ClubFloyd Transcript:
Ollie Ollie Oxen Free by Carolyn VanEseltine
As played on ifMUD on December 1, 2013

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Ollie Ollie Oxen Free written by Carolyn VanEseltine. 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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Jacqueline hollers, "ClubFloyd is playing Ollie Ollie Oxen Free beginning... pretty much now, if you'd like to join us!" Jacqueline asks, "Okay, shall we?"
diggle says, "we shall"
Tigrita says, "indeed"
Nitku arrives, full of fun and funk.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ollieollieoxenfree"
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Is this your first time playing Ollie Ollie Oxen Free?  (y/n)
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please be advised that this interactive fiction includes depictions of
Floyd | violence.  As a movie or video game, it would probably be recommended
Floyd | for an audience of age 13 or older.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you wish to continue?  (y/n) >
diggle says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd | Do you wish to continue?  (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ollie Ollie Oxen Free includes a cueing system to help
Floyd | players out with complex systems such as conversation.  (These cues
Floyd | are not hints; they are only guidance to make gameplay easier.
Floyd | Leaving them on is recommended.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to keep the help cues on?  (y/n) >
diggle asks, "do we have any driver?" Jacqueline says, "I can drive for now."
DavidW says (to diggle), "Talk on channel, please."
diggle asks, "kk, so we give you suggestions to what to do if we want?"
diggle says (to dw), "nod I shall"
Jacqueline asks, "So, given that these aren't hints... do we want the help cues, or not?"
Tigrita asks, "What does driver mean?"
Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing we don't need them, but maybe they're game-specific."
Tigrita says, "i vote aye"
DavidW says, "I'm a bit unsure how much I should hold back at first, since I played some of this. I didn't manage to solve much."
Jacqueline says (to Tigrita), "They enter the commands on behalf of the group."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think just only try stuff you don't know about."
diggle says (to jack), "I would say keep the help queues open, but thats your choice"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "But it would be useful to have your opinion on whether or not we should leave the help cues on."
DavidW asks, "I think leave them on. I think they can be turned off later?"
Jacqueline says, "Okay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd | Would you like to keep the help cues on?  (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The help cues will remain on.  You can turn them off at any time by
Floyd | typing CUES OFF.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ]
Floyd | The staticky voice on the PA was wrong - you should have sheltered in
Floyd | place.  Moving your students wasn't easy, even before Jude yelled "Mr.
Floyd | Bunny!", dropped Samir's hand, and went scrambling back down the
Floyd | hallway.  You slipped up and swore, but no one heard it in the chaos.
Floyd |
Floyd | Overhead, the inbound planes were unleashing chaos of their own.
Floyd | There were seals against airbornes in most of the installation, but
Floyd | not in the school.  Emily was ahead of you, so the toxin hit her
Floyd | first.  She doubled over retching and then fell down.  You inhaled to
Floyd | call out to your students, but then the toxin was in your lungs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Burning in your lungs.  Throwing up as if you would never stop.
Floyd | Children screaming, scattering.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shaking.  You wrenched your head up to see the wall
Floyd | collapse.  A wave of heat and light.  Wasn't the gas enough?  Why did
Floyd | they need incendiaries too?
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam must be up there somewhere, scrambling to respond.  As above, so
Floyd | below - unless he was puking his guts out too, unless he couldn't
Floyd | breathe either -
Floyd |
Floyd | It was a good time to pass out, so you did.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           1
Floyd | You open your eyes.  Everything aches, but the hallway eventually
Floyd | comes into focus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ollie Ollie Oxen Free
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Carolyn VanEseltine
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130929 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air raid sirens have stopped, but fire alarms still flash and
Floyd | shrill through the wreckage.  It's not much of an improvement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to find your students.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says, "woo inky's here"
Jacqueline clears the save counter. Jacqueline says (to diggle), "Well, he logged on, he's not in here."
DavidW says, "People may find it helpful to make a short list of the students' names as we learn them."
inky arrives, full of fun and funk. inky asks, "what which hunh?"
Tigrita says, "we just started, we're playing Olly Olly Oxen Free"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, Avery Thomas sounds like a teacher, not a student, but okay."
DavidW says, "yes, Avery is a teacher."
Jacqueline says, "I will keep a teacher and a student list."
Jacqueline clears the save counter.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to examine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel, unsurprisingly, like a building fell on you, and you're sure
Floyd | that your appearance matches the feeling.  Constant tremors run
Floyd | through your hands, and it's an effort just to stay standing.  But
Floyd | there doesn't seem to be any blood, and that's something.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can also think about many things, such as THINK ABOUT
Floyd | yourself.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle exclaims, "oh woo, brainpower!"
Jacqueline says, "heh. Your use of 'woo' and an exclamation point is kind of jarring given the game's content."
DavidW says, "I think that that 'THINK ABOUT' message is one of the cues that cues on does. It's not solving the puzzles for you. It just helps with syntax."
Jacqueline says, "And it's kind of looking like we're male, which is also jarring (at least to me)."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about me"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel worse than you've ever felt, including the time when you were
Floyd | seventeen and three guys kicked the shit out of you just for existing.
Floyd | Maybe now hurts more because it's happening right now... but it's a
Floyd | bad sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Tigrita exclaims, "woo, death and destruction!"
DavidW says, "The PC is male, yes."
Jacqueline says (to Tigrita), "That's the spirit, or something."
diggle says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Tigrita says, "i think the wedding ring might be important"
diggle says, "nods me too"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about ring"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to think about that right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Tigrita says, "or give us some more about the character at least"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about wedding ring"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT WEDDING RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to think about that right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about spouse"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           7
Floyd | >
diggle asks, "try band?"
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT SPOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to think about that right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about wife"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT WIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to think about that right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about avery"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT AVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | The kids love Avery Thomas, but he doesn't deserve it.  He hates
Floyd | teaching elementary, and he mutters in the teacher's lounge about how
Floyd | kids are only worthwhile once they grow up.  He probably daydreams
Floyd | about beaning a kid with a chunk of rock quartz someday.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Actually, could someone else drive for a few? Breakfast just arrived."
Nitku says, "I like "some pair or black slacks""
diggle asks, "can I?"
Nitku says, "like he just realized he's wearing them and doesn't know where they came from"
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "Go slowly, but sure."
DavidW says (to diggle), "If you drive slow, yes."
diggle says, "k"
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "Main thing is, get most people to agree before you switch rooms."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x band"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a thin gold band, a little scratched, unobtrusive.  And very
Floyd | important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "think about band"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT BAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You wanted a custom ring, but Adam talked you out of it.  "We'll get
Floyd | something simple, classic," he said.  Unspoken: something it would be
Floyd | safer to wear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you SHOUT, someone might hear you.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh, maybe we are female."
diggle says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a crash from the direction of Mr. Thomas's classroom,
Floyd | followed by silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x debris"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a closer look at the pile of debris, but what you see only
Floyd | makes your spirits sink.  The pile of debris blocking the door is
Floyd | unstable and heavy, definitely too dangerous for you to shift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x corpse"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no room for doubt: the closest body is Emily Wagner.  Her
Floyd | torso is completely obscured, but you can see the patterned edge of
Floyd | her skirt, and you recognize the strappy sandals she was wearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Game), "See, I used the ambiguous 'spouse' on purpose, you just didn't want to think about Adam that way."
diggle says (to Floyd), "search corpse"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Not necessarily."
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "we're wearing a tie, for what that's worth"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heternormativity off"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HETERNORMATIVITY OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shards"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the plastic shard or the glass shard?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "glass"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass shards look like they came from a door's broken windowpane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "get it"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need it, and you might hurt yourself trying to pull it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I think the tie will be more important than the wedding band, but we'll see."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x plastic"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLASTIC
Floyd |
Floyd | The plastic shards look like they came from the shattered panel on a
Floyd | light fixture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "get it"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need it, and you might hurt yourself trying to pull it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I mean, I wear a tie at work a feair amount, but there's also the possibility that we're gay."
diggle asks, "not much here, any suggestions?"
Jacqueline asks, "Is someone starting a map, per chance?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to door"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle grins.
diggle asks, "shall we go on to west?"
djfletch says, "yes, if the debris is too dangerous to move then probably just try moving somewhere"
DavidW says, "I'll draw a map. iirc, we're at the northeast corner of the geography."
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "West works for me."
diggle nods.
diggle says, "kk, going"
diggle says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to stand up, but misjudge your own weakness and almost fall
Floyd | into the rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You remain still for a moment, breath burning in your throat, and wait
Floyd | for the strength to try again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You grit your teeth and get successfully to your feet.  You've never
Floyd | been so proud of just standing before... well, maybe after that fourth
Floyd | Jäger Bomb at Nellie's.  But it feels like college was about a hundred
Floyd | years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pile of debris blocking the door is too dangerous to shift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says, "hmm"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says, "can't shift debris, need gloves or something i'd imagine."
inky says, "or explosives"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about school"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT SCHOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing the school in ruins makes you feel very fragile.  You didn't
Floyd | love the place - the architecture was weird, and the administration
Floyd | was frustrating, and the mural at the hallway junction was seriously
Floyd | ugly.  But now it's been destroyed, and perversely, you feel
Floyd | abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Or another pair of hands."
diggle says, "nod"
diggle asks, "shall we go south then?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "think about emily"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT EMILY
Floyd |
Floyd | Emily Wagner was in your classroom when the warning siren went off.
Floyd | She was helping to get your kids out when the bombs hit.  She didn't
Floyd | approve of you, and you didn't approve of her methods all the time,
Floyd | and you bitched about her behind her back - but she was good with kids
Floyd | and she gave a damn.  You don't want her to be dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "but yeah, TNT is traditional for removing rubble."
Jacqueline asks, "Where did you see a reference to Emily?"
Jacqueline says, "I missed it."
diggle says, "in x corpse"
DavidW says, "Emily's body is in the rubble."
Jacqueline says, "Ah."
djfletch says, "and mentioned in the intro I think"
diggle says (to Floyd), "think about me"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel worse than you've ever felt, including the time when you were
Floyd | seventeen and three guys kicked the shit out of you just for existing.
Floyd | Maybe now hurts more because it's happening right now... but it's a
Floyd | bad sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x debris"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a closer look at the pile of debris, but what you see only
Floyd | makes your spirits sink.  The pile of debris blocking the door is
Floyd | unstable and heavy, definitely too dangerous for you to shift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline adds 'Emily Wagner - D' to the list.
diggle says (to Floyd), "shift debris"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The pile of debris blocking the door is unstable and heavy, definitely
Floyd | too dangerous for you to shift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "#pedant Probably not TNT, but something similar (and more stable)."
diggle says, "hm nothing here, area's are blocked atm I suppose"
DavidW says, "We can go south, it said."
Jacqueline asks, "South?"
diggle asks, "shall we go?"
DavidW says, "I vote going one room south"
Jacqueline says, "Yes."
diggle says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "I have to be away for a moment, but I'll come back soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "Go away, leave me alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about Samir"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | One day, he's helping Dylan cement his reign of terror, and the next,
Floyd | he's helping George build the ISS out of Tinkertoys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left to his own devices, you think he might be a bit of a bookworm,
Floyd | but it's hard to tell.  Despite your best efforts, school is a poor
Floyd | place for self-discovery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle exclaims, "woo woo, more death and distruction!"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | This bulletin board was once mounted on the north corner, but the
Floyd | explosions jarred it loose.  It's not much of a loss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "read board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | This bulletin board was once mounted on the north corner, but the
Floyd | explosions jarred it loose.  It's not much of a loss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x murel"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUREL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x mural"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MURAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's one of those multiracial sunshine-and-handholding jobs that
Floyd | school administrators particularly love, even at a base school.  The
Floyd | colors are particularly toxic under the flickering fire alarm lights.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "get mural"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MURAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The cheerful mural is far too heavy to move in your weakened state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "get board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The bulletin board is far too heavy to move in your weakened state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x alarms"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALARMS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're really not helping your headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle asks, "suggestions?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "move it just in case"
Jacqueline says, "Got some more backstory, finally getting a sense of where we are."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The bulletin board is far too heavy to move in your weakened state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "And my guess is that we're female now."
DavidW says, "I would move south at this point."
Jacqueline says, "Well, I mean, now my guess is that we're female, and have always been."
Allen asks, "really?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "who am I"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        41
Floyd | >
maga arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Floyd | > WHO AM I
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "but what about getting the crap kicked out of him by 3 guys?"
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | As always, I would like to thank my playtesters for their intensive
Floyd | support, including Danielle Church, Brie Frame, Jason Hoggatt, Emma
Floyd | Joyce, Colin Sandel, and one additional party who prefers to remain
Floyd | anonymous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Special thanks go to Wendy Misuinas for answering my questions about
Floyd | the military brat experience and for pointing me in the direction of
Floyd | additional research material.  Any errors here are assuredly mine
Floyd | rather than hers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "It's military."
diggle says, "as far as i'm aware, someone had bombed this school. possibly a group of cult like indvisuals, or a corp war of some kind. The school knew of this beforehand, so they built shelters, ---but of course, some of the students couldn't reach them...."
Allen says, "heh"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ollie Ollie Oxen Free is an interactive fiction game by
Floyd | Carolyn VanEseltine.
Floyd |
Floyd | In this game, you take the role of a story's protagonist.  The
Floyd | computer provides the game world; it will inform you about what you
Floyd | can see, hear, smell, feel, and sense in any other ways.  You can
Floyd | respond to the game's environment by typing commands into the parser.
Floyd | For example, you can:
Floyd |
Floyd | - move around (WEST, GO DOOR, STAND ON TABLE, etc.)
Floyd | - investigate yourself (INVENTORY, EXAMINE ME, etc.)
Floyd | - investigate your environment (EXAMINE DEBRIS, LOOK ON DESK, LISTEN,
Floyd | SMELL, etc.)
Floyd | - interact with objects (GET PAPER CLIP, OPEN DRAWER, PUSH TABLE,
Floyd | etc.)
Floyd | - ask people to perform tasks for you (example: TYRONE, OPEN DOOR)
Floyd | - and perform important out-of-game functions (SAVE, UNDO, RESTORE,
Floyd | HELP, etc.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The OOxF command cueing system will attempt to provide timely,
Floyd | non-spoilery indicators about game syntax as you play.  Other commands
Floyd | that may be of use:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABOUT - Provides more information about the history and creation of
Floyd | the game.
Floyd | VERBS - Provides a list of verbs recognized by this game.
Floyd | HINT - If you're having trouble, type HINT to get a hint.
Floyd | WALKTHROUGH - In extremis, you can use WALKTHROUGH to get a solution
Floyd | for your specific situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | For more detailed guidance about how to play interactive fiction
Floyd | games, please consult the Brass Lantern Beginners' Resources,
Floyd | available at [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | If you have feedback, bug reports, or suggestions for improvement,
Floyd | please email Carolyn VanEseltine at carolyn@sibylmoon.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "oops" Jacqueline says, "Someone is whispering."
says, "Please don't whisper to Floyd."
Allen says, "I've forgotten the command to tell floyd to execute a command"
Allen says, "I thought he would respond to me with a list of commands"
diggle asks, "kk moving south ok?"
Allen says, "what is it? for some reason I thought it was cf"
DavidW says (to Allen), "Not while he's playing."
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "It's just F"
Allen says (to Floyd), "x board"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | This bulletin board was once mounted on the north corner, but the
Floyd | explosions jarred it loose.  It's not much of a loss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "f is ..Floyd, and wf is .Floyd"
Allen says, "thx"
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. DavidW says, "and wtf is What The Floyd"
Jacqueline says, "You're welcome."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "yya"
Jacqueline says, "er, yay"
says (to DW), "Actually, that is also whisper to Floyd."
diggle asks, "shall we move on then?"
Jacqueline says, "Let's hit the cafeteria."
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to diggle), "yes, please. Let's go south."
diggle says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and probably
Floyd | locked, since lunch ended a good two hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x signs"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The patriotic virtues extolled here include playing nicely with others
Floyd | and never running in the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "run"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to say which compass direction to go in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "run in hallway"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUN IN HALLWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and probably
Floyd | locked, since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x doors"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | These are tall double doors, metal, painted an odd shade of blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "open doors"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sure enough, the doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
maga says, "if playing nicely with others and not running in the hallway are patriotic values, this can't be America"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stickers"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
maga says, "Canada, perhaps"
Jacqueline says, "hee"
diggle snickers
Jacqueline asks, "South?"
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. diggle says, "south."
djfletch asks, "then who is attacking Canada with poison gas?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  To your surprise, it's partly
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The school kitchen door is unusually wide, perhaps because there's no
Floyd | alternate loading door for the kitchens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking down, you see a plastic tray wedging the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x tray"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is one of the orange plastic trays that the kids use to carry
Floyd | lunch to their tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to djf), "Alaska. They're finally trying to annex Canada."
DavidW says, "Shame I didn't research Google Docs yet."
diggle says (to Floyd), "get tray"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure whether the kitchen door locks automatically.  It's
Floyd | probably better to leave it propped open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks (of DW), "For the mapping bit, you mean?"
diggle asks, "soooouth?"
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "Not yet"
diggle says, "ur"
DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "yeah"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x ligts"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x lights"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the fire alarm)
Floyd | They're really not helping your headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle asks, "what shall we do then?"
DavidW says, "I believe the door is east"
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" djfletch says, "yup, might as well go in"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | You've never been in the school kitchen before.  The kitchen has no
Floyd | windows, and without the overhead lights, it's seriously dark here.
Floyd | Counters and shelves are barely discernable glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Why isn't there a fire alarm in the kitchen?  It would make sense -
Floyd | and it would mean you could see, no matter how poorly.  But there are
Floyd | only flickering reflections from the west doorway, almost worse than
Floyd | nothing in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going north into the cafeteria, west into the
Floyd | hallway, or up down the big dark tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oops"
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "This isn't an order so much as a request, but you repeatedly typing L rather than just scrolling up to reread is slowing me down."
diggle says, "kk, sorry"
Jacqueline says, "I keep reading, thinking it's new things, and it's making the screen scroll by very quickly."
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "Thanks."
DavidW says, "I meant to do the 'exits' in the previous room. Sorry."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shelves"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The shelves are barely a glint of steel in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Want to go back and do that?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x counters"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's barely a glint of steel in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "no, I just hated that I spoiled something."
diggle says, "we need a light of some sort I bedt"
Jacqueline says (to diggle), "That'd be useful, yeah."
DavidW says, "yes, I'm sure we need a lightsource."
diggle asks, "kk, I think to the computer lab?"
Jacqueline says, "Sure."
diggle says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going north to the pile of debris, south toward
Floyd | the cafeteria, or west past the lockers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says, "oh can't go n"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x lockers"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We started one room north of here."
Jacqueline asks, "Did we originally come from the west, or should we go that way?"
Jacqueline says, "Timing."
Jacqueline asks, "So, west then?"
diggle nods
diggle says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "x lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lockers are narrow, brown, and about four feet tall.  Every
Floyd | student gets a locker on their first day, along with a lecture about
Floyd | how they are strictly forbidden to decorate the lockers or change
Floyd | their locker combinations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says (to Floyd), "open lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You check one of the lockers, but, as you suspected, the locker is
Floyd | locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a combination lock that could be used to enter a combination,
Floyd | if you knew any of the locker combinations - which you don't right
Floyd | now.
Floyd | (Enter combinations on a combination lock with TURN DIAL LEFT
Floyd [number] or TURN DIAL RIGHT [number].)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says, "uh-huh."
Jacqueline files that idea away.
diggle says, "sorry, can someone else drive? internet can go anytime"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x Americans"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMERICANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The most prominent image is George Washington (complete with horse and
Floyd | saber).  His anachronistic companions include Thomas Jefferson,
Floyd | Abraham Lincoln, the Wright brothers (complete with plane), Charles
Floyd | Lindbergh, Buzz Aldrin, and John Glenn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Sure. I will."
Jacqueline says, "I'm done eating."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "washington"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WASHINGTON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x washington"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WASHINGTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The most prominent image is George Washington (complete with horse and
Floyd | saber).  His anachronistic companions include Thomas Jefferson,
Floyd | Abraham Lincoln, the Wright brothers (complete with plane), Charles
Floyd | Lindbergh, Buzz Aldrin, and John Glenn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I probably shouldn't drive until we're caught up to how far I got."
Jacqueline says, "So, we can smell something burning, and I think heading farther west might be dangerous, but I'd like to try it."
inky says (to Floyd), "x saber"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SABER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Also, I think without a combo for a locker, this is just a hallway."
inky says, "good plan"
diggle says, "thats why there is an undo command! :P"
DavidW says, "I thik the burning is inside one of the lockers."
Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
Jacqueline says, "I guess that's possible."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's classroom is - was - to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x posters"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The posters are from Emily Wagner's class.  At the top, each one bears
Floyd | the crooked heading, "When I Grow Up, I Will Be A...." followed by a
Floyd | crayon-and-marker drawing to represent the aspired profession.
Floyd | Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of airplanes and little stick figures
Floyd | with carefully drawn insignia, including an unlikely number of
Floyd | generals and chief master sergeants.  However, you also see a
Floyd | ballerina, a firefighter, a teacher (William Bradley is a notorious
Floyd | suckup), and a unicorn rancher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle exclaims, "when I grow up, I will be an IFMud player!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about william"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | William Bradley, notorious suckup.  Either he'll grow an opinion of
Floyd | his own someday, or he has a glowing future ahead as President of the
Floyd | United States.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "generals... is the nation at war?"
Jacqueline gives diggle a gold star and a cookie.
diggle grins
DavidW says (to Allen), "Military brat school"
Jacqueline asks, "Do we know Samir's last name?"
Allen says, "oh ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about samir"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | One day, he's helping Dylan cement his reign of terror, and the next,
Floyd | he's helping George build the ISS out of Tinkertoys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left to his own devices, you think he might be a bit of a bookworm,
Floyd | but it's hard to tell.  Despite your best efforts, school is a poor
Floyd | place for self-discovery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Not yet."
Jacqueline says, "Okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about dylan"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DYLAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be an easier world if the bullies all had names like Biff and
Floyd | Brick and Grunt.  Dylan Rierson is your least favorite kid in school
Floyd | right now, and you predict a round in juvie for him before he's
Floyd | sixteen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Can we go north?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about george"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | His mom was an astronaut candidate.  She died in a car crash, which is
Floyd | why George lives on base with his dad, but George either forgets that
Floyd | or won't admit it most of the time.  His art projects are littered
Floyd | with women with recognizable cornrows waving hello out of rocket ship
Floyd | windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
diggle says, "sorry, gotta go, need to sleep"
diggle says, "exam tomorrow"
Jacqueline says, "See you."
diggle waves goodbye
DavidW says, "bye, diggle"
diggle goes home. DavidW says, "North is fine,"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a closet door and an enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "(who's driving now?)"
Jacqueline says, "I am."
Jacqueline says, "I agreed to it earlier when he asked to not drive anymore."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open closet"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "The lack of named exits is annoying."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going north into the supply closet or south to
Floyd | the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | This desk is smaller than most teacher desks at the school, but it's
Floyd | sturdy and well-made, which is more than can be said for a lot of the
Floyd | furnishings.  Also, it's possible to remove the desk from the room
Floyd | without disassembling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On Ms. Wagner's desk are a decorated mug (in which are some pens and
Floyd | pencils) and a round blue tray (in which is a tangle of paper clips).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take paperclip"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You fish a striped green paper clip out of the tangle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "yes, useful tool"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock closet with paperclip"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK CLOSET WITH PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | There's no way you can pick a lock.  Your hands are trembling far too
Floyd | much.
Floyd |
Floyd | The striped green paper clip falls from your shaking hands to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "hmm, we must need to move this desk for some reason"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take paperclip"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "but, uh, we have an inventory problem."
Jacqueline says (to djf), "yeah"
Jacqueline says (to dw), "yeah"
DavidW says, "We can't hold onto anything for very long."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paperclip in pocket"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PAPERCLIP IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the striped green paper clip in the left pocket of your slacks)
Floyd | You put the striped green paper clip into the left pocket of your
Floyd | slacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open desk"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x board"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The blackboard currently contains a list of countries in Western
Floyd | Europe, with extra notes about Luxembourg (capital - Luxembourg,
Floyd | largest city - Luxembourg, official languages - French, German, and
Floyd | Luxembourgish).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "oh, maybe we have multiple pockets?"
Jacqueline says, "Probably at least two."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "write on board"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE ON BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "draw on board"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW ON BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pockets"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POCKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pocket"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | These aren't very good pants - they're a little faded from repeated
Floyd | washing, and there's a hole that makes the right pocket unusable.  You
Floyd | still wear them because at least the hole isn't visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Make that one."
DavidW says, "oh. yeah."
DavidW says, "I always had holes in the right pocket. Keys ruin them."
DavidW says, "I now use a keycase."
Jacqueline says, "huh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x mug"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The red and blue lettering proclaims "#1 Teacher!"  It's full of pens
Floyd | and pencils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I'll bet she *wasn't* number one."
Jacqueline says, "I'll bet we are."
DavidW says, "or will be."
Jacqueline says, "#tasteless Well, now that she is gone, we can usurp her spot."
DavidW says, "A pen might be useful for writing a note, but I bet we can't write with our shaky hands."
Jacqueline asks, "So, keep in our minds that there is a closet here, and go search Emily's corpse?"
Jacqueline says, "(for a key)"
DavidW says, "hm. Makes sense."
Jacqueline asks, "So, which way to Emily, mapguy?"
DavidW says, "Unless there's a staff room with her coat."
DavidW says, "The body is s. e. e. n."
Jacqueline says, "Sure, but I would think she'd have the key on here."
Jacqueline says, "er, her"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x emily"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EMILY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no room for doubt: the closest body is Emily Wagner.  Her
Floyd | torso is completely obscured, but you can see the patterned edge of
Floyd | her skirt, and you recognize the strappy sandals she was wearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Oh, hrm."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search emily"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH EMILY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "she's not #1 any more"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search skirt"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SKIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x sandals"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SANDALS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search rubble"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           91
Floyd | >
inky says, "well, if our hands are shaking, surely one of the teachers has a flask in their desk to calm our nerves"
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "or some xanax"
Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says, "oh, maybe"
Jacqueline says, "At a military school, I rather doubt it."
