NightFloyd Transcript:
Parasites by Marius Müller
As played on ifMUD on March 14, 2013 March 14, 2013

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Parasites written by Marius Müller. Parasites was released during the 2012 Ectocomp, in which it took 4th place. Parasites was released during the 2012 Ectocomp, in which it took 4th place. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.


WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.


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genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask parasites"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Eastern Seabord went dark a few hours ago. You had lost radio
Floyd | contact some time earlier, but Verdade was only convinced that it
Floyd | wasn't a technical fault on your end when you stood on the cliffs and
Floyd | saw the city lights go out, one by one, in crazy, flickering patterns.
Floyd | They attacked the urban areas first.  There were  reports from London.
Floyd | Alien pod ships from behind the moon; Insectoid passengers. And then
Floyd | the horrors. In the talks with the heads of state they attacked,
Floyd | latching onto their necks and drinking everything, from childhood
Floyd | dreams to nuclear codes. Europe went up in flame, and soon they had
Floyd | crossed the Atlantic. Frantic news reports with less and less news and
Floyd | more and more rumors. The last reports from Washington spoke of a
Floyd | siege; Then silence. But you are relatively safe here, the irony not
Floyd | lost on anyone. This station was set up to search the sky for alien
Floyd | signals. Far away from the cities. This has saved you, so far. And now
Floyd | there's not much to do, really; You went out to feed the sheep.
Floyd | Mundane tasks to keep you sane. It hasn't really worked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Parasites
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Marius Müller
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130303 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a P229
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x p229"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X P229
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard issue Sig Sauer P229.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Verdade's voice on the wind, like a lost child "Hey! HEY!
Floyd | LUCA! Come here!" It comes from your communications center, on the
Floyd | west side of the island
Floyd | >
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky, the sheep, is your animal companion. He is kinda stupid and
Floyd | ugly, but out here you take what you get.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf30"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         5
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says, "Sorry, but I gotta."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot sheep"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SHEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Tempting as it is, it's just not the time for animal cruelty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says, "Not Blasky!"
Zach says, "He's not even singing"
genericgeekgirl says, "Haha"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         6
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | A hollow voice says, "DOOM III rocks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "about"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         7
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Parasites" was written for the 2012 Ectocomp by Marius Müller. This
Floyd | is Version 2, updates for NightFloyd. I can be reached at
Floyd | marius.ts.mueller@googlemail.com
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         7
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Parasites" was written for the 2012 Ectocomp by Marius Müller. This
Floyd | is Version 2, updates for NightFloyd. I can be reached at
Floyd | marius.ts.mueller@googlemail.com
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter shack"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                9
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shack
Floyd | Rusted metal panes offer little comfort or warmth.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a plastic table sits your radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You built it yourself as a project, from a kit you bought on your
Floyd | first trip to the mainland some time ago. You reach enthusiasts on it;
Floyd | And angry police, trying you to get off the channel. You haven't
Floyd | received anyone for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "take radio"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                11
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                12
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit shack"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                12
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             13
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         14
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            15
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad. To the west is the radio
Floyd | station. To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Radio Station
Floyd | A small, concrete building, with smudged, bulletproof windows, crowned
Floyd | by the huge radio dish and miscellaneous  equipment. An airtight steel
Floyd | door, banged up and scratched leads inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter"
Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter door"
Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "inside"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                18
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications Center
Floyd | This room is clean and stale, the salty air kept out by AC and the
Floyd | airtight door. Monitors adorn the wall, tracking radio waves that hit
Floyd | earth, searching for patterns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade sits here, watching the screens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter building"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                18
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says, "Or that."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x verdade"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | He is a Spaniard in his 30s. Your third partner on the island, and the
Floyd | first to have family. A sister he hasn't heard from. A mother who was
Floyd | in Europe when the bombs fell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x screens"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                19
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sing"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                20
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x monitors"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                21
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONITORS
Floyd |
Floyd | On the screens, there are rows upon rows of random number. Sometimes,
Floyd | when you look at them too long, you think you begin to see patterns
Floyd | the alogorithms miss. But now is not the time to look for them out
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot monitors"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                22
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT MONITORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You're only willing to use your weapon in case of an emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                23
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're only willing to use your weapon in case of an emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot emergency"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                23
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT EMERGENCY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to verdade"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                24
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Luca, I got a signal. It was on the emergency frequency. First I
Floyd | though it was, them, you know - I thought I intercepted them, but it's
Floyd | someone else, listen-" He turns a knob with shaky fingers. "It's
Floyd | someone else." he presses REPLAY. "We are coming to help. We are
Floyd | coming to fend off the invasion. Your enemy is our enemy. Please
Floyd | respond with landing coordinates. We are coming to ..." Verdade's eyes
Floyd | look feverish as he stares at you. "Luca, this is our chance. Mabye we
Floyd | are caught in the middle of some ... some..." -he giggles -
Floyd | "Intergalactic war. I send them the the coordinates of the helipad.
