox, shoveling coal into the furnace. "She's almost Floyd | done", says Mr Larvington. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington pulls the door shut. "Now we leave." He nods to Liz and Floyd | pulls a lever. The girl shovels coal even more vigorously and the Floyd | train begins to move. Floyd | Floyd | "The time has come", the Teacher says, "to talk of many sins: Floyd | of wives and mums and unloved sons Floyd | (of where it all begins), Floyd | and why it's really all your fault, Floyd | and whether no-one wins." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | It is time for you to sentence yourself, Mr Liddell. Let's see your Floyd | words." Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shower paper to larvington" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOWER PAPER TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show paper to larvington" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW PAPER TO LARVINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington carefully studies the documents. Floyd | Floyd | Mr Larvington takes a look. "U-hum, yes. You have collected the words. Floyd | Now, you sentence." Floyd | Floyd | Press SPACE for your sentencing. | genericgeekgirl groans. | ||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands you the document back.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at the paper:
Floyd |
Floyd | dream life live we
Floyd |
Floyd | There's only room for a three-word sentence, and only if you scribble
Floyd | very neatly.
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
| mwmiller asks, "'we live life'?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Or we live dream." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Or 'we dream life'." | |||
| Zach says, "dream life we live" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Live Dream Life!" | |||
| Zach says, "At this time we need it necessary to live a life mostly made of dreams" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf12" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
| Zach says, "s/need/feel" | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, that's been difficult" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we dream life" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE DREAM LIFE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The sentence you have chosen: Floyd | Floyd | WE DREAM LIFE Floyd | Floyd | If you stand on your conviction, answer "YES" now to sentence Floyd | yourself. If you wish to revise your sentence, answer "NO" to rewrite Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh man, we have options. we'll have to come back" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | genericgeekgirl says, "Although that's not what I meant to type." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we live dream" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The sentence you have chosen: Floyd | Floyd | WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | If you stand on your conviction, answer "YES" now to sentence Floyd | yourself. If you wish to revise your sentence, answer "NO" to rewrite Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Clearly it's late." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "You hereby sentence yourself to..." says Mr Larvington, and is no Floyd | longer here. Floyd | Floyd | All is very bright. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is black. For a moment you think your feet hit the riverbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light is above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Drifting down the stream Floyd | Drifting down the stream Floyd | This black ribbon divides the town in half. On the southern shore, the Floyd | suburbs, to the north, the hills. Floyd | Floyd | You are in a small white row boat. It's drifting slowly with the Floyd | current towards the sea somewhere in the western distance. And in Floyd | there beside you: Liz. Floyd | Floyd | You have one more choice to make: Floyd | Floyd | Do you swim to shore or stay in the boat with Liz? Floyd | Floyd | Choose SWIM or STAY. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh my" | ||
| Zach says, "STAY!" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "stay" | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You wrap your arms around your little girl. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to drift on. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In a Wonderland they lie, Floyd | Dreaming as the days go by, Floyd | Dreaming as the summers die. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd | Dreaming as the summers die.Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | -- Floyd | Lingering in the golden gleam -- Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream?The lights of the ambulance Floyd | flash on the shore -- Catherine stands there, peering at the river. Floyd | Someone brings her a shawl: the air is turning chilly. The boat drifts Floyd | forward. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The game ends here. Floyd | Floyd | The choice presented to you in the boat depends on the sentence you Floyd | wrote. If you wish, you can go back and rewrite the sentence. You can Floyd | also undo only your final choice. Floyd | Floyd | Please choose from the following commands: Floyd | Floyd | SENTENCE yourself again Floyd | UNDO your final choice Floyd | TIPS for different solutions Floyd | RESTART this game from the beginning Floyd | RESTORE a previously saved game Floyd | QUIT the game Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | |||
Floyd ] Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | > Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | There's no turning back now. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" | |||
Floyd ] Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | You cannot swim on dry land. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Wah" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "You just said I could undo the final choice. Jerk." | |||