Jacqueline says, "But maybe that just shows what I know."
DavidW says, "There might be a sickroom, though."
Jacqueline says, "True."
Jacqueline asks, "So, where should we explore next, David?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search rubble"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bodies"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BODIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Is there anyone else there besides Emily?"
DavidW says, "Either south or west of the Hallway where there's four directions."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bodies"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BODIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x corpses"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no room for doubt: the closest body is Emily Wagner.  Her
Floyd | torso is completely obscured, but you can see the patterned edge of
Floyd | her skirt, and you recognize the strappy sandals she was wearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Ah, thanks."
DavidW says, "I guess there is more than one body, but only Emily is named."
Jacqueline says, "Some more synonyms in this would be nice."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
Jacqueline asks, "So, S?"
DavidW says, "yeah, s.w.w."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "now either west or south to new places"
Jacqueline says, "Let's check out the bathrooms."
DavidW says, "okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to be sure in this light, but it looks like there's a wet
Floyd | spot on the carpet by the door to the girls' room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x happy hygience"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAPPY HYGIENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the Happy Hygiene
Floyd | sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x wet spot"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WET SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | That spot is definitely wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x happy hygiene"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAPPY HYGIENE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's in the style of those old recruitment posters - "Harry the Happy
Floyd | Hand wants YOU to wash your hands!"  There are happy girls waving at
Floyd | Harry on the girls' room sign and happy boys waving at Harry on the
Floyd | boys' room sign, just to avoid any mixups.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "touch spot"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | That spot is definitely wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "smell spot"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's actually hard to inhale on purpose - memories of the toxic gas,
Floyd | probably.
Floyd |
Floyd | A burning, acrid smell overlays the usual odors of the school.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hey, can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A student calls back from the girls' bathroom.  "Mr. Ginsberg! I can't
Floyd | get up!"  It's Keiko, and her voice sounds tight and strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | You also get a response from the boys' bathroom.  "Help me!" a boy
Floyd | calls, "That asshole Dustin wedged me in here!"  It sounds like Tyrone
Floyd | - he's supposed to be in Emily Wagner's class, not yours.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can ask students to perform tasks with [student], [command].
Floyd | For example, KEIKO, LOOK will ask Keiko to tell you what she can see
Floyd | right now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh, we are male."
Jacqueline says, "Huh. I guess we are."
inky says, "well, good thing we don't have to help Tyrone, since he's not in our class"
Jacqueline says, "Makes sense. This is probably written for the (near? distant?) future, and we've already had one military-administered same sex wedding."
DavidW says, "That got us three kids names, though"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about keiko"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is the oldest of your students.  She's been held back twice now,
Floyd | not because she's stupid, but because the school isn't prepared to
Floyd | handle a kid with dyslexia.  They're moving her up this year come hell
Floyd | or high water... or so you would have said, before the school was
Floyd | bombed.  Right now, you don't even know who's alive, let alone who's
Floyd | graduating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "One second, please."
Jacqueline says, "Okay. Think about the others now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about tyrone"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone isn't one of your students.  You know him because he's been
Floyd | giving Emily a headache and a half, not to mention the recess
Floyd | monitors.  He's bright enough to get pissed off and destructive in a
Floyd | classroom geared to the lowest common denominator, and he pounds back
Floyd | on the kids who try to pound him, which doesn't help anything much.
Floyd | He's pretty well-behaved in detention, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about dustin"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DUSTIN
Floyd |
Floyd | If Dustin weren't so quick to help beat people up, he'd be the one
Floyd | getting beat up.  You try to keep this in mind, but you still don't
Floyd | feel much sympathy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "keiko, look"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "What can you see, Keiko?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko shouts back, "Can't you just come in here?  The door's open!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter girl's room"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GIRL'S ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "west"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "I need to do something, but I'll be back as soon as I can."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come back soon!" Keiko calls.  Tyrone doesn't answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the girls' door)
Floyd | The door has a push panel, so you lean on the door, but nothing
Floyd | happens.  Briefly, you wonder if the door is blocked - but it's just a
Floyd | measure of your weakness.  The hinges yield a moment later, and the
Floyd | door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | You've never actually been in the girls' bathroom before, but it has
Floyd | the same ugly cream-and-black tile as the boys' room does, plus all
Floyd | the accoutrements you'd expect - sinks, a mirror, stalls, the works.
Floyd | Or so you surmise, because half the back wall collapsed in, and
Floyd | there's now water spraying across the room from a burst pipe and
Floyd | pooling on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor.  Her hair and clothing are
Floyd | soaked from the spraying water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko looks up at you miserably.  "I got out from under the bricks,
Floyd | but I can't get up.  I tried, but my leg won't work.  It hurts so
Floyd | bad."  She points to her right leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say inarticulately, "Keiko.  It's going to be okay, I promise."
Floyd | But you don't know how, because you're pretty sure her leg is broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x bricks"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | This morning, there was a solid, sturdy wall here, and now it's a
Floyd | shattered heap of masonry.  It hardly seems real.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girls' room door hisses closed on its hinge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "That's a nice touch, that you tell nearby kids what you're doing, except we were coming to *see* Keiko, not leave her."
inky says, "heh"
inky says, "details details"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, Keiko's right leg or Keiko's left leg?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I wonder if we can turn off the water."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a nasty scrape partway down Keiko's right shin, and a gruesome
Floyd | bulge in the flesh beneath it.  You're not well versed in first aid,
Floyd | but you're pretty sure that it's broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "amputate right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AMPUTATE RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I figure we need to make a splint for Keiko, but I never found a suitable stick. I'm guessing our tie can be used to tie it to her leg."
Jacqueline exclaims (at inky), "INKY!"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, good point."
inky says, "this is a survival situation! we might have to feed her leg to Tyrone"
Jacqueline doesn't want to laugh, but does nevertheless.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to emily"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO EMILY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "e"
DavidW says, "We haven't even seen the kitchen well yet."
Jacqueline says, "er"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to talk to Keiko about?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, Keiko's right leg or Keiko's left leg?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, what happened to your leg?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "I tried to hide in here, like during a tornado drill, but
Floyd | the ceiling fell on me.  I got my leg out, but it really hurts and I
Floyd | think something's really wrong."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to keiko about break"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO KEIKO ABOUT BREAK
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to keiko about amputation"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO KEIKO ABOUT AMPUTATION
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to keiko about death"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO KEIKO ABOUT DEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to keiko about bomb"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO KEIKO ABOUT BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I'm sure we can ask her about any of the students or teachers."
Jacqueline says, "Yeah, the other worked, but I'm thinking a/t"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about teacher"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT TEACHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the half-buried corpse or the teacher desk?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Golly"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about desk"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the cheap wooden desk, the massive steel desk, the
Floyd | teacher desk, Ms. Wagner's desk, or the desk drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Oh golly golly"
Jacqueline says, "I am ready to leave Keiko and check out Tyrone."
djfletch asks, "are we too weak to carry her?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Keiko's hand, squeeze it reassuringly, and then let go again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing, but we can try."
DavidW says, "I hate it when the disambiguation system gives away things we haven't seen yet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drag keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAG KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | In the movies, people always pull the leg straight before splinting
Floyd | it.  In real life, you're not so sure about this at all.  You'll need
Floyd | something long and straight (a broom, maybe?), and something to fasten
Floyd | it in place.  You also need something to use for a crutch, because
Floyd | Keiko is the biggest of your students, and you're too weak to support
Floyd | her yourself.
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "AIE, no, not traction."
DavidW says, "We're too weak to carry a paperclip, so yes. Far too weak."
Jacqueline says, "So, there's probably a broom around here somewhere."
Jacqueline says, "And yeah, we have a tie."
Jacqueline says, "I say we go look for stuff. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll say something reassuring when we leave the room."
DavidW says, "Keiko will probably have to do the actual tying."
Allen says, "I feel uncomfortable being in the girls restroom. Let's leave"
Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "Srsly?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the girls' door)
Floyd | With a massive effort of will, you pull open the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "We did *not* say anything reassuring."
Jacqueline says, "meh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the boys' door)
Floyd | You pull, but the door won't open.  Looking down, you see a small
Floyd | rubber wedge jammed under the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Well, well, well. What a little craphead."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The small rubber wedge is jammed tightly under the door, and your
Floyd | shaking fingers don't have the strength to pull it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a hard thump from the boys' bathroom door, suggestive of
Floyd | someone kicking it from the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "And lay off kicking the door!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says unrepentantly, "Yes, Mr. Ginsberg."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kick wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You think dark and terrible thoughts about the small rubber wedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Allen asks, "what?"
Jacqueline says, "That was not the response I was expecting."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Tyrone, can you please grab that wedge?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone calls, "How'm I supposed to get it from this side?  It's on
Floyd | your side of the door!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "I think we're thinking about waterboarding that little wedge."
inky says, "maybe we should tell Tyrone to slide a poster under the door to knock out the wedge"
DavidW says, "I think we might need someone else to pull the wedge for us,"
Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, look"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Tyrone, tell me what you can see around you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone yells back, "I see a wedge!  A wedge that won't let me get this
Floyd | damn door open!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Tyrone, can you push the wedge out from your side of the
Floyd | door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone calls back, "I tried, but I can't get it to move!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Tyrone, inventory"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, INVENTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Tyrone, what have you got with you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone calls, "I don't think I have anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "Okay, that's fine.  Let me think for a minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tie tie to wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE TIE TO WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd give a lot for some rope right now.  But lacking any, you'll
Floyd | have to proceed without it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "remove tie"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE TIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You struggle with the knot, but your hands are shaking so much that
Floyd | you can't loosen it.  You give it up as a bad job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I say we abandon yet another child and go see what else is going on."
DavidW says, "If we can't pull a wedge, we can't untie a tie."
DavidW says, "I think Aristotle said that."
DavidW says, "yeah, continue exploring."
Jacqueline asks, "So, which way again, map guy?"
DavidW asks, "unless -- can we slip the paperclip to him under the door and have him push the wedge with that?"
Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Seems unlikely, but we could try it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give paperclip to tyrone"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERCLIP TO TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You give the striped green paper clip to Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "A ruler would be better"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes. Or one of those pencils."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push wedge with paperclip"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      124
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push wedge with paperclip"
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH WEDGE WITH PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone shouts, "I don't know how to do that, the wedge is bad for
Floyd | pushing!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH WEDGE WITH PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone calls, "I don't know how to do that, the wedge is bad for
Floyd | pushing!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, give clip to me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GIVE CLIP TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd | (If you type VERBS, you can get a list of all valid commands in
Floyd | this game, including notes about what instructions your students can
Floyd | follow.)
Floyd |
Floyd | ---------------------
Floyd | This message may have been triggered by following a disambiguated
Floyd | command to a student with a regular command - for example:
Floyd |
Floyd | >Tyrone, drink
Floyd | What do you want Tyrone to drink?
Floyd |
Floyd | >Tyrone, drink fountain
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink
Floyd | your strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | If that looks like the behavior you just saw, please reenter your
Floyd | second command now, with apologies for the inconvenience.
Floyd | ---------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, give clip"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GIVE CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Tyrone)
Floyd | You shout, "Tyrone, please hand the paper clip to Tyrone."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone shouts back, "Mr. Ginsberg, who did you want me to give it to?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Sorry, must have been a bit rattled."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, give clip to ginsberg"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GIVE CLIP TO GINSBERG
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "There will be more paperclips"
DavidW says, "Will there? I don't know if this situation was coded for."
Jacqueline says, "I got the sense that there was more than one paperclip in Emily's room, but we could also just undo."
Jacqueline says, "I guess I'll undo."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      127
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      126
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      126
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      125
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      124
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x paperclip"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      125
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      124
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      123
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      122
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x paperclip"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Okay. What now?"
inky says (to Floyd), "tyrone, look"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Is anything broken, or leaking, or on fire?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone calls back, "No, nothing like that.  Just the wedge." He sounds
Floyd | worried now.  "Is there, like, fire and stuff out there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "I'm going to get you out safe.  Hang on."  It seems better
Floyd | than answering his question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "n. w."
Jacqueline says, "We ought to say 'safely.' It is an adverb."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the art classroom - your classroom -  hangs open on its
Floyd | twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Jacq), "actually, safe is a flat adverb"
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "It's a joke."
Jacqueline says, "It's a reference to a song."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going north into the art room, east along the
Floyd | hall, or west toward the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ah!"
inky says, "art teacher, hunh"
Jacqueline says, "Although I am personally opposed to most flat adverbs, fwiw."
Jacqueline says, "Not all, but most."
Allen asks, "why do military students need art?"
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "They're not military students."
Jacqueline says, "They are students who go to a school on a military base because their parents are in the military."
Allen says, "oh"
Allen says, "Ok, if there's a fire or something, we may need to run fastly past it"
Jacqueline says, "Speaking of art, let's go that way..."
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "You mean quickly."
DavidW) Allen asks, "so why do any students need art?"
Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom - the art room, mostly, but also where you had
Floyd | homeroom and study hall and sometimes detention.  A gaping hole in the
Floyd | wall provides unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room, where it
Floyd | looks like the sprinklers are going off.  Tissue paper trees line the
Floyd | intact east wall of this room, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude sits on the ground beside the rubble-strewn table, peering
Floyd | miserably into the darkness underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks up at you tearfully.  "I can't get him out, Mr. Ginsberg!
Floyd | He's stuck under the table!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hey Jude, don't go away, sing a sad song, and make it be-e-e-etter."
Allen says (to DavidW), "eeep!"
Jacqueline smiles. "We sure know how to cope with a grim game, don't we?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about jude"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Like several of your other kids, Jude is "suddenly military", and she
Floyd | hasn't taken the change well.  Her mom has been at wits' end dealing
Floyd | with her, which is why she's allowed to keep her bunny in class for
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x jude"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Misery crinkles Jude's face like an old woman's.  Her dark eyes have
Floyd | swollen from tears, and her nose is smeared with mucus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is wearing a lime green shirt, a brilliantly colored My Little
Floyd | Pony backpack, and a pair of flower-embroidered overalls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "oh! This was Mr Bunny?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jude about bunny"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JUDE ABOUT BUNNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, tell me about your bunny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude sniffs, "His name is Mr. Bunny!  He's very important, my dad gave
Floyd | him to me, and I really need him back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "I assumed Mr Bunny was an imaginary friend"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bunny"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUNNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude's favorite stuffed animal is awkwardly big, purple, furry, and
Floyd | rather in need of a wash.  He always reminds you of a prize from the
Floyd | fair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under table"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude's Mr. Bunny is wedged far back under the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's easy enough to put two and two together - you told the students
Floyd | yesterday that there would be painting today, so she put Mr. Bunny
Floyd | somewhere safe.  And then the wall collapsed over the table, and now
Floyd | it'll be a serious problem getting him out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "So it's Mr B that's stuck under the table, I take it."
Jacqueline says, "Timing"
DavidW says, "uh huh"
Allen says (to Floyd), "lift table"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIFT TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "jude, follow me"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude takes your hand.
Floyd | (To stop leading a student around, RELEASE that student.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I say we keep her with us and keep looking around"
DavidW says, "It's a nice try but there's a problem with that."
Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x trees"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not a complicated project - cut out brown construction paper
Floyd | trees, draw bark on them in black marker, and then glue colorful
Floyd | tissue paper leaves on the branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I never noticed her backpack before, though. I wonder what's in it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about mccaskill"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT MCCASKILL
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny McCaskill teaches English to kids being raised by TV.  It's a
Floyd | thankless job and it's probably killing her soul, but she dutifully
Floyd | hauls out the latest Macmillan recommendations every year.  She also
Floyd | performs a number of quasi-administrative tasks, such as collecting
Floyd | roll call sheets and handing out locker combinations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "oho"
Jacqueline asks (of DW), "What's the problem with us holding her hand? She's incapable of walking, or won't leave Mr. Bunny?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open backpack"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, I need to see your backpack for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "The latter."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in backpack"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, hold still so I can look at your backpack."
Floyd |
Floyd | The brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Nitku has been discontinued. Jacqueline exclaims (at Jude), "Why do you not have a broom and the key to Mrs. Wagner's supply closet in your backpack?!"
DavidW says, "'Cause she's not a bad student like _____."
Jacqueline says, "Like Dustin. Got it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x hole"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says, "Sometimes the default responses are just ... yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look through hole"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I'm sure I don't."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "crawl through hole"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CRAWL THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I'm sure the gaping hole isn't why we're wearing a ring."
Jacqueline asks, "hm?"
DavidW says, "I'll explain later."
DavidW says, "(it's tasteless)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south to the hallway or west through the
Floyd | hole into Mrs. McCaskill's room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "try 'w'"
Jacqueline says, "Grr. Okay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Jude's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but it
Floyd | doesn't do much good - despite the acrid stench, whatever's burning
Floyd | isn't actually in this room.  Still, the water might be reducing the
Floyd | smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, and you might be able to go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x poster"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It depicts all the past presidents of the United States.  So far, the
Floyd | presidents have avoided death by water, but the delay of sentence is
Floyd | only temporary.  Rutherford B. Hayes looks worriedly at the coursing
Floyd | droplets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny McCaskill's desk is a cheap wooden affair.  The locking metal
Floyd | drawer bolted onto the right side was clearly an afterthought, but
Floyd | it's all that saves her from having no drawers at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bunny"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUNNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude's favorite stuffed animal is awkwardly big, purple, furry, and
Floyd | rather in need of a wash.  He always reminds you of a prize from the
Floyd | fair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bunny"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUNNY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's too much debris in the way, and you can't fit your arm through
Floyd | the gap.  Mr. Bunny is still out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "again, a place where a ruler might help us push."
DavidW says, "Or some tool"
Jacqueline says, "For the record in the transcript, which I know Carolyn will read, the bit about Rutherford B. Hayes was a very nice touch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's either locked, or jammed beyond your current strength to unjam.
Floyd | Locked seems more likely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing we can't pick this lock, either."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pick lock"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to pick the metal drawer with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "papercli"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPERCLI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I never thought to try"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pick lock with paperclip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK LOCK WITH PAPERCLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | There's no way you can pick a lock.  Your hands are trembling far too
Floyd | much.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put paperclip in pocket"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PAPERCLIP IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the striped green paper clip into the left pocket of your
Floyd | slacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scream"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "but the game recognizes the action, so someone else might be able to."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "xyzzy"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Teleportation would be fantastic right about now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Heh"
DavidW says, "I don't think I tried going north from here."
Jacqueline says, "Also, it's very unAmerican that we don't know how to pray. I know it's a school, but it's a military school."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean through the gap into the north room - Mr. DeWitt's room, you
Floyd | think, but the chokingly thick smoke makes it hard to tell.  The
Floyd | sprinklers aren't working in here, and there's even greater structural
Floyd | damage than you've already seen.  This isn't a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You retreat back to Mrs. McCaskill's room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about dewitt"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DEWITT
Floyd |
Floyd | Paul "Do It" DeWitt teaches basic math at the elementary, and his wife
Floyd | Marianne teaches trig and calculus at the elementary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I wonder if she is Marianne "Do It" DeWitt."
Jacqueline says, "So, so far I have:"
Jacqueline | Teachers:
Jacqueline | Avery Thomas
Jacqueline | Emily Wagner - D
Jacqueline | Jenny McCaskill
Jacqueline | Marianne DeWitt
Jacqueline | Paul "do it" DeWitt
Jacqueline | Students:
Jacqueline | Dunstin
Jacqueline | Dylan Rierson
Jacqueline | George
Jacqueline | Jude
Jacqueline | Keiko
Jacqueline | Samir
Jacqueline | Tyrone
Jacqueline | William Bradley
DavidW says, "and Mr Gingberg (us)"
Jacqueline asks, "There was supposed to be a space in there between Teachers and Students, but... have I missed anyone?"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, true."
DavidW says, "er Ginsberg"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about me"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel worse than you've ever felt, including the time when you were
Floyd | seventeen and three guys kicked the shit out of you just for existing.
Floyd | Maybe now hurts more because it's happening right now... but it's a
Floyd | bad sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "We don't have a first name yet, eh?"
DavidW says, "er Ginsburg"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about adam"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ADAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Thinking of your husband is both comforting and painful.  He must be
Floyd | up in the air right now, raining righteous fury over whichever bastard
Floyd | was in that plane.  He'll keep you safe, just like you'll keep your
Floyd | kids safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
ASchultz arrives, full of funk, but no fun. Jacqueline says, "I will assume, for now, that our first name is Allen."
DavidW says, "Sounds good"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x corkboard"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORKBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The sprinklers have destroyed whatever was pinned to this corkboard,
Floyd | leaving disintegrating pages and illegible smears of ink behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x puddle"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The puddle on the floor is growing by the minute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move poster"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not worth it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I think I'm done in here."
Jacqueline asks, "What part of the map needs to be filled in?"
DavidW says, "west end of hallway"
DavidW says, "to the gym"
djfletch says, "also I don't think we tried going north from the kitchen into the cafeteria"
Jacqueline asks, "Could you drive us there?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude sits on the ground beside the rubble-strewn table, peering
Floyd | miserably into the darkness underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I have no idea how the hallway is supposed to connect with DeWitt's room."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south into the gym or east along the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Thankfully, one of the double doors is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side.  Two have been separated
Floyd | from the pile and layered over the base of a pommel horse, and others
Floyd | are arranged around a balance beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "If we have to jump down from a height, the mats will help."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mats"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MATS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're standard exercise mats, designed to protect kids when they
Floyd | fall down in gym class.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horse"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard pommel horse - two handles, two poles, and broad metal
Floyd | feet at the bottom to keep it from falling over when it's being used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beam"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard gymnastics balance beam, with a slightly roughened,
Floyd | non-slip surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bleachers"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLEACHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Stacked up the way they are, the bleachers form a solid extension of
Floyd | the wall.  There aren't even any sizeable gaps between the bleachers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "I assume the beam is far too big to be either splint or crutch?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x poles"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard pommel horse - two handles, two poles, and broad metal
Floyd | feet at the bottom to keep it from falling over when it's being used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I would think, yeah."
DavidW asks, "oh, wait. The poles in the horse -- can we extract those?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull poles"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL POLES
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't think so, but we can try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take poles"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            165
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "get poles"
Floyd | > TAKE POLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Lifting the pommel horse would be far too taxing for you.  However,
Floyd | it's narrow enough to go through the doorway, so if you got at least
Floyd | two students together, they might be able to drag it out of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd (PUSH POMMEL HORSE [direction] to move the pommel horse
Floyd | around.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET POLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Lifting the pommel horse would be far too taxing for you.  However,
Floyd | it's narrow enough to go through the doorway, so if you got at least
Floyd | two students together, they might be able to drag it out of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "mount horse"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOUNT HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh. With effort, the horse can be pushed. hm."
DavidW says, "okay, I know what that's for, then."
Jacqueline asks, "So, with the gym now revealed, does this complete what we presently know of the map?"
DavidW says, "no, there's another room south"
Jacqueline says, "Let's check it out."
DavidW says, "also the rest of the kitchen"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boombox"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOMBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (the boombox)
Floyd | Straight out of the 80's - make that the 90's, since it has a CD
Floyd | player instead of a cassette tape.  There's a battery compartment on
Floyd | the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boombox is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "ah, batteries for the as-yet-unseen flashlight, maybe?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A shaggy boy's head pops up at the window of the gym office door,
Floyd | "It's me, George!" he hollers through the door.  "I'm here!"  His
Floyd | voice is a little muffled, but still quite audible.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Let's get you out of there, George."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh, that's new. I never found George."
Allen says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about george"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | His mom was an astronaut candidate.  She died in a car crash, which is
Floyd | why George lives on base with his dad, but George either forgets that
Floyd | or won't admit it most of the time.  His art projects are littered
Floyd | with women with recognizable cornrows waving hello out of rocket ship
Floyd | windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask george about door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gym office door)
Floyd | You shout, "George, tell me about the door."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "Um... I don't know what you mean...
Floyd | it's just a door."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Oh, right, he's already on our list."
Allen says, "oh we tohought about him before"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, look"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hey, George?  What can you see in there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George sounds puzzled.  "It's Mr. Lewis's office."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about lewis"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT LEWIS
Floyd |
Floyd | Jack Lewis is the gym coach.  He won't give you the time of day, but
Floyd | he cares about sportsmanship and he cares about his kids, and that's
Floyd | why you only ever call him Jackass Lewis in private with Adam.  (Well,
Floyd | that and a strong desire to keep your job.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "heh"
inky says (to Floyd), "george, unlock door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the oversized T-shirt)
Floyd | George might have trouble fitting the oversized T-shirt into the lock
Floyd | on the gym office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "what?"
DavidW says, "ha ha"
inky says, "ha ha"
inky says (to Floyd), "george, i"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, do you have anything useful?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I don't think I have anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout back, "Okay, that's fine.  Let me think for a minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, take off shirt"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, TAKE OFF SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Some people are confused about the difference between gay people and
Floyd | pedophiles.  That confusion leads to good teachers being fired every
Floyd | day.  There must be a way to get your students out without feeding
Floyd | that fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "wow"
Jacqueline says, "um, wow"
Allen says (to Floyd), "look in window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small window in the gym office door, through which you can
Floyd | see mostly George.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "George was curious. Very curious."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wave"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have George's attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave, feeling foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You think dark and terrible thoughts about the gym office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Stay calm, we're all getting out of here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to DavidW), "ha ha"
DavidW says, "ah, c'mon, game. Breaking a window is a reasonable idea."
Jacqueline says, "That bit about dark and terrible thoughts is just... yeah."
inky says, "it's true "bi-curious george" probably exists"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george about office"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE ABOUT OFFICE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask george about office"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT OFFICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, tell me about the door."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "Um... I don't know what you mean...