Floyd | They should be arriving any minute. I must see if there's anything
Floyd | else." He turns to face the monitors again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says, "Nooo"
Zach says, "I was content to live a quite life with Blasky."
genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we shoot him now?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                25
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're only willing to use your weapon in case of an emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on radio"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                26
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the loud cackle of static from your radio, to the north of
Floyd | the island.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                27
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Radio
Floyd |   a P229
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach asks, "Is there another copy of our radio still in the shack?"
genericgeekgirl says, "On purpose, or by accident? :D"
Zach says, "POD RADIO"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Communications Center                                28
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit"
Floyd ]  Radio Station                                        29
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Radio Station
Floyd | A small, concrete building, with smudged, bulletproof windows, crowned
Floyd | by the huge radio dish and miscellaneous  equipment. An airtight steel
Floyd | door, banged up and scratched leads inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            30
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad. To the west is the radio
Floyd | station. To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         31
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             32
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             33
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "inside"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                34
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shack
Floyd | Rusted metal panes offer little comfort or warmth.
Floyd |
Floyd | There seems to be nothing but loud static. After you stared at the
Floyd | radio for a minute, trying to will it into coherence, you can make out
Floyd | a faint voice. "Can anyone hear me? This is Corporal Dave Thompson
Floyd | from Washington. The invaders are trying to fool you! They mask their
Floyd | radio communications as friendlies. I repeat, they're masking
Floyd | communications as friendlies. If you can hear me, please don't
Floyd | respond, please pass this message on! I repeat, they are maskin-" He's
Floyd | cut off. Then there's only static again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                35
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take radio"
Floyd ]  Shack                                                36
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             37
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clifftop
Floyd | You stand atop the highest cliff on the island. There is a small shack
Floyd | here, housing your makeshift radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop radio"
Floyd ]  Clifftop                                             38
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You might need it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says, "Oh fine."
genericgeekgirl says, "I wanted to see if I could have more than one :)"
genericgeekgirl says, "Infinite radios."
Zach says, "That'll show Verdade!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         39
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cliff
Floyd | Here, from high atop the cliffs, you can barely make out the mainland
Floyd | in the distance. Everything is dark; no lights in the cities for quite
Floyd | some time. Meadows stretch around you. A path you trod out yourself in
Floyd | the past months leads back south, to the crossroad. To the north, on
Floyd | the clifftop, sits your shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blasky is grazing here happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "pet blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         40
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You run your hands through the sheep's thicky, wiry wool. It's not
Floyd | really pleasant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "take blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         41
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Blasky would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sheer blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         41
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHEER BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance with blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         41
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE WITH BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss blasky"
Floyd ]  On the cliff                                         42
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BLASKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            43
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad. To the west is the radio
Floyd | station. To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Beach                                                44
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | In the purple light of the evening, the sand looks treacherous, like
Floyd | quicksand. A small military boat has capsized a some distance from the
Floyd | shore, last night. You tried to reach it this morning, but it was too
Floyd | far away then. Both you and Verdade thought you heard screams from
Floyd | there at the time, but weren't sure. And now the tide has shoved it
Floyd | further towards the shore. It's only a short swim away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf31"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Beach                                                44
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sand"
Floyd ]  Beach                                                44
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 45
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You wade a few feet into the freezing water, then swim the last meters
Floyd | untily you reach a ladder on the side of the ship. It bits into your
Floyd | hand with icy teeth, and you climb on deck with gritted teeth. Your
Floyd | boots thump far too loud on the metal deck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | This ship is very small, for coastal operations.  The bridge is
Floyd | nothing more than steel frame above the steering wheel, covered by a
Floyd | tarp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A soldier lies here, face down. You can see something black and bulky
Floyd | on his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x soldier"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly he stirs, slowly pulling himself up on the guardrail. His
Floyd | eyes are bloodshot and empty. He gurgles and blood pours over his
Floyd | lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x neck"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NECK
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never seen one of the parasites up close, and its details are
Floyd | hard to make out in this light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shoot soldier"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to shuffle towards you as your  training kicks in. You draw
Floyd | your gun, taking just a second too long for aiming on the slippery,
Floyd | sloping deck.  The shot is incredibly loud, blinding, and you see the
Floyd | rest almost in negative. He stumbles backwards and over the guard rail
Floyd | and is gone. You slide over to the railing and cast a glance into the
Floyd | dark waters. Nothing moves down there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take parasite"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PARASITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot parasite"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT PARASITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | This ship is very small, for coastal operations.  The bridge is
Floyd | nothing more than steel frame above the steering wheel, covered by a
Floyd | tarp.