| DavidW says, "it lied" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sentence" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | Locomotive Cab Floyd | A cramped, black space that holds the controls and the firebox. The Floyd | train speeds ahead. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You look at the paper: Floyd | Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | There's only room for a three-word sentence, and only if you scribble Floyd | very neatly. Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we live dream" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The sentence you have chosen: Floyd | Floyd | WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | If you stand on your conviction, answer "YES" now to sentence Floyd | yourself. If you wish to revise your sentence, answer "NO" to rewrite Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "You hereby sentence yourself to..." says Mr Larvington, and is no Floyd | longer here. Floyd | Floyd | All is very bright. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is black. For a moment you think your feet hit the riverbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light is above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | > Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | I beg your pardon? Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Drifting down the stream Floyd | Drifting down the stream Floyd | This black ribbon divides the town in half. On the southern shore, the Floyd | suburbs, to the north, the hills. Floyd | Floyd | You are in a small white row boat. It's drifting slowly with the Floyd | current towards the sea somewhere in the western distance. And in Floyd | there beside you: Liz. Floyd | Floyd | You have one more choice to make: Floyd | Floyd | Do you swim to shore or stay in the boat with Liz? Floyd | Floyd | Choose SWIM or STAY. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You drop down to the water. Liz watches you swim away -- you don't Floyd | have the heart to look back. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to swim to shore. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Floyd | as she's moving under skies Floyd | Never seen by waking eyes. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd | Never seen by waking eyes.Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | -- Floyd | Lingering in the golden gleam -- Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | "She's not breathing. Again: One -- two -- three -- " Floyd | Floyd | As you come to, you see Liz lying next to you on the pavement. On the Floyd | background stands Catherine and watches her daughter being Floyd | resuscitated. She looks at you for a while in terror and wraps her Floyd | arms around you. Liz doesn't wake up. From the corner of your eye you Floyd | see a glimpse of a white boat disappearing into the western distance. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The game ends here. Floyd | Floyd | The choice presented to you in the boat depends on the sentence you Floyd | wrote. If you wish, you can go back and rewrite the sentence. You can Floyd | also undo only your final choice. Floyd | Floyd | Please choose from the following commands: Floyd | Floyd | SENTENCE yourself again Floyd | UNDO your final choice Floyd | TIPS for different solutions Floyd | RESTART this game from the beginning Floyd | RESTORE a previously saved game Floyd | QUIT the game Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Eek." | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Other sentences?" | |||
| Zach says, "That's what I said" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "We dream eek." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sentence" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | Locomotive Cab Floyd | A cramped, black space that holds the controls and the firebox. The Floyd | train speeds ahead. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You look at the paper: Floyd | Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | There's only room for a three-word sentence, and only if you scribble Floyd | very neatly. Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we live life" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE LIVE LIFE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | WE LIVE LIFE is not an acceptable sentence. Please try again. Floyd | Floyd | Your list of significant words is: Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | Zach asks, "dream life we live?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "We get three words" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we live dream" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The sentence you have chosen: Floyd | Floyd | WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | If you stand on your conviction, answer "YES" now to sentence Floyd | yourself. If you wish to revise your sentence, answer "NO" to rewrite Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Hmm" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "undo" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we dream life" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE DREAM LIFE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The sentence you have chosen: Floyd | Floyd | WE DREAM LIFE Floyd | Floyd | If you stand on your conviction, answer "YES" now to sentence Floyd | yourself. If you wish to revise your sentence, answer "NO" to rewrite Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "You hereby sentence yourself to..." says Mr Larvington, and is no Floyd | longer here. Floyd | Floyd | All is very bright. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is black. For a moment you think your feet hit the riverbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light is above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Drifting down the stream Floyd | Drifting down the stream Floyd | This black ribbon divides the town in half. On the southern shore, the Floyd | suburbs, to the north, the hills. Floyd | Floyd | You are in a small white row boat. It's drifting slowly with the Floyd | current towards the sea somewhere in the western distance. And in Floyd | there beside you: Liz. Floyd | Floyd | You have one more choice to make: Floyd | Floyd | Do you swim to shore or stay in the boat with Liz? Floyd | Floyd | Choose SWIM or STAY. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You drop down to the water. Liz watches you swim away -- you don't Floyd | have the heart to look back. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to swim to shore. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Floyd | as she's moving under skies Floyd | Never seen by waking eyes. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd | Never seen by waking eyes.Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | -- Floyd | Lingering in the golden gleam -- Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | "She's not breathing. Again: One -- two -- three -- " Floyd | Floyd | As you come to, you see Liz lying next to you on the pavement. On the Floyd | background stands Catherine and watches her daughter being Floyd | resuscitated. She looks at you for a while in terror and wraps her Floyd | arms around you. Liz doesn't wake up. From the corner of your eye you Floyd | see a glimpse of a white boat disappearing into the western distance. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The game ends here. Floyd | Floyd | The choice presented to you in the boat depends on the sentence you Floyd | wrote. If you wish, you can go back and rewrite the sentence. You can Floyd | also undo only your final choice. Floyd | Floyd | Please choose from the following commands: Floyd | Floyd | SENTENCE yourself again Floyd | UNDO your final choice Floyd | TIPS for different solutions Floyd | RESTART this game from the beginning Floyd | RESTORE a previously saved game Floyd | QUIT the game Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "We live dream. Dream we live. Life we dream. We dream life. We live life. Life we live." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "We live dream and we dream life seem to be the same" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sentence" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | Locomotive Cab Floyd | A cramped, black space that holds the controls and the firebox. The Floyd | train speeds ahead. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You look at the paper: Floyd | Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | There's only room for a three-word sentence, and only if you scribble Floyd | very neatly. Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | genericgeekgirl says, "We live life wasn't allowed." | ||
| Zach says, "Ah" | |||
| mwmiller asks, "'life we live', then?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "life we live" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > LIFE WE LIVE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LIFE WE LIVE is not an acceptable sentence. Please try again. Floyd | Floyd | Your list of significant words is: Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "live dream life" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > LIVE DREAM LIFE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LIVE DREAM LIFE is not an acceptable sentence. Please try again. Floyd | Floyd | Your list of significant words is: Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "live live live" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > LIVE LIVE LIVE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | LIVE LIVE LIVE is not an acceptable sentence. Please try again. Floyd | Floyd | Your list of significant words is: Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | Zach says, "Also, this is one of those times when 'dream' looks really weird after seeing it so many times" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we live" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
Floyd | > WE LIVE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The sentence requires three words.
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
| |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dream a life" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > DREAM A LIFE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | DREAM A LIFE is not an acceptable sentence. Please try again. Floyd | Floyd | Your list of significant words is: Floyd | dream life live we Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Tips?" | ||
| Zach says, "So much for 'We Live the Dream Life'" | |||
| DavidW says, "sure" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "Dream! Live Life!" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
Floyd | > DREAM! LIVE LIFE!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | DREAM! LIVE LIFE! is not an acceptable sentence. Please try again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your list of significant words is:
Floyd | dream life live we
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
| genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, going to go through with we live dream again to get to the end." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "we live dream" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > Floyd | > WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The sentence you have chosen: Floyd | Floyd | WE LIVE DREAM Floyd | Floyd | If you stand on your conviction, answer "YES" now to sentence Floyd | yourself. If you wish to revise your sentence, answer "NO" to rewrite Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "You hereby sentence yourself to..." says Mr Larvington, and is no Floyd | longer here. Floyd | Floyd | All is very bright. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is black. For a moment you think your feet hit the riverbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light is above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | |||
Floyd ] Drifting down the stream Floyd | Drifting down the stream Floyd | This black ribbon divides the town in half. On the southern shore, the Floyd | suburbs, to the north, the hills. Floyd | Floyd | You are in a small white row boat. It's drifting slowly with the Floyd | current towards the sea somewhere in the western distance. And in Floyd | there beside you: Liz. Floyd | Floyd | You have one more choice to make: Floyd | Floyd | Do you swim to shore or stay in the boat with Liz? Floyd | Floyd | Choose SWIM or STAY. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Maybe there is only one correct answer" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You drop down to the water. Liz watches you swim away -- you don't Floyd | have the heart to look back. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to swim to shore. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Floyd | as she's moving under skies Floyd | Never seen by waking eyes. | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd | Never seen by waking eyes.Ever drifting down the stream Floyd | -- Floyd | Lingering in the golden gleam -- Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? | |||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | Life, what is it but a dream? Floyd | Floyd | River Walk Floyd | "She's not breathing. Again: One -- two -- three -- " Floyd | Floyd | As you come to, you see Liz lying next to you on the pavement. On the Floyd | background stands Catherine and watches her daughter being Floyd | resuscitated. She looks at you for a while in terror and wraps her Floyd | arms around you. Liz doesn't wake up. From the corner of your eye you Floyd | see a glimpse of a white boat disappearing into the western distance. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The game ends here. Floyd | Floyd | The choice presented to you in the boat depends on the sentence you Floyd | wrote. If you wish, you can go back and rewrite the sentence. You can Floyd | also undo only your final choice. Floyd | Floyd | Please choose from the following commands: Floyd | Floyd | SENTENCE yourself again Floyd | UNDO your final choice Floyd | TIPS for different solutions Floyd | RESTART this game from the beginning Floyd | RESTORE a previously saved game Floyd | QUIT the game Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tips" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | - The way you treat your family affects their attitude towards you.