Floyd | it's just a door."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, break window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no point in asking.  George isn't strong enough to break the
Floyd | gym office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small window in the gym office door, through which you can
Floyd | see mostly George.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "why was he locked in an office anyway?"
djfletch says, "maybe it has another exit"
DavidW says, "I have no idea"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, exits"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | [That command asks to do something outside of play, so it can only
Floyd | make sense from you to me. George cannot be asked to do this.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, i"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, what have you got with you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I don't think I have anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "Okay, that's fine.  Let me think for a minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, S
Floyd |
Floyd | Running the layout of the school through your head, you don't think
Floyd | George can go south from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to go west to the gym lockers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "did we try giving him the paperclip?"
inky says, "oh, hunh"
DavidW says (to inky), "not yet"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, w"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts, "No, I need pants!   You have to bring me pants!"
Floyd | (You can get more information from students by asking them about
Floyd | things, such as ASK GEORGE ABOUT PANTS.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh my"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask george about pants"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pants)
Floyd | You call, "George, what happened to your pants?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I had an accident!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "A pants-losing accident in the gym coach's office?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "remove pants"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | No.  When the rescuers come, you want to have pants on.  God only
Floyd | knows what they'd say if you didn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "No, a totally understandable accident, like letting go of your bladder when a bomb hits."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "asj george about lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASJ GEORGE ABOUT LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "'drop bladder'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask george about lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gym locker)
Floyd | You shout, "Do you mean your gym locker or your regular locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "My regular locker!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask george about combination"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT COMBINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, what's your locker combination?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I can't remember."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell george I cannot help him, then."
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GEORGE I CANNOT HELP HIM, THEN.
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I suppose the combo is in McCaskill's desk drawer."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Judging by the number of dents, it's common practice for students to
Floyd | come back in here and kick the crap out of the lockers after gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You think dark and terrible thoughts about the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open compartment"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the battery compartment of the boombox, revealing some
Floyd | Duracell D-cell batteries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get all"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | black wire wastebasket: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing
Floyd | at a time.
Floyd | lacrosse stick: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | soggy pants: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | George: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "nice!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put batteries in pocket"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BATTERIES IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The Duracell D-cell batteries doesn't fit in your pocket because the
Floyd | striped green paper clip is already in there.  (These pants never had
Floyd | much in the way of pockets.)
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Duracell D-cell batteries)
Floyd |
Floyd | You pry the Duracell batteries out of the boombox.
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the Duracell D-cell batteries into the left pocket of your
Floyd | slacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "george, x pants"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, X PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, tell me about the soggy pants."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "They're pretty gross."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get stick"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, would you please get that lacrosse stick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I can't reach it, the desk is in the
Floyd | way!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "desk!"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, x desk"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | You shout, "George, tell me about the desk."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "Um... I don't know what you mean...
Floyd | it's just a desk."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "ugh, the paperclip fills our pocket?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "move desk"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, move desk"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, MOVE DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | You call, "George, I need you to push that desk."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I tried, but it won't move!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, x basket"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, X BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, tell me about the wastebasket."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "Um... I don't know what you mean...
Floyd | it's just a wastebasket."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, look in wastebasket"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          203
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, look in basket"
Floyd | > GEORGE, LOOK IN WASTEBASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, what do you see in the black wire wastebasket?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I see some soggy pants in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, LOOK IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, what do you see in the black wire wastebasket?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I see some soggy pants in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, look in desk"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, LOOK IN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | You call, "George, what do you see on the massive steel desk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I don't see anything special there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get basket"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, can you please grab that wastebasket?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, ""I can't, it won't move!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Carolyn has really tried some very ambitious stuff here."
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, open desk"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | You call, "George, can you open the drawer?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "It's open now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "It's not entirely ready yet, I don't think, but it's very impressive nonetheless."
DavidW asks, "The lacrosse stick sounds like a possible crutch for Keiko, maybe?"
Tigrita mhm and as the years go by/mhm I'll facebook you and sigh/mhm this is goodnight and not goodbye Allen says, "hey"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, look in drawer"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, LOOK IN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, what do you see in the desk drawer?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I see Mr. Lewis's keys in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's what I was thinking, yes."
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, would you please pick up Mr. Lewis's keys from that
Floyd | drawer?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "Okay...."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, unlock door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want George to unlock the gym office door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, can you unlock the door if you use Mr. Lewis's
Floyd | keys?"
Floyd |
Floyd | After a pause, George hollers through the door, "None of these keys
Floyd | fit the lock!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "Okay, thanks for trying."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "damnation! this has some intricate puzzles"
Allen asks, "was this a comp game?"
DavidW says, "yes. I didn't get very far."
DavidW says, "The puzzles blocked me."
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get on desk"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET ON DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | You call, "George, can you get on top of the desk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "Okay, I climbed up on the desk!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "hmm, I was thinking he had locked himself in until he got some pants"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, look at ceiling"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, LOOK AT CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | George won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd | (If you type VERBS, you can get a list of all valid commands in
Floyd | this game, including notes about what instructions your students can
Floyd | follow.)
Floyd |
Floyd | ---------------------
Floyd | This message may have been triggered by following a disambiguated
Floyd | command to a student with a regular command - for example:
Floyd |
Floyd | >George, drink
Floyd | What do you want George to drink?
Floyd |
Floyd | >George, drink fountain
Floyd | George won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink
Floyd | your strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | If that looks like the behavior you just saw, please reenter your
Floyd | second command now, with apologies for the inconvenience.
Floyd | ---------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "now I'm not sure"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get stick"
inky says (to Floyd), "put keys under door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, could you please take that lacrosse stick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George lifts the lacrosse stick down from the wall.  "Got it!" he
Floyd | announces.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "All right, you can get down now."
Floyd |
Floyd | George slides down from the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEYS UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, take stick"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, can you please grab that lacrosse stick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I already have the lacrosse stick!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, break door with stick"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, BREAK DOOR WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | George won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want George to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, smash window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, SMASH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no point in asking.  George isn't strong enough to break the
Floyd | gym office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Seems odd that he'd be locked in, rather than us being locked out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask george about accident"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT ACCIDENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "What kind of accident?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "You know, an accident!  A pants
Floyd | accident!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I guess he peed himself."
inky says, "ha ha"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, open door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts, "No, I need pants!   You have to bring me pants!"
Floyd | (You can get more information from students by asking them about
Floyd | things, such as ASK GEORGE ABOUT PANTS.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "pantsident"
Jacqueline says, "It's actually not that funny. It makes total sense."
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, wear pants"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, WEAR PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite picture how George would wear the soggy pants, and
Floyd | probably neither could he.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, ">tell george about naked bike day"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think our PC already has enough worries about military perception of a gay teacher."
inky says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small window in the gym office door, through which you can
Floyd | see mostly George.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "george, throw keys out window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, THROW KEYS OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, can you throw Mr. Lewis's keys at the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I hit the door, but nothing
Floyd | happened!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "I dunno. Try getting a pencil from Emily's room, giving it to Tyrone, and asking Tyrone to push the wedge?"
inky says, "bah"
Allen says (to Floyd), "open lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Through willpower alone, you force your hand to stop shaking long
Floyd | enough that you can grasp the gym locker's handle.  You try to lift
Floyd | the handle - and the effort sends black spots dancing in front of your
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need someone to help you with this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "get keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "george, get keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, could you please pick up Mr. Lewis's keys?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "Got Mr. Lewis's keys, now what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small window in the gym office door, through which you can
Floyd | see mostly George.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "open window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "george, open window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts, "No, I need pants!   You have to bring me pants!"
Floyd | (You can get more information from students by asking them about
Floyd | things, such as ASK GEORGE ABOUT PANTS.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "window is just a synonym for the door."
inky says (to Floyd), "george, break window"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no point in asking.  George isn't strong enough to break the
Floyd | gym office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "oh yeah"
Jacqueline says, "brb"
DavidW says, "I think we're stuck here. I think we need to solve some other problem first. Although which other problem..."
djfletch asks, "did we look in the equipment room yet?"
inky says, "some kind of obtaining-pants problem"
DavidW asks, "What equipment room?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going north into the gym or east into the
Floyd | coach's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "there's a locker but we can't lift it"
djfletch says, "west from the gym"
Allen says, "the handle"
DavidW says, "no, we missed the equipment room entirely"
DavidW says, "I didn't know it was there."
djfletch says, "it may be full of equipment!"
DavidW says, "maybe. Let's wait for Jacq first."
DavidW says, "and gimme a chance to fill my mug"
DavidW summons Jacqueline with stout and pizza.
DavidW says, "hm. My summoning skills need more practice."
Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "Back!"
Jacqueline says, "Sorry, was washing my hair."
DavidW says, "I'm told we totally skipped a room west of the gym."
DavidW asks, "Shall we give it a look?"
Jacqueline says, "Like, actually washing my hair. I'm not just saying it as a reason not to play with you."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "I have to be away for a moment, but I'll be right back."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door after you, "Come back with pants!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the equipment room door)
Floyd | You try to pull the equipment door open, and you can't do it.  You're
Floyd | running out of reserves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your entire body aches in time with the pulses of darkness swirling
Floyd | through your vision.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment door"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The equipment room door isn't labelled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "well. That's annoying."
Jacqueline asks, "Are we on a timer?"
Allen says, "probably the keys from the desk"
DavidW says, "It's not locked."
DavidW says, "We're disabled from injuries."
DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I hope not."
Allen says, "Stupid injuries."
Allen says, "this is like Suspended with no robots"
DavidW says, "uh, the kids are robot substitutes."
Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think that's his point."
DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW asks, "Do we want to try the pencil idea?"
Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm feeling about as frustrated and helpless as when I first played Suspended, except not quite."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
djfletch says, "clubfloyd robots would be easier because they don't worry so much about pants"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The black spots slowly fade from your vision, but the pain remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to djf), "So true."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a closet door and an enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pencil"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PENCIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick up the pens and pencils, but it seems to weigh a
Floyd | thousand pounds.  Your head swims with the effort and you have to give
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever was in that gas really wrecked you.  You can't remember ever
Floyd | feeling this bad before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Also, in real life I would tell that kid to suck it up, wear the soggy pants and come out, because it's unsafe for him to remain in there."
DavidW says, "we cannot take 'em. Also, doesn't seem to be separate items."
Jacqueline says, "Damn."
Allen says (to Floyd), "x apples"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X APPLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the characters are from Family Circus, with a few highlights
Floyd | from Marmaduke and Little Orphan Annie.  It would be a surprise if any
Floyd | of these kids get a newspaper, and Little Orphan Annie was cancelled
Floyd | in 2010.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "Can we wear Jude's knapsack?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "x chalk"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the chalk tray or the white chalk?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x trasyu"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASYU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x tray"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the chalk tray or the round blue tray?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "blue tray"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLUE TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Small blue writing on the top says:
Floyd |
Floyd | Need A Penny
Floyd | Have A Penny
Floyd | Find A Penny
Floyd | Leave A Penny
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite this, the tray is filled with paper clips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x chalk tray"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHALK TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | In the chalk tray are some white chalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "get chalk"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CHALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the white chalk)
Floyd | You gather your energy and pick up the chalk.  You write, in large,
Floyd | shaky letters:
Floyd |
Floyd | IF YOU FIND THIS:
Floyd | Leave the school ASAP.
Floyd | I have located Jude, Keiko, George, Samir, and Tyrone
Floyd | and we are leaving as soon as we can.
Floyd |
Floyd | ~ Mr. Ginsberg
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, you draw a rectangle around it and add, "DO NOT
Floyd | ERASE!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Your entire arm aches as you drop the chalk back into its tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "wow nice"
Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Allen says, "there's some bits of sophisticated design here. Needs a lot of work though"
inky says, "heh"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get all"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | black wire wastebasket: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing
Floyd | at a time.
Floyd | soggy pants: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | George: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Yes."
Allen says, "hey, some scoping problems"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, get all"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | framed photo: To avoid confusing Samir, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | rock collection: To avoid confusing Samir, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | Samir: To avoid confusing Samir, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hm. I suppose we might try talking to each student more extensively. We didn't talk to Samir at all."
Jacqueline says, "True"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get all"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone: You call, "Tyrone, would you please hold hands with Tyrone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone shouts back, "That doesn't make any sense!  How can I hold
Floyd | hands with myself?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "Never mind, I got confused for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "what the?"
Jacqueline says, "yay unexpected consequences"
DavidW says, "You're cheating!"
Allen says, "problems with scope"
Allen says (to DavidW), "I discovered a lot of Infocom stuff by typing 'get all' in every room"
djfletch says, "cool, we can arrange the children in a long line later"
DavidW says, "I bet."
djfletch says, "if we can get any of them to move"
DavidW says, "(to Allen)"
Allen says, "there were also infocom bugs with giving orders to things, like in zork 2 with the serpent in the tank"
Allen says, "you could use it discover other stuff"
Allen asks, "have we solved a single puzzle yet?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "emily, where is your key"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMILY, WHERE IS YOUR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "adam, I love you"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADAM, I LOVE YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Adam to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh wow."
Allen says (to Floyd), "adam, get all"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADAM, GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | blue exercise mat: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | your former self: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | striped yellow paper clip: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one
Floyd | thing at a time.
Floyd | oversized paper clip: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at
Floyd | a time.
Floyd | silvery paper clip: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | striped red paper clip: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing
Floyd | at a time.
Floyd | striped orange paper clip: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one
Floyd | thing at a time.
Floyd | purple paper clip: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | industrial flashlight: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at
Floyd | a time.
Floyd | Mr. Bunny: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | ratty towel: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | scrap of paper: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | torn notebook cover: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | pleated skirt: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | deodorant spray bottle: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing
Floyd | at a time.
Floyd | bobby pin: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | broken ponytail holder: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing
Floyd | at a time.
Floyd | reeking air freshener: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at
Floyd | a time.
Floyd | broken shoelace: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | empty Cheetos bag: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | heap of blue exercise mats: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one
Floyd | thing at a time.
Floyd | distant black helicopter: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing
Floyd | at a time.
Floyd | rope ladder: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd | hazmat suited woman: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | Adam: To avoid confusing Adam, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "nooo"
Allen says, "whoah"
DavidW says, "He's in the out of game room, with EVERYTHING"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    244
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "woman, get woman"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WOMAN, GET WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "hazmat suited woman, would you please hold hands with
Floyd | hazmat suited woman?"
Floyd |
Floyd | hazmat suited woman calls back, "That doesn't make any sense!  How can
Floyd | I hold hands with myself?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "Never mind, I got confused for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh geez. Just stop that."
Jacqueline says, "man"
djfletch asks, "anyway. Did we ever try getting into the cafeteria through the kitchen?"
DavidW says, "no. We did not."
Allen says, "sorry"
djfletch says, "I'll try it"
DavidW says, "okay"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has no windows, and without the overhead lights, it's
Floyd | seriously dark here.  Counters and shelves are barely discernable
Floyd | glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel your way carefully through the maze of counters until you
Floyd | reach the cafeteria door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even pushing through the swinging door takes more effort than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hello!  Does anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "have we shouted in every room?"
Allen says, "we need to shout everywhere"
DavidW says, "no, not everywhere everywhere."
Jacqueline says, "Yeah, not everywhere."
Jacqueline says, "We didn't pick up on that right away."
Allen says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south into the kitchen or west toward the
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            254
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x tables"
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are huge, almost six feet square, and they're positioned
Floyd | so far up the wall that the bottom of the frame is roughly even with
Floyd | your chin.  You've heard Coach Lewis hypothesize that, since the kids
Floyd | aren't tall enough to see outside during lunch, it helps keep them
Floyd | focused on school during the day.  It's yet another reason why you've
Floyd | hypothesized that Coach Lewis is a jackass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground slopes away on this side of the school, so the sidewalk is
Floyd | about fifteen feet below the window.  Looking outside, you see a
Floyd | relatively untouched expanse of grass and concrete, though dark smoke
Floyd | rises from the high school across the way.  Though contrails
Floyd | crisscross the sky, there is no one in sight, either on foot or
Floyd | overhead to the sidewalk below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria lunch tables are peculiar industrial affairs that have
Floyd | the seats and tables all connected together.  Unfolded, they stretch
Floyd | the entire length of the cafeteria; folded against the north wall, as
Floyd | they are now, they reach up to the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Those windows are the closest thing I've seen to an exit."
Allen says (to Floyd), "move tables"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The folded lunch tables are far too heavy to move in your weakened
Floyd | state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "also why I thought of the gym mat."
Allen says, "I guess we need kids to move everything for us. We just need to get a single kid"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tables"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not up for clambering around right now.  You might climb on
Floyd | something large and flat, like a desk, but some folded lunch tables?
Floyd | No.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "Can we bite the wedge to the boy's room?"
djfletch says, "might work"
DavidW asks, "Is there more to try here?"
Jacqueline asks, "Bite it?"
DavidW says, "Pulling it with our teeth, instead of shaky clumsy hands."
djfletch says (to DavidW), "can't think of anything else to try just now"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, yeah, I know, but..."
DavidW says, "I am open to other ideas."
Jacqueline says, "I mean, yeah, try it, but that just seems a bit of a stretch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean against the swinging door, which eventually yields.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has no windows, and without the overhead lights, it's
Floyd | seriously dark here.  Counters and shelves are barely discernable
Floyd | glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hey, can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Right now I have my own puzzle: finding what I want for lunch. (Yes, I know I just ate breakfast. Sigh.)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Is someone there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "This is Mr. Ginsberg!  If you can hear me, yell back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Is anyone here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small rubber wedge jamming the boys' room door shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite wedge" Allen says, "two kids here"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BITE WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor.  Her hair and clothing are
Floyd | soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, i"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, do you have anything useful?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko goes through her pockets, but comes up empty-handed.  "Nothing,"
Floyd | she says, looking worried.
Floyd | You say, "Okay, thanks for checking."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about george"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, what do you think of George?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says in a lowered tone, "Do you know his mom died?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You pause for a moment.  "Yeah, I knew.  I didn't know you knew."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "He doesn't tell many people.  I bet he's pretty lonely."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, how are you doing?
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "It really hurts.  I'm trying to be strong, Mr. Ginsberg"
Floyd | - she blinks for a moment - "but it really, really hurts."
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "You're doing great, and you're being super strong.  We'll
Floyd | get you to a hospital as soon as we can, I promise."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about dylan"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT DYLAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a sensible question to ask Keiko about dylan.
Floyd | (You could try asking Keiko about Keiko's right leg, Keiko's left
Floyd | leg, or Ashley.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, what do you think of Ashley?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "She's friendly, and she's good at being in charge and
Floyd | making people work together."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about adam"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT ADAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Keiko about Adam.
Floyd | (You could try asking Keiko about Keiko's right leg, Keiko's left
Floyd | leg, or Ashley.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "who is ashley?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about tyrone"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, what do you think of Tyrone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "He gets in a lot of fights, but it's mostly because he
Floyd | gets bored.  And then he riles people up."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I have no idea who Ashley is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about samir"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, what do you think of Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "He thinks about big stuff.  Like clean water, and how to
Floyd | plant more trees.  But he doesn't think about small stuff... like how
Floyd | to make things better now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Give him time."
Floyd |
Floyd | She shrugs a little and smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about jude"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, what do you think of Jude?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko sings, "Hey Jude...."  She laughs a little at herself, and then
Floyd | says, "Jude's not bad.  She doesn't fit in yet, but she's working on
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "any chance we're allowed to ask things like "where is ashley?""
Jacqueline says, "Try."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "keiko, where is ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, WHERE IS ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Keiko to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about lockers"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the narrow locker or the gym locker?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "again, scoping problems"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about narrow locker"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT NARROW LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Keiko about the narrow
Floyd | locker.
Floyd | (You could try asking Keiko about Keiko's right leg, Keiko's left
Floyd | leg, or Ashley.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell keiko about weddge"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL KEIKO ABOUT WEDDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Rescue your students now, enlighten them later.
Floyd (To converse with a student, use ASK [student] ABOUT
Floyd | [something].)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about flashlight"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the industrial flashlight, the battery compartment
Floyd | on the industrial flashlight, or the Energizer D-cell batteries?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "industrial"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INDUSTRIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Keiko about the industrial
Floyd | flashlight.
Floyd | (You could try asking Keiko about Keiko's right leg, Keiko's left
Floyd | leg, or Ashley.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about splint"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT SPLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't available.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask keiko about crutch"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK KEIKO ABOUT CRUTCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a sensible question to ask Keiko about crutch.
Floyd | (You could try asking Keiko about Keiko's right leg, Keiko's left
Floyd | leg, or Ashley.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "have we found a broom yet?"
DavidW says, "no"
djfletch says, "there was a lacrosse stick"
DavidW says, "We know there's a lacrosse stick in the gym coach's office."
Allen says, "oh yeah"
Allen says, "and there's an Ashley, who may be important"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "keiko, sing"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Hey, Keiko, why don't you sing to keep your spirits up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "I only sing along with the radio, or when it's music
Floyd | class."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "can we turn on the boombox?"
DavidW says, "If we put the batteries back, I suppose so."
Allen says, "oh, that might be a puzzle later on, to take her mind off stuff"
Allen says, "but I doubt we can carry it here. We need <strike>robots</strike>tiny underage minons"
Allen says, "er, minions"
Allen asks, "have we shouted everywhere yet?"
DavidW says, "I suspect we need either Tyrone or Jude first."
DavidW says (to Allen), "No, not *everywhere*"
djfletch says, "maybe try in the rooms next to locked places"
djfletch says, "like the closet in Emily's room"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      288
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going east to the hallway alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going east to the hallway alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going east to the hallway alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      290
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "and the equipment room"
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small rubber wedge jamming the boys' room door shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Folks, I'm going to leave you all to it. Please carry on without me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a closet door and an enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Is anyone here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a girl's faint cry from the supply closet.  "Mr. Ginsberg!
Floyd | Is that you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "It's me!  Is that you, Ashley?  Are you okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She shouts something back, but you can't understand her response.  Her
Floyd | voice is really muffled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I'll come back later for the transcript."
Jacqueline says, "Good luck."
DavidW says, "oh, here's Ashley"
Jacqueline asks, "Do you all need the list of kids before I go?"
Allen asks, "can we tell her to get all, or do you think that' cheating?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about ashley"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Last year, Ashley's Cool Older Sister gave her a subscription to Teen
Floyd | Vogue, and Ashley's been in a hurry to grow up ever since.  She
Floyd | already knows that it's not cool to raise your hand in class or to sit
Floyd | with the younger girls at lunch.  Five years from now, she'll be
Floyd | holding hands with William Bradley, and she'll forget that she ever
Floyd | asked you how to become a painter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "no, I have a list"
Allen says, "the list is on the board"
DavidW says, "We need to update it"
Allen says (to Floyd), "get white chalk"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WHITE CHALK
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a moment to update your note on the blackboard.  Your arm
Floyd | aches all the way up to your shoulder as you drop the chalk back into
Floyd | its tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm not sure the list includes Ashley. And my list included the names of teachers."
Allen says, "ha ha, nice"
Jacqueline says, "But it sounds like DW has it."
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, look"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "What do you see, Ashley?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From inside the supply closet, Ashley calls, "Mostly it's pretty dark.
Floyd | I can see a little bit from the light under the door, but I'm in the
Floyd | back and I can't see quite what's here.  There's, um, coat hooks, and
Floyd | shelves with paper and stuff, and a bunch of boxes.  Some of the
Floyd | shelves are too high for me to see what's on them.  There's a big
Floyd | heavy block thing that has my skirt and a yardstick here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ashley about ashley"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ASHLEY ABOUT ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, how are you doing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts, "I don't want to be stuck in the dark any more.  It's
Floyd | scary in here."
Floyd |
Floyd | You promise, "I'll get you out of there.  Stay brave for me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "ooh yardstick"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, i"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, what are you carrying?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls, "I don't think I have anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout back, "Okay, that's fine.  Let me think for a minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, look in boxes"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, LOOK IN BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you open the next box
Floyd | in there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts, "It's all just teacher stuff!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Could you be more specific?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls back, "Uh... you know, stuff like the smiley face clocks
Floyd | for teaching time."
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "You're right, that sounds pretty useless right now.
Floyd | You can close that box up again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, take yardstick"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAKE YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, would you please grab that
Floyd | yardstick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts back, "Okay...."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, put yardstick under door"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT YARDSTICK UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, look at coat hanger"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, LOOK AT COAT HANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, give yardstick to me"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE YARDSTICK TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, give yardstick"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Ashley)
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, please hand the yardstick
Floyd | to Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls back, "Mr. Ginsberg, who did you want me to give it to?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Sorry, must have been a bit
Floyd | rattled."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, stand on box"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, STAND ON BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, climb box"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CLIMB BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you climb up on the
Floyd | boxes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts back, "I don't think I can climb on the boxes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, look at shelves"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, LOOK AT SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, tell me about the low
Floyd | shelves."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls, "I see some paper and a pair of kid scissors on there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, push yardstick south"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUSH YARDSTICK SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be easier if Ashley just picked up the yardstick instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, get scissors"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GET SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you please get that
Floyd | pair of scissors?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts back, "Got it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, put yardstick in door"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT YARDSTICK IN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It'll be hard for Ashley to put the yardstick into the closet door.