Floyd |
Floyd | A soldier lies here, face down. You can see something black and bulky
Floyd | on his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x soilder"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOILDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x soldier"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Outstretched arms  grab you; choke you; pull you down, gently, like a
Floyd | lover. Blood rushes in your ears. The face above is distorted,
Floyd | inhuman. Then everything goes dark.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot soldier"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 49
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SOLDIER
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to shuffle towards you as your  training kicks in. You draw
Floyd | your gun, taking just a second too long for aiming on the slippery,
Floyd | sloping deck.  The shot is incredibly loud, blinding, and you see the
Floyd | rest almost in negative. He stumbles backwards and over the guard rail
Floyd | and is gone. You slide over to the railing and cast a glance into the
Floyd | dark waters. Nothing moves down there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tarp"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wheel"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, neither you nor Verdade know how to operate one of
Floyd | these.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 52
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship
Floyd | This ship is very small, for coastal operations.  The bridge is
Floyd | nothing more than steel frame above the steering wheel, covered by a
Floyd | tarp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a RPG here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rpg"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 53
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RPG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rpg"
Floyd ]  Ship                                                 54
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RPG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a one-shot LAW. It's still loaded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says, "Ah ha, this'll take care of Verdade."
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim"
Floyd ]  Beach                                                55
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb down the ladder and make your way back to shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | In the purple light of the evening, the sand looks treacherous, like
Floyd | quicksand. A small military boat has capsized a some distance from the
Floyd | shore, last night. You tried to reach it this morning, but it was too
Floyd | far away then. Both you and Verdade thought you heard screams from
Floyd | there at the time, but weren't sure. And now the tide has shoved it
Floyd | further towards the shore. It's only a short swim away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Crossroad                                            56
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossroad
Floyd | Trodden paths sneak through the meadows. To the north, you can see
Floyd | Blasky grazing. To the east is the helipad.The flares are lit now. You
Floyd | can see Verdade over there, waiting. To the west is the radio station.
Floyd | To the south, you can see a stranded military boat on the beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade stands here, looking at the sky, then at you. "Luca, what do
Floyd | you want with that thing?" He points at the RPG and understanding
Floyd | dawns on him. "I can't let you do this!" He draws his gun and levels
Floyd | it at you, unsteadily. You think you could go for your own gun if you
Floyd | really wanted to. "Please, Luca, think! Give me the RPG! They're
Floyd | coming to help! Please, Luca, don't make me. Give it to me and I will
Floyd | forget this. We need to work together!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade stands here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf32"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         58
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a moment when he casts his eyes upwards to the constantly
Floyd | growing spaceship. His eyes flicker back you moment you have steadied
Floyd | your gun, but before he can steady himself, you've shot him twice. His
Floyd | body crumples, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot helicopter"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT HELICOPTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         58
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         59
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to verdade"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Please, Luca! Give me the RPG or I have to  shoot you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "give rpg to verdade"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE RPG TO VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Verdade takes the RPG, visbibly relieved. "Thanks, Luca." He looks
Floyd | upwards, and the next instance the bright light from the spaceship is
Floyd | blinding you."
Floyd |
Floyd | The blip of light has turned into a spindle-shaped spaceship, glowing
Floyd | golden, but featureless. A searchlight flashes on, focussing on you.
Floyd | As you blink into the glare with shielded eyes, you can make a
Floyd | humanoid shape in it. And then a gun shape. The weapon makes a sound
Floyd | like you've never heard before. You are dead before you hit the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!"
Zach says, "Hooray for nonviolence!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf32"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         57
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot verdade"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         58
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT VERDADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a moment when he casts his eyes upwards to the constantly
Floyd | growing spaceship. His eyes flicker back you moment you have steadied
Floyd | your gun, but before he can steady himself, you've shot him twice. His
Floyd | body crumples, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         59
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot spaceship"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         59
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SPACESHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | This is the emergency helipad, its grey concrete almost black in this
Floyd | light. Verdade has painted a circle with luminiscent paint.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a small blip of light in the blackness of the sky, quickly
Floyd | getting bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blip of light has turned into a spindle-shaped spaceship, glowing
Floyd | golden, but featureless. A searchlight flashes on, focussing on you.
Floyd | As you blink into the glare with shielded eyes, you can make a
Floyd | humanoid shape in it. And then a gun shape. The weapon makes a sound
Floyd | like you've never heard before. You are dead before you hit the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot spaceship"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT SPACESHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot blip"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT BLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | With squinted eyes you aim against the glaring light of the spaceship,
Floyd | and fire. There is a second of the rocket in flight, a snapshot, a
Floyd | still life : Verdade's corpse, the helipad lit up by the spaceship,
Floyd | the rocket and it's trail of smoke. Then the spaceship explodes in a
Floyd | blue fireball, above the sea. You vaguely glimpse green, humanoid
Floyd | shapes, burning, falling into the sea. And as the heat wave knocks you
Floyd | down and you roar with pain, you have sudden, last moment of clarity
Floyd | in what will be decades of slavery. With a shuddering hand you touch
Floyd | the thing on your neck. The parasite. And then it takes control again.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You doomed humanity. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing Zone
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  Landing Zone                                         60
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blip of light has turned into a spindle-shaped spaceship, glowing
Floyd | golden, but featureless. A searchlight flashes on, focussing on you.
Floyd | As you blink into the glare with shielded eyes, you can make a
Floyd | humanoid shape in it. And then a gun shape. The weapon makes a sound
Floyd | like you've never heard before. You are dead before you hit the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
genericgeekgirl says, "Crazy."
Zach goes to check his neck in the mirror




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