Floyd | - There are two ways to silence the Piglet.
Floyd | - The key to keeping the Egg intact is to keep Uncle Marty happy.
Floyd | - There are two ways to beat Leo in rock-paper-scissors.
Floyd | - There are altogether four categories of sentences, which all lead to
Floyd | a different situation on the river.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please choose from the following commands:
Floyd |
Floyd | SENTENCE yourself again
Floyd | UNDO your final choice
Floyd | TIPS for different solutions
Floyd | RESTART this game from the beginning
Floyd | RESTORE a previously saved game
Floyd | QUIT the game
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Four categories.. what?" | ||
| Zach says, "Huuhhh" | |||
| mwmiller asks, "Okay, I don't have the stomach to play this out a dozen times to figure out all these vague assertions. Shall we declare it finished?" | |||
| Zach asks, "Different words we can have at the end?" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I dunno. I'm going to peek at the walkthrough and hints if we're done here." | |||
| Zach says, "Sure" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | There's no turning back now. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hint" | |||
Floyd ] River Walk Floyd | > Floyd | > HINT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Help Menu is no longer available, but have a look at the TIPS. Floyd | Floyd | Please choose from the following commands: Floyd | Floyd | SENTENCE yourself again Floyd | UNDO your final choice Floyd | TIPS for different solutions Floyd | RESTART this game from the beginning Floyd | RESTORE a previously saved game Floyd | QUIT the game Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, I feel done for tonight." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf12" | |||
Floyd ] Locomotive Cab Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" | |||
Floyd | YOUR SENTENCE >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
| |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf11" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train)
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Zach says, "I mean, I think it's great for IF to take on a serious subject like this, but I think it needs to be done in a serious manner." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "hint" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > To get into the Locomotive Cab Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press ENTER to show hints for the goal or Q to exit the Hint Menu. | DavidW says, "Possibly we'd get more words if we did things differently." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | You stand next to the locomotive. There are steps leading up to the Floyd | cabin. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "help" | |||
Floyd ] Hints Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > To get into the Locomotive Cab Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press ENTER to show hints for the goal or Q to exit the Hint Menu. | Zach says, "And not as part of an Alice in Wonderland parody." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "q" | |||
Floyd ] Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | Unfinished Tunnel (South of Train) Floyd | You stand next to the locomotive. There are steps leading up to the Floyd | cabin. Floyd | Floyd | > | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "about" | |||
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > About the game Floyd | Hints Floyd | Walkthrough Floyd | Introduction to interactive fiction Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a menu item and press ENTER, or press Q to return to the game. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | About the game Floyd | > Hints Floyd | Walkthrough Floyd | Introduction to interactive fiction Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a menu item and press ENTER, or press Q to return to the game. | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" | |||
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | About the game Floyd | Hints Floyd | > Walkthrough Floyd | Introduction to interactive fiction Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a menu item and press ENTER, or press Q to return to the game. | |||
| genericgeekgirl presses the yellow enter button. | |||