Floyd | Better to find a more appropriate container.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, put yardstick under door"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT YARDSTICK UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, cut paper"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CUT PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you cut the paper?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts, "Okay, I cut it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, put yardstick through door"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT YARDSTICK THROUGH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, open door with yardstick"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, OPEN DOOR WITH YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | For safety, the closet door doesn't lock from the inside.  If Ashley
Floyd | can reach the door, she can open it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "hmm, maybe we should undo. I don't know if the paper was needed for something"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, unlock door"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want Ashley to unlock the closet door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, open door"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ashley, s"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, s"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls back, "I can't reach the door!  The big heavy block thing
Floyd | has my skirt!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, cut skirt"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CUT SKIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Ashley, I need you to cut through your skirt so that it
Floyd | won't be stuck under the block any more.  Be super careful, all
Floyd | right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the panic in Ashley's voice through the closet door.  "I
Floyd | can't do that, I'll get in trouble!  Clothes are expensive!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "stupid kids! where are their priorities"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, cut the damn skirt"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CUT THE DAMN SKIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, cut skirt"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CUT SKIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Go ahead and cut through your
Floyd | skirt, Ashley.  You won't get in any trouble, I promise."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls, "Okay... I cut through my skirt."  Unhappiness wobbles
Floyd | in her voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | You call back, "You did great, Ashley.  I'm really proud of you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "promise to buy ashley a new skirt"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PROMISE TO BUY ASHLEY A NEW SKIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, south"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you open the door now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a click from the closet door.  The closet door swings open,
Floyd | and you see Ashley on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | gather around the yardstick and try to move it.  With many small-kid
Floyd | grunts of effort, they get the yardstick moving and successfully slide
Floyd | it out of the supply closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "what??"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, follow me"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley puts the pair of safety scissors on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, take yardstick"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAKE YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, could you please grab that yardstick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "I already have the yardstick!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude sits on the ground beside the rubble-strewn table, peering
Floyd | miserably into the darkness underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "was that a bug? We need kids to help move the cinderblock?"
Allen asks, "oh, maybe put cinderblock under the table?"
DavidW says, "no, she didnt move it. She cut her skirt."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to DavidW), "read the last sentence of the desc"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Ashley, please come through the hole into Mrs. McCaskill's
Floyd | room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley crawls over the rubble-strewn table and comes in through the
Floyd | gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "it printed something that didn't belong"
DavidW says, "sorry, I want to try something"
Allen  | Floyd | gather around the yardstick and try to move it.  With many small-kid
Allen  | Floyd | grunts of effort, they get the yardstick moving and successfully slide
Allen  | Floyd | it out of the supply closet.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, push bunny with yardstick"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUSH BUNNY WITH YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, we need to get Jude's bunny out from under the
Floyd | table.  Can you push him through with the yardstick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley probes under the table with the yardstick for a moment before
Floyd | gripping the yardstick in both hands and shoving.
Floyd | "I got it!" Ashley crows, pulling back the yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude shrieks joyously, "My bunny!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "nice!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                329
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ashley, get jude"
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Is anyone there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude doesn't answer you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, get jude"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GET JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is sitting here and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Ashley, I want you to come into the art room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley crawls over the rubble-strewn table and comes in through the
Floyd | gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say to Jude, "Now that Mr. Bunny is safe, let's get everyone else
Floyd | out safe, all right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right!" Jude agrees, eyes shining.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             332
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "let's see if one of them can pull the stopper out"
DavidW says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jude, follow me"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, follow me"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a small rubber wedge jamming the boys' room door shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, get wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, GET WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, can you please get that wedge?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude wiggles the wedge for a moment before getting it free.  "Got it!"
Floyd | she announces.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boys' door swings open, and you see Tyrone on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone barges out of the boys' bathroom.  "Phew, it's about time you
Floyd | got me out of there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, pull wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PULL WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, I want you to pull on that wedge."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley pulls on the small rubber wedge.  It's not very effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x tyrone"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone realizes immediately that he's the focus of your attention and
Floyd | stares back challengingly.  He doesn't even come up to your armpit,
Floyd | but he hardly seems to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is wearing a black canvas backpack, a Notre Dame jersey, and a
Floyd | pair of baggy jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "open backpack"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black canvas backpack (Tyrone's) or the
Floyd | brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack (Jude's)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We should see what else, if anything, is in the boys' room."
Allen says (to Floyd), "black"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need to see your backpack for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the black canvas backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "look in black backpack"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BLACK BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, hold still so I can look at your backpack."
Floyd |
Floyd | The black canvas backpack is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "I hope these aren't fiddly inventory puzzles. You can't hold anything. Kid can only hold one item and your hand, and you have to put things in the backpacks"
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Boys' Bathroom                                       343
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I'm thinking yardstick + tie = splint"
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley stops. "Uh, you know that's the boys' bathroom, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I know.  It's a special case."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley reluctantly follows you in.
Floyd |
Floyd | Boys' Bathroom
Floyd | The boys' bathroom looks fully intact - industrial sinks,
Floyd | beige-painted stalls, tiled flooring that isn't as clean as it should
Floyd | be.  The shrilling fire alarms are still audible through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x stalls"
Floyd ]  Boys' Bathroom                                       344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a beige-painted bathroom stall.  There isn't even any graffiti.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x sinks"
Floyd ]  Boys' Bathroom                                       345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The sinks are basic white basins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Boys' Bathroom                                       345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going west to the hallway alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "no graffiti. That's unrealistic."
Allen says, "military school"
Allen says, "they know discipline"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Boys' Bathroom                                       346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Does anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude doesn't answer you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I know I said I quit, but I'm still watching... and as a (former) EMT (of over a decade), I wouldn't use a yard stick, but it will probably work fine."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "in your professional opinion would it be better to use a lacrosse stick?"
Allen says, "we need rope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor.  Her hair and clothing are
Floyd | soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley cries out, "Keiko, you got hurt!" and runs to her, almost
Floyd | slipping on the wet tile.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Careful!", because Ashley's still carrying the yardstick
Floyd | and you don't want her to clobber Keiko.
Floyd |
Floyd | Both girls look briefly at you with the hauteur of seventeen-year-old
Floyd | supermodels before returning to their reunion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to inky), "Very much so, yes."
Jacqueline says, "Although it might be too long, but that's better than being too flimsy."
Allen says (to Floyd), "use stick as splint"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE STICK AS SPLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "maybe it's one of those metal yardsticks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, untie tie"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, UNTIE TIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, remove tie"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, REMOVE TIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Some people are confused about the difference between gay people and
Floyd | pedophiles.  That confusion leads to good teachers being fired every
Floyd | day.  There must be a way to get your students out without feeding
Floyd | that fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "grrr"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, take tie"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAKE TIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please take that tie?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "But I don't have the tie, Mr. Ginsberg.  You do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "give tie to ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      352
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give tie to ashley"
Floyd | > GIVE TIE TO ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the striped red tie off)
Floyd | You struggle with the knot, but your hands are shaking so much that
Floyd | you can't loosen it.  You give it up as a bad job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "ha ha"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TIE TO ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the striped red tie off)
Floyd | You struggle with the knot, but your hands are shaking so much that
Floyd | you can't loosen it.  You give it up as a bad job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "can we cut the tie with the scissors?"
Allen says, "the scissors are in the closet, but good idea"
DavidW says, "maybe we actually need rope."
DavidW says, "I think the scissors were put down because they aren't needed anymore."
Allen says, "no, I think it's because ashley can only carry one item"
Allen says, "I think this is going to be an inventory movement puzzle"
djfletch says, "when we get the soggy pants we can cut those up too!"
Allen says, "she put them down when we took her hand"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, drop yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, DROP YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, please put down the yardstick."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley puts the yardstick on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "brb"
DavidW says, "Let's take at least one kid to the equipment door and gym lockers, so those can be opened."
djfletch says, "good plan"
DavidW says, "I suggest Tyrone. Let Ashley stay with Keiko"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "LOOK OUT BERLOW!"
Allen says, "-r"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tyrone"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "I need to do something, but I'll be back as soon as I can."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley calls back, "Okay, come back soon!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open door"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the equipment room door or the double doors?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "equipment"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone tries to open the equipment room door and then shakes his head.
Floyd | "I think it's locked," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "drat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the gym locker, revealing a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shoelace"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOELACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, take shoelace"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, TAKE SHOELACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, could you please get the shoelace from that locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about shoelace"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT SHOELACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, tell me about the shoelace."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "Um... I don't know what you mean... it's just a
Floyd | shoelace."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hey, can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I'm still in here!  Do you have my
Floyd | pants?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I have no idea why we want a shoelace."
DavidW says, "shout in the gym"
Allen asks, "maybe to tie the hardstick?"
Allen says, "yard"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "I have to leave for a moment, but I'll be right back."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door after you, "Come back with pants!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open door"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the equipment room door or the double doors?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "equipment"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone tries to open the equipment room door and then shakes his head.
Floyd | "I think it's locked," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "he said it's locked already."
djfletch asks, "can we get George to slide out the keys that he had?"
Allen says, "oh I was away for a sec"
DavidW says, "I want to try Tyrone with McCaskill's desk drawer next."
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get pad"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get mats"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET MATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you please grab one of those mats?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone tugs a blue exercise mat free from the pile.  "I don't think I
Floyd | can pick it up... but maybe I can drag it around?" he suggests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "no, I don't want him overloaded."
DavidW says, "It's far too soon for the mats."
Allen says, "he's got a backpack"
DavidW says, "Tell him to drop it."
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, drop mat"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, DROP MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please put down the mat."
Floyd |
Floyd | But you're not holding the blue exercise mat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "But I'm not holding the mat!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I need him to clamber over a table."
Allen says, "go on"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in pocket"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | In the left pocket of your slacks are some Duracell D-cell batteries
Floyd | and a striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, w"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need you to go through the hole into Mrs.
Floyd | McCaskill's room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through
Floyd | the gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give paperclip to tyrone"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERCLIP TO TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You give the striped green paper clip to Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, pick lock with clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PICK LOCK WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not going to have Tyrone break into Jenny's desk without good
Floyd | reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "for the love of pete. We know Jenny has locker combos."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about jenny"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a sensible question to ask Tyrone about jenny.
Floyd | (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the drawer?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone tries to open the metal drawer and then shakes his head.  "I
Floyd | think it's locked," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, unlock drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, UNLOCK DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want Tyrone to unlock the metal drawer with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, unlock drawer with clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, UNLOCK DRAWER WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about narrow locker"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT NARROW LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Tyrone about the narrow
Floyd | locker.
Floyd | (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about george"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, what do you think of George?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone answers, "He's a good kid, but he's young.  You gotta watch out
Floyd | for him, keep an eye on him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I need a bathroom break."
inky says, "look out for the lady with the broken leg"
Allen says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying a striped green paper clip and a broken
Floyd | shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "No lady, but stranger guy with boombox in the kitchen."
DavidW says, "and I'm a bit mentally exhausted right now."
DavidW says, "I guess we need to ask everyone about the drawer, combo, or locker, in the hopes someone knows that the locker combo is in the drawer (assuming I'm right)."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the metal drawer or the desk drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "yeah, maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x metal drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X METAL DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Since Jenny McCaskill's classroom is inconveniently far from the
Floyd | supply closet, she stores anything potentially sensitive in this
Floyd | drawer, such as attendance rolls, locker combinations, and upcoming
Floyd | tests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about metal drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT METAL DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, tell me about the drawer."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "Um... I don't know what you mean... it's just a drawer."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh hell, we already know this."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, pick metal drawer with clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PICK METAL DRAWER WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not going to have Tyrone break into Jenny's desk without good
Floyd | reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "could Tyrone break in anywhere else? The equipment room lock?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about locker combinations"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT LOCKER COMBINATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a sensible question to ask Tyrone about locker
Floyd | combinations.
Floyd | (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about locker combination"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT LOCKER COMBINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a sensible question to ask Tyrone about locker
Floyd | combination.
Floyd | (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I don't know"
DavidW says, "I really do need a rest."
DavidW says, "I need at least 15 minutes."
djfletch says, "I'm happy to take a break just now"
DavidW says, "I'm upright again but i'm feeling also as clumsy as our PC."
DavidW says, "er almost"
djfletch says, "well, let's try some more and see how we get on"
DavidW asks, "Can we find out more about Samir's situation?"
djfletch asks, "where was Samir? or don't we know?"
DavidW says, "Samir was in Avery Thomas's room, blocked by rubble. He's near a rock collection and a photo,."
DavidW says, "that's up in the north hall where we started."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Is someone there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "oh ok, I didn't have it labelled"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, n"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, N
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you don't think Tyrone can go north from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to go east into the art room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Between the smoke and the structural damage, it's too dangerous to go
Floyd | into Mr. DeWitt's room.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going east into the art room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "oh we're playing again"
Allen asks, "have we dealt with samir yet?"
DavidW says, "not at all. I'm suggesting that now"
djfletch says, "ok, let's go there"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, e"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please go into the art room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through
Floyd | the gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying a striped green paper clip and a broken
Floyd | shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tyrone"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone doesn't have a free hand, since he is carrying the striped
Floyd | green paper clip and the broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put clip in backpack"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x tyrone"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT CLIP IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you put your paper clip into your backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the striped green paper clip into the black canvas
Floyd | backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone realizes immediately that he's the focus of your attention and
Floyd | stares back challengingly.  He doesn't even come up to your armpit,
Floyd | but he hardly seems to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is wearing a black canvas backpack, a Notre Dame jersey, and a
Floyd | pair of baggy jeans.
Floyd | Tyrone is carrying a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put shoelace and clip in backpack"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT SHOELACE AND CLIP IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | broken shoelace: To avoid confusing Tyrone, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | striped green paper clip: To avoid confusing Tyrone, ask about one
Floyd | thing at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "fine, you do it"
Allen says (to Floyd), "put shoelace in backpack"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SHOELACE IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, let me take a look at the shoelace."
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broken shoelace)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are shaking badly enough that you're afraid of dropping the
Floyd | broken shoelace, but you could ask Tyrone to get it for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put shoelace in backpack"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT SHOELACE IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you put your shoelace into your backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the broken shoelace into the black canvas backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, follow me"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       411
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs. Allen says, "ha ha"
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           414
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "This is Mr. Ginsberg!  If you can hear me, yell back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir shouts, "Go away!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "What's around you right now, Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere behind the door, Samir screams, "I'm not listening!  I
Floyd | can't hear you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open door"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too dangerous.  You'll have to get him out another way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask tyrone about samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           417
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TYRONE ABOUT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, what do you think of Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone answers, "He's got some friends that he only thinks are his
Floyd | friends.  It'll get him in trouble someday."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, talk to samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           418
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, TALK TO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           419
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need you to shout now, a really big shout.
Floyd | Ready?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone gives a big, wordless whoop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, ask samir to look"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           420
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, ASK SAMIR TO LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask samir about door"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lab door)
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, tell me about the door."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers from somewhere behind the door, "Leave me alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask samir what's wrong"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR WHAT'S WRONG
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ask samir about samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           422
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, how are you doing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "Kind of tired, and my head hurts a bit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask samir about rock collection"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT ROCK COLLECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, tell me about the collection."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere behind the door, Samir screams, "Leave me alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, i"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, do you have anything useful?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers from somewhere behind the door, "I'm not listening!  I
Floyd | can't hear you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "can one of the other kids help?"
DavidW asks, "how?"
DavidW says, "I can't get Tyrone to talk to him."
Allen says, "I don't know. I think all the puzzles deal with getting the kids to do stuff for you"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, move rubble" djfletch says, "we could just ask them all about him in case we get better information"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, MOVE RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The pile of debris blocking the door is unstable and heavy, definitely
Floyd | too dangerous for Tyrone to shift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, you need to shove that debris."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone heaves at the pile of debris before giving up, disappointed.
Floyd | "I can't, it won't move!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, reassure samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           426
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, REASSURE SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, help samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, HELP SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, shout at samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, SHOUT AT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Tyrone)
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The kids call Avery's room the Geo Lab because of his rock collection.
Floyd | Past the debris, the door looks intact, but you can't see much through
Floyd | the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south along the hall or west into Avery's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, w"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need you to go into Avery's classroom."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "No, I can't!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "let's just grab jude and ashley"
djfletch says, "maybe we collect more kids and make them all shift debris at the same time"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, stay"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, STAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop hand"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (of Tyrone)
Floyd | You let go of Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.w.w.s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      436
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.W.W.S
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "I need to do something, but I'll come back soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "Go away, leave me alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We can check, I suppose if Tyrone can climb the cafeteria tables, or the bleachers, or smell what's burning at the locker."
Allen says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      437
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor.  Her hair and clothing are
Floyd | soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a yardstick here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "get ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      438
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Ashley's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "except you're doing something else, I see."
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, follow ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      439
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, follow me"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      440
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "So you're abandoning Keiko?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      441
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor.  Her hair and clothing are
Floyd | soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a yardstick here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "where is jude?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      442
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              443
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    444
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door, a pair of safety scissors, and an
Floyd | enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I left her at the fountain."
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              445
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, follow ashley"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with Ashley?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley protests, "I'm out of hands!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, follow me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | yourself protests, "I'm out of hands!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, i"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, what are you carrying?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude goes through her pockets.  "I've got small rubber wedge and Mr.
Floyd | Bunny," she reports.
Floyd | You say, "Okay, thanks for checking."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, drop wedge"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      450
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, DROP WEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, please put down the wedge."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude puts the small rubber wedge on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, follow me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      451
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "You need to ask her to drop the wedge or put the wedge in her backpack."
Allen says (to Floyd), "n.e.e.n"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N.E.E.N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "kids, move debris"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KIDS, MOVE DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "What are you trying to do?"
DavidW says, "That won't work."
Allen says, "I just want them all together"
Allen says, "in case a puzzle involves a kid that's not present"
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, talk to samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, TALK TO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           457
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, I need you to shout now, a really big shout.  Ready?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude gives a big, wordless whoop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs. DavidW says, "I think we have to get to Samir from some other direction entirely."
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           458
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir shouts, "Go away!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, shout at samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           458
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, SHOUT AT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want Jude to shout that to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, shout to samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           459
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, SHOUT TO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           460
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, I need you to shout now, a really big shout.
Floyd | Ready?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley gives a big, wordless whoop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "that sounds possible from what it said"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, hello"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           461
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, I need you to shout now, a really big shout.
Floyd | Ready?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere behind the door, Samir hollers, "I'm not listening!  I
Floyd | can't hear you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, hello"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, I need you to shout now, a really big shout.  Ready?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude gives a big, wordless whoop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, tell samir to look"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           463
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, TELL SAMIR TO LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "was there anything particular described on the east side of Emily Wagner's room?"
Allen says, "there's a blackboard but I'm not sure what side"
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, look at door"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           464
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, LOOK AT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, tell me about the door."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "Um... I don't know what you mean... it's just a door."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, look at samir"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           465
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, LOOK AT SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I was thinking from above, actually."
djfletch says, "oh ok"
Allen says, "go see"
Allen says, "my idea turned out pointless"
DavidW says, "The kitchen has a hole in the ceiling, but we don't have a flashlight yet."
Allen asks, "maybe we can move the hobby horse there from the gym?"
DavidW says, "yes, that was my thought -- once we have a flashlight"
Allen says, "or the mats"
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs. DavidW says, "I think the mat goes through the window of the cafeteria"
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "This is Mr. Ginsberg!  Is someone there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells from somewhere behind the door, "Go away!  I'm not afraid
Floyd | of you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, I need you to shout to Samir for me, because Samir
Floyd | is scared and you're his friend.  Can you do that for me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "Uh... okay, I can do that."  She blushes and then takes
Floyd | a deep breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley shouts at the door, "Samir, it's Ashley, stop being scared!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir screams, "Ash, is that you?  Watch out for the ghost!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "hey, that's different."
djfletch says, "ooh"
DavidW says, "so it is"
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           468
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, I need you to shout to Samir for me, because Samir is
Floyd | scared and you're his friend.  Can you do that for me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "But we're not friends."
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a breath and say, "After this, we're all friends, okay, Jude?
Floyd | Just shout to him for me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude shouts at the door, "Samir, it's Jude, stop being scared!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "Jude, is that you?  Watch out for the ghost!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need you to shout to Samir for me, because Samir
Floyd | is scared and you're his friend.  Can you do that for me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "You do look kind of gross right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ha.  Just help me out, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone shouts at the door, "Samir, it's Tyrone, stop being scared!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "Tyrone, is that you?  Watch out for the ghost!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I think Samir thinks *we* are a ghost."
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, samir, look"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           470
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, SAMIR, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ok that was too much to hope for"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           471
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You nod to Tyrone and tell him, "Go ahead and shout to him again."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone shouts at the door, "Don't be a moron, it's just Mr. Ginsberg!
Floyd | He's trying to get us out of here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, Samir calls, "Oh.  I thought...." His tone is
Floyd | distinctly sheepish.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone shouts, "Well, you don't think so good, so stop thinking and
Floyd | listen to the man!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I think that'll do.  Thank you, Tyrone."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "DA MAN"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, look"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, what can you see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "The wall's sort of caving in on one side, around where
Floyd | the door is, and there's all wood and metal sticking out.  I can see
Floyd | one of the cabinets kind of hanging off the wall.  Apart from that,
Floyd | there's an old blackboard at the front, and the teacher desk, and the
Floyd | counter that runs all the way around the back, and all of Mr. Thomas's
Floyd | rocks on the shelves.  Also, there's a whole bunch of volcano mobiles
Floyd | hanging from the ceiling vent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, x desk"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, tell me about the desk."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "It's just Mr. Thomas's desk.  He keeps it really clean,
Floyd | there isn't even a calendar."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, x vent"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, X VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, tell me about the vent."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "It's a really big vent!  There's sort of a grill thing
Floyd | covering it.  Like a car grill, not a cooking grill."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open vent"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, can you open the vent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "I can't reach the vent, it's too far up!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, stand on desk"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           476
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, STAND ON DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, get on desk"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET ON DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, can you get up on the desk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "Okay, I'm up on the desk now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "samir, x counter"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open vent"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, can you open the vent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "I tried, but I can't reach it from here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "All right, is there anything you can climb on that's closer
Floyd | to the vent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "Maybe the counter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "go ahead"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, x counter"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           479
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, tell me about the counter."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "It's big and wide.  We sit back there sometimes when
Floyd | we're taking tests, so people can't see each other's papers."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, get on counter"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, can you get on top of the counter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "Okay, I climbed up on the counter!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open vent"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, can you open the vent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "I got the vent open, but all the volcanoes just fell on
Floyd | me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout back, "Don't worry about it, they're not important right
Floyd | now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, u"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, U
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, I want you to go up into the ventilation duct."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir hollers, "Okay, I'm going now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir yells, "I'm here, I can hear you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, what do you see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir hollers, "It's really narrow up
Floyd | here, and it's dark, and dusty.  I don't like it.  There's the vent to
Floyd | the Geo Lab under me, and then there's a tunnel in front of me and a
Floyd | tunnel to the left."
Floyd |
Floyd | You translate that mentally as west and south.  You shout back,
Floyd | "Okay."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "save it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           484
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "west is the art room, south is the hall"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, w"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, please go down the duct in front."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir yells, "Okay, I'm going now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, what are you seeing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no response.  Samir must be too far away to hear you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "man, this is awkward"
Allen asks, "s,w,w,n?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.w.w.n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    490
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.W.W.N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door, a pair of safety scissors, and an
Floyd | enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "look at ceiling"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like one of the tiles was jarred loose from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley asks, "Mr. Ginsberg, can I draw on the chalkboard?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Go ahead.  Just don't erase my note."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley wanders over to the blackboard, picks up a piece of chalk, and
Floyd | scratches away at the board for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Satisfied with her drawing, Ashley puts the chalk back in the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs.
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, can you hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir hollers, "I'm here, I can hear
Floyd | you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    493
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, tell me what you're seeing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir yells, "It's even darker
Floyd | in here and it smells and I really don't like it.  There aren't any
Floyd | turns or anything - I can only go forward, where it's getting darker,
Floyd | or back toward the light."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open tile"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    494
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN TILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "open tile"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    495
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x tile"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TILE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like one of the tiles was jarred loose from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, w"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    497
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, I need you to go down the duct where it gets
Floyd | darker."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir hollers, "Okay, I'm
Floyd | going now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley picks up a piece of chalk and adds a few more details to one of
Floyd | the drawings on the board.
Floyd |
Floyd | Satisfied with the result, Ashley puts the chalk back in the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x board"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The blackboard currently contains a list of countries in Western
Floyd | Europe, with extra notes about Luxembourg (capital - Luxembourg,
Floyd | largest city - Luxembourg, official languages - French, German, and
Floyd | Luxembourgish).
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the side, the blackboard contains your note:
Floyd |
Floyd | IF YOU FIND THIS:                   DO NOT ERASE!
Floyd | Leave the school ASAP.
Floyd | I have located Jude, Keiko, George, Samir, Tyrone, and Ashley
Floyd | and we are leaving as soon as we can.
Floyd |
Floyd | ~Mr. Ginsberg
Floyd |
Floyd | Additionally, the blackboard contains a chalk drawing of a somewhat
Floyd | cross-eyed tabby cat with a dead mouse in its mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "heh"
DavidW says, "This is risky. Samir has no light."
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.w.n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.W.N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, what do you see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir yells, "I can hardly see
Floyd | anything, and the air smells really awful, like something burning in
Floyd | the oven.  There aren't any turns again - it just goes forward and
Floyd | back."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "look at ceiling"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very strange seeing the wreckage of the ceiling and walls.  The
Floyd | school used to be divided into boxes, each hall and room discrete, but
Floyd | now those boxes have crunched like eggshell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, w"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             504
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, please go forward down the duct."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Samir start to answer, but he starts coughing almost
Floyd | immediately, and you can't make out what he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs.
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, are you there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Ashley and Jude's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs. Allen says, "crap!"
Allen says, "I keep doing that"
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                507
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, can you hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude doesn't answer you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, are you all right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere in the ceiling tiles, you can hear Samir coughing.
Floyd | There is a muted bang, maybe the sound of him hitting something - you
Floyd | can't be sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "look at ceiling"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very strange seeing the wreckage of the ceiling and walls.  The
Floyd | school used to be divided into boxes, each hall and room discrete, but
Floyd | now those boxes have crunched like eggshell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "It's confusing."
DavidW says, "Samir may be choking too much."
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, e"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, go back the way you came.  This isn't a safe way to
Floyd | go, I'm sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, you hear a metallic banging
Floyd | that recedes to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, E
Floyd |
Floyd | Running the layout of the school through your head, you don't think
Floyd | Tyrone can go east from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to go south along the hall or west into Avery's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.e.n.tyrone, e"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.E.N.TYRONE, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "I have to be away for a moment, but I'll be right back."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir hollers, "Okay...."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a closet door, a pair of safety scissors, and an enormous
Floyd | blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Running the layout of the school through your head, you don't think
Floyd | Tyrone can go east from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to go south along the hall or west into Avery's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "You mean Samir?"
Allen says, "yeah, I'm confused"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, e"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, are you all right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "Yeah, I think so...." His voice sounds a little weak,
Floyd | but it might just be the ceiling in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, I want you to go down the duct toward the Geo Lab."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no response.  Samir must be too far away to hear you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.e.e.n.samir, s"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.E.E.N.SAMIR, S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Based on what Samir's told you so far, you don't think Samir can go
Floyd | south from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to go east down the duct toward the Geo Lab or west
Floyd | forward down the duct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs.
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, are you up there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "let's restore it"
Allen says, "I need him back at that damn junction"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           484
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, tell me what you see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir yells, "It's really narrow up here,
Floyd | and it's dark, and dusty.  There's the vent to the Geo Lab under me,
Floyd | and then there's a tunnel in front of me and a tunnel to the left."
Floyd |
Floyd | You translate that mentally as west and south.  You shout back, "Got
Floyd | it, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "thanks!"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, s"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, I need you to go along the left duct."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir hollers, "Okay, I'm going now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s."
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        487
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, are you up there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       489
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       490
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, are you there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir yells, "I'm here, I can hear you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, what are you seeing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir hollers, "The tunnel
Floyd | turns here - "  You hear a metallic banging, and then Samir resumes,
Floyd | "There's no way to keep going the way I was going.  There's light back
Floyd | the way I came, from the Geo Lab, and then the tunnel turns off to the
Floyd | left."
Floyd |
Floyd | You translate that mentally as north and east.  You shout back, "Don't
Floyd | worry, I'll get you out real soon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, please go down the duct to the left."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir yells, "Okay, I'm going
Floyd | now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        493
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        494
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "What do you see, Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir hollers, "The tunnel
Floyd | bends off to the right, and it gets really dark past the bend.  I can
Floyd | see a little bit from the light coming in from the left, but only a
Floyd | little bit."
Floyd |
Floyd | You translate that mentally as a bend from west to south.  You shout
Floyd | back, "I'll stay with you until you're out."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, s"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        495
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, I want you to go down the duct to the right."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir yells, "Okay, I'm going
Floyd | now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       497
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, tell me what you can see around you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir hollers, "It's another
Floyd | zigzag - the tunnel goes off to the left or back the way I came.  It
Floyd | looks like there's light again to the left.  The tunnel's bigger up to
Floyd | the left, and there isn't anywhere else  I can go."
Floyd |
Floyd | You translate that mentally as a bend from north to east.  You shout
Floyd | back, "Okay, just a minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, e"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, I need you to go up the tunnel with more light."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir yells, "Okay, I'm going
Floyd | now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x doors"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | These are tall double doors, metal, painted an odd shade of blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "how do we get east?"
DavidW says, "s. e. n."
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "It's too dark in there!"  She lets go of your hand instead
Floyd | of following you into the kitchen.
Floyd | Ashley protests, "Hey, there's no light in there!"  She lets go of
Floyd | your hand instead of following you into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has no windows, and without the overhead lights, it's
Floyd | seriously dark here.  Counters and shelves are barely discernable
Floyd | glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "oh, flashlight puzzle"
Allen says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel your way carefully through the maze of counters until you
Floyd | reach the cafeteria door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push painfully through the swinging door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            504
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, can you hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sounding tinny and far away, Samir hollers, "I'm here, I can hear
Floyd | you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "What's around you right now, Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir yells, "The tunnel is
Floyd | bigger here, and there's a grate in the wall with light coming
Floyd | through.  I think it's daylight - if I get up close, it smells like
Floyd | being outside, except that everything in here smells like grease too.
Floyd | It's all kind of sticky.  There's the grate with the light ahead of
Floyd | me, and a big dark tunnel to the right, and the smaller tunnel back
Floyd | behind me."
Floyd |
Floyd | You translate that mentally as ducts to the south, east, and west,
Floyd | with the east exit leading outside.  You shout back, "Okay."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "junction... with exit. wanna save?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            505
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, please go down the big dark tunnel."
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere above the ceiling tiles, Samir hollers, "Okay, I'm
Floyd | going now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       507
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Even pushing through the swinging door takes more effort than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has no windows, and without the overhead lights, it's
Floyd | seriously dark here.  Counters and shelves are barely discernable
Floyd | glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, l"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, L
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "What are you seeing, Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Through a vent in the ceiling, Samir yells, "It's really dark, but I
Floyd | can see a little bit from the light behind me.  There's another grate
Floyd | in front of me - in the floor this time, not in the wall.  It's big
Floyd | and flat, as big as the whole tunnel, and I can't see anything past
Floyd | it.  It's even stickier here than it was before, and it smells even
Floyd | more like grease."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open grate"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN GRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x grate"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the ceiling grate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, x grate"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, X GRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, look at grate"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       512
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, LOOK AT GRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, look"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, what do you see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Through a vent in the ceiling, Samir hollers, "It's really dark, but I
Floyd | can see a little bit from the light behind me.  There's another grate
Floyd | in front of me - in the floor this time, not in the wall.  It's big
Floyd | and flat, as big as the whole tunnel, and I can't see anything past
Floyd | it.  It's even stickier here than it was before, and it smells even
Floyd | more like grease."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, x vent"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, X VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open vent"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, d"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, D
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, I need you to drop down through the grate.  Hang
Floyd | onto the edge, then stretch yourself out as much as you can, so it
Floyd | won't be a long fall."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir asks nervously, "Will you catch me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way you could support his weight - it's all too easy to see
Floyd | yourself stumbling and falling into the stove, crashing your head or
Floyd | his against an unyielding metal surface.  You say, "I can't.  I'm
Floyd | sorry.  But I know you can do this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "I'm not so sure...."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "You're gonna kill him. We need light and the gym stuff."
Allen asks, "is there where we need the excersie horse?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, d"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, D
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Time to come down now, Samir.  Just lower yourself through
Floyd | the grate, stretch yourself out long, and let go.  I know you can do
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd | With a squeal of unoiled hinges, a ventilation grate in the ceiling
Floyd | opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir lowers himself out of the grate in the ceiling.  He hangs for a
Floyd | moment by his fingertips, then drops to the ground and rolls when he
Floyd | hits.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Great job!  I knew you could do it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "They taught us how to fall in gym class", as he gets to
Floyd | his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I bet Coach Lewis never thought something like this would
Floyd | happen," and you share a smile in the darkness.  "Come on," you say,
Floyd | "let's get out of here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh. But I bet the horse is how to get back up there."
DavidW says, "but congrats"
Allen says, "ok, kid obtained."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       517
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "where's the flashlight?"
DavidW says, "No idea."
Allen asks, "oh. Was that one of the things mentioned in the "adam, get all"?"
DavidW says, "Hopefully it's not in the room Samir left."
Allen says, "oh"
Allen says, "or pants"
DavidW says, "The flashlight was mentioned in the 'Adam, get all' yes, but it's kinda obvious there has to be one."
Allen says, "what do do now? There's the equipment room, the dude that needs pants, and the splinting"
DavidW says, "right"
djfletch says, "we can check if Tyrone can pick the equipment room lock"
DavidW says, "The vent might also be the way into the math class, somehow."
DavidW says, "I think the keys are in the office, George said."
djfletch says, "Tyrone could pick the office lock and then we can just drag George out without pants"
DavidW says, "I doubt that would work, but go try if you like."
djfletch says, "yeah I'm not very optimistic but I'll have a go"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "Leaving Samir in the dark, are we?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has no windows, and without the overhead lights, it's
Floyd | seriously dark here.  Counters and shelves are barely discernable
Floyd | glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get samir"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get ashley"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Ashley's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get jude"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Jude's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ashley, get samir"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                524
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "You only have two hands, y'know."
djfletch says, "ok ok"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get ashley"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                526
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already holding Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Why you need all of them, I don't know."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        528
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the gym office door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, x keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, X KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, tell me about Mr. Lewis's keys."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "That's a whole lot of keys."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, get keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, would you please pick up Mr. Lewis's keys?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I already have Mr. Lewis's keys!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, count keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, COUNT KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | George won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want George to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, give me keys"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          539
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GIVE ME KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | George won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want George to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "where did we leave Tyrone?"
Allen says, "we lost a tyrone"
djfletch asks, "outside Avery's office?"
DavidW says, "I don't remember where you left him."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            541
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Perhaps he's there."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "back when we got samir"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              543
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              544
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        546
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           547
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I can't believe you're dragging the lot of them like this."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "samir, get tyrone"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, would you please hold hands with Tyrone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir takes Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "I can't believe they won't just walk along"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       550
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              551
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Ashley.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, pick lock"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PICK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want Tyrone to pick the equipment room door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            555
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you unlock the door if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (Tyrone first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please take the paper clip from that
Floyd | backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "You think I know how to do something like that?  I'm not
Floyd | a thief, you leave me alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "oh hmm... maybe someone is a thief"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, pick lock with clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            556
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PICK LOCK WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you unlock the door if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (Samir first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you please grab that paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir reaches for the striped green paper clip, but Tyrone holds it
Floyd | out of his reach.
Floyd | Samir says, "Tyrone won't give me the paper clip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ok, I'm going to smack some kid now"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, give clip to samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GIVE CLIP TO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please pass the paper clip to Samir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone thrusts the striped green paper clip at Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir lets go of Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir takes the striped green paper clip from Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, Tyrone."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, unlock door with clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, UNLOCK DOOR WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the equipment room door or the double doors?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "equipment door"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EQUIPMENT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you unlock the door if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir asks quietly, "Am I going to get in trouble?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "No trouble.  I just need to get into the equipment room
Floyd | door.  It will help me get everyone out safely."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir bends over the equipment room door and starts fiddling in the
Floyd | lock with the striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir looks up and shakes his head.  "It's too hard, I can't make it
Floyd | work."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "jude, unlock equipment door with clip"
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, unlock equipment door with clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, UNLOCK EQUIPMENT DOOR WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, can you unlock the door if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (Jude first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please take that paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude reaches for the striped green paper clip, but Samir holds it out
Floyd | of her reach.
Floyd | Jude says, "Samir won't give me the paper clip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "..."
Allen says, "samir, give clip to jude"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, give clip to jude"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            560
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GIVE CLIP TO JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please give the paper clip to Jude."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir holds the striped green paper clip out for Jude.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "He doesn't fit, see?"
Floyd | By way of demonstration, Jude attempts to stuff Mr. Bunny into her
Floyd | brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack.  She's right; the bunny
Floyd | doesn't fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "I can't take that, my hands are full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Maybe Samir can pick the metal drawer instead of Tyrone."
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, unlock equipment door with clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            561
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, UNLOCK EQUIPMENT DOOR WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you unlock the door if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ashley first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you please grab that paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley reaches for the striped green paper clip, but Samir holds it
Floyd | out of her reach.
Floyd | Ashley says, "Samir won't give me the paper clip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, give clip to ashley"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            562
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GIVE CLIP TO ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please pass the paper clip to Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir holds the striped green paper clip out to Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes the striped green paper clip from Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, Samir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, unlock equipment door with clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            563
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, UNLOCK EQUIPMENT DOOR WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you unlock the door if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "I don't know how to do anything like that Mr. Ginsberg."
Floyd | Ashley gives you a worried look.  "Honest I don't."
Floyd | Jude snickers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, drop hand"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            563
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I really think the key is in the office and picking *this* lock is out of the question."
Floyd | > JUDE, DROP HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want Jude to drop hand of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ok, probably"
DavidW says, "Take Samir and the clip to McCaskill's"
DavidW says, "And just Samir, please."
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, follow me"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            564
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Jude to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, follow me"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            565
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir protests, "yourself doesn't have any free hands!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop all"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            565
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop hand"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            565
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want to drop hand of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            566
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not holding Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "this has some serious interface problems"
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop ashley's hand"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            566
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ASHLEY'S HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the striped green paper clip (Ashley's), the Dora
Floyd | the Explorer shirt (Ashley's), or the damaged polka-dot skirt
Floyd | (Ashley's)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop hand"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            566
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want to drop hand of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            567
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "get tyrone"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            568
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "n.e.n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             571
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N.E.N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We know Tyrone can't do this. I wanted SAMIR"
Allen says, "oh. I'm getting confused"
DavidW says, "And only Samir"
Allen says (to Floyd), "x clip"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             571
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.w.s.get clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            575
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.W.S.GET CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Samir's hand, so he follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, carrying a striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are shaking badly enough that you're afraid of dropping the
Floyd | striped green paper clip, but you could ask one of the students to get
Floyd | it for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, get clip"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            576
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, would you please get that paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir reaches for the striped green paper clip, but Ashley holds it
Floyd | out of his reach.
Floyd | Samir says, "Ashley won't give me the paper clip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "You won't have any hands free for the clip"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, give clip to do samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            577
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE CLIP TO DO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, give clip to samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            578
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE CLIP TO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, please give the paper clip to Samir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley holds the striped green paper clip out for Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir takes the striped green paper clip from Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop hand of tyrone"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            579
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HAND OF TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "drop hand of jude"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            580
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HAND OF JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Jude's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "get samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir doesn't have a free hand, since he is carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip and holding hands with Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, drop hand of tyrone"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            582
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DROP HAND OF TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, let go of Tyrone."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir lets go of Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "get samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            583
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "n.e.n."
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             586
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N.E.N.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, w"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             587
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, I need you to go through the hole into Mrs.
Floyd | McCaskill's room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through
Floyd | the gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                588
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, carrying a striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, unlock drawer with clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                589
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, UNLOCK DRAWER WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not going to have Samir break into Jenny's desk without good
Floyd | reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "sigh"
DavidW says, "drat."
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, e"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                590
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please go into the art room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through
Floyd | the gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, follow me"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                591
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "get samir"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                592
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir isn't here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             593
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, carrying a striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "you need to go east"
Allen says (to Floyd), "get samir"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             594
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.w.s."
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            597
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.W.S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a striped green
Floyd | paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "I'm out of ideas"
DavidW says, "Perhaps find out exactly which locker we need to open."
DavidW says, "I think it's a knowledge thing."
Allen asks, "oh, maybe the kids will open different lockers?"
DavidW says, "No, that's not what I mean."
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, put clip in backpack"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            597
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUT CLIP IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black canvas backpack (Tyrone's) or the
Floyd | brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack (Jude's)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "black"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            598
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you put your paper clip into the backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir puts the striped green paper clip into the black canvas
Floyd | backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I mean the coding probably needs us, the PC, to actually look at a specific locker so we have a prereq condition satisfied."
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, follow samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            599
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, FOLLOW SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please hold hands with Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone takes Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, follow samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            600
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, FOLLOW SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley protests, "Samir doesn't have any free hands!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            601
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | He's heavily smudged with dust and grime, but generally looks unhurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is wearing a bulging blue knapsack, a purple polo shirt, and a
Floyd | pair of black shorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, follow tyrone"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            602
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, FOLLOW TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with Tyrone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone mutters, "Don't want to hold hands with a girl."  You give him
Floyd | a Teacher Look, expecting that sterner measures will be required, but
Floyd | he quiets down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I wish you'd stop fiddling with the kids' hands."
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, follow ashley"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            603
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, FOLLOW ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with Ashley?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude takes Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "it's a chain!"
Allen says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          604
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Ashley's hand, so she follows Tyrone.
Floyd | Ashley is holding Jude's hand, so she follows Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Ashley and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "jude, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          605
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          606
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          607
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          608
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          609
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing a bobby pin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "These aren't the lockers I meant."
inky says, "hunh"
inky says, "maybe we've been trying to pick locks with the wrong thing all along"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get pin"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          610
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, could you please pick up the bobby pin from that
Floyd | locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone lets go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the bobby pin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I think the bobby pin is an alternate."
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put pin in black backpack"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          611
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT PIN IN BLACK BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you put your bobby pin into your backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the bobby pin into the black canvas backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          612
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          613
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing a deodorant spray bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put bottle in black packpack"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT BOTTLE IN BLACK PACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "This is so garage of FTF."
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get bottle"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          615
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please get the deodorant from that
Floyd | locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the deodorant spray bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          616
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          619
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing a broken ponytail holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ha ha"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get holder"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          620
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, could you please grab the ponytail holder from that
Floyd | locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone lets go of Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the broken ponytail holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          622
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          624
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          625
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the gym locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone opens the next gym locker, revealing nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x tyrone"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          626
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone realizes immediately that he's the focus of your attention and
Floyd | stares back challengingly.  He doesn't even come up to your armpit,
Floyd | but he hardly seems to notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is wearing a black canvas backpack, a Notre Dame jersey, and a
Floyd | pair of baggy jeans.
Floyd | Tyrone is carrying a broken ponytail holder and a deodorant spray
Floyd | bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "you're not even gonna look at the holder?"
inky says, "these lockers suck man"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, x holder"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          627
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, X HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, tell me about the ponytail holder."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "Um... I don't know what you mean... it's just a ponytail
Floyd | holder."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x holder"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          628
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the broken ponytail holder in Tyrone's hand.  You see
Floyd | nothing special about the broken ponytail holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, give jeans to george"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          629
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GIVE JEANS TO GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please show the jeans to George."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone crowds up to the small window.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone holds the pair of baggy jeans up to the window for George's
Floyd | inspection.  "Look, it's a jeans!"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I don't need that, I need pants!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude grins, Ashley titters, Tyrone frowns, and Samir snorts, and
Floyd | George looks even more unhappy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "Like you were never six," and gives Jude and Ashley a
Floyd | withering look.
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | You give Jude and Ashley a stern look, and they subside hurriedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Cute reaction sentence."
Allen says, "it's going to be hell moving this kids around. Jude always goes last, cause she has only one hand"
DavidW says, "I didn't want to move them en masse until the end when we have a clear exit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about class"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          630
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT CLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Geo Lab is Avery Thomas's classroom.  He keeps a collection of
Floyd | rocks in there that would do a museum proud, if it were a small museum
Floyd | that didn't focus much on earth science.  They're not rare, but they
Floyd | are shiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about children"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          631
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT CHILDREN
Floyd |
Floyd | Every teacher has specific classes they teach, but every teacher gets
Floyd | a homeroom class too.  This year, you pulled the short straw, and you
Floyd | have a small class of mostly problem cases.  Some of your students
Floyd | were with Emily - but Jude, Ashley, and Samir definitely scattered,
Floyd | and you think George and Keiko were with them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask george about locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          632
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gym locker)
Floyd | You shout, "Do you keep pants or shorts or something in your gym
Floyd | locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "No, the gym lockers don't lock!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He has a point, but you could wish he didn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Was wondering if we were missing anyone."
Jacqueline asks, "So, dropping in from time to time, vaguely following... is this one big puzzle where you have to connect all the little children together like barrel-of-monkeys monkeys and lead them out of the school?"
DavidW says, "It's the other lockers, yknow"
Allen asks, "tyrone about locker" Allen asks, "what other lockers?"
Jacqueline says, "Because that is the picture I can't get out of my mind."
DavidW says, "In the HALLWAY"
Allen asks, "oh... er... take over?"
Jacqueline says, "Oops, I walked in during a moment of tension."
Jacqueline says, "I'll go away again."
DavidW says, "Where there's a burning smell. I've been wanting to go to the other lockers for ever."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          632
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          633
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Jacqueline), "yeah, you basically chain them together"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x my left hand"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          633
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MY LEFT HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the left pocket of
Floyd | your slacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "we already tried taking off our own pants, right?"
Allen says (to Jacqueline), "the kids are horrible"
DavidW asks, "hm. No way to tell which kids we're cobbled to?"
Allen says, "yeah, the game called us a pedo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            634
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "damn it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            635
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              636
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              637
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              638
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to DavidW), "yes, I think you have to LOOK to find out who you are holding"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lockers are narrow, brown, and about four feet tall.  Every
Floyd | student gets a locker on their first day, along with a lecture about
Floyd | how they are strictly forbidden to decorate the lockers or change
Floyd | their locker combinations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "this game needed some good playtesters"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search lockers"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You check one of the lockers, but, as you suspected, the locker is
Floyd | locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a combination lock that could be used to enter a combination,
Floyd | if you knew any of the locker combinations - which you don't right
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x george's locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GEORGE'S LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "did we ask the kids about the combination?"
DavidW says, "no, not all of them. It's didn't seem to be a topic."
Allen asks, "oh, george said he forgot, right?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You check one of the lockers, but, as you suspected, the locker is
Floyd | locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a combination lock that could be used to enter a combination,
Floyd | if you knew any of the locker combinations - which you don't right
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen  | Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I can't remember."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x narrow locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       643
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NARROW LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The lockers are narrow, brown, and about four feet tall.  Every
Floyd | student gets a locker on their first day, along with a lecture about
Floyd | how they are strictly forbidden to decorate the lockers or change
Floyd | their locker combinations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "but maybe another kid knows"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              644
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "or, we could ask george about the narrow locker. He thought we meant gym lockers"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              646
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              647
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south into the gym or east along the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            648
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take samir"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying a broken ponytail holder and a deodorant
Floyd | spray bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop samir"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask george about narrow locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          652
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT NARROW LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, where is your normal locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "It's on the hallway just past the
Floyd | bathrooms.  It's number A35."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I think that's the bit we missed"
Allen says, "that's just the num"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask george about combination"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          653
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT COMBINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, this is a really bad time to forget your locker
Floyd | combination.  Can you think really hard?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I'm thinking really hard, I can't
Floyd | think of it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir tries not to smile, Jude snickers, Ashley grins, and Tyrone
Floyd | sighs a little, and George looks even more ashamed
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "But it's a factoid."
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          654
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, I'm going to ask you one more time.  What's your
Floyd | locker combination?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I think it might be... 20 36 22?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thanks, I'll give it a try."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I told you, the game thinks we didn't know enough.,"
Allen says, "there we go"
Allen says, "there are too many puzzles here where you ask the kid something and you have to ask them more than once"
DavidW says, "that's good. It's probably wrong and we probably have to try it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              657
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              658
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       660
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The lockers are narrow, brown, and about four feet tall.  Every
Floyd | student gets a locker on their first day, along with a lecture about
Floyd | how they are strictly forbidden to decorate the lockers or change
Floyd | their locker combinations.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's locker A35, George's locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock locker a35"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       660
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK LOCKER A35
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock George's locker with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker a35"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       661
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER A35
Floyd |
Floyd | You check one of the lockers, but, as you suspected, the locker is
Floyd | locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a combination lock that could be used to enter a combination,
Floyd | if you knew any of the locker combinations - which you don't right
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "sigh, it actually makes you try it"
DavidW says, "I've long forgotten the original instructions here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 20"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       661
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "turn lock to 20"
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 20
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       661
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN LOCK TO 20
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that number.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "crap"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x lock"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       662
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the combination lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "crap"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial left to 20"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       663
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL LEFT TO 20
Floyd |
Floyd | These lockers have combinations that start to the right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial right to 20"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       664
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL RIGHT TO 20
Floyd |
Floyd | You concentrate to still your shaking hand, and reach for the locker
Floyd | dial.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial right to 20.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial left to 36"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       665
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL LEFT TO 36
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial left to 36.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial right to 22"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       666
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL RIGHT TO 22
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial right to 22.  That makes three numbers - 20 R, 36 L,
Floyd | 22 R - but the lock doesn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin the lock to clear the old combination off.
Floyd | That's exactly what George told you, but it didn't open the locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "holy crap, you were right"
DavidW says, "okay -- NOW we can probably pick the damn drawer lock"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" Allen says, "ask him again"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              667
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              668
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              669
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              670
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south into the gym or east along the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            671
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying a broken ponytail holder and a deodorant
Floyd | spray bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask george about combination"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          673
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GEORGE ABOUT COMBINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, that wasn't your locker combination."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I guess that was from last year....
Floyd | "
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, I need you to think really hard about your locker
Floyd | combination."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I can't remember, I'm sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir snorts, Jude giggles, Ashley titters, and Tyrone scowls, and
Floyd | George looks even more unhappy.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm right here, Jude and Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          674
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, I need you to think really hard about your
Floyd | combination."
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "I can't remember, I'm sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir sneezes, Jude snickers, Ashley giggles, and Tyrone frowns, and
Floyd | George looks even more miserable.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Enough, Jude and Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "where's the pin or clip?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          675
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "George, I need you to think really hard about your
Floyd | combination."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shouts through the door, "I can't remember, I'm sorry!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir coughs, Jude titters, Ashley snickers, and Tyrone scowls, and
Floyd | George looks even more embarrassed
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask jude about combination"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          676
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JUDE ABOUT COMBINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Jude about the combination
Floyd | lock.
Floyd | (You could try asking Jude about Mr. Bunny, Ashley, or
Floyd | Keiko.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I want to now take Tyrone or Samir with the clip or pin"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clip"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          677
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the striped green paper clip inside Tyrone's black canvas
Floyd | backpack.  You see nothing special about the striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tyrone"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          678
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone doesn't have a free hand, since he is carrying the broken
Floyd | ponytail holder and the deodorant spray bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "man"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, drop holder"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          679
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, DROP HOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, put down the ponytail holder."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the broken ponytail holder on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, drop bottle"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          680
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, DROP BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please put down the deodorant."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the deodorant spray bottle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tyrone"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          681
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            682
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              683
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              684
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             685
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                686
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                687
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Tyrone, I want you to come through the hole into Mrs.