Floyd ] Walkthrough Floyd | This is a basic walkthrough for Sentencing Mr Liddell. For the sake of Floyd | clarity it doesn't demonstrate nearly all possibilities in the game, Floyd | but gets you through. Floyd | Floyd | x bin Floyd | take ticket Floyd | w Floyd | s Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | take stroller Floyd | dive Floyd | (any key) Floyd | Floyd | e Floyd | u Floyd | Floyd | u Floyd | u Floyd | Floyd | show ticket to guard Floyd | e Floyd | s Floyd | show ticket to teacher Floyd | n Floyd | e Floyd | Floyd | take piglet Floyd | hit piglet Floyd | hit piglet Floyd | write life Floyd | e Floyd | Floyd | ask cat about assignment Floyd | show assignment to cat Floyd | write dream Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | Floyd | join line Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | (any key) Floyd | Floyd | show assignment to funeral director Floyd | x flowers Floyd | write us Floyd | search flowers Floyd | sit on chair Floyd | take teapot Floyd | Floyd | look Floyd | take tea tray Floyd | look Floyd | fire tray Floyd | look Floyd | x dermot Floyd | take cup Floyd | give cup to father Floyd | look under flowers Floyd | take saucer Floyd | look Floyd | z Floyd | z Floyd | take egg Floyd | fire egg Floyd | Floyd | take egg Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | take egg Floyd | show paper to leo Floyd | Floyd | s Floyd | drop all Floyd | s Floyd | e Floyd | u Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | x rubble Floyd | x headstone Floyd | x carving Floyd | take piece Floyd | e Floyd | u Floyd | Floyd | take paper Floyd | take pen Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | w Floyd | x paper Floyd | write live Floyd | w Floyd | s Floyd | Floyd | stand on desk Floyd | break skylight with rock Floyd | u Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | e Floyd | d Floyd | e Floyd | se Floyd | sw Floyd | Floyd | u Floyd | show paper to teacher Floyd | u Floyd | show words to teacher Floyd | (space) Floyd | Floyd | we live a dream Floyd | yes Floyd | (any key) Floyd | Floyd | u Floyd | swim Floyd | (space) Floyd | (any key) Floyd | (any key) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | DavidW says (to Zach), "It reminds me of The Baron, a bit." | ||
| Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, I thought about that." | ||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | |||
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] Floyd ] N = Next Q = Quit Menu Floyd ] P = Previous ENTER = Select Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | About the game Floyd | Hints Floyd | > Walkthrough Floyd | Introduction to interactive fiction Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Choose a menu item and press ENTER, or press Q to return to the game. | Zach says (to DavidW), "I haven't played The Baron" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Well, I 'unno." | |||
| mwmiller says, "But 'we live a dream' wouldn't work! Aaaaargh." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Author didn't playtest his own walkthrough! ;)" | |||
| Zach says, "Yeah, the bugs just add to the sense of 'meh'" | |||
| mwmiller says, "Well...an interesting experiment, at least. Not really a SUCCESSFUL experiment, but something to consider for future ventures." | |||
| Zach says, "We found one the first time through, but I wouldn't be surprised if more could be found after that." | |||
| DavidW says, "Any game with altered reality really does need to be debugged really thoroughly." | |||
| Zach says, "Oh, it was definitely an interesting game" | |||
| Zach says, "I do think the biggest problem was the mix of tone" | |||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Baron really fucked me up. This just left me mildly squicked and uncertain what was being implied." | |||
| Zach says, "Hmmm. Maybe a part of the problem is the choice of PC." | |||
| Zach says, "If we played the 'piglet' it would have been a very different and perhaps more sympathetic experience." | |||
| Zach says, "Or perhaps an observer." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Reading about The Baron now, sounds interesting and a bit reminiscent of Alter Ego." | |||
| Zach says, "Also, I really wanted some motivation for the characters." | |||
| Zach says, "I know running a hat shop is stressful and all, but..." | |||
| mwmiller says, "Yeeeaaah kind of get the feeling the author put in skeletal descriptive text but ran out of time to flesh it out properly. (which admittedly is a common problem in the compo crunch)" | |||
| Zach says, "Yeah. I want to know why the PC and Cat are fighting." | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah, that wasn't clear." | |||
| Zach says, "Maybe there should be a post-comp comp to encourage authors to flesh out their games." | |||
| Zach says (to DavidW), "Or the family as a whole. I feel like there needs to be a back story to get the player invested in the drama." | |||
| Zach says, "I did like the bit about the teacher. I'm just now starting to not have nightmares about school." | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "quit" | |||
Floyd | > Floyd | > QUIT Floyd | Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit? | |||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | |||
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0
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| Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" | |||