Floyd | McCaskill's room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone crawls over the rubble-strewn table and comes in through the
Floyd | gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, take clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                688
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, TAKE CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you please pick up the paper clip from that
Floyd | backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, pick metal drawer with clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                689
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PICK METAL DRAWER WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You wouldn't break into Jenny's desk without good reason... but
Floyd | getting George out of Mr. Lewis's office seems like a good reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you unlock the drawer if you use the paper
Floyd | clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "You think I know how to do something like that?  I'm not
Floyd | a thief, you leave me alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "oh huh"
DavidW says, "so maybe it's Samir we need"
Allen asks, "they actually have to have knowledeg?"
Allen asks, "of george?"
DavidW says, "George can't do this."
DavidW says, "Think about it."
Allen  says, "I mean: Floyd | getting George out of Mr. Lewis's office seems like a good reason."
DavidW says, "We do have a good reason now, though"
Allen says, "that implies that maybe Samir, once he knows George is trapped, might think that's a good reason"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, e"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                690
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need you to go into the art room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through
Floyd | the gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             691
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying a striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, give clip to me"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             692
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GIVE CLIP TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please pass me that paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone offers you the striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | You accept the striped green paper clip.  "Thank you, Tyrone."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put clip in pocket"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             693
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CLIP IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The striped green paper clip doesn't fit in your pocket because the
Floyd | Duracell D-cell batteries is already in there.  (These pants never had
Floyd | much in the way of pockets.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the striped green paper clip into the left pocket of your
Floyd | slacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tyrone"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             694
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              695
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              696
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            697
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          698
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop tyrone"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          699
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take samir"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          700
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            701
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              702
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              703
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             704
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                705
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop
Floyd | Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table
Floyd | and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs. McCaskill's Room
Floyd | Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
Floyd | beneath debris and blocking the door entirely.  The water sprinklers
Floyd | spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but
Floyd | whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if
Floyd | you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way.  The north wall
Floyd | is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures
Floyd | it's not a viable exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the
Floyd | sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the
Floyd | growing puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, w"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                706
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Samir, I want you to come through the hole into Mrs.
Floyd | McCaskill's room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir crawls over the rubble-strewn table and comes in through the gap
Floyd | in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give clip to samir"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                707
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CLIP TO SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the striped green paper clip)
Floyd | You give the striped green paper clip to Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, pick metal drawer with clip"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                708
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PICK METAL DRAWER WITH CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You set about corrupting America's youth, or, at least, Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you unlock the drawer if you use the paper clip?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir takes a moment to straighten out the striped green paper clip.
Floyd | Samir bends over the metal drawer with the straightened striped green
Floyd | paper clip.  In a moment, you hear a click, and Samir straightens up
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "the big moment!"
Allen says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                708
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                709
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Black spots pass before your eyes, and you have to steady yourself for
Floyd | a moment on the desk.  But the drawer opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look indrawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                709
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK INDRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in drawer"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | In the metal drawer is a slim red notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notebook"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                711
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | This slim red notebook contains all the school locker combinations.
Floyd | The plastic cover is protecting it somewhat from the sprinklers, but
Floyd | that won't survive forever.
Floyd | White-Out lettering on the cover reads, "Locker Combinations - Mrs.
Floyd | McCaskill - Do Not Touch".  The notebook is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                712
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The notebook's plastic cover provides some protection from the
Floyd | sprinklers, but if you open it in here, the ink will run immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "good lord"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, take notebook"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                713
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, TAKE NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, would you please grab the notebook from that drawer?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir picks up the slim red notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, e"
Floyd ]  Mrs. McCaskill's Room                                714
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, E
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, I need you to go into the art room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through
Floyd | the gap in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             715
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
Floyd | table and through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, carrying a slim red notebook and a straightened striped
Floyd | green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, open notebook"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             716
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you open the notebook?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir opens the slim red notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notebook"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             717
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the slim red notebook in Samir's hand.  This slim red
Floyd | notebook contains all the school locker combinations.  You search
Floyd | through the pages until you locate George's locker combination, which
Floyd | is 40 R, 52 L, 56 R this year.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drop notebook"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             718
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DROP NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please put down the notebook."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir puts the slim red notebook on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take samir"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             719
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              720
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a straightened
Floyd | striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              721
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a straightened
Floyd | striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       722
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a straightened
Floyd | striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        723
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a straightened
Floyd | striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       724
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a straightened
Floyd | striped green paper clip.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial right to 40"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       725
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL RIGHT TO 40
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial right to 40.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial left to 52"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       726
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL LEFT TO 52
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial left to 52.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial right to 56"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       727
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL RIGHT TO 56
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial right to 56, and George's locker pops open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "it turns out the teacher actually wrote the codes in cipher"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       728
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       729
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | In George's locker is a pair of ragged jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drop clip"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       730
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DROP CLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please put down the paper clip."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir puts the straightened striped green paper clip on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, take ragged jeans"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       731
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, TAKE RAGGED JEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you please take the pair of ragged jeans from
Floyd | George's locker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir picks up the pair of ragged jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "why does George keep extra pants in his locker, and nothing else?"
DavidW says, "because, game universe"
inky says, "ha ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take samir"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       732
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already holding Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              733
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged
Floyd | jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              734
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged
Floyd | jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              735
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged
Floyd | jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            736
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged
Floyd | jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          737
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged
Floyd | jeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, give pants to george"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          738
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GIVE PANTS TO GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pair of ragged jeans to George)
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please show the pair of ragged jeans to George."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir crowds up to the small window.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir holds the pair of ragged jeans up to the window for George's
Floyd | inspection.  "Look, it's a pair of ragged jeans!"
Floyd |
Floyd | With a click, the gym office door opens just far enough for George to
Floyd | stick his hand out and grab the pants away from Samir.  Before you can
Floyd | intervene, George slams the door shut again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, open door"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          740
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door"
Floyd | > GEORGE, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "George, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George hollers through the door, "No, leave me alone!  I'm changing!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door opens again, and George comes out wearing the
Floyd | ragged jeans under his oversized T-shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          740
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x george" djfletch says, "hurrah"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          741
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | He needs a bath, a hug, and a haircut, but first he needs to get out
Floyd | of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is wearing a pair of ragged jeans and an oversized T-shirt.
Floyd | George is carrying Mr. Lewis's gym keys and a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "let's go in and get his soggy jeans. Might need them for something"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop samir"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          742
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, drop stick"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          743
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, DROP STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, put down the lacrosse stick."
Floyd |
Floyd | George puts the lacrosse stick on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "for instance, if the terrorists used chlorine gas, urine on cloth makes a decent gas mask"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take george"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          744
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take George's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            745
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.  The
Floyd | double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying Mr. Lewis's gym
Floyd | keys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "ha ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, unlock equipment door with keys"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            746
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, UNLOCK EQUIPMENT DOOR WITH KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you unlock the door if you use Mr. Lewis's
Floyd | keys?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George sorts through the keys and finds the correct one on the fourth
Floyd | try.  You hear a click as he unlocks the equipment room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, drop keys"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, DROP KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, put down Mr. Lewis's keys."
Floyd |
Floyd | George puts Mr. Lewis's gym keys on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, open door"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the equipment room door or the double doors?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "equipment"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            748
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you open the door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George opens the equipment room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Equipment Room
Floyd | A single incandescent bulb swings overhead from a short chain.  Its
Floyd | harsh light showcases half-empty racks, bins, and boxes of gym
Floyd | equipment, most badly in need of repair.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a wobbly table (on which is a roll of black cloth
Floyd | tape) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "aha"
Allen says (to Floyd), "george, get all"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       750
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | wobbly table: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a
Floyd | time.
Floyd | Duracell D-cell batteries: To avoid confusing George, ask about one
Floyd | thing at a time.
Floyd | roll of black cloth tape: To avoid confusing George, ask about one
Floyd | thing at a time.
Floyd | George: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "don't do get all, please."
Allen says, "ok"
DavidW says, "This game reacts badly with that command."
Allen says, "I'm getting a bit impatient, and I thought it might give a hint about anything in here"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, get tape"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       751
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, could you please pick up that roll of tape?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George picks up the roll of black cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "hmm, no flashlights?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            752
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "tape, yardstick, lacrosse... is that all we need to splint her?"
Allen says, "maybe not even a yard stick"
DavidW says, "I think so. No flashlight seen yet."
DavidW asks, "Do you want to check the equipment room better?"
djfletch says, "might be worth searching the junk"
Allen says, "there are the bins and the wobbly table"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Equipment Room
Floyd | A single incandescent bulb swings overhead from a short chain.  Its
Floyd | harsh light showcases half-empty racks, bins, and boxes of gym
Floyd | equipment, most badly in need of repair.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a wobbly table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going east into the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "have there been any other locked doors we chaven'topened yet?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x racks"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bins"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boxes"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd ]  Equipment Room                                       754
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a cheap table made from two metal rectangles and a white plastic
Floyd | surface between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "don't think so. There's the room that's on fire."
Allen says, "I gotta feed cats, be back in moment. Carry on"
Touchy arrives, full of funk, but no fun. Touchy asks, "long game?"
djfletch asks, "have there been any container-like things for collecting water and throwing it on a fire?"
DavidW says, "Not that I remember. Trays, but probably crap for water."
djfletch says, "anyway, have a go at the splinting I suppose"
DavidW says, "I hate thinking how to get the stick, tape, and at least one student to Kaiko."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            755
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          756
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lacrosse stick, a deodorant spray bottle, and a
Floyd | broken ponytail holder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, take stick"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          757
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you please take that lacrosse stick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley picks up the lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ashley"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          758
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley doesn't have a free hand, since she is carrying a lacrosse
Floyd | stick and holding hands with Jude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "it might be easiest to do more than one trip"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, drop jude"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          759
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, DROP JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, let go of Jude."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley lets go of Jude's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            760
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          761
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ashley"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          762
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Ashley's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            763
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              764
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              765
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              766
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      767
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      768
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | George hangs back until you say, "It's okay, George."
Floyd |
Floyd | George reluctantly follows you in.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor.  Her hair and clothing are
Floyd | soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a yardstick here.
Floyd |
Floyd | George says, "I'm not supposed to be in the girls' bathroom."
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Doesn't matter right now.  Keiko needs help."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ashley."
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      769
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ASHLEY.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Ashley's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop george"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      770
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of George's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley asks Keiko, "Can I do something to help?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko shakes her head.  "Just don't go away."
Floyd | Ashley sits down next to Keiko.  "I'll stay here until Mr. Ginsberg
Floyd | needs me again," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, take tape"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      771
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAKE TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, could you please grab that roll of tape?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley reaches for the roll of black cloth tape, but George holds it
Floyd | out of her reach.
Floyd | Ashley says, "George won't give me the roll of tape!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, give tape to ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      772
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GIVE TAPE TO ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, please pass the roll of tape to Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | George pushes the roll of black cloth tape at Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes the roll of black cloth tape from George.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, George."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, give stick to keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      773
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE STICK TO KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, please hand the lacrosse stick to Keiko."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley offers the lacrosse stick to Keiko.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko takes the lacrosse stick from Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, take yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      774
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAKE YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you please take that yardstick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley picks up the yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      775
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko's leg is visibly broken.  There's an ugly scrape mark above the
Floyd | break, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, tape yardstick to right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      776
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TAPE YARDSTICK TO RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "No, I can't!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, make splint"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      777
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, MAKE SPLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, don't be so squeamish"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, DON'T BE SO SQUEAMISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, put yardstick on right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      779
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT YARDSTICK ON RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Balancing something on Keiko's right leg is probably difficult.
Floyd | Better to have Ashley leave it on the floor, if it needs to be left
Floyd | behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ashley, put splint on right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      780
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT SPLINT ON RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, put tape on right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      781
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT TAPE ON RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | Balancing something on Keiko's right leg is probably difficult.
Floyd | Better to have Ashley leave it on the floor, if it needs to be left
Floyd | behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, put tape on yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      782
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, PUT TAPE ON YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Balancing something on the yardstick is probably difficult.  Better to
Floyd | have Ashley leave it on the floor, if it needs to be left behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "make splint"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      782
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE SPLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tie yardstick to right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      783
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE YARDSTICK TO RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | (When you're ready to splint Keiko's leg, just SPLINT KEIKO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tape yardstick to right leg"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      784
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE YARDSTICK TO RIGHT LEG
Floyd |
Floyd | (When you're ready to splint Keiko's leg, just SPLINT KEIKO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "ha ha"
inky says (to djfletch), "whew"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "splint keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      785
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPLINT KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | The yardstick is too long and unwieldy.  You'll have to break it in
Floyd | half.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh, that's so not good in a splint."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      786
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the strength to break the yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "unless we break it in half"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, break yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      787
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, BREAK YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you break the yardstick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley gives the yardstick a dubious look.  "Can't you ask one of the
Floyd | boys?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | George volunteers, "I could do it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, give yardstick to george"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      788
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE YARDSTICK TO GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, please pass the yardstick to George."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley holds the yardstick out to George.
Floyd |
Floyd | George pulls the yardstick away from Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Gently, George!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "breaking yardsticks is so last year"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, break yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      789
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, BREAK YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you break the yardstick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George considers his options for a moment before leaning the yardstick
Floyd | up against a wall.  One powerful stomp downward breaks the yardstick
Floyd | neatly in two, with surprisingly few splinters sticking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | George studies the yardstick for a moment and breaks off a few last
Floyd | splinters before showing it off to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Nicely done," and George grins with pride.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "splint keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      790
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPLINT KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to rip off a length of the black cloth tape and discover that
Floyd | you don't have enough strength to tear it.  Before the spraying water
Floyd | can ruin the adhesive, you hurriedly wind it back onto its spool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, rip tape"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      791
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, RIP TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, splint keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      792
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, SPLINT KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | No.  Ashley is just a kid - they all are.  You can't put this
Floyd | responsibility on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're going to have to splint Keiko's leg yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, tear tape"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      793
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, TEAR TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad plan.  If breaking the roll of black cloth tape would help save
Floyd | your students, that would be one thing - but encouraging vandalism
Floyd | just sets a bad precedent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "there are scissors, somewhere"
inky says, "oh c'mon"
inky says, "weren't there -- yeah"
DavidW says, "oh, do we need the scissors"
djfletch asks, "closet in Wagner's room?"
DavidW says, "they're in the art room"
Allen says, "e and north twice"
DavidW says, "oh ,Wagner's, yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, drop yardstick"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      794
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, DROP YARDSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, please put down the yardstick."
Floyd |
Floyd | George puts the broken yardstick on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take george"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      795
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take George's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      796
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              797
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    798
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door, a pair of safety scissors, and an
Floyd | enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, take scissors"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    799
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, TAKE SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, would you please pick up that pair of scissors?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George picks up the pair of safety scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | George asks, "Mr. Ginsberg, can I draw on the chalkboard?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Go ahead.  Just don't erase my note."
Floyd |
Floyd | George wanders over to the blackboard, picks up a piece of chalk, and
Floyd | scratches away at the board for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Satisfied with his drawing, George puts the chalk back in the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              800
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of safety
Floyd | scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      801
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of safety
Floyd | scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      802
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of safety
Floyd | scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is sitting here and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting here and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a broken yardstick here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, give scissors to ashley"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      803
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GIVE SCISSORS TO ASHLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, please give the pair of scissors to Ashley."
Floyd |
Floyd | George thrusts the pair of safety scissors at Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes the pair of safety scissors from George.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, George."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, cut tape"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      804
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CUT TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you cut the roll of tape?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "Are you sure about that, Mr. Ginsberg?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "No, I didn't mean it.  Sorry, I don't know what I was
Floyd | thinking."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, cut tape with scissors"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      805
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, CUT TAPE WITH SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Ashley to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "NOW what?"
djfletch says, "maybe they are light enough to do it ourselves"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, give scissors to george"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop george"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      806
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GIVE SCISSORS TO GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, please hand the pair of scissors to George."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley offers the pair of safety scissors to George.
Floyd |
Floyd | George grabs the pair of safety scissors away from Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Gently, George!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      807
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of George's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "or would SPLINT do it for us now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, cut tape with scissors"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      808
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, CUT TAPE WITH SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | George won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want George to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, give scissors to me"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      809
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GIVE SCISSORS TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, please pass me that pair of scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | George offers you the pair of safety scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | You accept the pair of safety scissors.  "Thank you, George."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut tape with scissors"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      809
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT TAPE WITH SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the roll of black cloth
Floyd | tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut tape"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      810
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, I need to see the roll of tape for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | (When you're ready to splint Keiko's leg, just SPLINT KEIKO.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The pair of safety scissors falls from your shaking hands to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, drop tape"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      811
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, DROP TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, put down the roll of tape."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley puts the roll of black cloth tape on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tape and scissors"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      812
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TAPE AND SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | roll of black cloth tape: You're weak and trembling from the toxic
Floyd | gas, and you're not actually sure you can pick up the roll of black
Floyd | cloth tape.  Maybe you could ask one of the students to get it for
Floyd | you.
Floyd | (Example: George, TAKE roll of black cloth tape.)
Floyd | pair of safety scissors: Your hands are shaking badly enough that
Floyd | you're afraid of dropping the pair of safety scissors, but you could
Floyd | ask one of the students to get it for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "splint keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      813
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPLINT KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You looked at the yardstick, the scissors, and the black cloth tape -
Floyd | all carried here by a student, because you didn't have the strength to
Floyd | carry them yourself.  And you looked at your hands, which wouldn't
Floyd | stop shaking.  And then you looked at Keiko, and you picked up the
Floyd | yardstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | When Keiko screamed, George whimpered and wrapped his arms around
Floyd | himself as if he could hug the sound away, and Ashley went pale and
Floyd | ran out of the room,
Floyd | Afterward, you might say you prayed.  Or only that you thought of
Floyd | Adam.  Or only that you had to keep going.  But when you were done at
Floyd | last, sitting back on your heels in the spraying water and misery, you
Floyd | heard Keiko whisper, "Thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko levers herself up with the lacrosse stick.  Her balance clearly
Floyd | isn't great, but between her splinted leg and the lacrosse stick, she
Floyd | should be able to get around for the time being.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "thannk goodness"
djfletch says, "woo"
DavidW says, "whew"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      813
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "okay, I need a mental break. Someone else, find the flashlight."
djfletch says, "hmm"
DavidW says, "I suggest asking all the kids; one of them might have one in their locker."
DavidW says, "Also, visit the gym office in person."
djfletch says, "yeah, let's look there"
Touchy disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. inky says, "man"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      814
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Girls' Bathroom
Floyd | Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom.  At least one
Floyd | pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room
Floyd | to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, leaning heavily on a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pair of safety scissors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get george"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      815
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take George's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "why are george's pants too big?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get keiko"
Floyd ]  Girls' Bathroom                                      816
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for Keiko's free hand, but she says, "No, I need my hand for
Floyd | balance.  I'll just follow you."
Floyd | (If you don't want Keiko to follow you, try KEIKO, SIT.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "he was keeping them in his locker until he grew into them"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      817
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You get to your feet with the help of a nearby wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is sitting here fiddling with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "let's not have Keiko hobble everywhere. And where did Ashley run off to?"
djfletch says, "here apparently"
Allen says, "I want to make her suffer for the trouble she's caused us"
Allen says, "let's jog up and down the hall a bit"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "keiko, sit"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      818
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Keiko, please have a seat."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko sits down carefully, keeping her weight entirely off her bad
Floyd | leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley approaches Keiko with her eyes averted.  "Kiki, I'm sorry I ran
Floyd | away.  I didn't mean to, I was scared, I'm sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "If I could've run away, I would have run too.  It's all
Floyd | right - we're good."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko reaches up to Ashley, and they exchange a hug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "keiko, good dog. Speak. Speak, keiko, speak!"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      819
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, GOOD DOG. SPEAK. SPEAK, KEIKO, SPEAK!
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Keiko to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              820
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              821
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              822
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            823
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          824
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       825
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coach's Office
Floyd | Mr. Lewis's office is sparsely furnished in cement and metal.  There's
Floyd | a massive steel desk against the left wall and a row of coat hooks on
Floyd | the other side.  The one framed poster shows two basketball players
Floyd | colliding in an explosion of sweat.  Everything reeks of old body
Floyd | odor, and, of course, George.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black wire wastebasket beside the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x wastebasket"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       826
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WASTEBASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a basic black wire wastebasket.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the black wire wastebasket are some pair of soggy pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       827
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | It's quite a cut above Jenny McCaskill's, but you can also see why she
Floyd | wouldn't want this steel behemoth.  You could probably hide under this
Floyd | successfully during DEFCON 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk drawer is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under desk"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       828
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive steel desk)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in drawer"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       829
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk drawer is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x hooks"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       830
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the coat hooks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x soggy"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       831
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOGGY
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the pair of soggy pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear pants"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       832
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pair of black slacks)
Floyd | You're already wearing those!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x poster"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       833
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the basketball players is white, and one is black, but you
Floyd | don't know much about basketball and you can't recognize either one.
Floyd | Their faces are contorted with effort as one lunges for the ball and
Floyd | the other struggles to keep it away.  The lettering underneath reads,
Floyd | "You better SWEAT!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, get soggy pants"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       834
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET SOGGY PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, could you please grab the pants from that
Floyd | wastebasket?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George says, "No, I don't need those pants now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, get wastebasket"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       835
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET WASTEBASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you please take that wastebasket?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George heaves at the black wire wastebasket before giving up,
Floyd | disappointed.  "I can't, it's too heavy for me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Coach's Office                                       836
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Coach's Office
Floyd | Mr. Lewis's office is sparsely furnished in cement and metal.  There's
Floyd | a massive steel desk against the left wall and a row of coat hooks on
Floyd | the other side.  The one framed poster shows two basketball players
Floyd | colliding in an explosion of sweat.  Everything reeks of old body
Floyd | odor, and, of course, George.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a black wire wastebasket beside the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I'm sorry, but I bet the soggy pants are staying right where they are"
djfletch says, "I was starting to think the idea of using them as a mask might work"
djfletch says, "for the smoky room"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          837
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask samir about flashlight"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          837
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the industrial flashlight, the battery compartment
Floyd | on the industrial flashlight, or the Energizer D-cell batteries?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "industrial flashlight"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          838
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INDUSTRIAL FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Samir about the industrial
Floyd | flashlight.
Floyd | (You could try asking Samir about Ashley, Keiko, or Jude.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "we shouldn't really know about it anyway"
DavidW says, "hm, so what then? We can't deal with the mat or horse without the flashlight, I think."
djfletch says, "maybe some of the kids would be ok in the dark room"
Allen says, "they won't follow"
DavidW says, "Maybe Keiko, the oldest, would, but not the others."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look at ceiling"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          838
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "there are the locked cafeteria doors"
Allen says, "maybe the keys will unlock them"
Allen says, "and the dark room can be bypassed"
djfletch says, "could be"
DavidW says, "Pointless. We can enter the cafeteria from the other side and the doors are blocked by stacked tables."
djfletch says, "oh yes, the tables"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask samir about locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          839
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gym locker)
Floyd | You say, "Samir, tell me about the locker."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "It's a gym locker, we put our other clothes in them
Floyd | during gym class."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask samir about combination"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          840
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT COMBINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Samir about the combination
Floyd | lock.
Floyd | (You could try asking Samir about Ashley, Keiko, or Jude.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask samir about narrow locker"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          841
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SAMIR ABOUT NARROW LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of a good question to ask Samir about George's locker.
Floyd | (You could try asking Samir about Ashley, Keiko, or Jude.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We could ask Samir to climb the bleachers or the stacked tables, I suppose. And maybe Samir isn't afraid of the dark."
djfletch says, "let's take all the kids there and see what happens with them"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          842
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "george, get samir"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          843
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, would you please hold hands with Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George takes Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I don't wanna do wagon train but feel free."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "samir, get tyrone"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          844
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, would you please hold hands with Tyrone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir takes Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get jude"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          845
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please hold hands with Jude?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone takes Jude's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Locker Room                                          846
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Room
Floyd | Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers.
Floyd | Everything smells like old socks in here.  The coach's office is over
Floyd | to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you and Samir.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gym office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with Samir and Jude.
Floyd |
Floyd | A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            847
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | George is holding Samir's hand, so he follows George.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Jude's hand, so she follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Tyrone and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone and George.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              848
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | George is holding Samir's hand, so he follows George.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Jude's hand, so she follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Tyrone and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone and George.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hm waitaminute"
DavidW asks, "The loose tile in one of the rooms -- can the horse reach to there?"
DavidW says, "I forget if it was the Art Room or Wagner's."
DavidW says, "In the ceiling."
djfletch says, "good idea"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            849
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | George is holding Samir's hand, so he follows George.
Floyd | Samir is holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows Samir.
Floyd | Tyrone is holding Jude's hand, so she follows Tyrone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with Tyrone and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with Tyrone and George.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a
Floyd | pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Get two of the boys to push the horse."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            850
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse into the hallway?
Floyd | Jude, Samir, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone lets go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone lets go of Jude's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir lets go of George's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | George lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Jude, Samir, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              851
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              852
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse along the hall?
Floyd | George, Samir, and Jude, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, George, Samir, and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it along the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              853
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              854
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse into the art room?
Floyd | Jude, Samir, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Jude, Samir, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it into the art room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             855
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Art Room
Floyd | This was your classroom.  A gaping hole in the wall provides
Floyd | unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room.  Tissue paper trees line
Floyd | the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a long table shoved up against the west wall.  Now, that
Floyd | table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially
Floyd | blocks your access to the gaping hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse and a slim red notebook (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x ceiling"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             856
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very strange seeing the wreckage of the ceiling and walls.  The
Floyd | school used to be divided into boxes, each hall and room discrete, but
Floyd | now those boxes have crunched like eggshell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             857
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse to the hallway?
Floyd | George, Samir, and Jude, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, George, Samir, and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "oh, the other ceiling, then"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse e"
Floyd ]  Art Room                                             858
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE E
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse along the hall?
Floyd | Jude, Samir, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Jude, Samir, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it along the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              859
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              860
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              861
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse into the classroom?
Floyd | George, Samir, and Jude, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, George, Samir, and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it into the classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    862
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door, a pommel horse, and an enormous
Floyd | blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x ceiling"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    863
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like one of the tiles was jarred loose from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on horse"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    864
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not going to climb on top of the pommel horse unless it's
Floyd | absolutely necessary.  Your weakened muscles ache at the idea alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    865
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you climb up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We never walked into the closet here, btw."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get tile"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    866
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET TILE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please grab that tile?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone sizes up the fallen ceiling tile and then shakes his head.  "I
Floyd | don't think I can move that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you probably didn't need the fallen ceiling tile anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | George picks up a piece of chalk and adds a few more details to one of
Floyd | the drawings on the board.
Floyd |
Floyd | Satisfied with the result, George puts the chalk back in the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "it's where ashley was"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        867
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Supply Closet
Floyd | This is the only supply closet on the hall, but at least it's large.
Floyd | Boxes line the right wall beneath a row of empty coat hooks.  On the
Floyd | left wall, files and stacks of paper cover the lower shelves, and a
Floyd | few odds and ends have been tucked away on the highest shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a closet door and a cinder block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x boxes"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        868
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the cardboard boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "It's still a room we haven't seen with our own eyes til now."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in boxes"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        869
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | You check inside one of the boxes and discover a pile of translucent
Floyd | plastic file folders in various neon hues.  That box doesn't look
Floyd | useful, so you close it up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x highest shelf"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        869
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HIGHEST SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        870
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Supply Closet
Floyd | This is the only supply closet on the hall, but at least it's large.
Floyd | Boxes line the right wall beneath a row of empty coat hooks.  On the
Floyd | left wall, files and stacks of paper cover the lower shelves, and a
Floyd | few odds and ends have been tucked away on the highest shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a closet door and a cinder block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x files"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        871
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FILES
Floyd |
Floyd | Stacks of fresh photocopies waiting for distribution to students and
Floyd | stacks of finished homework waiting for retrieval by teachers.  Some
Floyd | of them have been converted into paper snowflakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "climb on block"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        872
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not up for clambering around right now.  You might climb on
Floyd | something large and flat, like a desk, but a cinder block?  No.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x odds and end"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        872
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ODDS AND END
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x odds and ends"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        872
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ODDS AND ENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x shelf"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        872
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the low shelves or the high shelf?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "high"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        873
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIGH
Floyd |
Floyd | You check the highest shelf and spot an industrial flashlight among
Floyd | the useless odds and ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "AHA"
Allen says, "oh!"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get flashlight"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        874
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You try - you close your shaking hand around the flashlight's handle
Floyd | and lift.  It's like trying to lift a semi truck with one hand.  Dark
Floyd | spots flash instantly through your vision, and you wonder briefly if
Floyd | you're going to pass out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight falls from your fingers and thumps back into place on
Floyd | the shelf.  You managed to move it perhaps an inch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x low shelves"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        875
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOW SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the low shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Borrow Keiko's stick."
Allen says, "we need a kid"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    876
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door, a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone),
Floyd | and an enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | George picks up a piece of chalk and adds a few more details to one of
Floyd | the drawings on the board.
Floyd |
Floyd | Satisfied with the result, George puts the chalk back in the tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x board"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    877
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The blackboard currently contains a list of countries in Western
Floyd | Europe, with extra notes about Luxembourg (capital - Luxembourg,
Floyd | largest city - Luxembourg, official languages - French, German, and
Floyd | Luxembourgish).
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the side, the blackboard contains your note:
Floyd |
Floyd | IF YOU FIND THIS:                   DO NOT ERASE!
Floyd | Leave the school ASAP.
Floyd | I have located Jude, Keiko, George, Samir, Tyrone, and Ashley
Floyd | and we are leaving as soon as we can.
Floyd |
Floyd | ~Mr. Ginsberg
Floyd |
Floyd | Additionally, the blackboard contains a chalk drawing of a smiling
Floyd | woman riding in a rocket ship toward an impressively cratered moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get off"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    878
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone isn't currently inside anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    879
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please go into the supply closet."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone jumps down from the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "TMI"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        880
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Supply Closet
Floyd | This is the only supply closet on the hall, but at least it's large.
Floyd | Boxes line the right wall beneath a row of empty coat hooks.  On the
Floyd | left wall, files and stacks of paper cover the lower shelves, and a
Floyd | few odds and ends have been tucked away on the highest shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door and a cinder block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get flashlight"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        881
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you please pick up that flashlight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands on tiptoe and tries, but the industrial flashlight is
Floyd | out of reach on the high shelf.  "I could climb up on the low shelves,
Floyd | if you want?" he suggests cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get on low shelves"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        882
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET ON LOW SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you climb up on the low shelves?  I want you to
Floyd | get down the flashlight."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone climbs up the low shelves and cranes to see the high shelf.  He
Floyd | spots the flashlight immediately, stretches out as far as he can, and
Floyd | grabs it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone jumps back down from the shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf8"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        882
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "yay. Now get the batteries in there."
djfletch asks, "any idea where they are?"
Allen says, "I was about to give up but now we're making progress"
Allen says, "your pocket"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        883
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of
Floyd | black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x pocket"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        884
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | These aren't very good pants - they're a little faded from repeated
Floyd | washing, and there's a hole that makes the right pocket unusable.  You
Floyd | still wear them because at least the hole isn't visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get batteries"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        885
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BATTERIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "They're in our pocket"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put batteries in flashlight"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        885
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the industrial flashlight (Tyrone's) or the battery
Floyd | compartment on the industrial flashlight (Tyrone's)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "compartment"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        886
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | There isn't enough room because the battery compartment on the
Floyd | industrial flashlight already contains the Energizer D-cell batteries.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Duracell D-cell batteries falls from your shaking hands to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "you need to open the battery compartment first."
Allen says, "is this in inform? It needs some serious work with priorities"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        887
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, hold the flashlight over here for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight on, but nothing happens.  The batteries must
Floyd | be dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get energizer"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        887
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ENERGIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open flashlight"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        888
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the battery compartment on the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, let me take a look at the flashlight battery
Floyd | compartment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the battery compartment on the industrial flashlight,
Floyd | revealing some Energizer D-cell batteries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get energizer"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        889
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ENERGIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are shaking badly enough that you're afraid of dropping the
Floyd | Energizer D-cell batteries, but you could ask Tyrone to get it for
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "; flash light compartment being a higher scope priority than flashlight when batteries are used, etc"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get energizer"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        890
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET ENERGIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, would you please pick up the Energizer batteries
Floyd | from that flashlight battery compartment?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone pries the Energizer batteries out of the flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put duracell in compartment"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        891
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DURACELL IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Duracell D-cell batteries)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are shaking badly enough that you're afraid of dropping the
Floyd | Duracell D-cell batteries, but you could ask Tyrone to get it for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, drop energizer"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        892
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, DROP ENERGIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please put down the Energizer batteries."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the Energizer D-cell batteries on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put duracell in compartment"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        893
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT DURACELL IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you put the Duracell batteries into your
Floyd | flashlight battery compartment?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the Duracell D-cell batteries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone checks the polarities and then fits the batteries into the
Floyd | battery compartment on the industrial flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone closes the battery compartment on the industrial flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight beam blinks on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close flashlight"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        894
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need to see the flashlight battery compartment for
Floyd | a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get tyrone"
Floyd ]  Supply Closet                                        895
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    896
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying an industrial
Floyd | flashlight.  Light spears out from the flashlight in his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door, a pommel horse, and an enormous
Floyd | blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "not turning the flashlight off?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    897
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, hold the flashlight over here for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.  The beam of comforting yellow light
Floyd | vanishes immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "let's push that sucker to the kitchen"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    898
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse to the hallway?  Jude,
Floyd | Samir, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the industrial flashlight on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Jude, Samir, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Draconis arrives, full of fun and funk. Allen asks, "though, what will we do about the cripple?"
Draconis asks, "Which game are you playing?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              899
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "uh, you want the flashlight in a backpack, yo"
Allen says, "olly olly oxen free"
djfletch says, "grr"
DavidW says, "FLASHLIGHT LEFT"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              900
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I want you to go into the classroom."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    901
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ms. Wagner's Room
Floyd | This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling
Floyd | tile.  The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant
Floyd | cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the
Floyd | walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk.  The air smells of markers
Floyd | and chalk dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lightless industrial flashlight is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a closet door and an enormous blackboard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Draconis disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put flashlight in backpack"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    902
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLASHLIGHT IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight in the black canvas backpack)
Floyd | (first taking the industrial flashlight)
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't.  It's an ordinary flashlight, but you're too sick and weak
Floyd | to move it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, put flashlight in backpack"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    903
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUT FLASHLIGHT IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight in the black canvas backpack)
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you put the flashlight into your backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the industrial flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the industrial flashlight into the bulging black canvas
Floyd | backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, s"
Floyd ]  Ms. Wagner's Room                                    904
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please go to the hallway."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              905
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              906
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse past the lockers?
Floyd | George, Samir, and Jude, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, George, Samir, and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it past the lockers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       907
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the lockers is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse and a straightened striped green paper
Floyd | clip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       908
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse along the hall?  Jude,
Floyd | Samir, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Jude, Samir, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it along the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        909
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        910
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse toward the cafeteria?
Floyd | George, Samir, and Jude, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, George, Samir, and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it toward the cafeteria.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       911
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       912
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse toward the school
Floyd | kitchen?  Jude, Samir, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Jude, Samir, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it toward the school kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                913
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get flashlight"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                914
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, could you please take the flashlight from that
Floyd | backpack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone picks up the industrial flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "samir, push horse e"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                915
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH HORSE E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the pommel horse into the kitchen?
Floyd | George, Jude, and Tyrone, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | George says, "Can we turn the lights on first?"
Floyd | Tyrone says, "We need some light first!"
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try to move it.
Floyd | With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel horse moving
Floyd | and successfully slide it into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude comes into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                916
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, let me take a look at the flashlight."
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.  It immediately produces a steady beam
Floyd | of comforting yellow light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "samir, push horse e"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                917
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH HORSE E
Floyd |
Floyd | Running the layout of the school through your head, you don't think
Floyd | Samir can push the pommel horse east from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to push it north into the cafeteria, west into the
Floyd | hallway, or up down the big dark tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                918
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying an industrial flashlight.  Light spears out
Floyd | from the flashlight in his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "samir already pushed it in"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       919
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has no windows, and without the overhead lights, it's
Floyd | seriously dark here.  Counters and shelves are barely discernable
Floyd | glints in the blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "uh huh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                920
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, carrying an industrial flashlight.  Light spears out
Floyd | from the flashlight in his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We know Samir can handle the dark."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get tyrone"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                921
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       922
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone hesitantly follows the flashlight beam into the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying an industrial
Floyd | flashlight.  Light spears out from the flashlight in his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "can we see anything new?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x counters"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       923
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight's wavering eye reflects back from the polished steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "samir, push horse n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the pommel horse into the cafeteria?
Floyd | Tyrone, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone puts the industrial flashlight on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the pommel horse and try to move it.
Floyd | After straining for a few seconds, they give up.  "It's too heavy!"
Floyd | Samir says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "nothing new but the ceiling and north door, which weren't visible before."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                925
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get jude"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                926
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET JUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Jude's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get george"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                927
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take George's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       928
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude hangs back warily before spotting the flashlight inside.
Floyd | George hangs back warily before spotting the flashlight inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | George is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       929
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse into the cafeteria?
Floyd | George, Jude, and Samir, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | George lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, George, Jude, and Samir gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it into the cafeteria.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I think we want Samir to explore the west end of the vent *with* a lit flashlight."
djfletch says, "hmm, yes."
Allen says, "wait, there are windows north"
Allen says, "maybe we can do something with them now that we have a horse"
DavidW says, "yes, we'll want to open those windows and push a gym mat through them."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            930
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean against the swinging door, which eventually yields.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "also, we know that the vent exits ABOVE that window."
Allen says (to Floyd), "x windows"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            931
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows are huge, almost six feet square, and they're positioned
Floyd | so far up the wall that the bottom of the frame is roughly even with
Floyd | your chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground slopes away on this side of the school, so the sidewalk is
Floyd | about fifteen feet below the window.  Looking outside, you see a
Floyd | relatively untouched expanse of grass and concrete, though dark smoke
Floyd | rises from the high school across the way.  Though contrails
Floyd | crisscross the sky, there is no one in sight, either on foot or
Floyd | overhead to the sidewalk below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, open window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            932
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The windows aren't constructed so that they can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "I wonder if we all go out through the vent"
Allen says, "oh crud"
Allen says, "samir, break window"
inky asks, "fifteen feet is too far to fall -- oh, I guess this is where the mats come in?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, break window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            933
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Breaking the window by hand is dangerous, and it might not even be
Floyd | possible.  Samir will need something appropriately heavy even to try.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "samir SMASH"
Allen says, "it said the bottom ... hey"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            934
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you get up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, look through window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            935
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you check on those windows and tell me what's
Floyd | there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone gives you a confused look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tyrone, x window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            936
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, tell me about the windows."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "They're the cafeteria windows.  They're really big, and
Floyd | pretty high up."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "we need something heavy"
Allen says (to Floyd), "x backpack"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            936
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the black canvas backpack (Tyrone's) or the
Floyd | brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack (Jude's)?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "but can do the first thing first with the west vent?"
djfletch asks, "rock collection?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "black pbackpack"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            936
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLACK PBACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "black backpack"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            936
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLACK BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x black backpack"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            937
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLACK BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine Tyrone's backpack.  It's a basic black canvas backpack,
Floyd | with all the normal zippers and accoutrements.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the black canvas backpack are a bobby pin and a broken shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "do we move the horse back south to get into the vent?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "x samir"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            938
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | He's heavily smudged with dust and grime, but generally looks unhurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is wearing a bulging blue knapsack, a purple polo shirt, and a
Floyd | pair of black shorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "x knapsack"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            939
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KNAPSACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine Samir's knapsack.  Samir's blue knapsack is generally
Floyd | sun-faded, but there's a brighter patch on the back.  There's a
Floyd | suspicious bulge weighing down the bottom of the knapsack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Suspicious."
Allen says (to Floyd), "open knapsack"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            940
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN KNAPSACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, I need to see your knapsack for a moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bulging blue knapsack, revealing a large geode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "it's a gun"
Allen says, "no, oh."
DavidW says, "It's a window breaker."
Allen says (to Floyd), "x geode"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            941
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GEODE
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the large geode inside Samir's bulging blue knapsack.
Floyd | It's a cut geode half - boring grey on the outside, but a glittering
Floyd | mass of dense blue crystal on the inside.  This particular geode is
Floyd | almost as large as a softball.  It has almost no hollow space left,
Floyd | and no sharp points on the inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, break window with geode"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            942
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, BREAK WINDOW WITH GEODE
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "but was he looting or salvaging?"
inky says (to Floyd), "samir, throw geode at window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            943
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, throw geode at window"
Floyd | > SAMIR, THROW GEODE AT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you throw that geode through that window?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (Samir first taking the large geode)
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you please grab the geode from that knapsack?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir picks up the large geode.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir measures the distance for a moment, hefts the geode in both
Floyd | hands, and then pitches it at the center window.
Floyd | The geode sails through the elderly windowpane with a magnificent
Floyd | crash, leaving an empty window frame edged with jagged shards behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            944
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, THROW GEODE AT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "oops, sorry"
Allen says, "ooo! jagged shards!"
inky says, "maybe this is where the wet pants come in"
Allen says, "samir, enter window"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, enter window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            945
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the empty window frame)
Floyd | The bottom of the window frame is almost two feet above Samir's head.
Floyd | He'll need to get up on the pommel horse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            946
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you get on top of the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, enter window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            947
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the empty window frame)
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you go through the empty window frame?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir goes through the empty window frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Getting the mat up and out the window is gonna be awk-ward."
inky asks, "wait, what? he just escaped?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Does anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, look"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            950
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, tell me what you see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "It's the sidewalk outside school.  You can see the
Floyd | recess grounds over there through the fence.  There's a rock here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "hunh"
inky says, "you might need to undo anyway if he is the one to lift the mat"
DavidW says, "oh good, Samir isn't dead. But now HE CAN'T DO WHAT I WANTED"
Allen says, "sorry!"
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, enter window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            951
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Samir to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, d"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            952
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, D
Floyd |
Floyd | Running the layout of the school through your head, you don't think
Floyd | Samir can go down from where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him to go north along the sidewalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "want to restore it, or have him go north"
DavidW says, "I don't know when you last saved."
Allen says, "you saved it when we got to the kitchen"
DavidW says, "yes, restore to there is fine"
Allen says, "or maybe the supply closet"
inky says, "just undo"
inky says (to Floyd), "/undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            952
Floyd | >
Floyd | > /UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            952
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            951
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            950
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            950
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "we're good"
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "hmm, not far enough still?"
Allen says, "947"
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            947
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x samir"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir isn't here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "und"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            947
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            946
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x samir"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            947
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | He's heavily smudged with dust and grime, but generally looks unhurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is wearing a blue knapsack, a purple polo shirt, and a pair of
Floyd | black shorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
inky says (to Floyd), "cf9" Allen says, "ok save"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            947
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "want to let him escape and see what happens?"
DavidW says, "not really, no"
DavidW says, "but experiment. I need to use the bathroom again"
inky says, "actually it's not a crazy idea if this was a real situation"
inky says, "send one student for help, everyone hangs out at the school"
inky says (to Floyd), "samir, enter window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the empty window frame)
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you go through the empty window frame?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir goes through the empty window frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south into the kitchen, east out the
Floyd | broken window, or west toward the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "samir, n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            950
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, I need you to go along the sidewalk."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir yells, "Okay, I'm going now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "samir, look"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            951
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "What do you see, Samir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "uh oh, monsters got 'im"
Allen asks, "should we go s,w,n,n and see if he responds?"
inky says, "go for it"
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.w.n.n"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        955
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.W.N.N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push painfully through the swinging door.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        956
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Is anyone here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           957
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hall
Floyd | This was the approved route to shelter, before the bombs hit and the
Floyd | ceiling collapsed.  Now, shards of plastic and glass jut from the
Floyd | rubble, and more than one corpse lies buried beneath the weight of
Floyd | stone.  Heavy debris lies half-propped upon long pieces of rebar,
Floyd | creating a hazardous barrier that blocks the way north.  The way south
Floyd | remains open.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west, more debris blocks off the door to Avery Thomas's
Floyd | classroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  North Hall                                           958
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Is someone there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nobody answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.s."
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       960
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.S.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen screams, "Eeeagh!" at the top of his lungs.
Allen says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       961
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout, "Hello!  Can anyone hear me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude doesn't answer you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "s.e.n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            964
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.E.N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even pushing through the swinging door takes more effort than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, enter window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            965
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the empty window frame)
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you go through the empty window frame?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone goes through the empty window frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, shout"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            966
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Tyrone, I need you to shout now, a really big shout.
Floyd | Ready?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone gives a big, wordless whoop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "enter window"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             967
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the empty window frame)
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | Black smoke rises over the school, shattered glass litters the ground,
Floyd | and the daylight never looked so good.  Since the fence stops you from
Floyd | going south, the only way to go is north along the sidewalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a large geode here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            966
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "oh!"
inky says, "hunh, weird"
Allen says, "I didn't even think to try"
inky asks, "it did say there was a big drop, right?"
Allen says, "I assumed we were still week"
Allen says, "weak"
djfletch asks, "is this just a bug?"
DavidW says, "back"
inky says, "I can't tell"
inky says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            967
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The empty window frame provides access to the outside, but it's edged
Floyd | with jagged shards of glass.  If you try to pull yourself up by the
Floyd | frame, you'll slice your hands to ribbons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "... yeah, I guess so"
inky asks, "did you guys look under the board that had fallen over?"
DavidW says, "Remember, Keiko can't jump this way."
djfletch says (to inky), "we couldn't turn it, but I don't think we tried getting a kid to do it"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            968
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to inky), "We tried, but the game didn't seem to understand the action, as far as I could tell."
djfletch says, "it lets us climb it here"
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, jump"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            969
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ask a girl with a broken leg to jump up and down?  That's an awful
Floyd | idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, jump out window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            970
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, JUMP OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Keiko to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, enter window"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            971
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Keiko to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, enter window frame"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            972
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, ENTER WINDOW FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Keiko to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "she's not here"
inky says, "oh ok"
inky says (to Floyd), "RESTORE"
inky says (to Floyd), "cf9"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            947
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            948
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which are Samir and Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "samir, break shards"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, BREAK SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't ask Samir to break out the shards of glass because he isn't
Floyd | carrying anything appropriate to protect his hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "maybe pants will help"
DavidW says, "anyway, when you're finished experimenting, I'd like to have Samir explore the west vent with the flashlight."
djfletch says, "yeah, try that"
Allen says, "go on, david"
Allen says, "I'm getting in the mood for supper, don't want to play much longer"
DavidW says, "all, drop flashlight"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "all, drop flashlight"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ALL, DROP FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "flashlight is on the floor of kitchen"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            950
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, I need you to go into the kitchen."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir jumps down from the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       951
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push painfully through the swinging door.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "might need to push the horse back to climb to the vent"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       952
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, I want you to go into the cafeteria."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "sorry, I thought you left the horse in the other room where it'd be useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            953
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean against the swinging door, which eventually yields.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse (on which is Tyrone) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            954
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the pommel horse into the kitchen?  Jude
Floyd | and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | George says, "Get off the pommel horse, Tyrone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "We can't push the pommel horse, Tyrone won't get off it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, down"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            955
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says (to Floyd), "tyrone, stand"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fyrone, get off horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            956
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please stand up."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone gets to his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            956
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FYRONE, GET OFF HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            957
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse into the kitchen?
Floyd | Samir, Jude, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | George says, "Get off the pommel horse, Tyrone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone says, "We can't push the pommel horse, Tyrone won't get off
Floyd | it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "in inform, stand is a verb that always gets you out of things"
Allen says, "except here"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get off horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            958
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET OFF HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Okay, Tyrone, you can climb off the pommel horse now.  Be
Floyd | careful getting down."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone gets off the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, push horse s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            959
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, PUSH HORSE S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you push the pommel horse into the kitchen?
Floyd | Samir, Jude, and George, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone, Samir, Jude, and George gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       960
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Even pushing through the swinging door takes more effort than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jude, n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       961
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, I need you to go into the cafeteria."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       962
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, please go into the cafeteria."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       963
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, I need you to go into the cafeteria."
Floyd |
Floyd | George goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       964
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, take flashlight"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       965
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, TAKE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the industrial flashlight)
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, could you please get that flashlight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir picks up the industrial flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, get on horse"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       966
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you get up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, u"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       967
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling of the kitchen is quite high.  Samir wouldn't be able to
Floyd | reach the grate even from a counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "oh well"
DavidW says, "then, I don't understand what the horse is for exactly."
djfletch says, "unless we can pile a desk on top of the horse"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, jump"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       968
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Okay, Samir, being on the pommel horse isn't helping.  You
Floyd | can get down now."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir gets off the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, push horse n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       969
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the pommel horse into the cafeteria?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir puts the industrial flashlight on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir heaves at the pommel horse, but to no avail.  "It's too heavy, I
Floyd | need help!" he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "or maybe we were doing the right thing before and the horse is just to get out of the windows"
DavidW asks, "hm. Is the horse a way to get the mat up to the window?"
Allen says, "maybe the enter window is a bug"
Allen says, "but you're still supposed to go out it"
djfletch says, "yeah, not really sure."
Allen says, "that not having protection for breaking shards"
inky says, "the message for jump implied a puzzle thing"
Allen says, "implies you can break shards"
inky asks, "have we seen any gloves or anything?"
DavidW says, "should we push the horse north? (I have seen no gloves("
djfletch says, "we could try fetching the mat and seeing what we can do with it"
djfletch says, "might make things clearer"
DavidW says, "We did see a rope ladder by accident via a get all."
DavidW says, "so, Samir and Tyrone? I doubt we need everyone for the mat."
Allen says, "yeah. Also a black helicopter"
DavidW says, "oh, the ladder might be from there, yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take samir"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       970
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SAMIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Samir's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            971
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean against the swinging door, which eventually yields.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tyrone"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            972
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TYRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take Tyrone's hand.  "Stay with me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       973
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push painfully through the swinging door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | Tyrone hangs back warily before spotting the flashlight inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                974
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       975
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        976
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       977
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the lockers is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a straightened striped green paper clip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              978
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              979
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              980
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            981
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gymnasium
Floyd | The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed.  Since this room
Floyd | doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall.  The
Floyd | open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south.
Floyd | The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance
Floyd | beam, and scattered over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys and a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop samir. drop tyrone. samir, take mat"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            984
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SAMIR. DROP TYRONE. SAMIR, TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Samir's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of Tyrone's hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's unlikely that Samir can pick up the blue exercise mat, but
Floyd | dragging it around might be possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat n"
Floyd ]  Gymnasium                                            985
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat into the hallway?  Tyrone, he'll
Floyd | need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              986
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The air reeks of smoke and chemicals.  To the south, two large double
Floyd | doors lead into the gymnasium.  Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be
Floyd | accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              987
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat along the hall?  Tyrone, he'll
Floyd | need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it along the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              988
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to
Floyd | the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance.
Floyd | Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their
Floyd | moorings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              989
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat along the hall?  Tyrone, he'll
Floyd | need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it along the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              990
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              991
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat past the lockers?  Tyrone, he'll
Floyd | need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it past the lockers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat e"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              992
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You call, "Samir, can you push the mat along the hall?  Tyrone, he'll
Floyd | need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it along the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       993
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the lockers is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a straightened striped green paper clip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        994
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat s"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        995
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat toward the cafeteria?  Tyrone,
Floyd | he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it toward the cafeteria.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       996
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       997
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT S
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat toward the school kitchen?
Floyd | Tyrone, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it toward the school kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                998
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat e"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                999
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat into the kitchen?  Tyrone, he'll
Floyd | need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       1000
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, drag mat n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       1001
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, DRAG MAT N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the mat into the cafeteria?  Tyrone,
Floyd | he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir and Tyrone gather around the blue exercise mat and try to move
Floyd | it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the blue exercise
Floyd | mat moving and successfully slide it into the cafeteria.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1002
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Even pushing through the swinging door takes more effort than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, push mat e"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1003
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you heave that mat out the broken window?"
Floyd | Samir says, "I can't get it up high enough!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1003
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, s."
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1004
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, please go into the kitchen."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1004
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE S
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jude, s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1005
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Jude, I want you to go into the kitchen."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tyrone, s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1006
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Tyrone, I need you to go into the kitchen."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1007
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, S
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, I want you to go into the kitchen."
Floyd |
Floyd | George goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       1008
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push painfully through the swinging door.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, push horse n"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       1009
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH HORSE N
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you push the pommel horse into the cafeteria?
Floyd | George, Tyrone, and Jude, he'll need your help for this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude looks at Mr. Bunny, looks at the floor, and then hugs him even
Floyd | tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude tucks Mr. Bunny under her arm for safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir, George, Tyrone, and Jude gather around the pommel horse and try
Floyd | to move it.  With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the pommel
Floyd | horse moving and successfully slide it into the cafeteria.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1010
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Even pushing through the swinging door takes more effort than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse and a blue exercise mat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, put mat on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1011
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUT MAT ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, you can put the mat on the pommel horse."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "But I don't have the mat."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, take mat"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1012
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's unlikely that Samir can pick up the blue exercise mat, but
Floyd | dragging it around might be possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, push mat e"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1013
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH MAT E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you heave that mat out the broken window?"
Floyd | With a grunt of effort, Samir hauls the blue exercise mat up onto the
Floyd | pommel horse and then onto the edge of the empty window frame,
Floyd | breaking off some of the jagged shards along the way.  In a series of
Floyd | determined heaves, he shoves it bit by bit out the window, until
Floyd | gravity takes over.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exercise mat smacks down on the sidewalk outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1013
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "yay"
DavidW says, "yay indeed"
DavidW says, "let's get ashley and keiko here next."
Allen asks, "is keiko still sitting?"
DavidW says, "I really don't know if this is enough to save keiko."
DavidW says, "We left them at the fountain."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       1014
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean against the swinging door, which eventually yields.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                1015
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       1016
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        1017
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       1018
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the lockers is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a straightened striped green paper clip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "everyone together can surely throw her through a window, no problem"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              1019
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1020
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting here and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is sitting here fiddling with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, follow me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1021
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, follow me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1022
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              1023
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Because Keiko is sitting down, she doesn't follow you.
Floyd | Because Ashley is sitting down, she doesn't follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1024
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting here and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is sitting here fiddling with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, stand"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1025
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Keiko, please get up."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko gets up carefully, using the lacrosse stick to maintain her
Floyd | balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, stand"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1026
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, please stand up."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley gets to her feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              1027
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1028
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fountain Alcove
Floyd | The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking
Floyd | fountain in the south wall.  The boys' bathroom is to the east and the
Floyd | girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs
Floyd | reminding everyone about handwashing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls'
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, follow me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1029
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ashley, follow me"
Floyd ]  Fountain Alcove                                      1030
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley takes your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Hallway                                              1031
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction
Floyd | paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!"  To the south,
Floyd | there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms.  The hallway
Floyd | continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
Floyd | posters about When I Grow Up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Locker Hallway                                       1032
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Locker Hallway
Floyd | The locker-lined hallway stretches from east to west.  Pictures of
Floyd | famous Americans gaze starchily down from above the dull brown
Floyd | lockers, almost successfully concealing the old water damage on the
Floyd | walls.  You can smell something burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the lockers is standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a straightened striped green paper clip here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  Hall Junction                                        1033
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall Junction
Floyd | Fire alarm lights strobe across a painfully cheerful mural on the east
Floyd | wall, positioned exactly opposite the west-facing hallway.  The
Floyd | classrooms and the gymnasium are off to the west, the science and
Floyd | computer labs are north, and the cafeteria is off to the south, but
Floyd | you can see from here that no part of the building went unravaged.  At
Floyd | least it looks like most of the kids made it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a bulletin board lying face-down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria Hall                                       1034
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | This part of the hall has been plastered with signs in unsubtle red,
Floyd | white, and blue, occasionally accented with yellow smiley-face
Floyd | stickers.  The overhead lights are flickering weakly here, and the
Floyd | power probably won't last long.  The hall continues south toward the
Floyd | school kitchen and north toward the classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the east, but they're closed and locked,
Floyd | since lunch ended hours ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ]  End of Cafeteria Hall                                1035
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Cafeteria Hall
Floyd | With the overhead fluorescents out, it's particularly dim at this end
Floyd | of the hallway, but the flashing fire alarms illuminate the door
Floyd | labelled "KITCHEN STAFF - NO STUDENTS".  The door is partly open,
Floyd | wedged in place with a serving tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ]  School Kitchen                                       1036
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | Ashley hangs back warily before spotting the flashlight inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | School Kitchen
Floyd | It's very dark in here, since the overhead lights are out.  The
Floyd | flashlight beam paints its wavering yellow eye across a landscape of
Floyd | sterile steel.  It's not much light, but it reduces the maze of
Floyd | counters to comprehensible rows, and it's enough to illuminate the
Floyd | swinging door leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflected fire alarm light flickers in the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Because you know exactly where to look, you can see the ventilation
Floyd | grate against the darkened ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial flashlight sits on the ground, emitting a yellow beam of
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1037
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push painfully through the swinging door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding Keiko's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd | You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is here, holding hands with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, holding hands with you and leaning heavily on a
Floyd | lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | edged with jagged glass shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1037
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, east"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1038
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | Those jagged shards have to be broken out of the window frame before
Floyd | anyone can get out safely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, break shards with stick"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1039
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, BREAK SHARDS WITH STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko won't understand those instructions.  You need to rethink your
Floyd | strategy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Keiko to _____?"
Floyd | message, please reenter your second command now.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, break shards"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1040
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, BREAK SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That splint won't hold forever, and it's best if she doesn't move
Floyd | around too much.  You should probably ask someone else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, sit"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1041
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Keiko, please take a seat."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko sits down carefully, keeping her weight entirely off her bad
Floyd | leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keiko, give stick to george"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1042
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, GIVE STICK TO GEORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Keiko, please pass the lacrosse stick to George."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko holds the lacrosse stick out for George.
Floyd |
Floyd | George pulls the lacrosse stick away from Keiko.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Gently, George!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, break shards"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1043
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, BREAK SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you break the glass out of the windowframe?  Use
Floyd | the lacrosse stick to protect your hands."
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands on his tiptoes and reaches up with the lacrosse stick.
Floyd | He successfully knocks out a few of the lower pieces of glass, but
Floyd | most of the glass is beyond his reach, and eventually he gives up.
Floyd | "It's too high up for me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "george, give stick to me"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, give stick to me"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1044
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GIVE STICK TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're so torn up that you'd probably drop the lacrosse stick.  Better
Floyd | to let George keep it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1045
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you climb up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, break shards"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1046
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, BREAK SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you break the glass out of the windowframe?  Use
Floyd | the lacrosse stick to protect your hands."
Floyd |
Floyd | George uses the lacrosse stick to carefully break out the remaining
Floyd | shards of glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The empty frame is as safe now as it's going to get.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | hazmat suited woman is still trapped.  If you send George out the
Floyd | window now, you may find out later that you needed his help to save
Floyd | hazmat suited woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send George out the window anyway?  Once he goes, there's no way for
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1047
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Probably a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen asks, "what??"
djfletch says, "what indeed"
DavidW says, "I guess we missed someone."
DavidW says, "Probably in the math classroom."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, get off horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1048
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET OFF HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Okay, George, go ahead and get down from the pommel horse."
Floyd |
Floyd | George gets off the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "george, give stick to keiko"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1049
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GIVE STICK TO KEIKO
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, please give the lacrosse stick to Keiko."
Floyd |
Floyd | George shoves the lacrosse stick at Keiko.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko takes the lacrosse stick from George.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Thank you, George."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "I was going to say there was a Dylan mentioned at some point. That's not a woman though."
djfletch says, "also a Dustin"
inky says, "man"
inky says, "I wonder if there is some whole plot about rescuers etc that we missed"
DavidW says, "yes, well, somehow only our own class is around and all other teachers and students are absent."
Allen says, "there was that corpse"
djfletch says, "when we had Samir in the vent that could have been a plot branch, to send him outside at that point"
DavidW says, "well, I really wish we can get that west vent explored properly."
djfletch says, "I agree the smoky classroom seems most likely place"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, climb tables"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1050
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, CLIMB TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you climb up on the tables?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "I don't think I can climb on the tables."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "samir, push tables south"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1051
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, PUSH TABLES SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The folded lunch tables are huge and heavy.  You're not sure how to
Floyd | move them around, and if they fall over, someone could be seriously
Floyd | hurt.  Best to leave them alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "there was a desk hinted as being pushable"
djfletch says, "but maybe it's just an alternative to the horse"
DavidW asks, "oh? Which desk?"
djfletch says, "I think Wagner's"
djfletch says, "one desk said it was smaller and would fit out of the door, or something"
DavidW says, "The wobbly table is probably pushable too."
djfletch says, "I wonder if we make a set of stairs from different heights of things, for Keiko to walk up"
Allen says, "that sounds overly complicated"
DavidW says, "hm, one game did do something like that recently, though."
DavidW says, "I really wish I had a plate of sandwiches."
DavidW says, "I haven't eaten much at all today."
DavidW says, "I'll scarf down this canful of bean salad."
djfletch says, "at the moment I would vote to see what happens if we just send out as many kids as we can"
inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
inky says (to Floyd), "cf13"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1051
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, jump"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1052
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom of the window frame is almost two feet above Keiko's head.
Floyd | She'll need to get up on the pommel horse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "george, jump"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1053
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom of the window frame is almost two feet above George's head.
Floyd | He'll need to get up on the pommel horse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1054
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, can you get on top of the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko pulls herself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hazmat suited woman groans in despair."
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley is still trapped.  If you send Keiko out the window now, you
Floyd | may find out later that you needed her help to save Ashley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send Keiko out the window anyway?  Once she goes, there's no way for
Floyd | her to come back. (y/n) >
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd | her to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Keiko, I don't have any other way to get you out of the
Floyd | building.  You could come with us now, or I could try to send back
Floyd | help for you."
Floyd | Keiko says, "Do you think it's a good idea?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Answer Keiko: (y/n) >
djfletch says, "hey, keiko can climb"
djfletch says, "didn't expect that"
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1055
Floyd | Answer Keiko: (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | After a long moment, you say, "Yes, I do.  The building's on fire, and
Floyd | I don't know what's happening to the base.  Worse things could happen
Floyd | in here.  We should all stick together."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko says, "Then I'll do it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko stares out the window for a moment, considering her options.
Floyd | Finally, she perches on the edge of the window and then throws herself
Floyd | sideways toward the mats on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko hits with her good foot, then collapses sideways onto her good
Floyd | knee and her arm.  Her wrenching scream of pain is hard to hear, but
Floyd | she doesn't seem any worse off than she was.  At least, she drags
Floyd | herself off the mat under her own power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, jump"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1056
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom of the window frame is almost two feet above Ashley's head.
Floyd | She'll need to get up on the pommel horse first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1057
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Ashley, can you climb up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley lets go of your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley pulls herself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "ashley, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASHLEY, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | yourself is still trapped.  If you send Ashley out the window now, you
Floyd | may find out later that you needed her help to save yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send Ashley out the window anyway?  Once she goes, there's no way for
Floyd | her to come back. (y/n) >
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1058
Floyd | her to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Ashley, it's time for you to go out the window.  Just land
Floyd | on the mats, it'll be easy."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley stands on the edge of the window frame, wavers for a moment,
Floyd | and then jumps down to the exercise mat below.  She hits awkwardly,
Floyd | falls down, and then gets to her feet with no harm done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "samir, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1059
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Samir, can you get up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "samir, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMIR, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | yourself is still trapped.  If you send Samir out the window now, you
Floyd | may find out later that you needed his help to save yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send Samir out the window anyway?  Once he goes, there's no way for
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1060
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Samir, go on out the window.  I know you can do this."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir says, "Just like gym class."
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "That's right."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir starts to grip the window frame, and you have to stop him.  "You
Floyd | could cut your hands open - the glass isn't totally gone.  Just jump."
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir gulps, wipes his hands off on his pants, and then jumps out the
Floyd | window.  He hits feet-first, falls down, and then gets up again with a
Floyd | joyous yell of, "I did it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "You sure did!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1061
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1062
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Once you go out the window, there's no way you can get back.  Are you
Floyd | sure you're ready? (y/n) >
Allen asks, "what about jude and tyrone?"
inky says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1063
Floyd | sure you're ready? (y/n) >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You retreat from the empty window frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1064
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can try going south into the kitchen, east out the
Floyd | broken window, or west toward the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1065
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already on your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "ONLY THE FAST SURVIVE"
inky says (to Floyd), "get down"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1066
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd | This is one of the few modern-day cafeterias that doesn't sport a set
Floyd | of vending machines in addition to standard cafeteria fare.  Pale
Floyd | sunlight streams down through the high bank of huge windows, shining
Floyd | carelessly over the faded tile and the ceiling-high folded lunch
Floyd | tables alike.  The kitchen door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cafeteria doors are to the west, but they're completely blocked
Floyd | off behind the folded lunch tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the windows has been shattered, leaving an empty window frame
Floyd | behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pommel horse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "jude, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1067
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, can you climb up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude pulls herself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "jude, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUDE, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | yourself is still trapped.  If you send Jude out the window now, you
Floyd | may find out later that you needed her help to save yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send Jude out the window anyway?  Once she goes, there's no way for
Floyd | her to come back. (y/n) >
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1068
Floyd | her to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Jude, you and Mr. Bunny go out the window now, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude says, "Just like diving class!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hastily say, "But don't land on your head."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude gives you her best my-teacher's-an-idiot look, and then she jumps
Floyd | out the window with her arms around Mr. Bunny.  She hits the mat
Floyd | feet-first and doesn't even fall down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You applaud at the window, and Jude beams up at you before getting out
Floyd | of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "tyrone, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1069
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, can you get up on the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "tyrone, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYRONE, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam is still trapped.  If you send Tyrone out the window now, you may
Floyd | find out later that you needed his help to save Adam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send Tyrone out the window anyway?  Once he goes, there's no way for
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1070
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Tyrone, you can go out the window now, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone brags, "No problem!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone jumps out the window like a kid who jumps out of cafeteria
Floyd | windows all day.  He hits the mat, rolls, and pops back up like a
Floyd | jack-in-the-box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "Adam??"
inky says (to Floyd), "george, get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1071
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "George, can you get on top of the pommel horse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | George pulls himself up onto the pommel horse and then stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "george, jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GEORGE, JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | your former self is still trapped.  If you send George out the window
Floyd | now, you may find out later that you needed his help to save your
Floyd | former self.
Floyd |
Floyd | Send George out the window anyway?  Once he goes, there's no way for
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
DavidW says, "Adam is our husband."
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1072
Floyd | him to come back. (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "George, let's get you out of here.  Jump out the window, and
Floyd | aim for those mats."
Floyd |
Floyd | George jumps out the window feet-first and strikes with an audible
Floyd | "oof!"  He gets up and moves quickly out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "ha ha"
inky says, "ok, these messages are just getting wackier"
inky says (to Floyd), "get on horse"
Floyd ]  Cafeteria                                            1073
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the pommel horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Once you go out the window, there's no way you can get back.  Are you
Floyd | sure you're ready? (y/n) >
Allen says, "at least he didn't rip his pants"
inky says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1074
Floyd | sure you're ready? (y/n) >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Here goes....
Floyd |
Floyd | The fall wouldn't even faze you, if not for your physical condition.
Floyd | When your feet hit, your knees immediately buckle and you bellyflop
Floyd | onto the mat.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not really an impact at all - just a full-body throb of pain,
Floyd | enough to turn the world gray and red for a long, lingering moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | Black smoke rises over the school, shattered glass litters the ground,
Floyd | and the daylight never looked so good.  Since the fence stops you from
Floyd | going south, the only way to go is north along the sidewalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is sitting here and holding a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a blue exercise mat and a large geode here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1075
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You get to your feet with the help of a nearby wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | You round the bend and stop.  It looks like part of the school's
Floyd | second floor actually collapsed off the building and over the
Floyd | sidewalk.  It's not very high - you can see the driveway past it, and
Floyd | the soccer fields beyond that - but you can't get the students past
Floyd | safely.
Floyd |
Floyd | George comes into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone comes into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude comes into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir comes into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mr. Ginsberg!" she cries, hurrying forward for a hug.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko gets up carefully, using the lacrosse stick to maintain her
Floyd | balance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko hobbles into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the distant sound of a chopper just before you see the tiny
Floyd | black shape hovering over the soccer fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "oh NOW they can follow us by themselves"
inky says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1076
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | It looks like part of the school's second floor actually collapsed off
Floyd | the building and over the sidewalk.  It's not very high - you can see
Floyd | the driveway past it, and the soccer fields beyond that - but you
Floyd | can't get the students past safely.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, a tiny black helicopter hovers above the soccer
Floyd | fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keiko is here, leaning heavily on a lacrosse stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley fiddles unhappily with the damaged hem of her skirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | George stands looking miserable with his hands in the pockets of his
Floyd | too-big pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see tiny figures descending from the helicopter onto the soccer
Floyd | fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "Are you okay, Mr. Ginsberg?  You don't look so good."
Floyd |
Floyd | With an effort, you quell the shaking in your hands.  "Everything's
Floyd | going to be all right," you tell her.  "Let's just work on getting out
Floyd | of here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hope we don't need any of the stuff we left behind."
Allen says (to Floyd), "wave"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1077
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have Keiko's attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave, feeling foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | At a distance, the tiny figures wander about on the soccer fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | (To lead a student from room to room, HOLD HANDS WITH that
Floyd | student.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Allen says, "ok..."
inky says (to Floyd), "x sidewalk"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1077
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIDEWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x rubble"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1078
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | This morning, there was a solid, sturdy wall here, and now it's a
Floyd | shattered heap of masonry.  It hardly seems real.
Floyd |
Floyd | At a distance, the tiny figures mill about on the soccer fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "shout?"
inky says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1079
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to shout, but suddenly you can only wheeze.  The world wavers;
Floyd | you're at the end of your strength.
Floyd |
Floyd | At a distance, the tiny figures walk around on the soccer fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "keiko, shout"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1080
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEIKO, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Keiko, I need you to shout as big as you can.  And Ashley.
Floyd | And all the rest of you, too - scream and shout and yell, let's make
Floyd | some noise!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The students start yelling as loudly as they possibly can, shrieking
Floyd | at volumes and pitches that only elementary school kids can manage.
Floyd | You're impressed - it's as good as a gym whistle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiny figures on the soccer field react to the noise.  You see one
Floyd | of them signalling to the chopper and then pointing in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1081
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chopper rises from the soccer field and approaches the school.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "then the chopper crashes! everyone dies!"
inky says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1082
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chopper grows larger every minute.  By now, you can clearly see
Floyd | the US Air Force insignia on the side, and George claps his hands
Floyd | ecstatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "wave at chopper"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1082
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE AT CHOPPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1083
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chopper stops a safe distance overhead.  Its whirling blades drown
Floyd | out almost every sound, yet you can still hear the kids around you
Floyd | cheering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "our sweetie will be piloting it, I bet."
inky says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1084
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ladder descends from the chopper, carrying a broad figure in a
Floyd | brilliant green hazmat suit.  The figure touches down and pulls off
Floyd | her hood immediately to reveal a friendly smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hazmat suited woman says, "Hi, kids.  You're safe now.  We'll
Floyd | bring an evac team and get you out right away."  Sighting the blue
Floyd | exercise mats in the background, she asks, "Did you have to jump out
Floyd | that window?  Good thinking, laying down a mat."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "ha ha"
Allen says, "we rescued hazmat woman!"
inky says, "hooray!"
inky says, "and our former self"
inky says (to Floyd), "ask woman about adam"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1085
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT ADAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The hazmat suited woman doesn't seem to notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ashley says, "It was Mr. Ginsberg's idea!" and Ashley chimes in,
Floyd | "Yeah, he was fantastic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The hazmat suited woman asks, "Where is Mr. Ginsberg now?  Is he still
Floyd | in the building?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "uh oh"
inky says, "perhaps we were impaled on the glass and this was all a hallucination"
DavidW asks, "uh... did we die in the jump?"
Allen says, "hmm, she can't see us? TAKE OFF OUR PANTS NOW"
inky says (to Floyd), "remove pants"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1086
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pair of black slacks)
Floyd | No.  Jude can see you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kids look at each other in bewilderment.  "No, he's right back
Floyd | there," Samir says as he points back at you.  Then Samir looks back at
Floyd | you and frowns.  "He was here a moment ago...."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1087
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to shout, but suddenly you can only wheeze.  The world wavers;
Floyd | you're at the end of your strength.
Floyd |
Floyd | Awareness swells over you in the moment before a warm, familiar voice
Floyd | says quietly, "Hey.  Good job."
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn to see Adam standing nearby.  You burst out, "Thank God, you
Floyd | made it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | But Adam's already shaking his head.  "No," he says.  "You already
Floyd | knew that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam holds out his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "x adam"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1088
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADAM
Floyd |
Floyd | He doesn't look hurt, which is a deep relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam says, "Hey, Mark.  It's time to go."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "hold hand"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1088
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOLD HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want to hold hand of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "adam"
Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             1088
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "They're going to be all right, aren't they?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam looks over at the hazmat suited woman and the kids.  "Looks like
Floyd | it, doesn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "All right," and you take his hand.  In the moment when you
Floyd | do, everything stops hurting.
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "So... is there going to be a tunnel of white light, or
Floyd | something cliched like that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam laughs.  "I don't know!  Let's find out."
Floyd |
Floyd | The wreckage across the sidewalk is too dangerous for your students,
Floyd | but danger doesn't matter any more.  Hand in hand, you and Adam walk
Floyd | along the sidewalk, climbing over small debris or veering into the
Floyd | grass as the whim strikes you.  Everything gets paler as you walk, and
Floyd | whiter, and brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take one look back at the paramedics sliding a stretcher under
Floyd | Keiko, and then the world dissolves entirely.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >
Allen says, "it's adam and eve, not adam and mark"
inky says, "hee hee"
djfletch says, "hurrah!"
DavidW asks, "Is that the first time we learn our first name?"
djfletch says, "yes I think so"
Allen says, "what if we use the bug to get out with no other children..."
DavidW says, "I wasn't expecting it to end quite like that."
Allen asks, "so samir was right?"
Allen asks, "we were a ghost?"
inky says, "I think we must have keeled over when we jumped"
DavidW says, "I don't think so. I think we weren't a ghost until we jumped and landed."
inky says, "and I guess the students just yelled on their own"
djfletch says, "I think we told them to shout with our last breath"
Allen says, "no, hazmat woman didn't see us"
djfletch says, "hmm true"
DavidW says, "I think they heard us because they're kids. By common lore, kids can see things that adults don't,"
Allen says, "how did this place in the comp? It'd be hard to finish it in the timespan"
DavidW says, "3rd, I think."
Allen says, "it could be an alright general game, with a lot of tweaking"
Allen says, "like kids automatically putting stuff in their backpack"
djfletch says, "yeah, it was a bit brutal with the amount of fiddliness"
DavidW says, "I'm just glad we were successful in the end. That was a lot of work."
Allen says, "yes."
Allen says, "the pants was the worst"
Allen says, "I don't know how you made the conceptual link to think samir could open the lock with a paperclip"
Allen says, "I would have given up at that point"
djfletch says, "I'm still wondering what happened down the vent that looked like going to the outside"
djfletch says, "maybe it was just a dead end with no actual way out"
DavidW says, "I dunno. I just thought paperclip --> lockpicking tool."
Allen says, "oh yeah"
Allen asks, "could that be an alternative puzzle?"
Allen says, "or maybe it takes there's too big a drop"
Allen says, "we could go back if you want."
Allen says, "save cf4 is where it is."
DavidW says, "I dunno. It's possible they simply wanted the vent to appear to have a vent-like purpose and not just an IF corridor."
Allen says, "yeah"
Allen says, "could be"
Allen says, "I'd probably make it where the kids automatically follow you once you rescue them"
Allen says, "so the game might get some more focus on the team-building exercise for the kids"
DavidW says, "I don't know how we'd get the flashlight up to the Samir in the vent if he can't return to it. Unless George or someone else threw the flashlight to him."
Allen says, "ok, 6:30. I should get up, take a bath, do something with the day"
djfletch says, "thinking about it, if we were a ghost all along it makes sense that we could only pick up really tiny stuff"
DavidW says, "yes, it would."
Allen says, "yeah, a paperclip, for just a second, was about the extent"
DavidW says, "no, the splint was the most intensive action."
Allen says, "oh"
Allen says, "ok, that was a nice way to spend a sunday, since we skipped viols today"
djfletch says, "yup, good fun."
djfletch says, "I'm off to bed now"
DavidW asks, "Did we see the 'former self' object?"
inky says, "no"
inky says, "(well, I didn't)"
DavidW says, "hm."
inky says, "but it would make sense if there's an easter egg where you can find your own dead body"
DavidW says, "yeah"
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. DavidW says, "thanks for playing everyone!"




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